Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Vanity Barketball Stevenson Upponents 40 Thurston 66 35 Plymouth 57 58 VVaHeci Lake 60 49 East Detroit 72 56 Farmington 68 61 Warreri Mott 59 50 Waterford 66 47 Pontiac Northern 81 64 VValled Lake 57 58 East Detroit 68 5 1 Thurston 73 68 Farmington 57 55 War1'en Mott 50 64 YV a tcrford 70 57 Pontiac Northern 66 XX J, X XT lmzpirzg for ilxe Imll is Paul Tonzzzemrzclzer' irliosa height proved ty wrluulzle asset ro tlze Sparmfzs. Tox111erm'1cl1er's all-rozmfl nlziliiy greatly iucrerzsetl SIEWCIIXUIIYX YCUHIZXQ and reirozmcfinzg r1g11f11S1 taller O1J17011Cl1fS. Ve AItISfl1'V slzmvs oplrrments the ririlwlriiug tim! 11017011 to rerzetnzrt' I I tiefmlxes se! 10 I7l'G1'ClIf the open 51101 from living mltwz f,l'Ulll ilzc outside.

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Spartan az eng Spoilem. Coach Van lvrrguner Irrllzs over' strategy with his team :luring o lime out falter! l1ySpur1t11z opponents. Q fmt ndermteoz' Basketball provided the winter excitement at Stevenson as the eagcrs aptly demonstrated their powers against teams which were supposedly ca- pable of grinding the team up. Victories against VX7arren hlott, VValled Lake, and Farmington proved the Spartans capahle of a strong defense while maintaining good oilensive tactics. Easily the most spectacular victory was the upset of Farming- ton. Two prior victories had hinted at the consistent play of the team hut Farmington was homhed hy a firedhup team. Stevenson again showed its strength in the regional tournament where little chance was given for success. The team was supposed to be eliminated quicldy hy Garden City whose record promised a runaway. The team must have forgotten that they were houtclassedm as they stunned their opponents and thus gained entrance to the city H- nals. llere, against a strong Bentley team. the Spar- tans put on a tremendous show as they were only l'our points down. The experienced Bentley team was ahle to salvage a victory hut the strong show- ing made hy the Spartan cagers promises much. linrsity llzrslzetlmll: lirorzrz rllr. Vurz ll7tlgUIlUl', Il. SilI'Cl'llIH7l. Baci: rzelmlclzer, B. Daniels, D. Ylohrzsorr, ill. llyopel, N. Exlmros, D. Row: P. Perztler, D. lmvey. II. Deiler, gl. FO7'll71t111, Olsen, P. Ton- llegirzrzi, IJ.Mnsrr1y. 84

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T unimf Vdrsit Cdgers Gain Added Experience Reserve Baslzellmll: First Roni: Hr. Paul, Morden, B. Edtvmds, Brislcc, D. Clrnhviz, II. Alexander, F, Fagan, C. Alflyll, M. Stnlarwslei, P. Van Whgoizer, S. Dickie, D. G 86 Stuart. Second Row: Easrfm, Il. Farna11. D rtfherim B. Bridges. Stevenson's reserve cagers were ham- pered by a lack of experience throughout the entire season. The team, whose record showed more losses than victories, actually was never badly outclassed in any of their games. The squad was hindered by a lack of older players whose past training could have turned several games to the team's advantage. The Spartan competitors had seniors in addition to juniors to draw upon, while much of Stevensonls team was com- posed of sophomores who had to shoulder the entire burden as many or most of the juniors were needed for the varsity squad. Consequently the initiation into basketball proved rough, but it should prove beneficial to the future teams. Much credit must be given to Nlr. Paul whose able coaching de- veloped the potential of the reserve players as the season progressed. Reserve Basketball Stevenson Opponent 34 Thurston 56 39 Plymouth 66 50 Walled Lake 40 57 East Detroit 72. 32 Farmington 39 45 VVarren Mott 50 35 Waterford 53 31 Pontiac Northern 83 46 Walled Lake 55 43 East Detroit 65 46 Thurston 58 41 Farmington 56 53 Warren Mott 38 56 Waterford 81 57 Pontiac Northern 74