Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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spark Team 'ro victory 1959 Basketball Season Record Birmingham Opponent 31 Royal Oak fDonderoJ 52 65 Southfield 38 58 Hazel Park 44 58 East Detroit 48 56 Port Huron 50 39 Ferndale 44 40 Mt. Clemens 41 55 Royal Oak fKimballJ 41 61 Hazel Park 53 73 East Detroit 51 60 Port Huron 75 60 Berkley 49 50 Ferndale 58 59 Mt. Clemens 47 50 Royal Oak CKimballj 35 Merv Gallop, the leading Maple scorer for the last two years, puts the finishing touches on two of his twenty points against Port Huron. Compiling a season total of 262 points. Merv was elected co-captain by his teammates. V ROW I - Mosby Harvey, Bill Massey, Dennis Fry, Jim Stephenson, Stewart Harley, Ned Foleyg ROW 2 - Dick Melcher, managerg Joe Obey, Jon Spoelstra, Hap Dunne, Robert Sayle, Merv Gallop, Phil Isbell, Coach Lew Parry. Y 1 QLD 3

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Helghf skull predominate for Seaholm cagers Frnrshmg the regular season second tn the Eastern Vlrchrtan Lerfue Se rholm stlrted ttst rn the Drstrrct playoffs Merv Gallop and Bill 'VI tsscy the co capt uns scored 47 pomts between them rn the 72 63 vrctory ower Dondero vshrch avenged the Maples earlrer first game jrtters The next game agamst rough Hrghland Park was 1 drfferent story as the Parkers out shot 1nd out drrbbled the Maples to capture a 55 43 wrn cltmrnrtrnv Sea holm Leadrng the team rn scormg for the second strarght year was co captam Merv Gallop Hrp Dunne the 6 6 junror grant controlled the brcltboards and rebounds Probably the most consrstant scorer for the Maples was B1ll Massey hrttmg double figures rn 12 of the 17 games Other outstandmg sentors whrch Colch Parry wrll lose are Jon Spoelstra Joe Obey and Ned Foley 4Ph1l Isbell Maple rebound specrahst rntently lunges to save the loose ball whrle Hap Dunne lbehrnd Isbellj awarts the outcome Tallymg 73 pornts rn thrs game agamst East Detrort the cagers comprled therr largest total rn three years Walkm on Arr Hap Dunne propells hrs srx srx frame hugh off the floor to mcrease the Maple le td by two pornts Leadrng the team rn reboundrng and herght and thrrd rn scormg Coach Parry expects great thmgs from htm next year Recervmg a free rrde to the locker room rs co captarn Brll Massey who scored 70 pomts agarnst Dondero rn the Drstrrct finals A conststant scorer B1ll was one of the mam reasons for the Maples success O O U I r 'J' ag , z 2 ' ' , v ' C 1 -. r I - , - ' e 'J ' ' 'f 2 A - ' 7 ' ' 1 ' : sf- - v . 1 ' ii , I ll ' ' ' I V I 7 L against Hazel Park, he swept the boards clean for 20 . A , . . M . ' . . , . 2 7 7 7 ' ' ' f . 7 P ' ' , ' K v l