LHS Cagers In Second Practice Week, November 9, 1961

1961-1962 Leesburg Yellow Jackets Varsity Basketball Team.

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Thursday, November 9, 1961

The Leesburg High cagers are in their second week of practice for the 1961-1962 season opener with Mainland High, of Daytona Beach on December 5 at 8 p.m.

Coach Jeff Bramlett has 26 boys working out daily on Venetian Gardens court, until November 8, when they will move practice to the Leesburg Armory.

So far, the Jackets hoopers have five lettermen, but will have more return to the squad when the gridiron season finishes November 17.

Letterman out are Bill Stephenson, Bill Arnold, Buddy Stone, Larry Williams, and Danny Shay. Sophomores out and fighting hard to win a starting place on the Jackets five are Tommy Brown, Joe Walker, Clell Coleman, Richard Swartz, Petre, and Paul Seng.

1961-1962 Leesburg Yellow Jackets Varsity Basketball Team: First Row: Left to Right: Coach Bramlett, Danny Shay, Billy Stephenson, Paul Seng, Stanton Gideons, John Gray, Larry Williams. Second Row: Left to Right: Tommy Brown, Buddy Stone, Max Wettstein, Billy Arnold, Clell Coleman, Mike Huey, Coach McDaniel.

Here is how the Jackets '61-62 schedule reads: December 5 Mainland, (here); December 8 Bushnell (there); December 9 Inverness (there); December 12 (open date); December 15 Haines City (there); December 19 Seabreeze (here) December 26, 27, 28, 29 Elk's Bowl Tournament at Leesburg Armory; January 2 Mainland (Daytona Beach); January 5 Sanford (there); January 9 Winter Garden (here); January 12 Apopka (here); January 16 Wildwood (there); January 19 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) ; January 30 Sanford (here); February 2 Winter Garden (there); February 3 DeLand (there); February 6, Apopka (there); February 9 Wildwood (here); February 12 Haines City (there); February 15, 16 and 17 Orange Belt Conference Tournament; February 20 DeLand (here); and February 23 Winter Park (there).

All home games for the Leesburg Yellow Jackets will be played in the Leesburg Armory with the "B" games getting under way at 6:30 p.m. and the Varsity contests at 8 p.m.