Perry High School - Eclipse Yearbook (Perry, IA)

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51142 Slwfd, L Cl2 Great rebounding as shown by center, Larry Whelchel C302, and Kenneth Lee C232, forward, against iowa School for the Deaf, proved an asset to the Jays, as they dropped their foe, 39-33, for the fifth win of the cage season. C22 Counter-balance weights are in need as Don Boyle C332 guard, is beginning a spill in the Iowa Deaf game. Falling did not seem to affect Don's eyes, for he gath- ered 8 points in this game. C32 Darting in for another two points is Tom Witte, C3l2 Jay for- ward. l-le challced up a total of 8 points against the mighty Boone bunch. Dick Miner C252 and Keith Fenn C272 follow him, to make sure Perry gets the two points. C42 Kenneth Whitey Lee, takes a bounce pass from Whelchel, out maneuvers his guard, and goes driving in for two points against a hopeful l. S. D. opponent. This tally, along with others, gave Whitey a total of I0 points for the evening. C52 Accurate turn and jump shots, by the Jay sub center, Keith Fenn C272 gave the locals strong re- serve strength in the Jefferson con- flict, here on the home court. All proved in vain, for the Perry boys were thrown a 44-35 loss by the Rambler five.

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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.

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Top Row: Don Fullerton, Raymond Crannell, Jerry Hamman, Edward Peel, Laverne Hill. Middle Row: Wayne Lindell, Kay lVlc- Kim, Rex Tolle, Don Brobst, Bob Waddell. Front Row: Darrell Doidge, Jack Stern, Jim Orman, Tom Hamman, Roger Schore. Q, dgaalmtlzall Perry's reserve basketball team rack- ed up nine wins and seven losses during the 49-50 cage season. Coach Judson Reimeijs squad dropped their first game of the season to the Ogden seconds, 34-26. Then they started on a winning spree. Their first victim was the Valley High B team, 28-25. Guthrie Center fell to the Reimerites, 38-32. ln a slow moving and low scoring con- flict, the reserves zoomed past the Colfax Tigers, 28-l2. Traveling to Carroll, the Bluejay re- serves put up a close, hard fought battle. Don Brobst, speedy reserve forward, flip- ped in two buckets in the last 30 seconds of the battle to give the Jays' the game, 33-3l. Although putting up a terrific struggle, they were completely outclassed and were slaughtered by the powerhouse Ames men, 4l-I9. jf-fferson's boys were tossed a 4I-23 setback on the home floor. Council Bluffs' lowa School for the Deaf slipped past the Jays in the final min- utes of the game here, 32-29. Leading at the half, l4-l2, Perry's boys were unable to stop the last minute surge of the Boone basketeers. The Boone men edged past the Bluejay seconds, 27-23. Led by the I9 point scoring of Don Brobst, they handed the Nevada five a -48-39 loss. Traveling to Granger, the Perry sopho- mores took a beating in the first round of the Dallas County tournament. Waukee trounced Coach Reimer's men, 46-25. At Sac City, the Indian reserves push- ed past the Perry team, 39-3l. ln a return contest with Boones sec- ond team, the Jays suffered a 47-33 defeat. Putting an end to their losing streak, the reserve quintet knocked off their three remaining opponents. They defeated Glid- den, 46-42, jefferson, 26-24, and Winter- set, 28-I2. Raymond Crannell, thc reserves' rangy center, netted l20 points for the season Don Brobst was the second high scorer with I03 counters. Roger Schore and Bob Waddell also stood out with their excellent floor play.