Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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180 SMC 82 MASSACHUSETTS 844 Tempting Lady Fate a second time, the SMC five ventured once again into the land of thc Bedmen. 16 points down at half-time, the Knights came back with a rush to deadlock the game and send it into a pair of overtimes. Once again Wegrzynski carried the load as he took down 23 rebounds while scoring 22 points. SMC 84 NORWICH 50 For the first time in three seasons the Knights came home from Northfield with more than their uniforms. Shut out in two previous campaigns, the Michaelmen walloped the Cadets with gusto. Bill Kuchar had his best night of the year as he scored 30 points. The state record now stretched to two straight. SMC 67 MIDDLEBURY 64 A fired up Panther five gave the Knights their toughest battle of the season. Disregarding the law of averages, the charges of Tony Lupien lcd the Jacobsmen with less than three minutes left on the clock. Bill Kuchar pulled the Knights Out with a pair of quick one-handers as time ran out. But once again it was the play of Big John Wegrzynski that proved the difference, MPickles7, collared 21 rebounds, and 18 points, as he WHS holding dangerous Tom Hart to two points in the last half.

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SMC 108 CLARKSON 75 The Golden Knights felt the wrath of a fired- up Purple Knight five, as the Jacohsmen over- whelmed their New York guests. The victory en- abled the Knights to equal their win output of the '54-'55 campaign. as the season record stretched to 11-4. giszj SMC 81 VERMONT 63 Cool Drew Denmead led the Knights to their sixth in a row and their fifth straight State triumph. The Philadelphia Whiz Kid scored 24 points. all from the floor. Bill Kuchar maintained his 19 points per game average as he hooped 22 points. SMC 72 CREICHTON 73 A hungry Bluejay team came back twice from ten points down to stop the streaking Knights. Leading by ten in the first half, the Knights watched helplessly as a Bluejay reserve, Jim Berry, hustled out of his warm-up jacket to score 11 points in as many minutes. The Knights came back strong in the Final period to pick up the same lead, only to have the Westerners fight back again. A deacon named Simon clinched it with a two-pointer. The only bright spot in the loss was Bill Kuchar's 27 points.