Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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BASKETBALL Hammond Highis basketball Wildcats continued the H.H.S. tradition of winning tournaments. After compiling a 15-5 season record, the Wildcats won the fifteenth sectional title and the ninth regional crown in the last twenty-five years. This year's team succeeded in breaking Coach King's Purdue fieldhouse afternoon game iinx by defeating Logansport 58-46. In the evening, however, Elkhart stopped the Wildcat bid for state honors. Bob Blackmon, Tom Granack, Pete Klobuchar, and Archie Spoerner were the seniors on this year's squad. Coach Kucer's B-squad posted a sizzling 15-1 record for the season. From this showing, we can assume H.H.S. will have more good material for the next few years. VARSITY BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS HHS 50 - SO. BEND CENTRAL 47 The Wildcats were going to start early in the season to show that they were a team with which everyone was going to have to contend. Co-captains Bob Blackmon and Allen Kolb led the attack. HHS 61 - CLARK 50 The Wildcat scoring machine remained in high gear as they clawed the Pioneers. HHS 59 - TOLLESTON 45 The entire team played as the Cats routed the Raiders. HHS 42 - MUNCIE CENTRAL 55 The big Bearcats shifted the Wildcat gears into reverse. Frank Radovich found the Muncie baskets big enough to put 17 points through. HHS 56 - LEW WALLACE 37 The Hornets, who had ruined the Wildcat hopes the year before, were caged as Hammond High used its entire team once again. Bob Blackmon scored 16 points. HHS 57 - TERRE HAUTE GERSTMEYER 59 Hammond High's rousing fourth quarter attack fell short by two points. The Wildcat attack was somewhat slowed down when both Tom Granack and Frank Radovich fouled out of the game. HHS 76 - Decatur 65 Even though Frank Radovich scored 21 points and Bob Blackmon scored 18 more tallies through the nets, the game was overshadowed by the unfortunate injury of Tom Granack. HHS 64 - SO. BEND RILEY 68 The HHS hopes of winning the holiday tourney were upset as Riley singed the Cats' whiskers. HHS 61 - BEDFORD 42 The W'ildcats again pulled out all of the stops and slaugh- tered the Indians. Frank Radovich led all scorers of the tourna- ment with a total of 46 points, 22 in the afternoon and 24 in the evening. HHS 70 - WHITING 50 The oiled-up Wildcat victory machine was put into VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM In Front Mr. King. First Row: Gib Blackmun, Russ Rhea, Dave Bement, Gene Blackmon Allen Kolb, Bill Johnson. Second Row: Archie Spoerner, Pele Klobuchar, Tom Granock, Frank Radovich, Wayne Sfuarl, Bob Black- mon. smooth running order, with a resounding triumph over the Oilers. - HHS 74 - HORACE MANN 44 The game that was supposed to be the contest of the year by the local sportswriters turned out to be the rout of the year thus far. Frank Radovich scored over twenty points for the fifth out of six games. HHS 68 - VALPARAISO 41 A short Valpo team was overpowered by the deadly shoot- ing and extra height that the Wildcats had. Frank Radovich scored more points in that game than in any other to date. He dropped in 27. HHS 70 - GARY EMERSON 62 The Norsemen were sent back to sea as the Cats rolled on to victory number 10. Frank Radovich stretched his scoring streak to seven out of eight games by sizzling the hoops with 26 points. HHS 67 - E. C. ROOSEVELT 47 The tough Rough Riders provided the most excitement that the Civic Center had seen all season. The Cats had to come back from behind. The comeback was led by Bob Black- mon and Frank Radovich. HHS 59 - BLOOMINGTON 47 All of the Wildcats passed their basketball final exams with flying colors. Two of the players that received very high grades were Bob Blackmon and Archie Spoerner who scored 15 and 12 respectively. HHS 72 - HAMMOND TECH 46 The Wildcats tamed the Tigers with excellent shooting. Bob Blackmon led all the scorers with 21 points. The thrill of the night came in the B-team game when Eddie Scott hit a 40 footer with 2 seconds left in the overtime to give HHS the victory 36-34. HHS 43 - E. C. WASHINGTON 48 The Wildcat hopes for the division crown were shattered as the Senators vetoed