Perry High School - Eclipse Yearbook (Perry, IA)

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Baakntbal Perry High's basketball team, compos- ed of a group of inexperienced cagers, put up several hard fought and close battles during the I949-50 season to capture six wins, while dropping eleven contests. The Bluejays got off to a good start early in the season by nosing out the Ogden Bulldogs on the home floor, 40-39, in their first appearance. Don Boyle, hard fighting guard, dump- ed in a basket in the last 30 seconds to give the Jays their one point victory. Scorching the nets with I8 points. Larry Whelchel, Perry's leading scorer, helped his team-mates stack up a win over the Valley Tigers of West Des Moines, 39-37, in their second conflict. Holding their opponents to five field goals throughout the entire game, the local basketeers trimmed the Guthrie Center five, 36-21, on the local court. . Pulling ahead in an action filled fourth quarter, Coach George Critchett's men eked out the Colfax quintet, 29-26. In the last second of play, Colfax's Edwards fouled Tom Witte, forward, to give the Bluejays the ball and the game. Breaking the local hoopsters winning streak, the Carroll cagers squeezed past the Jays, 28-26, in a rough battle on the vic- tor's court. Traveling to Ames, the Blue and White aggregation dropped their second game of the season by tumbling to the Little Cyclones, 38-22. Bowing to the strong Fort Dodge cage team, 44-36, in a fast moving contest, the Critchett men showed some fancy playing and excellent ball handling. Returning to the local hardwoods, the Perry cage team was handed a 44-35 de- feat by the Jefferson Ramblers. This loss put an end to the Bluejays' 21 game win- ning streak on their home floor. Halting their four game losing streak. Perry's team-working quintet nipped the Council Bluffs, Iowa School for the Deaf. 39-33. Perry's Bluejays journeyed to Boone where they had their feathers clipped by the rangy Boone five, 44-36. Losing a uheartdbreakern on the home court, the Jay basketeers were edged out by the strong Nevada Cubs, 43-42. Keith Shickell, Nevada center, made a set shot in the last second of the conflict to defeat the jays in one of' the year's thrillers. Sac City's Indians hit the warpath and scalped the Perry basketball men, 60-38, at Sac City. The Jays found themselves unable to cope with the scoring ability of the victors. ln a sudden death overtime thriller on the local floor, the jay hoopsters were squeezed ou-t, 40-38, in a return engage- ment with the mighty Boone Toreadors. A lucky shot by Dick Bechtel, Boone's six foot four inch center, proved the fatal blow to the Bluejays in the second over- time. Leading until the final period, Perry's cage aggregation went down before the Glidden men, 4l-34 on the loser's court. In their second encounter of the year, Coach Critche'tt's team traveled to Jeffer- son where they were slapped by the red hot Ramblers, 49-39. The locals could'n't stop the scoring spree of Denny Wuebker, flashy jefferson forward, who blistered the nets with 22 points. V The Jays put an end to their regular- ly scheduled season with a 49-38 victory' over the Winfterset Huskies. Larry Whel- chel and Whitey Lee hit the nets for 2I and I7 points, respectively. Entering into tournament competition, the Perry boys were ousted in the section- al finals at Grand Junction by the strong jefferson team, 41-39, in a close battle. Plumer, Jefferson forward, swished in a final field goal just as the buzzer rang ending the game. Larry Whelchel, forward, was high point man for the year with a total of l82 points. Whitey Lee tossed in l24 tallies for the season's second high, while Bill Olson was third with II2 counters.

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Udltdlfljf BaAluzfbalL L BASKETBALL SCHEDULE PERRY Opponents 40 Ogden 39 39 Valley 37 36 Guthrie Center 21 29 Colfax 26 26 Carroll 28 22 Ames 38 36 Fort Dodge 44 35 Jefferson 44 39 Iowa Deaf 33 36 Boone 44 42 Nevada 43 38 Sac City 60 38 Boone 40 34 Glidden 41 39 Jefferson 49 49 Winterset 38 Secfional Tournament 39 jefferson 41 617 Totals 666 Top Row: Larry Whelchel, Russ Meier, Front Row: Bob Case, Don Brobst, Keith Fenn, Jerry Hamman, Bill Olson, Tom Witte, Don Boyle, Kenneth Lee, Bob Dick Miner. Waddell. 25

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b'aAluztbalL DON BOYLE . . . junior , . . first letter guard . . . excellent rebounder. BOB CASE . . . junior . . . first letter . . guard . . . good defensive player. KEITH PENN .. . junior . . . first letter . . . center . . . good rebounder and ball handler. KENNETH LEE . . . junior . . second letter . . . second high scorer . . . speedy offensive player and excellent re- bounder. RUSS MEIER . . . senior . . . first letter . . . forward . . . good offensive play- er DICK IVIINER . . . junior . . . first letter . . . center . . . good scorer, ball handler and rebounder. BILL OLSON . . . junior . . . second let- ter . . . guard . . . outstanding re- bounder, flashy ball handler and good all around player . . . third high scorer for season. LARRY WHELCHEL . . . junior . . . sec-- ond letter . . . forward . . . high scor- er for season . . top notch ball hand- er, rebounder and excellent all around player. TOM WITTE . . . senior . . . first letter . . . forward . . . good ball handler, rebounder and offensive player.