Fort Lauderdale High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Losing Champs An injury-riddled Flying L basketball team closed out their 1958-59 season with 4 wins and 15 losses. Don Meredith. John Leaird. Bob Longo, and Dene Ekholm were a few of the boys plagued with sickness and broken bones during the season. The L's opened the season against a strong Miami Jackson quintet, losing in the final second, 43-41. Retaliating with high spirit, the Lauderdale cagers dropped cross-town rivals, Central Catholic, 39-32. Traveling to West Palm Beach, the L's encountered stiff opposition succumbing to the Wildcats, 66- 56. Hialeah behind Boom Boom Bernie Butts oufscored the L's. 96-68. Stranahan. Miami Edison, Pompano Beach, and South Broward were losses for Lauderdale. Dick Roberts and Gene Ekholm's fine shooting carried the L's to a close but cher- ished 61 -57 victory over the Pioneers. A last second foul shot by a Cavalier squeezed Coral Gables past Lauderdale, 43-42. Gene Ekholm and Dick Roberts swept the L's over Central Catholic for the second straight time this year, 47-46. West Palm again proved to be too much as they downed the L's to a close but winning score of 62-60. Charlie Moore and Gene Ekholm hit 18 points. South Broward, Hialeah, and Pompano Beach were again downfalls for the Flying L's. In a close and exciting game, the Pi- oneers from North Miami edged the L's, 69-68. Charlie Moore led the game with 26 points. Fighting all the way down the wire, the cagers dropped a heart-breaking 74-71 loss to Stranahan. Jackson beat Lauderdale by a narrow margin. Ending the season in glory, the Flying L’s displayed their true spirit, whipping Miami Edison, 68-60. The Lauderdale cagers fought against bad breaks, extremely tough opponents, and just overall bad luck. With all of this against them, they still managed to turn in a cred- itable performance each game for their many loyal fans. Narrow margins in five or six- games gave proof that the L's were fighting hard. In several games, only a bas- ket or two kept the L's from winning. Always displaying that Flying L spirit and- determination, the Flying L basketball team fought a hard battle to the end. A round of applause goes out to Gene Ekholm, Charlie Moore, and Dick Roberts who scored con- stantly in all the games. Rex Petro receives congratulations for his outstanding perform- ance on the J.V. team which earned him a starting position on the Varsity squad.

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First row, loft to right: Donny Colquitt, John Lamar, Randy Mulford, Hans Johnson, Tom Van Allan, Roger Huston, Don Sabatini, Duane Dunham, Bill Matthews, Bob Bevan, Bill Perez, Ralph Lehr, Steve Olowecki. Second row: Dennio Edwards, Stove Lee, Ed Good. Bill Dixon, Don Garbec. Lonnie Cahill. Stan Kubala, Bill Karley, Arthur Ullian, Walt Karnatz, George Fairweather, Terry Mattull, Francis Murphy. Third row: Jimmy Carruthers. Manager; Jerry White. Neil Spillane. Ronald Francis. Don Gasgarth, Jack Palmer, Bill Leaird, Lynn Barton, Bob Dade, Mike Koliar, Howard Haines, John Conness. Jerry Stewart. Manager; Jim Ball. BABY L’s Display FIGHTING SPIRIT Baby L's, the future Flying L's, raco down the field for an- other TD. Coaches John Williamson and Jesso Dyoss congratulate M.V.P. Frances C. Murphy. Coachos Dyoss and Williamson direct Lauderdale J.V. 85

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Encounter a Season With Stiff Competition 1959 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE L's Opponents L’s Opponents 41 Miami Jackson 43 47 Central Catholic 46 39 Central Catholic 32 60 West Palm Beach 62 56 West Palm Beach 66 55 Hialeah 68 39 South Broward 46 50 South Broward 56 68 Hialeah 96 45 Pompano Beach 74 54 Miami Edison 74 68 North Miami 69 60 Stranahan 74 71 Stranahan 74 41 Pompano Beach 75 54 Miami Jackson 55 61 North Miami 57 68 Miami Edison 60 42 Coral Gables 43 Flying L. Larry Starr, waits anxiously as Stan Wood tights for the An eager cheer, a look of leisure, and a serious gaze, paint the rebound. faces of Bob Longo. Jim Wrains. and Bill Millikan. 87