HHS attempts. Bob Blackmon played his best game of the season as he scored 20 points and held the Wildcats together. HHS 52 - FROEBEL 60 The Wildcats were still sluggish after the Washington defeat. They drew close at several points but then fell behind. HHS 83 - LAPORTE 46 LaPorte may be the slicers but the Wildcats were wielding the knife in this game. The Cats turned in their highest scoring performance of the season. Frank Radovich set a Hammond High record for the number of baskets scored by one player in a game. He hit 13 baskets and added four free throws for a total of 30. HHS 68 - LAFAYETTE JEFF 61 The Cats undertook the task of breaking the Broncos and their coach, Marion Crawley, without the services of Bill john- son. Bob Blackmon led the scoring with 20, while Frank Rado- vich played his best rebounding game of the season. Allen Kolb was the outstanding floor man of the game. Page One Hundred Twenly-five

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FOOTBALL B-TEAM First Row: Dick Gefzinger, Bruce Lindholm, Andy Forresl Steve Miofsky Jim Murphy Terry McMahon. Second Row: Phil Markovich Paul Audurm George Feldman Ray Abrahamson Terry Horligan Tom Daniels Rex Thompson Third Row John Landnn Don Bmgaman Russell Hardm John Moran Roger Kelluson Wayne Luss Bob Shook FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM First Row Ed Ryan Arl Wrlghl Jam Roames Chrlsl Vorls Phul Abbott Bob Jones Don Puckett Ron Snow Second Row Jerry Slroughn Jam Correll Jnm Storey Karl Holgren Tom Pressler Chuck Rhode lrvln Cross Jlm Wnham Third Row Horace Weak Terry McCullough Jerome Johnson Jim Sanders Frank Saculla Harry Pappas Eob Granack Pele Mulobar Ken Abbott HHS O EC ROOSEVELT 31 After a month of gruelmg practlce m the hottest summer on record the hght and mexperlenced team of Coach Gellen beck clashed head on mth the hard flghtlng Rough Rlders The last half of the game was played 1n a dovx npour Hovs ever the Wxldcats just as the Amerlcan fleet at Pearl Harbor were destrned to rrse agaln The aroused Wlldcats pounded the Meteors back 1nto space The sharp passes of Tlm Etter and the runnxng of Drck Hemingway hlghhghted the game HHS 8 TECH 0 For 1 whole vseek the Wxldcats had been beaten by the local sports vyrnters In fact that yyeek the only outflt that dldn t beat them was the Tech Tlgers Gary Earn was gnavy mg out yardage all durmg the game HHS 7 CLARK 18 The Pnoneers of Clark jumped out from behlnd every yard marker on the fleld to drssect the Wlldcats HHS 13 LEW WALLACE 6 The blg Hornets were reduced to small bees by p1n pomt passmg hard runmng and good use of the breaks All of the Wrldcats played a good game The Hornets stung Dlck Hem mgway mth a concusslon Page One Hundred Twenty four HHS 14 WHITING 13 The Homecomlng pep rally sharpened the teeth of the vun happy W1ldcats A strong aerlal attack wnth the p1n pomt mg of Tlm Etter and a ground assault spearheaded by Gary Farn were strengthened by the extra polnt kxckmg of G1b Blackmon HHS 6 EC WASHINGTON 25 Any attempt to cause the bxggest upset 1n the Calumet Reglon was vetoed by the Senators 1n the second half HHS 12 MICHIGAN CITY 6 Hammond Hnghs two quick touchdowns were enough to cham the Red Devlls T1m Etters fnrst half aerlal attack was ra1ned out mn the second half Dnck Hemlngyx ay ground out 90 yards xn the muck and mare yyhnle the l1ne held ex ceptronally well HHS 20 TOLLESTON 19 All of the Wlldcats had to turn on the1r most ferocrous d1splay of the year to down the Blue Devrls to end the season m a blaze of glory Even as the Amerrcan fleet at Pearl Harbor they d1d r1se agaml All of the Wlldcats are to be congratulated for thelr out standmg play They frmshed the season wnth a 6 3 record Thxs was the fxrst season that Coach Gellenbeck handled the Wxldcats 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . : . I . I I 1 1 I 1 ' 1 . : I . I . I . 1 1 1 l 1 2 1 l 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 Q 5 1 1 1 l 1 , 1 1 1 - Y. - . . . . - . - , - . . - Y' ' I ' I . . . . 1 l I . ' , s 7 HHS 35 - THORNTON FRACTIONAL 0 - - . 7 . . . , . Y . . . , . . I Y . YV . . D . . Y 7 V . l 7 . Y . t . , V . . - . , V. . I Y. . Y I Y . . . . 7 7 ' Y . . ' I 1 ' 7 . . . , . 1 . . ' . . 7 Y. . .

