Carbondale Community High School - Dial Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Peaches Laster goes up for that most important stuff. The final score assured Carbondale of a victory and a long awaited trip to Cham- paign. ' V . L.. . .k.,..,e' .. ff, The third try proved to be the charm when the Terriers avenged their previous losses to Benton by winning the Super-Sectional. 1 I f.ff,..,- -t,f, .-4 Q if-Q5 . I Great Terriers Straight After losing only two games this year and those to Benton, both the Carbondale Terriers and the fans knew they were going to win when it counted most-the Super-Sectionals. This is exactly what the MIGHTY SIX did in front of 10,200 people, March 14, in the S.l.U. arena. Cherry's Terriers came away with a 59-53 victory over the No. 1 undefeated team in the state. Trailing by eight points with only 1:40 left in the third quarter, the Terriers came to life. A dunk by Peaches tied the score 45-45, and Gilbert's hit from the circle gave the Terriers a 52-51 lead that they never relinquished. And as Gilbertis and Brasefield7s free throws put the Terriers ahead six points as time ran out, it also put the Terrier rooting section on its feet, out on the floor chanting through tears We're No. 1. This fact still had to be proven but from here on out they were in the Elite Eight and on their way to Champaign. Nothing could have made Carbondale Community High any happier that night.

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Once in Champaign, Carbondale was still not favored to win but the inevitable second- half revival of the Terriers gave them a 53-47 victory over Collinsville. Down by 10 points at half-time, the Terriers began to make their come-back. Laster almost duplicated his steal against Benton by making two consecutive re- bound baskets to tie the score 44-44 with 4:15 left in the game. The Terriers finally pulled ahead 49-46 on a rebound by Laster and a free throw by Wallace. Then two more free throws by Lewis and two by Wallace permanently put the Kahoks out of the State Finals. The same six varsity players that lost in the Sectionals in 1966 were now to play in the semi-finals-the first time since 1945 for Carbondale. ln the Illinois State Tournament there were many Mr. Cherry sketches- out new strategy that proved crucial in the good ball teams but unfortunately there can Come from behmd vmory' only be one winner-and once again it was Carbondale. On To State L.C. comes through and above for a lay-up. Through long hours of preparation, the cheerleaders promoted of the spirit that lasted all the way through the tournaments. ' 'Anja-.lrr,v t - p I r 1' .,,,.r - 'yn'