Petoskey High School - Observer Yearbook (Petoskey, MI)

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PHS Basketball 1952 53 The complete results of the season are The clocks turns red-one m1nute to go- the score t1ed then a basket-and another and the hystencal fans roar as Petoskey w1ns -or loses' So went the 1952 53 season w1th the Northmer v1ctonous 1n nme out of seven teen games played But desplte the fact that IS was not the most successful season 1n PHS h1story 1t was certamly the most exc1t1ng Erght of the games were won or lost by mar g1ns of hve polnts or less 1nclud1ng two over txme games There were two hrghhghts of the season One came 1n the hnals of the Dtstnct touma ment when Petoskey came from behxnd 1n the hnal per1od to score a sensatronal 57 to 55 v1ctory over Alpena Cathohc Central rated number one team 1n the state and heavlly favored to dump Petoskey But Petoskey out scored the Thunderbolts 22 to ll mn the fmal quarter to w1n the game and the champ1on shxp The other hrghhght was the fact that the Northmen broke the school smgle game scor mg record on three d1fferent occasrons a total of 76 polnts scored agamst Rogers Cxty belng the all tune hxgh PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS PHS Traverse Cxty Manlstee Boyne Crty Charlevolx Cheboygan Rogers Cxty Cadrllac Traverse Clty Boyne Crty Charlevorx Cheboygan Blg Raplds Alpena Rogers C1ty Dxstnct Toumament Rogers Cxty Alpena Cathohc Central Regional Toumament Ludlngton Total Pomts Scored Petoskey 914 Opponents 8 Average Score Petoskey 5 Opponents PHS PHS PHS BACK ROW fl to rl Coach Corgan Vlctor Shanley Barry Peacock less Kauffman Doug Dunham FRONT ROW Amold Gregory B111 Hewxtt Tom Roght Dave Wagoner Ron Gxbbs Dean Shorter Dave Srkarskre rs not m the pxcture H' l Q27 ll 2 31 R Bafikellaff '7eam