Allegan High School - Echo Yearbook (Allegan, MI)

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By virtue of the victory over Ludlngton, Allagan was billed against Grand Haven in the Regional finals on Saturday night, March 10. Displaying great form, the Tigers stepped out in front at the quarter, 16-13. Grand Haven rallied to lead at the half, 28-2b, and than poured on the heat to extend the gap to LO-31 at the three-quarter mark. The Orange and Black, obviously fatigued, still battled vallantly until the final gun. The score was L7-37, but in losing to Grand Haven, the Tigers derived satisfaction from the fact that Jack Mclntlre with 23 points, or more than half of the locals' total, was the individual star of the tussle. With the graduation of Mclntire, Flynn, Ferris, Woolf, and Sisson, the l9b5-L6 squad will be obliged to alter its lineup, but it will have the incentive of equal- ling or surpassing the record of this year's team. With Hough, Spldel, and May, how- ever, as a nucleus, and Webb, Wilcox, Meyer, and other promising candidates coming up from the reserve group, Allegan should enjoy another good season. Allegan 25 Holland Ll N 31 Plainwell 29 ' 32 South Haven 26 ' 21 Zeeland A2 ' 27 Dowagiac LL ' 32 Otsego 27 ' 33 Hastings 27 ' 20 Zeeland 36 ' 31 South Haven 28 ' BL Otsego 21 ' 28 Plalnwell 3L W 2L Paw Paw 23 ' 35 Hastings LO ' Ll Plainwell 31 ' gl Zealand 32 ' 32 Paw Paw 36 ' LO Godwin 26 N 31 East 2b ' 2b Ludington 23 ' 31- Grand Haven 7 Allegan 599 Opponents 625-

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the intermission held a 12-point lead, 26-ln. Relaxing a blt in the concluding ses- sions, Allegan, nevertheless, maintained a safe margin of victory. Mclntire had lb points for the winners and Chapman had 9 for the losers. The Tigers clashed with Zeeland in the finals, but somehow the Tigers failed to d Th h ight of the register a point in the first quarter, while Zeeland collecte 9. e e visiting team again proved too difficult a handicap for the tiring Tigers, who trail- ed. 35-21, when the final horn sounded. Chamberlain had lO markers for the confer- ence champs. The league trophy was then awarded to the victorious Chicks. The windup of the regular season set the stage for the District Class B. Tourna- hich ment. The Tigers drew Godwin Heights as their opponent for their first game, w was scheduled to be played at South High gymnasium in Grand Rapids. The first canto of the combat was a give-and-take affair with the Orange and 1 kl h ad 10 9 But in the next session the Grand Rapids outfit could not locate B ac a e - . the hoop for more than one tally, while Allegan upped the score at the half, 21-10. h fl 1 un sounded The Tigers turned on the heat after the intermission and when t e na g they were on top, LO-26. Mclntlre garnered 13 points for his aggregationzon the fol- lowing night the Otis clan battled East Grand Rapids for the district crown. This tilt promised to be a thriller and proved to be just that, as the first session ended 9-9. I the next eriod the Orange and Black began to more the ball around more H P effectively, and as a result, the score at half-time was 17-15 in their favor. The -18. With two Tigers proceeded to increase their margin over the Pioneers to 23 minutes left to play, however, the count was just 2h-25 in our credit. Happily, a trio of baskets in a hurry settled the issue and brought the Tigers their first dis- trict title since l937. Mclntire accumulated 11 points. In the drawings for the Regional Tourney Allegan was paired with Ludington for the first game on Friday, March 9. Although unable to hit their stride, the Tigers squeezed ahead at the half, 13-12. The hectic pace continued throughout the fray, but the Orange and Black managed to win, 2A-23. Jack Mclntire and Dean Ferris had five points each for Allegan although all the players participated in the scoring. Too Row L. to R.: Carroll Allen, Dean Eclsughlin, Assistant Coach, Mr. Nulready. Second Row l. to R.: Lynn Johnson, Mickey Spidel, David Wes- ton, Hollis Hough, Kenny May, Coach Otis. First new L. no R.: Deen Ferris, Jack melauire, Walter Gar- rett, Bud Msnkin, Ray Flynn, Mickey Woolf, Julius Sisson. 1

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lcrrilic Top row L to R: D. Herington J. Andrus, G. Smith, E. Hitchcock. 2nd: G. Gilpin, E. vminney, L. Terry, J. H11 ler, R. Fuller, E. Hiller. lst: E. Collick, T. Calkins, N. Webb, D. Wilcox,C Wells, 1. Meyer. The Tiger Cubs in losing their first tussle, L8-28, at Holland, Dec. 1, outscored their foes in the second period. Then they yielded their next game, 29-17, to Plainwell, Dec. 8. Three in a row! The reserves succumbed to South Haven, Dec. 12. At the half, the score was tied, 8-8, but in the third cento the Rams forged ahead, 1l6 12n Huzzah! The young Tigers won their first tilt, Dec. 19, by overpowering Dowagiac, 25-17. Victory No. 2 came on Dec. 22 when Allegan drubbed the tall Zeeland clan, 29-17, after the Chicks held a two-point margin at the half, 11-9. After the holidays, on Jan. 5, the Otsego second team collapsed before the attack of the Cubs, 28-2L. Now enjoying a three-game-winning record, the junior varsity, on Jan. 12, fell prey to the Hastings Reserves, 29-20. The little Tigers could not overcome a 22-19 deficit in the third period. A week later, on Jan. 19, the Zeeland reserves again met their Waterloo, when Allegan eked out a 19-17 win. Again the reserves dropped a contest, Jan. 23, to the South Haven outfit, 27-21, although the Cubs were pacing their opponents, 21-19, at the end of three quarters of play. Eager for revenge, the Otsego reserves on Jan. 26, nevertheless, received their second defeat at the hands of the Cubs, 29-18. Bang, the Cubs' second battle with the Plainwell team, Feb. 2, developed in to a rout. For a few moments we matched point for point, but wllted rapidly to lose out , 107-23- Bang, bang! Paw Paw edged the reserves here, Feb. 6, 27-2L, in a hard- fought encounter. Bang, bang, bang! The Allegan seconds trailed all the way and were defeat- ed by Hastings, 19-13, on Feb. 10. At last Fortune smiled again and the Tiger reserves copped the first game in the Ottawa-Allegan tournament, when they beat Plainwell, 27-19, on Feb. 13. Ales, however, in the tournment final Al1egan's reserves were easily trim- med, 22-12, by Zeeland. The outcome was never in doubt. As a finale the Cubs broke up a lL-game victory string of Pew Pew there, Feb. 23, by squeezing out a 25-2b win.