Servite High School - Servite Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Courtmen Chalk Up Best Record Falling short of the season's championship, the Panthers settled for second place behind St. Florian. Servite's only league losses came at the hands of the Lancers who finished with a IO-O record. In the first clash, the Lancers outclassecl the Panthers who were an easy 62-48 prey. ln the second meeting, the greatly improved Panthers were still no match for the boys from Hamtramck, Servite rolled up the highest score of the season in a 91-52 rout of St. Ambrose. The Panthers and forward Larry Vargo fell short of smashing the school records of team and individual scoring honors by two points. The Black and White clinched second place in the league standing by knocking off St. Lad's 52-30. The biggest upset of the season came when the Pan- thers went out on a high-powered prowl and snapped the winning, streak of Austin, the Catholic Lepgue Central Division champs. The 47-42 defeat flipped the Friars out of Class A ratings. Servite not only capped its first District champ- ionship, but also won the first game in the state tournament by knocking off Salesian 61-49. The Panthers then shook up St. Anthony to win the title. In the regionals, Detroit Lutheran was not as easy a mark and the home squad ended up on the short end of a 49-46 score. The Panthers' T4-6 record is the best overall record in the school's history. Rounding out the season, four of Servite's players received All-City honors--Paul Maloney for his ag- gressivenessp Bob Alexy for his accuracy, Nick Serra for his all-around ability, and Larry Vargo for his endurance. Five of this year's squad will return to the courts next year. Right: All-City Bob AIexy,6'6 iunior, leaps high to add two points to the Servite tally. His ability to score helped in defeating the St. Lad's Greyhounds 52-30. L X fiat. ' , is ' 5, 1 QM 3: K s W Bob Alexy MOST IMPROVED BASKETBALL PLAYER A iunior iust promoted from the junior varsil the beginning of the season, Bob was selected l: teammates as the most improved player of the sr His 6'3 frame helped him on rebounds and his dr iump shots. The Detroit Times named him for star of the week during the regular season. Left: Paul Maloney keeps five Austin play guessing as he goes into the air to get the ball the basket. In a nip-and-tuck battle with th Friars, the Panthers came out on top 47-43. Lea ers of the Central Division, the Austin cagers wr undefeated in regular league competition. nn

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Varsity Basketball Record REGULAR SEASON SHS OPPONENTS POINTS 57- St. Stanislaus 47 47 DeLaSalle fnon-leaguej 49 48 St. Florian 62 68 St. Charles 45 50 St. Catherine 27 53 St. Anthony 30 9l St. Ambrose 52 47 Austin fnon-league, 42 52 St. Ladislaus 30 80 St. Stanislaus 49 43 St. Florian 49 78 St. Charles 50 75 Salesian fnon-leaguej 50 55 Visitation fnon-leaguej 43 57 Salesian fnon-leaguel 32 58 St.Mary of Redford fnon-leal. 73 50 St. Gregory Qnon-leaguel 54 T69 784 l2 Wins--5 Losses TOURNAMENT PLAY 6l Salesian 49 68 St. Anthony 39 QFor District Championship Titlej 46 Detroit Lutheran 49 Right: Nick Serra, Panther spark plug, in for a iump shot, goes high to tally another goal against St. Charles. Alert Bob Alexy fill a- waits the rebound. 9. ...... ,,., . Q Jerry Van DeGionste CAPTAIN OF BASKETBALL TEAM The speedy captain ofthe Panthers is a veteran of two years of varsity cage competition. Nominated by his team- mates to head the squad, Jerry has shown his value by his calmness in times of stress and tension. Quiet, yet resource- ful, he helped inspire the team to its best record in years. Left: Poised in mid-air, Vargo aims high for another score in the tilt against St. Stanislaus as Maloney, Mason, and Vargo await the rebound . n'l

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