St Johns High School - Knight Herald Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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————————e ee First Row: Mr. William Madigan, Condon, John Oatis, Breska, Blake. Second Row: B. Kearney, Gerold, James Oatis, Glynn. Lightweight Basketball Vy LARGE number of men responded to the call for lightweight basketeers. Each one was closely watched by the Coach and those who showed the most promise and ex- perience were placed on the squad. Finally a contingent was selected consisting of Ray Meng, James Oatis, John Oatis, Rob- ert Breska, Edward Glynn, Frank Gerold, Robert Driscoll and Vincent Condon. When the open- ing whistle was blown, these men were usually found at the starting posts: Breska and Driscoll, at forwards; John Oatis, at center; Condon and Meng or James Oatis at guards. This quintet formed a combination that worked well together and one that played heads-up ball, regardless of how great the score was in their favor or against them. With the Central game, the lightweights closed their 1935-36 season in which their record was not very.impressive. During the season, in city competition, they recorded two wins while having ten losses chalked up against them. The victories were scored over Libbey and Scott, and they were defeated by Libbey, Scott, Central (2), Waite (2), DeVilbiss (2), and Wood- ward (2). The team usually entered the game the underdogs because of lack of height, but always fought hard and more than once surprised their larger opponents. Despite the unimpressive- ness of this record, the reserve quintet has improved steadily and their added experience will aid them in becoming more aggressive players. The team was coached by John O'Connell, former high school star. John Oatis led the scorers with Driscoll, Condon, and Meng following him in the scoring column. Breska, Driscoll, and Condon were stalwarts on defense. page forty-nine

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Here the team returned to the win column and recorded their first intra-city victory by defeating Libbey 23-20. Sullivan was high sco rer with seven points. Leading for three quarters, the Knights weakened and Central forged ahead to win 30- 24. Sullivan was high scorer with eight points. The Knights entered this game without the services of Higgins, Alex and Thompson and were defeated by DeVilbiss 44-26. Robens scored eight points. The Knights lost their second overtime game to Waite, 36-29. Sullivan was high scorer with seven points. A fast breaking offense and a flashy passing attack aided Scott in defeating the Knights 35-21. Kearney scored ten points. The team lost its second game to Woodward 37-23. Thompson was high scorer with eleven points. Alex made a basket late in the game to clinch the contest and defeat Libbey 32-30. This was the start of a six game winning streak. Scott was the next opponent and they were defeated 18-16. Higgins was high scorer with nine points. The Knights closed their regular season with a 37-32 victory over Central. Higgins had eleven points. This win evened the series for the Catholic Championship. Whitmer was our first tournament opponent and they fell before the Knights 36-13. Hig- gins and Alex each had nine points. Central was next and the team defeated them 30-23. By virtue of this vict ory, the Knights won the Catholic Championship and advanced to the semi-finals. Sullivan was high with nine points. The Knights defeated Waite by a score of 22-21 to advance to the finals. Higgins led the scorers with seven points. The team lost a closely contested game to a highly favored Woodward team in the finals 26-22. Higgins stood out for the Knights in scoring thirteen points and playing an excellent defensive game. Le SS page four ty =a Eg het ee ee | .

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First Row: Mr. E. J. O'Connor, S. J., Rutherford, Sanford, Eberle, T. Kanary, Mr. William Madigan. Second Row: Maloney, Driscoll, Beeley, Scheuer, Halloran. Freshman Basketball iia AST year a Freshman Basketball League was formed, consisting of a Freshman team | [pl from each city school. This year, although the league was disbanded, Freshman 3 basketball was continued here at St. John's. Last year's squad was under the coach- KOA ing of Mr. E. J. O'Connor, S. J., and again this year the Freshmen hopefuls worked out under his watchful eyes. Ten candidates reported for the initial try-out. Most of the aspirants showed a lack of experience and were far from seasoned athletes. Mr. O'Connor selected those who showed the most promise, and by the end of the season had formed a combination that showed marked improvement over its early season play. The men who were placed on the squad were Driscoll (until promoted to the lightweights) Beeley, Eberle, T. Kanary, Sanford, Halloran, Beckman, Maloney, Rutherford, and Scheuer. Every one of these players has con- stantly improved as the season progressed and by the end of the year the quintet had com- piled a record of five wins and six losses. This one year of experience is all that most of these men needed and they are now ready to serve lightweight duty next year. Driscoll led the scorers despite the fact that he was promoted to the lightweights. Beeley was second in scoring with 50 points while Eberle, with 36 points, was third. Games were played with grade school teams and Class C teams. And although the Frosh's record was not very impressive, a vote of thanks must be given to Mr. O'Connor, because the great improve- ment in the play of these men is due to his untiring efforts.