Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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ACTA NOSTRA I05 WOSSA BASKETBALL SENIOR BASKETBALL GAMES fI.R.L.J by Jim Farley 1. PAULINE JOHNSON AT GUELPH Showing amazing pulling-away power, Guelph left P.J. standing still in the over- time period, winning 70-60 after a 60-60 stalemate. After a close game in which P.J. was ahead most of the time by just one or two points, Merv. Bolton emerged as the high scorer with 24 points and Paul Booth second with 15 for Guelph. The game was marked by a P..l. protest over an instru- mental referee's call. 2. GUELPH AT EASTWOOD Eastwood put on a strong second half drive to top the Seniors 42-36. One team seemed to catch fire and leave the other behind and then in turn be overtaken. Guelph led at the half 22-19. Merv. Bolton rapped in 16 points with Skip Letheren add- ing 10 more. 3. GUELPH AT KITCHENER Although they outscored Kitchener in three out of the four quarters, the Seniors lost a heart-breaking 41-39. The half ended with Guelph out in front 22-18 but Kitchener took advantage of its breaks and seized the lead in the third quarter. High man, Merv. Bolton, with 20, and Skip Letheren with 10 points took care of most of the Seniors' scoring. 4. J. F. ROSS AT GUELPH The Seniors hammered out a 70-32 victory over our cross-town cousins. Coach Burnett alternated his first and second teams to advantage as his fresh men completely out- played the J. F. Ross men. In fact one of the second string men was the top scorer of the game, with Dick Guest hooping 26 points. Merv. Bolton and Skip Letheren fol- lowed with 10 each. 5. GUELPH AT GALT The Seniors got their third win of the season by trouncing the Galt team 45-33. Bothered like their younger brothers, the Seniors just squeaked out a 20-18 lead at half time. But they came back fired up and tallied basket after basket that Galt didn't answer, although Galt was checking even more closely than in the first half. Ball- handling was the answer. Merv. Bolton 12, Frank Forster 12, Paul Booth 7, and Dick Norton 6 moved the Gaels on to their vic- tory. 6. BRANTFORD AT GUELPH The Gaels completely overpowered the men from Brantford 58-22. Only once, in the second quarter when they were out scored 9-8, did the Brantmen come close. The half ended with the score 25-16 and Coach Burnett ordered his men to put on the pressure. They did and held the opposition to 6 points while scoring 33. Skip Letheren hooped 15 points with Merv Bolton on his heels with 14. 7. PAULINE JOHNSON AT GUELPH 4Replay of first game! The Seniors eked out a 62-56 victory over P.J. Although up 19-9 at quarter time their margin was cut to 8 points with the score 27-19 at half. The third quarter really open- ed the game up with the Gaels scoring 25 but the P.J. men hooped 26. PJ. tied the game up 55-55 but Guelph managed to come out on top 62-56. Top scorers for Guelph were Frank Forster with 14, Merv Bolton 12 land Dick Norton and Paul Booth 11 eac . SEMI-FINAL GUELPH AT KITCHENER The Gaels triumphed in a thrilling game that had the fans on their feet all the time. Guelph led at the quarter 14-15. K.C.I. pulled ahead at the half 26-23. The Seniors surged ahead 39-37 at three quarter time and stayed ahead to win 60-57. During the whole game there was never more 'than a 3 point spread between teams. Bolton with 22, Letheren with 18 and Forster with 12 scored for Guelph. The whole Gael team did some tremendous checking against the fast breaking K.C.I. team. 2 GAME TOTAL POINT FINALS 1. EASTWOOD AT GUELPH Playing their hardest, the Gaels rallied to tie the score 49-49 in a game that no one will forget. Starting slowly and trailing 18-12 at quarter time, the Seniors put on a drive to put them out in front 28-27. The checking was a bit closer in the third quar- ter and the score showed 38-37 for Guelph. But in the first half of the fourth quarter the Gaels seemed to fall apart, only to come back to tie the game, cheered on by a tremendous crowd. Merv. Bolton put in 20 points, Skip Letheren hooped 9 and Paul Booth and Frank Forster tallied 7 apiece for our cause. 2. GUELPH AT EASTWOOD The Guelph Gaels were unsuccessful in their bid for the Senior I.R.L. Basketball silverware, bowing out 56-51 and 105-100 on the series. The Gaels although playing in Eastwood were supported by a 200 plus crowd of Guelphites. Playing on home ground E.C.l. led 13-7 at quarter. However, Guelph staged a comeback to trail 26-22 at half. The Seniors pulled up even in the third quarter but at the start of the final

