Mount Carmel High School - Oriflamme Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CTOPD: Handicapped hy a handagcd leg, junior Stephens displays llllllgl agility with a ,lump-shot from the free throw line, in the sccond l co gzunc. OI I l3Dl.l'il: .-Xgainst the lione, Kit-rrp Ricinersnia aids Carmt-l's caust hx casing in anotht-r tivo points. CliO'l l'UNU: Howie lsllllilll nicely pt-rfiornis a one-handed push-shot cr the hand ol' an anxious la-o guard, yvhilc Ricmerslna and lfdgeworth lN1llf possililv rt-hound. HEAVIEQ -. C.-XRMHI. I2 I2 5 fl 38 LEU 4 7 I3 6 30 Carmel's aspirations for a playotl' herth were heightened hy a 38-30 rout of l.eo. The Caravan held l.eo to ll points in the lirst half, while scoring 24 themselves, with Edgeworth spearheading the assault. The lucliy l,ions pulled to within 5 points of Carmel at the third period, hut the Brown and XYhite ran away in the final quarter. The Caravan could not halt l.eo's Halling as he tallied l4 points. Edgeworth and Stephens paced the Car- melites with ll and ll respectively. C.-XRNIIQI. fl IU I5 U 43 S'I'.Glf,ORCili I6 I5 I3 I4 58 Playing away from home, Carmel's winning streak was stopped hy the high- Hying Dragons of St. George. l.ed hy Hhmann, the livanstonians grahhed an early lead and clung to it. Halftime found the Caravan on the short end of a Sl-lf! score. The scoring remained fairly even in the second half, hut Carmel couldn't catch up. The major factor in the defeat was ltranli lfhmann, who drihhled, shot, and rehounded with great dexterity. lfdgeworth sunk I4 and Stephens ll for the outclassed Caravan. CARlNlF,l, I7 'I ltl I7 U 53 DlflASAl.l.li 9 fi I4 QI 4 57 Once again it was the story of an early lead overcome in the waning moments of the game. ljaced hy Riemersma and Stephens, the Caravan romped to a 26-I S halftime lead. Carmel was still ahead when the third quarter ended, 36-32. After that, De l,a Salle's Sullivan went on a scoring spree and the regulation game ended in a tie 53-53. During the overtime period, Sullivan sunk 2 hucliets and the Xleteors went on to win 57-53. Sullivan scored I8 points, hut Stephens tallied lf? and Riemersma I6 for the Brown and White.

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FIRQT ROU CARINIIQI, V I6 I5 I7 57 HOl,Y'I'RINl'l'Y I-I II Ill fl -I-I Carmel finally liroke its losing streak against Holy 'l'rinity's Tigers, 57--I-I. A-X secret weapon was unveiled in the person of Sophomore Dan Orseske, who hit on five out of eight shots from the field. It was nip and tuck in the first half as lioth teams tallied 25 points. During the third and fourth quarters the Brown and White turned on the steam and easily outdistanced the Tigers. 'llrinity garnered some consolation as Reilly was high point man with IU. Stephens tallied IS and Urseske countered I2 for Carmel. CARMIQI, IS I8 I5 I5 66 S'I'.Rl'lIA II III I5 20 56 On the home court, the Caravan won their seeond in a row as they trounced St. Rita 66-56. Carmel was hot in the first half as they rolled up a I5 point lead, paced Ivy Orseske, Stephens, and Rie- mersma. The Brown and White eased up slightly in the third period as each team tallied I5 points. Rita rallied in the final quarter, hut it was too late to do any damage. .although Barry sunk I-I points for the Mustangs, Stephens took honors with I 7 rallies. CARMHI, 23 5 II III -IU S'l'.Hl,IZAl3li'I'H III I3 I7 Tees-I7 :X lilazing first-period attack, followed later hy a last-quarter rally was enough to sulidue lilizalieth, -I9--IT. Stephens and Pint led the 23 point onslaught with 8 and 7 points respectively, and the game started to look like a rout. However, in the following two periods, the lromnen rallied to lead at the third quarter -IILW. ln the final period, Stephens seored 6 points to give Carmel its well-deserved victory. Ir was the great play of liiliza- lveth's l,eonard, who rallied 20 points, that kept the lroninen in the game. Stephens scored 6 lwaskets and 5 free throws for the Caravan. ,ji Stellar, junior Guard, Gerry Riemersma hy-passes a whult host of I,ions and executes a tricky hesitation shot for a much needed two points. lDl,l'iD: .-XII eyes focus on Carmel captain. -lack Stephens, as ht outjumps lirank lihmann in thc heart lireakmg Dragon melee. CBOTIIONII Sophomore star, Ilan Urseske, springs off the hardwood ' ' 's in another liasket in the Holy lriniix slaugliitr. 'II

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NECO D ROU D CARMICI. I0 I4 I3 15 452 HOl,Y'l'RlNl'l'Y I8 I2 I0 7 47 Carmel kept its playofi' hopes alive hy routing the Tigers of Holy Trinity on their home court, 52-47. The Tigers started ofl' fast and huilt up an IS-I0 lead at the quarter. Paced hy Guzick, Trinity was deadly from all angles of- the court, and forged out a 30-24 margin at halftime. The Caravan hegan to cut down the lead and passed Trinity midway in the final period. Stephens and lfoley topped Carmel's scorers with 17 and l0 points apiece. Cluzick took honors, however, with I9 counters. CARNIIQI, I2 I8 fl I0 40 ST.RlT.-X I0 I3 I5 I3 51 Un the hlustang's court, Carmel's hopes for a playoff herth were hlasted hy a 5l-49 score. XYith Stephens and lfitz- gerald leading the attack, the Caravan led at the quarter 12-10, and at the half 30-23. It was then that a lad hy the name of ,lasky waged a one-man war against the hapless Carmelites and poured 19 points through the hoop during the second half.. Rita passed Carmel in the final period and won in a hair-raising finish. While Step- hens and lidgeworth tallied I4 points apiece, .Iasky equalled their total with 28. C.-XRMHI. 6 I6 I5 I5 452 S'l'.li'.l.lZAl3H'l'H 7 5 10 28 50 1 ' 1 ln the seasons finale, the Caravan captured fourth place hy huilding up a hig lead in the first three quarters and staying ofi' l'llizaheth's late rally. A hig second quarter left Carmel a 22-12 lead at halftime. During the third period, liidge- worth paccd the Brown and White to a I5 point lead. The final quarter saw the lronmen's George Phillips scoring I2 points to lead lflizaheth to a 28 point quarter. However, Edgeworth kept the Caravan ahead with flour haskets. Phil- lips hit 20 points, while lfdgeworth topped Carmel with I7. Olll KTUPD: Bc-fore a wildly cheering crowd, .lim liidgt-worth ourfakcs 1 Nlustang guard and goes Ill for an casv layup, at St. Rita. Dllllil: .-Xt thc Shit-I llousc, junior Stcphtns attempts to wrcst the hall away from two cagcr lronmcn, as lfolry, lfagan, ant ltdfgcworth look on. -CBQ'l l'ON1J: .-Xs Stephens' shot got-s awry, Urscskc and l'int makc usa of thcir hcight in an effort to tip thc hall in against lit-l,aSallv. U3