Holy Redeemer High School - Campanile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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QQ QN-s ffm . if M Q' , f . ' , 5 Ev' , U sl I la Bam ?5' a - Q. llill M FE:-- Q K -we :egg ' lp 'law' E was Summary of Basketball Season NON-LEAGUE GAMES Redeemer - - 12- 8 St. Fredericks 26-ll Redeemer - 14-12 Windsor Tech. - - 13-13 Redeemer - 15 St. Catherine - - 16 Redeemer - 20 Alumni ---- 15 Redeemer - 16-18 St. Mary lMt. Clemensl 12-17 Redeemer - 22 St. Mary COrchard Lakej 12-17 Redeemer - 12 Western ---- 26 Redeemer - - - 15 Grosse Pointe - - 24 IN addition to their strenuous league encounters, Redeemer arranged a most ambitious schedule with some of the strongest class B teams in the state. Thirteen contests were booked with schools in and around Detroit. Redeemer dropped the opener to St. Frederick's of Pon- tiac, 26-12. During The engagement every member of the Detroit squad was given an opportunity to prove his worth under fire. By edging out Windsor Tech., 14-13, the Lions gained their first triumph of the season. With Gibbons, Loyer and Captain Carlin unable to par- ticipate, the purple and gold cagers were upset by St. Cath- erine, a second division team. Although Redeemer lost to St. Frederick of Pontiac for a second time, the motor city boys showed a vast improve- ment over their previous meeting. The score was one of the smallest of the year, 1 1-8. In their own gym, Windsor Tech. evened accounts with the Detroiters by trimming them 13-12. Redeemer experienced some difficulty in subduing their Alumni, 20-15, but superior team-work and stamina de- cided the issue. Among the graduates there were such familiar faces as Fearn, McCarthy, Cotter and Conlogue. The Lions conquered St. Mary of Mt. Clemens, 16-12. St. Mary of Orchard Lake beat Redeemer, 33-22, but there was no sting in losing to such fine players and splen- did sports. Although Western trounced Redeemer, 26-12, the game was much more even than the score would indicate. At half time the Parochials trailed, 6-4, and it was anybody's game until the last quarter, when the Cowboys hit the net from all angles. A successful free throw by Clancy in the last few seconds of play enabled the Lions to overcome St. Marys of Mt. Clemens, 18-17. After their recent gruelling engagements the Vernor Basketeers suffered a let-down in their game with Grosse Pointe. The Suburbanites displayed a speedy, polished at- tack which bewildered the Redeemer Crew. The Lions were unsuccessful in their quest for the Dis- trict Title, being eliminated by De La Salle, 16-12. St. Joseph romped off with a 24-16 decision as Loyer, Gibbons and Captain Carlin completed their basketball careers at Red emer. YQ N- . ' , Y ,f Q - -X - .. .,.. .- ,g , - f' f. N , g , ll X ..., ., l l ---------- Y ' --- -M' 'V ' iz' - isa?-fv... -.3-like-e'.- .- .HEa - Page Eighty-five