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

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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

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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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QTOPD: Tom Darcy, capable lightweight ccntcr, executes his inimitable hook shot against a baffled Dragon pivot-man in the George fracas. CCl .N'l'l'1Rj: ln the Trinity Hurry, George Webber leaves everybody Hat-footcd with a twisting, turning hesitation from the free-throw circle. QBOTTDMJ: Pivot-man Darcy speeds by three Mustangs to lay up another lair-kt-r as tht- referee gives his O.K. Q4 LIGHT N - CARMEL 8 fl I3 l6ee-16 LEO 13 I3 I6 8R50 ln the first League game, Carmel went up against a highly-touted Leo aggrega- tion and performed admirably before losing 50-46. The Lions, led by Donegan, built up a comfortable 26-I7 lead at the half. With Webber and Darcy bearing the brunt of the attack, the Caravan man- aged to keep fairly even in the third period, but trailed by I2 points going into the last quarter. From here, the Carmel- ites gained steadily until the final gun, but the lead was too much to overcome. Leo's Donegan hit 19, as Webber rallied I7 and Darcy H. CARMEL I5 12 10 I2 e-ffl ST.GIiORGL 8 7 I2 8--35 XYith Darcy netting 20 points, the Brown and White outclassed St. George in Carmel's gym. The Caravan started fast and led at the quarter I5-8, and 27-l 5 at halftime. Hasing up , the Lights were content to keep their lead during the third and fourth periods. Meanwhile, the Dragons tried hard, but Horn was the only man who could tally consistently. He countered I3 points for the night, while Hatfner and Neylon each scored 9 for the Caravan. This impressive victory proved that the Lights would be a team to watch. CARMEL 2-l 7 7 7---25 DIiIASAl,l.Ii lt? 9 12 I2 -L3 Playing against the polished De La Salle quintet on the enemy court, Carmel got off to a bad start and nothing they attempted worked right. Although the bleteors led by only 8 points at halftime, the Caravan didn't score from the field in the first 10 minutes of play. lfrequent miscues prevented the Brown and White from making any serious threats, as De La Salle made use of their confusing press . The Meteors poured it on in the last half and won easily. yyeiiiier shared honors with De La Salle's XYengelewski at ll points each.