Smyrna times., 1942-03-12
BASKETBALL

With only four of last years
Varsity team left, Coach Johnny
Doerr was forced to build a new
machine. After successfully re.
placing last years vacancies, he lee
his new squad of passers through g
highly successful season with II
victories and but setbacks.
After a very poor showing in the
first two games, the Eagles hit
their stride and flew to IL straight
wins. With the swapping of the
winning streak, the flower of vic
tory wilted, and Smyrna finished
the season by losing their last
three games.
The season opened on January G
when Smyrna was badly beaten by
the Vocational Cagers", 48 to 26
Despite the Eagles fighting atti-
tude and hard play, the boys from
Wilmington proved to be superior
The following Friday, of the same
week, Smyrna played host to A. l.
dupont. Once again they wound
up on the short end of the score by
trailing Coach Graef's quintet, "a
to IS. This game was close and
hard fought throughout.
Undaunted in spirit by the two
previous defeats Smyrna entertain
ed New Castle in their next tilt and
came through to a crushing vic
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scoring with 8 ringers for a total
of 18 points.
Next came the long-waited-for
Dover game. This was the game
that the downtown coaches" were
waiting for. Much to the surprise
of many of the towns leading cit
izens, Smyrna emerged the victor,
% to 21. Jacobs, following his
own example set in the previous
game, scored II points.
The Eagles hit the road for their
next game and invaded Caesar
Rodney. They bombarded the
Caesar Rodney baskets for 49
points while the hosts were collect
ing Is. This game proved to be
Smyrna's easiest victory. Friday
of the same week, the Eagles play
ed host to their Alumni. This game
was listless and poorly played but
the Eagles ran their winning streak
to four, by the score of % to 18.
Smyrna's next opponent was st
Andrews. The boys from Middle
town proved to be very good and
the Eagles were under pressure tc
emerge the victor, 25 to %. Smyr.
ma trailed through the better part
of the last period and it wasn't un.
til the last few seconds that they
tied the score and went ahead tt
win.
Coach Doerr's squad, moving al
a fast clip now, invaded Newark
and annexed their sixth straigh
win, % to 19. This game fount
Jacobs coming back into the doubl,
column with 13 points. At thi
; time the team was getting goo'
support from the whole town.
The Eagles next move was t
, avenge last years defeat at tn
hands of Middletown and this the
: did very well, 33 to 19. Middle
town was outclassed, outplayet
and outscored, through the Who'll
! game. Come the following Frida
: Smyrna played Dover on Dover
home floor. This game was niue
: closer and more interesting tina
= their previous meeting, 38 to q
The game gave Smyrna 8 straigf
a wins.
This winning streak was to 6
on for more games. Middleton
e bowed again, % to 18. The Eagle
/. edged out New Castle, % to 2
= Their final win was an easy or
J. over Caesar Rodney, AZ to q.
l. A. I. DUPONT snapped the strea
- at IL when they defeated tt
, Eagles 20 to Is. Brown Vocation
al followed their first win with OF
d very similar. The score read So
h "a. Smyrna closed the season al
the basketball careers of Senio
e by losing hard-fought game
! Newark, 81 to 81.
Final records for the year sho
l. Smyrna with 465 points to the
= opponents 426. Although not
= sensational year it was very su
q cessful one. Both Coach Doerr al
:, his team deserve a lot of credit.
: This years team was compos,
Al of four Seniors and four unde
classmen. The Seniors were: b
/ Jacobs, Bob Lower, Harold Ho