East Noble High School - Legend Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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High jumping Jack Ritchie and Jim Wedding leap above the Guard Stan Fraze drives in for a difficult lay-up as Jim rim for a tip Petrie positions himself for a pos sible rebound. knights place three on honor squad High scoring seniors, Stan Fraze and Jim Petrie, along with Jack Ritchie, East Noble s versatile junior center, were cited for their performances during the 1967-68 basketball season by being chosen to the NEIAC honor squad. Although the Knights failed to defend their sectional title, they should return next year as favorites. Eight returning lettermen, including 6 ' 7 Gary Huelsenback and 6 ' 2 Jack Ritchie, plus a fine group of junior varsity boys who compiled a 16 win 4 loss record, will be on hand to provide East Noble fans with one of the best teams the area has seen. Opponent We Thev West Noble 64 70 Lakeland 48 47 Garrett 56 86 Concordia 44 66 j Huntertown 52 49 Central Catholic 44 67 Dekalb 46 49 Eastside 57 47 Albion 70 49 Holiday Tourney Angola 77 48 Garrett •68 73 Bluffton 50 66 j Bellmont 87 77 Prairie Heights 64 54 Nappanee 75 66 New Haven 63 70 Angola 73 54 Columbia City 58 59 Goshen 57 86 Elmhurst 52 98 Sectional Westview 70 71 (3 0.T.) Caught in the act of committing a foul. Jack Ritchie drives for the basket

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squires continue successful route Squire guard, John Pepple, is fouled from behind as he attempts to out-maneuver his Nappanee opponent. Tony Cliffton, one of Coach Stavreti ' s leading rebounders, shoots a jumpshot for two. As always, Coach Chris Stavreti has produced another top rate junior varsity squad. Compiling a 16 win 4 loss season record, the Squires com- bined their speedy offensive skills - with an aggressive defense to smother 80% of their opponents. Coach Stavreti ' s Squires allowed their opponents only 526 points throughout the entire season which is an average of 26.3 points per game; while at the same time, the Squires tallied 876 points for an average of 43.8 points per game. Combining their heighth, speed, and agility, the junior varsity boys hope to provide the varsity with the type of desire needed to win. Opponents We Thev West Noble 39 37 Lakeland 46 37 Garrett 56 30 Concordia 32 48 Huntertown 43 29 Central Catholic 39 30 Dekalb 46 30 Eastside 45 23 Albion 46 22 Bluffton 32 25 Bellmont 38 28 Prairie Heights 41 27 Nappanee 64 26 Angola 42 22 Albion 49 32 New Haven 44 51 Angola 53 24 Columbia City 39 52 Goshen 50 42 Elmhurst 32 36 Sophomore Denny Jordon is caught off-balance as he jumps over the back of his Garrett opponent. The Squires handily defeated Garrett s Handcars 56 to 30.

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cagers post 9 — 11 season record in rX Success is often measured in many ways and the Knights achieved success with the spirit of fair play and good sportsmanship. Although com- piling a nine win, eleven loss regular season record for the season, Coach Racht ' s cagers tackled several top-ranked basketball threats. With only three returning lettermen, the young Knights continuously improved as the season progressed. They also finished eighth in the conference standings, winning two of their eight games. Jack Ritchie led all scorers this season with 218 points, just ahead of Stan Fraze with 205. Not far behind were Dave Spencer, 181; Jim Petrie, 166; and Rusty Summers, 107. In all respects, this years squad has gained a great deal of experience and offers a bright future for basketball at East Noble with a fine crew to develop for next year ' s Hoosier Hysteria. h W0A T P 43