St John High School - Blue Book Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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BASKETBALL SEASON mazoo 41-31. The game was held in Jackson I-ligh School gym with big Weiss collecting 15 of his team's tallies. St. Thomas of Ann Arbor offered St. John's their second opportunity for revenge when they journeyed to Jackson for a re- turn contest, and the Gaels quickly lapped this up with a 42-23 score. The Gaels took a night off from their strenuous Southern Michigan Catholic league and promptly administered a 41- defeat to the Napoleon Pirates. Although the play was a bit ragged in the first half, the locals dug down deep and came up with a smooth brand of basketball in the last stanza to come out on top at the finish Highly in hopes of gaining a second place tie in league play, the St. John's quin- tet took the Iioor against a revitalized Lan- sing St. Mary aggregation whom they had defeated earlier in the season. Yet the re- vengeful-minded Big Blues were not to be denied and matched the Gaels point for point for three thrilling periods. The Capitol City cagers Wrapped up the contest in the last three minutes of play with a quick bucket and free throw to send St. John's reeling under a bitter defeat. Final score: St.-Mary's 23, St. .lohn's 29. Enter St. Mary's, Jackson! For the third time these great rivals met and for the third time St. Johnfs tasted defeat. Though the Gaels put up their usual scrappy fight, they were no match for the giant Celts and adsorbed a stinging 38-24 setback. St. Mary's center. Chick Young emerged with the game's scoring honors, 15 points, on his pet pivot shots. Playing sparkling basketball, St. John's turned in a sterling 46-21 victory over St. Phillip's High in spacious Percy Jones gym- nasium. The precision-working Jacksonians set an unrelentless pace and after jumping into an early 8 to 4 lead, they were never headed. Guard Bob Nichols poured through 17 markers to pace the Gaels in scoring. In quest of their tenth victory, the Blue and Gold journeyed upstate to Flint to take on a fiery St. Mary's quintet. The trip proved fruitful for the Gaels, as they walked off the court with a 52-44 victory hanging from their belts. Action was rough and ready throughout, a total of 44 personal fouls being called on both squads. Though St. John's were never behind the Flintites, they kept the game close all the way. St. John's High School climaxed their regular season schedule by turning in an impressive 47-39 win over a persistent Re- surrection squad. Shifting from a zone to a man-to-man defense throughout the game, the Gaels had the Lansing five in a con- stant state of confusion. Coach Bill Mault started an all-senior team, as it was to be the last league battle for these players. Tournament time and the Gaels were pitted against a strong East Jackson aggre- gation, co-title holders of the County league. St. Johnls reached their scoring peak of the season when they bu.rned the nets for a total of 58 points, while the Trojans col- lected 46. Towering Ted Weiss bucketed 17 points to keep Coach Mault's charges ahead all the way. This victory sent the North- siders into the finals the next evening against their age-old rivals, St. Marys Tense, tired, but in hopes of capturing the district title, the Celts and Gaels pitted BASKETBALL SEASON RECORD SI. 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Page Twenty-six COACH BILL MAULT gives the Gael bas- ketball squad last-minute instructions be- fore a big game. Players, left to right, are: Capt. George Schramm, Tom O'DoWd, .lim McQuillan, Dick Schrainin, Ted NVeisS, Tom Nichols, Bill Mcflluskey and Fred Carroll. Not pictured are Tom Hagen and Jim Cav- ender. ,bczagaflgaff

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GOLF TEAM .larry JUIIIISUII, Tom Malluk, Ralph Kol- ler, Art Sussc-x, .lim Flemming and Skip Flemming. v Page Twenty-eiglil 1 TRACK SQUAD Menxba-rs oi' thc- 19-I7 Truck Squad in- cluded Dick Schivzi, Frank Guidice, Jerry Fitzsinmlous and Tom Smith, shown on the IllilI'li.,, with Al 0'Dcll and Pillll Hagel, standing. CHEERLEADERS Loft to right, km-cling: RlCl'llll'Ll llCl1l'l'1', llichurcl Cummings, Junlcs Muller. Stfllldlllgl Ba1'l1u1'u OQNICHIEI, Edwin Trushowski, Thomas IIul'I'ig.5:u1, ROSBIIHIIQ' O'Nc-ill: Trip CCl1tK'l'2 Siunlvy Kalrasck.