Culver High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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SNYDER BARNETTE be ready to play varsity ball next year. Prospects tor next season took on a brighter hue when next year's varsity nosed out the seniors by one point in the annual Will Be-Has Been game with Thomas, Trip- let, McCoige, Washburn and Barnette tur- nishing the tons with tive good reasons for being a bit optimistic. There will be a tew changes in next year's schedule. The Indians will drop Akron to play Warsaw, and there will be no holiday tourney in which to compete. Thus, there will be two games less than this year's sche- dule, but still it will be a tull season with Culver participating in l6 games plus the county tourney. DOWNS l, Triplet lets go with a push shot as Curtis awaits a possible rebound. 2, Dutt shoots over an open- mouthed Argos player. 3, Duff takes a rebound as Bennett and Curtis look on. 4, Triplet takes a close- in shot as Duff, Curtis and Bennett follow the ball. 5, Triplet tires in another basket with Duff and Curtis poised for action. 6, Vwiagoner is obviously fouled as he shoots, with Triplet and Curtis twisting their necks. 7, Curtis scores two more points. The backs belong to Duff and Bennett. 8, Triplet and Duff bat- tle the lanky Nappanee center tor a rebound. 9, Wag- oner sinks one from mid-court as the buzzer sounds. TRIPLET WASHBURN LARGE 58

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CURTIS DUFF BENNETT 57 to 42. Duff and Triplet were high scor- ers with I7 and IO points respectively. Culver journeyed to Winamac to meet the Indians on their hunting grounds. The opponent's field goal accuracy was terrific, connecting 30 of 55 for a 54 per cent avcr-4 age, while Culver had only a 3I per cent average. Winarnac led all the way winning over Culver 78-66. Curtis scored 22, Triplet I8, and Duff I6. The Lakeville game was really a grand finale for the Indians' season. Culver won 73-58, putting the final season record at I3-8. Triplet was high point rnan with 27 points, followed by Curtis and Wagoner with 22 and I7 points respectively. Culver lost out in the sectional tourney in an over-time battle against Bourbon. Cur- tis scored I7, and Triplet I6 of Culver's 58 points against Bourbon's 66. During the season Culver netted a total number of l,258 points, while their oppo- nents scored I,233. Of the total points, Curtis scored 38I, Triplet 278, Duff I8I, Bennett I7I, and Wagoner I67. There were 325 personal fouls called against Culver, while there were 388 personal fouls called against our opponents. The Indians will be hard hit by graduation this year, losing Bennett, Curtis, Duff, Mid- dleton, Savage, Snyder, and Wagoner. How- ever, all in all things look good for another victorious season in I957-58 as there are some good prospects on the B-team who will WAGON ER SAVAGE M I DDLETON 57

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