Cathedral High School - Orbit Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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SACRED HEART MIDGETS TOP ROW: G. Breichmanas, A. Mirich, Fr. Howcroft, L. O'Grady, B, Straight, S. Geras. SECOND ROW: M. Castura, B. Lack, P. Meyer-captain, E. Henderson, M. O'Brien. FRONT ROW: B. Ricci, L. Rolfe, M. Gravino, H. Therien. ABSENT: J. Bembeneck. Though entered in the Hamilton Church BasketballAssociation under the sponsorship of Sacred Heart parish, this fine midget team was com- posed of students of Cathedral High School from nine different parishes in the city and surrounding district. Forateam from which not much was expected, because of its late start and comparative lack of experience, this quintethad posted animpressive record by late January. Its overall record stood at 14 wins and 3 lossesgincludedin this skein of victorie s were triumphs over such noted fives as Delta Colts, St. Jerome's Juniors, and their intra-school rivals, St. Pat's Midgets, This scrappy squad engineered the upset of the season by downing heavily favoured entries in the annual Silver Ball Tournament to cop the Junior Division champion- ship. As the Orbit went to press, Sacred Heart locked in a first place tie with St. Pat's in the Church League Midget division, each with an 8 won 1 lost record. At centre, Bill Lack wasthe big point getter on the team, averaging close to 12 points per game. At right forward and defensive guard Paul Mayer provided scoring punch, and experience fitting in well with Bill Lack's Playmaking ability. Marcel Castura held down the left forward berth with timely sniping from the corner, At left guard Bill Straight was a tower of strength defensively with his fine rebounding and speed. John Bembeneck rounded out the starting five, giving great promise with his excellent ball handling and deadly outside shooting. Ed Henderson, Al Mirich, Bob Ricci and others provided solid bench strength and could enter the game at any time without weakening the team. These boys are entered in the O. B.A. playoffs, and are hoping for a possible championship for the school. L. H.