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

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1953 -1' HE l'fAHl9ANll.E-1935 THE VARSITY DESMOND SHEEDY, '32, '33 Right Forward SHEEDY, playing his second season on the Lion squad performed at forward. Desmond's chief attribute was breaking through the defense and getting shots at the basket. He was fast and shifty, and was recognized by Lion opponents as a hard player. WILLIAM KOLBE, '31, '32, '33 Uiility KOLBE, was another three-year letter man. Bill was the most versatile man on the squad, playing either forward or guard as the occasion demanded. JOHN MAHER, '31, '32, '33 Right Guard MAHER, playing his third year on the Varsity, was an aggressive man with remarkable speed and endurance. His ability to cover more than his allotted territory made him a valuable asset. john was an elusive dribbler and an accurate passer-qualities not generally found in one man. GERARD MCGRATH, '33 Student Manager MCGRATH performed the little thought of and less appreciated duties of student manager. Day in and day out he took care of all the athletic equipment and at times administered first aid. Only the players in a. position to require the ser- vices of 21 manager appreciate his work. D. Sheedy W. Kolbc J- Mallcr mir t 0 ,.,. L .gm S 2' df is Y Page Fff 'U

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Page Fifly-six -193: -1' I-IE CAMIPANILE -us: THE CARMEN DUVA '31, '32, '33 Left Forward DUVA, captaining this year's quintet, was a veteran of three campaigns. Carmen was a small player but adept at getting around larger opponents for points. He led the Lion's scorers for total points garnered and placed second in the Catholic League scoring column. JAMES DEGROOT, '32, 333 Center DEGROOT, although medium size for a center, played that position to perfection. His arms seemed always in the way of the opponent's ball and he was a reliable shot around the basket. VARSITY EDWARD LA CROSS, '32, '33 Left Guard LA Cnoss, was a two-year man at guard. His tenacious guarding and accurate shooting featured his playing. Eddie played a very consistent game the entire season. His ability to get the ball off the backboard made Eddie a valuable man at guard. GERARD LIVERNOIS, '32, '33 Center LIVERNOIS, close guarding and speed made him both a defensive asset, and an offensive threat. Jerry, a hard player, will be missed from next year's squad. ei DeGro0t E. LaCr0ss G. Livernois N fi ., .1 ,n fs 2 , '- ' - sir f V igne- . 1 w w.: ,, - 1 . Z ' A - , ga K A . . is if Y? ' 2 -- 'W le, ii V ' ' , : ,. ikfiifq U k' '::1fi,.. 'H' 'f2i':iw'ii , , , ' I 1 M ira, -is - A f 'L 31. 2. 1- 'L 5 1 i- 7 255 - - wi? .3 ,fra-3 14139 ? i3f'5il'5 l Ii if. -fffsfsza, , .sis-L,f-f. 2 lf ,igis wai . I it' : V gens ifimn 1 .lim-.gi,.,-f 1 1 e. -A , i rim ww :Z:,g- 'ffil M eg-fnff-2 -1 f -. Eigv. , 4,--' S:

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1933 -1' I-IE CAM IPANI LE -19:53 REVIEW OF THE SEASON HE basketball season was very successful, despite the fact that a few losses were suffered. The Redeemer Quintet exhibited to the utmost their almost perfect basketball ability during the league season. REDEEMER 28 .....,,..,,t,,.l..,.....,.......,,.,...,..,........,...... ALUMNI 4 The first victory of the season for Redeemer was at the expense of their Alumni. At the first half the graduates succeeded in holding the Lions to a somewhat close score. The count at the half being 8-4. The last of the second half saw the Alumni held scoreless. Sheedy played a fine game for the Lions. REDEEMER 27 ..........,..........,,...,,............,..,..,..,.,,,.. ST. JOSEPH 24 The second ofhcial game, and a second successive victory for Redeemer. In the first quar- ter the Lions scored rapidly but during the second quarter the St. Joe's Quintet overtook the Lions. The count at the half being 13-12 still in favor of Redeemer. Both teams during the second half showed a wonderful constancy both in playing and scoring. However, the Lions' fine team- work managed to keep above that of the opponents until the final whistle. In this game the high point man was Duva with the outstanding record of 13 points. Sheedy also played well. REDEEMER 27 ....,..........,.....,....,.,..,......,...,........... ST. ANTHONY 8 A decisive victory for the Lions. The excellent defense displayed held St. Anthony to only three field goals. Maher was high point man, also outstanding in this game was La Cross who, due to his defensive ability held the opponents to few field goals. REDEEMER 28 ..,...........,..,..,.................,.......,. CATHOLIC CENTRAL 18 A fast game with the Lions virtually running away in the first half. The count at the termination of the half being 21-8. However, Catholic Central played an even game to some extent showing some aggressiveness in the second half. De Groot was an outstanding player in this game. REDEEMER 19 ..,........,. .......,.,.,,. ............,...,......,, D E LA SALLE 22 The game with De La Salle resulted in a defeat for Redeemer. Although the Lions led at the half by three points, the De La Salle Quintet came in strong at the second half. Toward the last quarter the scoring was so close that victory was impossible to predict. However, in the last few minutes of play De La Salle made a basket which decided the close contest. REDEEMER 30 ,.,.,........,...,..........,............,....,.,.., ST. CATHERINE 15 The Lions met St. Catherine's with their second team who were able to hold their east side opponents but unable to lead in the scoring. The first team was substituted at the second quarter and at the half they had succeeded in obtaining a five point lead. The second half found the Lions piling up a large margin. In this game La Cross and De Groot were the outstanding players. REDEEMER 34 .,....,...,....,........... ..............,......,,.... A SSUMPTION 8 The Purple Cagers from across the river were trounced by the Lions in a non-league game. The margin attained was due to the advantage of the Redeemer team against the poor defensive style displayed by the Assumption team. In this game Livernois, Duva and Maher made six points each. REDEEMER 31 .,.,.......,...., .......,. ........,.,.........,..,,... S T . JOSEPH 25 The Lions defeated the blue-clad boys a second time in a fast but peculiar game. The Purple and the Gold clicked well in the first half and possessed such a safe margin as to insure a positive victory. The fourth quarter and the second team was substituted, immediately the blue cagers sank basket after basket and with but three minutes to play our victory seemed to be crumbling into failure. Then the first team again went into action which resulted in a Redeemer victory. The high point men were Duva and De Groot with eight points each.