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quarter trailed 45-40. The E.C.l. squad then shot ahead by 10 points only to have Guelph rally to within 5 points to make the final score read 56-51. Paul Booth. Skip Letheren and Frank Forster put in a trio of eleven points, while Merv. Bolton tallied nine. SENIOR BASKETBALL TEAM - 1956-57 MERV BOLTON-Merv is our big centre who can sink the ones that count. As goes Merv, so goes the team, and judging by the latter's success he had a great year. DICK NORTONwThis year's captain, Dick is the take-charge man , on the floor and cer- off. His aggressiveness and ball sense tainly pulled many a game out of the fire. FRANK FORSTER-An all-around ath- lete, Frank really came into his own this year. He patrolled right forward for the team. From this position he astounded many with his deadly one-handers . SKIP LETHEREN- Skip is the type of player who takes full advantage of every break. His several high-scoring efforts from left forward were ample proof of this. Skip should be a big gun in another champion- ship bid. PAUL BOOTH-The number five man on the team, Paul played left guard this year. He supplemented his lack of experience at this position with a true desire to win at all times. RALPH KLINCK - Ralph was our all- important utility player, whose excellent play this year gives promise of ever better things to come. No one will forget his spec- tacular shots that seemed to go in from every conceivable position on the court. LARRY WESSMAN - Larry is our big guard just up from Junior ball who should be a growing concern to the opposition next year. He rebounds well and can cer- tainly get his share of points, A strong link in next year's plans. DICK GUEST-When he's hot there's no stopping Dick Guest. His 26 point effort against John F. Ross was the season's high for a local player. He is also a very per- sistent checker. BOB MCVITTIE-Bob is the needler of the team. When he checks a man, that man just won't score points. Bob is returning next year to fill his position of guard again. DENNIS TESKEY- The Menace is a real comer. He can sink those jump shots and should be the apple of coach Burnett's eye in a short time. NOEL COULING-Noel channelled his talents this year to the basketball world and he does a good job at that too! A football player of some renown, he is another block in the building programme for next year. JACK BURNETT tCoach1fMr. Burnett is an awfully nice guy who gave us all he had and all he knew. He is the unsung hero of the team's success story this year. It was a ACTA NOSTRA IO7 great day for us when he left the O.A.C. athletic department to come to G.C.V.I. JACK MCGEE-Our tireless manager. Jack filled his capacity well by being subjected to all the dirty jobs , but his work was certainly appreciated by all the members of the team. -Paul Booth JUNIOR BASKETBALL GAMES 1I.R.L.1 PAULINE JOHNSON AT GUELPH A bit too much height and experience ac- counted for P.J.'s 22 point margin of victory over the Junior Gaels. However. the Juniors showed sparks of brilliance and promise of wins to come. Brian Ruddy was the high scorer for Guelph. Score 57-35. GUELPH AT EASTWOOD The Juniors put on a brilliant display of basketball winning by the convincing score of 52-33. They controlled the play most of the time and ended the half with a 14 point lead. Buddy Rogers 1191, Brian Ruddy 1181, and Art Birk 485 took care of most of the scoring. GUELPH AT KITCHENER Both teams blew hot and cold, blanking each other for about 10 points, and then getting whitewashed by the same margin. However, the Guelph team managed to eke out a 20-17 lead at half time and build it up to 35-27 victory. Buddy Rogers with 15 points and Art Birk with 10, sparked the team on to its second victory in a row. J. F. ROSS AT GUELPH Fear of losing this game to our inter-city rivals and the constant juggling of lines kept the score low as the Juniors won over J. F. Ross 39-16. The Ross men worked a weave that mystified Guelph, but erratic shooting spoiled their chances for points. Art Birk was top pointer, sinking 13 points. GUELPH AT GALT The Juniors dropped their second game of the season to a determined Galt squad that was aided a great deal by the smallness of the Galt gym. Down 9-0 at the first, the Gaels fought back to a 30-17 deficit. How- ever, in the third quarter they got to within three points of Galt but were beaten back so that the final score read 57-49. Birk and Ruddy led the team with 16 points apiece. BRANTFORD AT GUELPH The Gaels turned back the Brantmen in fine fashion 54-46. Outscoring their oppon- ents in every quarter except the last, the Juniors led 11-10 at quarter and 22-18 at half. The third quarter saw Guelph outscore Brantford 18-9 while the Brants outscored the Gaels 19-14 in the final quarter. Buddy Rogers whipped in 19 points, while Brian Ruddy hopped 15 points followed by Art Birk with 10.