The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-27
Close Contest
Goes to Rocks

In one OF the most thrilling
games OF the year, Ypsllanti High
School babe sdieu 10 another re
gular basketball Season with a So.
IS loss TO Plymouth IN tie Y. H. S.
gymnasium Friday night.
II was the second meeting OF the
year between these two teams, Up
slant falling victim to Plymouth's
Big Three. Ebersole. Bennett.
and ellis, 42-27. on the Plymouth
court January %.
But in Fridays game. two OF the
three were for the most part stop.
ped In scoring, for Bennett and
ellis could count only eight points
between them. Ebersole. however,
was still going great guns. and
managed to push Is points through
the hoop, as Lacy. who scored not
a point in the former game, made
Il.
On the Ypsilanti team, there
were three who stood out in scor.
ing, but passing and teamwork ex.
celled that OF any other game OF
the year. Bob Moffett and Jim
Miller each made IL. Bud Meyer
was close with 10, and Bob Bower
and John Wills, playing his third
game with the varsity, accounted
for two and one points respective
ly.
The game was we'll played and
evenly matched throughout, the
lead changing hands several times
during the game, with no one team
ahead by more than three points
at any stage.
Ypsilanti trailsd. though only by
a few points, through most OF the
first half. and finished that period
on the short end OF 1919 count.
With the third quarter, however,
the Ypsilaltians found their pace
and managed to commander
slim but hopeful lead. II was at
this stage that the see-sawing be-
gan, and by the time the last few
minutes OF the fourth quarter had
arrived. the crowd was ready for
anything.
For several minutes, the lead
changed hand with every basket,
and only when the locals held ;
1888 lead in the last minute Of
play, did any one team appear at
least nearly certain OF victory.
However. the old axiom that
game is never over until the final
second is played. held true and
when an over-anxious Ypsilanti lad
committed a foul and dead-eye
Ebersole sent the ball hurting
through the hoop, the tension real
ly began.
Slowly. the second hand licked
away the time on the score board,
and with every second the tension
grew. An Ypsilsnti tumble, and
Plymouth takes possession OF the
ball. Slowly and carefully they
take the ball nearer the opponents
goal, and as soon as an opening
! appears, Guillis takes a pass,
fakes away the defense, pivots,
and places a perfectly aimed shot
In the exact spot intended.
Frantically. an Ypsilanti player
takes the ball and dribbled toward
the other end OF the court, but all
too late, the horn had sounded and
the game was over.
wen though the Warriors didn't
win the game. they exhibited many
accomplishments. First and fore
most is the spirit Of team play that
had been lacking In most OF the
previous games,-the kind OF play
that makes for q winning tourna'
ment team. Also a not-to-be-over.
looked accomplishment is the anal
realization OF that long dreamed OF
high free throw average, and all
season long, those consistently low
average has continued to lose
games. However. with Fridays
game, when they made good In
seven OF ten attempts, a real ac-
complishment came TO light.
Within the next week or two,
the Braves will begin their quest