Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Front Row: F. DeLeeuw, J. Andrews, Back Row: J. Arao, Coach Steven Power, A. Keith, R. Lackey, F. Jones, R. Cooper, W. Perrln, O. Johnson, G. Green, B. Battinus, D. Vandello, M. Hart, A. Hill, Coach Jack Burmaster. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Front Row: F. DeLeeuw, S. Arao, Coach Steven Power, J. Avery, B. Thomas, C. Nesby, M. Foot- Samuelson, J. Nelson, W. Anderson, M. Grigsby, D. Vandello. Back Row: llk, Coach Jack Burmaster. 149

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1- We're number one! That first place trophy looks good to Kits Al Keith, Walt Perrin, Bob Lackey, and Farrell Jones. Walt Perrin sits on the shoulders of Farrell Jones while he cuts down the victory nets after defeating Galesburg 70-51 for the state crown. 'a, - - v .4.....g.-,TQ l all Pookie Perrin and Ron Cooper weaving through a full- court press, Bob Lackey and Farrell Jones monopolizing the boards, and Bill Battinus sinking a 25-foot jump shot led the ETHS cagers to their first Illinois High School As- sociation State Basketball Championship in 61 years. The Kits finished regular season play with a 21-1 record and a Surburban League title. The drive for the state trophy tightened when the Kits swept the Niles West Regional, winning easily against St. George, Niles North, and New Trier East. At the sectionals in Arlington Heights, Evanston crushed Grant and Maine South, eliminating them from state competition. Lockport Central came closest to the Kits at the super-sectional, going down by 12 points, 70-58. ETHS scored 70 in all their games in the State Tourna- ment, defeating Peoria Central 70-48 in the quarter-final, Crane Tech 70-54 in the semi-final, and Galesburg 70-51 for the championship. Orange shoelaces, blue and orange T-shirts, wild cheers, and a crowd of over 5,000 turned out to welcome the state champs back to ETHS. A parade of 500 cars, police escort, and city officials accompanied the cagers from Golf Mill to Beardsley Gym for a pep rally honoring the number one team. In addition, several of the team members also received individual recognition by various state and suburban or- ganizations. Bob Lackey was chosen unanimously for the All-Toumament High School Basketball League by Associ- ated Press. Farrell Jones and Bob Lackey made all- suburban first team, and Walt Perrin and Ron Cooper were chosen all-suburban second team. SEASON SCOREBOARD ETHS Niles West 50 ETHS Maine East 51 ETHS Morton East 50 ETHS Prospect 48 ETHS Oak Park 46 ETHS New Trier E 62 ETHS Elgin Larkin 43 ETHS Lake Forest 48 ETHS Lyons Township 64 ETHS Proviso West 49 ETHS Proviso East 48 ETHS Proviso East 53 ETHS Highland Park 40 ETHS Waukegan 61 ETHS Niles East 46 ETHS Morton East 47 ETHS Oak Park 49 ETHS New Trier E 43 ETHS Proviso East 55 ETHS Highland Park 54 ETHS Waukegan 55 ETHS Niles East 54 ETHS St. George 38 ETHS Niles North 42 ETHS New Trier E 46 ETHS Grant 53 ETHS Maine South 49 ETHS Lockport Central 58 ETHS Peoria Central 48 ETHS Crane Tech 54 ETHS Galesburg 51 First in Suburban League First in Regional First in Sectional First in Super-Sectional First in State

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