Quincy University - Gyrfalcon Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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Hawks Kept Future Basketball Hopes Alive ii' -5' Pete Franco C213 was hot when the season opened. With the help of Casey Duncheon 4111, they were a deadly freshman duo. vgfe X-..- Fans and players fired up in the exciting season, kept up the team's morale. lO5 NS--.W 'N-.L 5 A is -.2 Ron Henken 1331 was the best defensive player. Casey Duncheon was top scorer.

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Hawks Met Stiff Cpposition h.w, ...-- Senior Al Harte leaped for many points. The Hawks' basketball team had a year to remember. Finishing their regular season with a 16-12 record, they had an opportunity at the state championship. In the first game, they defeated Olivet Nazarene. The next game, which was the final game for the 1972-73 season, was with Augustana College. The Vikings won by 28 points. Many players proved their value through the season. Highest scorer for the Hawks was freshman guard, Casey Duncheon. Casey, who tallied 494 points, averaged 16.5 points per game. Following Casey was Paul Kreke, sophomore forward who averaged 13.4 points for the season with a total of 403. Three seniors finished their college careers in style. Jim Winter, team co-captain, played the pivotrnan position, hitting 5296 of his floor shots. He had a total of 369 points. Al Harte, who played a substitute guard last year, started in the other guard position. Though he only hit 41.595 of his field shots, the team co-captain proved that he was a good team man, setting other players up as well as sinking 309 points. With a total of 100 points, Dennis Ratermann played basically as a defensive forward. The young Hawk team will be back next year with only the loss of these three seniors. Using this year as an experimental year with the cagers, next year's team should really Work together. Paul Kreke was the second highest scorer. Center Jim Winter shook up his opponents under the net. lO4

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