Pottsville began the
basketball season with one regular, the Capitan, several substitutes, and four Carbonites from the past season. Coach Ross
Hufford rounded the upper class-men into a wonderful combination and the under class-men into Pottsville first Junior Varsity.
The first game-saw four Port Carbon alumni members and Captain Serfess oppose Port
Carbon. The Carbonites were defeated worse then previous years, 62-22. The league season was opened with a defeat by Allentown,
27-15. The game was played on Friday, the 13th, but Pottsville failed to benefit by the old charm which our teams seemed to
receive from this day.
But our team needed no charm
to break the previous season's jinx by winning their first game on a foreign floor in defeating Coatesville, 24-22. Falls
was Crimson's high scorer with nine points.The "28-29" team assembled during the Christmas holidays to give our
present "29-30" team a Christmas gift in the form of a defeat, 45-35. Falls was high scorer with 15 points.
With the Alumni defeat still in mind, our team, after trailing Easton 21-10 at
half-time, returned in the last twenty minutes very strongly to defeat Easton, 30-29. Although Serfass was high scorer with
15 points, Pacenta, a substitute, sank four field goals at vital periods. After winning two league games the Crimson team
set out to Pottstown in quest of another victory and returned the conquerors, 38-19. Serfass was high scorer with 13 points
closely followed by Pacenta with 12.
Coatesville came
here seeking revenge for their previous defeat, but brilliant playing by Bebelheimer, Serfess and Falls sent them home the
victim of Pottsville fourth league victory. Playing at Easton, the next afternoon proved too sternuous for our players, who
cold and tired, played listlessly and raggedly, losing by a 39-29 score. Gray was high Crimson scorer with eight points.
Pacenta's scoring and Bebelheimer's scoring and guarding proved too effective for
Pottstown, and Pottsville repeated its previous victory over Bechtel's lads, 40-22. Pacenta registered 21 points and Bebelheimer
10 points. The Huffordites threw a scare into Hazleton, the state champions, by leading 16-12 at half-time, but the Mountaineers
held our team to three points during the second half while they scored 26 points, making the score 38-19. Serfass has 13 points,
Pacenta, 4 points, and Bebelheimer, 2 points.
Pottsville
then succumbed to our old rival, Schuylkill Haven, 34-13. Our team was virtually shot to pieces and presented a weak offense
and a still weaker defense. But, on the following Friday night, our team returned to form and defeated a stubborn Bethlehem
combination, 27-25. Captain Serfass was again high Crimson scorer with nine points.
Travelling to Buck's county seat, Doylestown defeated Pottsville 30-27, in a dry, slow, uninteresting
game. Serfass had three field goals and five fouls to clinch the Crimson scoring honors. Doylestown came here for another
victory, but returned home sadly disappointed, for Serfass was on a scoring spree, making nine Gussies, and Somasky sank five
field goals and one foul for 11 points. Hazleton, returning from a defeat the night before, came here determined to win, but
met a team as determeined to defeat them and Pottsville witnessed the fastest and most exciting scholastic game in its history.
However, our team went down fighting, losing by one field goal, 42-40. Serfass and his running mate, Pacenta, sank 16 points
apiece.
Schuylkill Haven, then visited the Moose Hall
where they received a setback, 31-29, in a rough, fast game for the Crimson's last victory for the'29-30' team. Serfass was
high scorer with 13 points. Pottsville traveled to Bethlehem where they met defeat in a slow, uninteresting game, 27-17. The
Crimson squad had a chance for victory till the final five minutes when three regulars were removed vis personal foul route.
In the last, but very important game, Allentown defeated Pottsville, 67-37. The
Canary and Blue displayed form that won them the League Championship at Philadelphia the following Tuesday. Captain Serfass
was high Crimson scorer with 12 points, while Tamanosky, a substitute center, held Leibensperger, their tall center, to six
points.
