This Day in History: 1933-01-06
Ramsey High School defeated its old rival Hasbrouck Heights in basketball for the seventeenth time. Coach Charlie Schanz’s squad was aided by an extraordinary 21 point performance form Herb Pelzer, one of the highest point scores in the county that year. Led by Pelzer’s seven points, Ramsey led 11-4 in the first quarter and 17 to 7 at the half. Pelzer, Vernon and Schierloh continued the Ramsey scoring in the second half so that the final score reached 39-22. It was only Ramsey’s second win and first home court win of the year, however. In Pelzer’s absence they had lost their first league game of the year to Tenafly. It was Ramsey’s first loss ever to Tenafly. Ramsey was the defending league/champion in basketball. They faced the other co-champions, Garfield, on Friday the 13th,
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