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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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD. Front: Captain Jim Long. Second Jayvee Basketball Record Q OPPONENTS POINTS 33 St. Stanislaus 31 26 DeLaSalle 35 41 St. Florian 36 51 St. Charles 27 37 St. Catherine 26 38 St. Anthony 36 40 St. Ambrose 24 29 Austin 42 32 St. Ladislaus 31 38 St. Stanislaus 22 28 St. Florian 31 46 St. Charles 31 40 Austin 59 30 Visitation 32 26 Salesian 22 29 St. Mary of Redford 28 Q- St. Gregory 26 597 -Won 13. Lost 4 T9- Jayvees Shoot to Star Spot, Win East Side Championship That Servite's basketball future looks bright w proved by Coach LaVergne Foley's powerful iayv squad which suffered only one loss during leag competition and won the East Side junior vars championship. A power-laden Austin high five clipped t Panthers in the semi-finals of the city championshi The reserves had o well-balanced squad and us it was not unusual to s second team startingt the season with a 13 I ten players regularly and what was considered the game. The squad ended record, the best in the school s history. row: Jim VerVaecke, Ronal Mack. Third row: Mike Pyne, Ed Domanski, Charles Lybeer. Fourth row: Gerard Delaere, Tom Mahfet, Nick Bogner. Fifth row: Coach LaVergne Foley, LOUFS Festa, Donald Placke, Arthur Vermeersch. Frosh Basketball Record SHS OPPONENTS POINTS 34 St. Paul 43 40 Austin 46 57 St. Paul 38 27 DeLaSalle 17 49 St. Joseph 32 55 Salesian 34 32 Austin 47 1 50 DeLaSalle 25 62 St. Joseph 48 26 Salesian Jayvees 39 42 Salesian 28 T Won 7, Lost 4 327 Freshmen Hold Their Own Against Stiff Opponents The freshman team, coached by Mr. Dan Hogan, had a better than average season after playing a rough schedule against such perennial powers as Austin, St. Joseph, DeLaSalle, Salesian, and St. Paul. The team ended the season with a record of 7-4. 8. is 2 ?i 1 Q i FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SOUAD. First row: John Hernan, Charles Lewis, Te Grimme, George Bretz, Captain Bill Stokoski, Paul Seger, Gerald Deneau, Ed Terlecl- Second row: Coach Dan Hogan, Dennis Kowalski, Fred Gerloff, Joe DiStefano, Je Doyle, Paul Nelson, Mark Giacinto. -100-