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B TEAM BASKETBALL Thxs years B team had a very successful season They lost only to Clark, whxch vsas the second game of the season In practncally all other games they won rather handrly The blggest thrnll of the B Team season came durmg the Ham mond Hxgh Tech game In thms game the lead changed hands many tlmes The end of the regulatxon game found the score tned Fmally, wlth two seconds left on the clock Coach Ku cers squad took posessnon of the ball and called tnme out After the tnme out, the ball was passed 1n to Eddxe Scott, who cooly shot a 35 footer that swxshed the nets as the gun sound ed Hammond Hxgh can look forward to a good varsnty team next year because of the excellent B team maternal Sechonal Tlme Sectnonal t1me' Excxtement' Fun' Vnctory' Each year twelve schools wnth hopes hugh enter the Hammond Sectlonal Each team IS prepared to battle for one thmg, the rnght to represent 1ts school 1n the Regnonal and thereby contmue on xts way to a possxble state champnonshxp But four days late only one team celebrates Tne other eleven return home heart broken and unable to want untnl the next year The Hammond Sectxonal ranks wlth the top ones 1n the state, for lt IS full of well balanced fme ball clubs ThlS sec tlonal IS more colorful than 1 parade, more excmng than a cnrcus, and more fun than a barrel of monkeys All the essen tual elements for a good tournament are present excrtement, color, school songs, pretty cheerleaders, and plenty of cheermg along wnth the many fme teams As the teams drop out, much cheermg and color IS lost, but the slack xs taken up by the fans of the vunmng teams, for they cheer even louder The sectxonal Mr Gellenbecks Kutty Kats romped to an 'IT and 3 record FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM Frrst Row Sherman Abrahamson Ken Abbott Ron Daun Frank Saculla Bob Granack Duck Kaye Pete Mllobar Second Row Coach Gellenbeck Bob Jurgenson lrvm Cross Tom Summers Christ Vorus Manager Steve Mlofsky Manager Bull Fanssler Page One Hundred Twenty sux B TEAM BASKETBALL Plam begms on Wednesday wlth four games bemg played The same schedule IS followed on Thursday wnth the grand chmax com mg on Saturday Probably the two hardest fought games are played on Saturday afternoon, for the four remalnmg teams play hard for the rxght to partxcxpate m the fmal game that mght The CIVIC Center IS packed to the rafters an hour be fore the game, and the cheermg, whxch reaches tts peak durmg thls afternoon sesslon, has been gomg strong for thxrty mm utes All rs quxet durmg the playmg of the Star Spangled Banner Then come the bxg games, and even 1f one of the teams IS a bug favornte, you couldnt tell xt by the cheermg Each cheermg sectxon trles to out do the others, for xt knows that nts team wnll go all out to wm It has been thus kmd of cheer mg that has helped many underdog teams come through wxth a thrxllmg upset vnctory Durmg the champnonshrp game the students and the rest of the jam packed crowd settle down to watch the game probably too tnred and excxted to cheer very much No matter player goes all out wlth hx heart and playmg abxllty, trymg to help hxs school wxn thxs great sect1onal After the game comes the old Indlana tradmon the cuttmg down of the nets by the vxctornous team And wnth thus ceremony the sectnonal comes to an end But mt comes to an end only 1n realxty, for lt wlll be played over and over both nn the mmds of the fans and the mmds of the boys whose hearts make th1s tournament what It IS year after year I I .I 4 1 -I : I I I T . , . . . - ' s ' . . . . U - , . . , - . . . . U l ' . . . , . . B R'char Ko tt . . . . ' y I d mya e what the fmal score ns, thxs game IS always great, for each - K , ' l ' - I I I - I Fnrsf Row Ed Scott Wayne Stuart Kurt Carlusle Bob Fought Tom Donlels Terry McMahon Harry Pappas Robert Shaw Second Row Coach Kucer Nick Vorls Bull Ricks Andy Forrest Ron Conley John Abbott Eugene Blockmon Manager John