Culver High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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CULVER'S BASKETBALL TRADITION REVIVED Good work, team, good work, good work, team, good work, team, we say good work! This is one of the joyous strains which were heard many times throughout the year as the Culver fans saluted their mighty In- dians. This truly was one of those traditional Culver basketball seasons with the Culver tribe standing high with thirteen wins and nine losses during the I956-57 season. The opening game of the season showed that the Indians were to be rough to handle this year. It was a close con- test all the way, but the Indians ended up on top as the final score was Culver 64, LaPaz 59. Warren Curtis led the Culver attack with 20 points, followed by Ben- nett's I7 and TripIet's I2. WaIkerton's Indians proved to be too power- ful for Culver, scalping our tribe on our own hunting grounds with a score of 67 to 59. Curtis and Triplet led the scor- ing with I9 and I3 points respectively. For the third battle, Culver took to the road for the first time to meet the Akron Flyers. Score, score, we want more! was the cry of the fans as they observed the Old Culver Spirit which the boys again dis- played. Culver won by a margin of ten points, the final score being Culver 58, Ak- ron 48. Curtis and Triplet again were top point men with I3 and I8 points respective- ly. North Judson overpowered Culver 59-46 in the second setback of four games. Ben- nett and Curtis each scored I4 points for top honors. Culver overtook the Rensselaer Bombers for their third win of the season. The scor- ing was evenly divided between the starting 54 COACH RALPH PEDERSEN five and the final score was Culver 52, Rens- selaer 38. Our Indians bumped off Knox 'for their fourth victory. Free throws were the decid- ing factor in this game since both teams had I9 field goals. Culver hit 30 of 44 free throws, while Knox only made 26 out of 39. The final score was Culver 68, Knox 64. Curtis and Triplet again took the honors -- -4 with I9 points each. Culver lost a close con- test to Rochester with a score of 58-52. Duff and Curtis each scored I4 points for our Indians. The Four-Way Tour- ney was next in line for the Indians and Culver drew Argos for the open- ing game. The Dragons won over Culver with a score of 62 to 46, and went on to take Ply- mouth in the finals. Cul- ver dropped the consola- tion game, a close battle which ended 68-64 in favor of Valparaiso. AI Triplet was high scorer both nights scoring I7 and 27 points respec- tively. Next the Culver tribe knocked down the high flying Bourbon Comets, winning by an eleven point margin. Curtis again was tops in scoring with 25 points. The Indians were victorious over the Bremen Lions in a close thriller, the final score being Culver 46, Bremen 42. The top scorers for the evening were Wagoner and Duff, each scoring I4 points. Only a week after their first encounter, Culver again faced the Bremen Lions for their first game of the county tourney. Coach Pedersen and his squad experienced little difficulty in eliminating the Lions. Curtis led the Maxinkuckee Indians' attack swishing in 29 pointers. Coach Pedersen's tribe than advanced to the semi-finals, once

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again meeting Bourbon. The Comets gave Culver a rough time, but the Indians came out on top with their second tourney vic- tory, 52--49. In this game, Curtis again led the scoring with 33 points. Oh that final game! The determined Cul- ver crew met the Argos Dragons with their hopes set high. Warren Curtis proved him- self to be the outstanding player of the tourney by again racking up 24 points for the Culver team. In the three games which Culver played, Warren scored 86 of the I62 Indian pointsl Using a new zone defense, Culver controlled both boards, and with the scalp to display. Curtis and Triplet lead the Champs, scoring 27 and I8 points re- spectively. Our tribe had a rough time against Tyner, but they managed to scalp them by a mar- gin of only four points. Triplet and Duff accounted for I3 points each. The Argos Dragons were really out to get revenge for the upset that Culver gave them at the county tourney. The fans who packed the Culver gym saw a close battle every minute throughout the entire game. When the final buzzer rang Argos was on the long end of the count which was 56- Captain Curtis and Coach Pedersen happily display the loot that came from winning the county championship. For more on the county tourney see page 8-fl. help of Duff who cleared more than his share of the rebounds, Culver proved to be victorious over the Dragons. Culver broke Argos' record of I5 straight victories. Yes, we're from Culver, couIdn't be prouderl All hail to the new County Champsl The Indians captured their seventh straight game, 63 to 60 as North Man- :hester became their next victim. Manchest- er was really some tough competition and the game was hard fought throughout, but the Indians returned home with another 56 50. Curtis and Wagoner led the way with I6 and I2 points respectively. The Plymouth Pilgrims proved to be no match for our Champs as they scalped them 68-48. The game was really a team victory with all five starters hitting double figures. Bennett had I6, Triplet I5, Curtis I3, and Duff and Wagoner I2 each. Next Culver met with the Nappanee Bull- dogs, one of the most highly rated teams in this area who had only lost two games. The Indians bowed to Nappanee by o score of