Lyons High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Lyons, IN)

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J lm Duffey Forward Jlm played on the B team during his Freshman year and has started on the varsity since his sophomore year Jlm is best known on the ball f1oor for has pomt average for the past three years and has been an outstanding ball player for his team Jlm as a senior this year and has had a very successful season scormg 441 pomts of his teams s 1185 Jim also made the All County forward the past three years Phil Mercer Guard Phil moved to Lyons from Quincy, lndlana as a lunlor last year. He started on the varsity both his junior and senior years. Phil was best known on the ball floor by his speed and ability to steal the ball. He also has done a good iob in the scoring department Phil has scored 365 points of his team's 1185. He has averaged better than seventeen points per game. Phil also made All-County guard this year. 66 rebounding and scoring abilities. He has had a twenty . . . , .

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Lyons A Team Left to rnght Jnm Duffey Ed Wrnght, Ed Ketchem Sherry Leavntt Don Dayhoff, Coach Ball Aydelotte Phnl Mercer, Carl Strosnnder, Delmar O Neal, Frank Fox, Jack Summervnlle Manager Clyde Tnbbett Ba S k e t ba I ' The Lyons Lnons wnth a much Improved basketball team ended a very successful season wnnnnng eleven and Iosnng seven of nts scheduled games They also won the Hrst game of the Wabash Valley Prelnms beatnng Mndland 65 to 48 A last second shot by Swntz Cnty defeated Lyons by the score of 45 to 43 They were defeated by Lnnton nn the sectnonal by a score of 67 to 52 We were very proud of these boys thns year and have ennoyed the fnne style of basket ball they have played throughout the year Schedule of I953 54 Lyons Sandborn Carl nsl e Mndland encer Swntz Cnty Lnnton Jasonvnlle Schulte Worthnngton Solsberry Bloomfield Mndland Swntz Cnty Wabash Valley Wabash Valley Scotland Elnora Coalmont Marco Plannvn I Ie Brucevn I I e Lnnton Sectnonal Tourney II85 Totals I04 Dnfference BI ponnts Next Year s Probable Schedule Nov Sandborn Carl Isl e Mndland Spencer Swntz Cnty 26 30 Lnnton Graysvn I I e .lasonvnlle Worthnngton an Solsberry Bloomfield Scotland e Elnora Coalmont Marco Plan nvn I Ie Brucevn I I e I I I I I 45 68 ' 46 ' 48 72 ' 47 . 46 Sp 50 3 T 66 ' ' 52 5 ' H 52 ' 67 I 2 ' H 58 ' 42 I9 H 44 37 23 ' ' H 56 ' 48 - ' T 47 Schulte 43 Dec. 47 58 3 ' T 49 47 I O ' T I 8 ' T 65 ---- ' 48 22 Open 43 ---- ' ' 45 J . 8 97 54 I I T 59 73 I4 H 60 38 F b . 6 I 45 4 H 49 ' ' 66 5 H 7 I ' 6 I I I T I6 ' ' H 2 ' ----- ' 6-7 I8 ' T I

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Ed Ketchem Cen ter Forward This has been Ed s second year on the varsity H played on the B team hls sophomore and 'unnor years Ed also substituted on the varsity hrs lunlor year H best recognuzed by his fnne defensuve work on the tall men and has ablllty to play any posltnon on the floor Th s IS Ed s last year and It has been a very successful one Ed has scored 75 pomts of hls team s H85 Jack Summerville Center Jack, orlglnally from Arlzona, moved to Lyons last year Havlng very llttle basketball experuence, he went to work and moved right ln to the startmg center posltlon on the varsity Jack s reboundung ablllty has been one of the reasons for his team s successful season. He has done some fine work getting the ball Off the boards and will be greatly missed by next year's team. Jack has scored 58 points of his team's ll85. 67 ' ' ' . e lfll ' ' ' ' ' ' . eis , . . . , l . .. . , . .. I