Abraham Lincoln High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

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Krieelnitt: Gallagher, Stuelke, W'aters, liverson, Kiger, Perdew, Dunlop, Hoffman. Stmidiiitf- Voach johnson, Cfrowl, Pratt, Atherton, Kates, Birks, Henderson, Berg, Manager l.a Mar. flSIfllllAll Abraham Lincoln's basketball team had a fine season, finishing with a record of fourteen wins and seven losses. The Lynx placed fourth in the lntercity League and were in a position to move into first place until the final week of play. This year's club was another one of A.L.'s typical fast break outfits. Paced by the front line trio of Dick Dunlop, Dick Hen- RST derson, and Ray Waters, A.L.'s offensive rolled up an average of fifty-five points per game. The guards, -lohn Kates and Dick Crowl, were known for their demon rebounding as well as flashing, con- sistent scoring ability. The Lynx started the season on the right foot, winning their first three games by overwhelming Mo. Valley -18-40, Treynor 48-36, and Clenwood 51-42. The Abraham Lincoln five were then stopped by a strong Crin- nell team, 55-43, but bounced back to trip l.S.D., 60-55. The next week A.L. opened their intercity season with a sour note, losing to Creighton Prep, 5I-35. They then traveled to Mapleton, where they lost to a fast crew by a score of 59-5l. However, the Hilltoppers then started off their winning streak by defeating a good Omaha Central crew, 42-36. Next victim for the Crimson and Blue was their crosstown rival, T.j., blasted by a score of 60-40. ln the following game the Lynx edged a star-studded Alumni five, 69-67, in an overtime period. An upset came when a strong Boys Town crew fell before the Lynx, 51-24. Their next outing was l.S.D., who became the fifth straight conquest of the Lynx by a score of o-1-40.

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A.l..48 A.l..48 A. L. 5l A. L43 A. I.. oo A.l..35 A. I., SI A. L42 A. leon A. I.. 51 A. l..fi4 A.l..78 A. l..Nl A. l..48 50 A. l,,!17 A. I.. 52 A. l.. 4I A. l..-85 A. l.,IiH A. l..5ll SEASONS RECORD .. . Missouri Valley 40 ..,... Treynor 36 . . . Glenwood 42 . ......... Grinnell 55 . . Iowa School forthe Deaf 55 . . .. . Creighton Prep 5l .. . . . Mapleton 50 . . . Omaha Central 36 . . . Thomas jefferson 4U BoysTown24 . . Iowa School for the Deaf 41 .. St. Francis 32 ......... Alumni 67 . . . Omaha Technical 45 ....... Manning 59 . . . Thomas jefferson 37 . . . Omaha Technical 55 . . . Creighton Prep 43 .. , Omaha Central 42 Distritt Tournament ....,.... .....,.. Thomas jefferson 48 Suh-State Tournament Boone 54 BASIHTB Plotting a new defense against the next op- ponent ol the Lynx are Coach Thurman hlohne son and Dick Henderson. Rog Berg KNO. 23D awaits tipofl, while john Kates jumps against Treynor. 27

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'+P- Llfdy 29 Tint Row Mewnley, Ratekin, Ratigan Mahon, liianeke, Daxis Sansnn lfiteli wtmi.f Row. lierher, Swassing, Proetor, Gneelter, Prather, f'amhi'nn, llaxs, lleul, Tlvntf Row Xlanagel' Tccleseo, Thompson, Rnrrliels, Cliell, Vollins Rapalie, llel ong, toath lennings Powerful Omaha Teeh was then eut tlown hy the lynx, 48445. Teth hatl heen ratetl first in Nehraslia previous to that game. ln a game giving the reserves most of the aetion, Al.. smashed St. l7rantis, 7?-I RT, Twentyfone players saw action. The llilltoppers' vittory string was rutlely snapped in the fol- lowing game lw an untlefeatetl Manning team, 55?-5h. lior the setontl time of the season, T.,l. visitecl A.l..'s gym only to go home again on the short entl. This time the home hoys won o7 37, lletause of a slow first half, Ahe lynx was turned hack hy Omaha Tech with a store of 55-52. A.l., rallied the second half, hut it wa--n't quite enough. C,reighton l'rep then upset the home team 43-All in a game that was tlose tlown to the final gun. The following weelq saw A.l,. overeome a thirteen-point clefif tit in the final quarter to stun Omaha Central 45-42 in the last regularly sehetluletl game of the seas In the tlistriet tournament, Cloaeh ,lohnson's hoopsters ripped T.,l., 118 AIN. The lynx huilt up an early lead and eoasted the rest of the way with reserves. Al.. then advanced to the suh-state, where lloone hung on to defeat the lynx 54-50. Alter trailing hy ten or more points throughout the first half, the lynx roared hack in the last half' to again, for the fourth straight year, A.l.. fell short hv inehes of reaching the State Tournament at lowa City. f outseore Boone, but eoultln't narrow the gap enough. Antl onee