St Josephs Academy - Twin Towers Yearbook (Collegeville, IN)

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Cantieri tips for the trophy. -J anhahee ' Uaffleu Journament S. J. A., 44; WHEATFIELD, 21 After a slow beginning St. Joe easily managed to win a decisive victory over their hosts, Wheatfield. Paced once again by Cantieri, the Pumas played excellent ball with an eye out for their second con¬ secutive Kankakee Valley crown. S. J. A., 41; TEFFT, 25 Sparked by Jerry Diver, scoring 11 points, and the proximity of the title, the Academy quintet sent another con¬ testant to his corner by landing a 41 to 25 blow. S. J. A., 49; SAN PIERRE, 33 Entering the last game of the tourna¬ ment with renewed vigor, the Pumas set themselves about retaining the Kanka¬ kee Valley crown. By halftime the Cubs were leading 25 to 17; they kept widen¬ ing the score to a 49 to 33 victory. Once again Cantieri led the game by scoring 16 points. Raster and Diver aided by adding 11 and 12 points respectively. S. J. A., 41; BROOK, 44 Still fatigued by their three game e 9 tourney only two days previous, the Academy five dropped a 44-41 decision to Brook. Cantieri once more tallied up 15 points. S. J. A., 36; MARION, 29 Shaking off a six point lead furnished by St. Paul of Marion, the Pumas won their seventh victory by a score of 36 to 29. Johnny Raster gave evidence of his skill by racking up 17 of the points. S. J. A., 40; REMINGTON, 29 By scoring 26 points, the highest in¬ dividual record of the season, Jerry Diver helped make it easy for the Pumas to defeat Remington in this, the Cubs’ eighth win in eleven games. S. J. A., 55; DEMOTTE, 21 With no trouble, the Puma Cubs had piled up a 20 to 10 lead by halftime, 16 points of which were scored by Bob Woodcock. The reserves finished the game, doing quite as well for themselves. Woodcock raised his total to 18 points; Raster collecting 12. Page seventy Kankakee Valley Trophy, 1946. Kankakee Valley Trophy, 1947

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Standing, left to right—L. Rossi, C. Russell, R. Lamkin, L. Hess, E. Hartlage, A. Cantieri, L. Evans, J. Raster, R. Nolan, R. Woodcock. Kneeling, left to right—J. Diver, co-captain, Richard Scharf, coach, D. Kasperan, co-captain. (f ciishetlad Not to be outdone by previous records, the Puma Cubs took to the hardwood to once again bring home a series of victories. With only two returning lettermen, Coach Scharf built a fast moving team of new and capable material. The greatest victory of the season was the winning of the Kankakee Valley trophy for the second consecutive year. The best contested game of the season was the Rensselaer-St. Joe thriller in the Sectional Tournament. The Puma Cubs have fought long, hard, and clean to establish their record—a record of which they are justly proud. S. J. A., 25; FAIR OAKS, 42 St. Joseph’s Academy Pumas began their season by losing a poorly contested game to Fair Oaks, 42 to 25. The Pumas did, however, get off to a fine start, but were unable to hold the pace. S. J. A., 32; MORGAN PARK, 27 On the lower end of a 10 to 18 point score at halftime, St. Joe, with Johnny Raster scoring 12 points, came back to beat Morgan Park Military Academy by 5 points. S. J. A., 39; BROOK, 41 Next on the Puma schedule was the traditional rival, Brook. Despite the Pumas’ 5 point lead throughout the game until the last quarter, they nevertheless lost. It was Jerry Diver’s night as he scored 14 points in the encounter. S. J. A., 59; KNOX, 52 Traveling to Knox the Pumas won what was probably the roughest game of the season, 45 fouls being called, by a score of 59 to 52. S. J. A., 48; SACRED HEART, 30 Sacred Heart of Indianapolis was no match for the Cubs. 21 points were scored by A1 Cantieri, who showed con¬ siderable skill throughout the game. Page sixty-nine

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S. J. A., 40; MORGAN PARK, 43 With the look of revenge in their eyes, the Morgan Park Military quintet marched onto the floor and forced the Cubs to retreat for their fourth setback of the season. Don Kasperan and John Raster served as pace setters for the St. Joe five. S. J. A., 49; SACRED HEART, 26 Don Kasperan, the Puma’s most sparkling defensive player throughout the season, proved he could also pull some offensive punches by scoring 13 points against the Spartans of Sacred Heart, Indianapolis. With the help, also, of Woodcock, the Pumas had little trouble winning, 49 to 26. S. J. A., 31; OXFORD, 44 Acting as hosts to a scrappy Oxford team, the Pumas suffered their fifth and last loss of the scheduled season. With Edmonds of Oxford scoring 22 points, it was difficult to match the pace. The Pumas lost 44 to 31. S. J. A., 50; WHEATFIELD, 32 Meeting for the second time, the Cubs won an easy 50-32 victory over the Wheatfield Devils. The academy varsity five played in only the first and last quar¬ ters of the game. Johnny Raster, how¬ ever, led the Cubs with 20 points. S. J. A. 33; FRANCESVILLE, 19 Ending their successful basketball season by a win over Francesville with several sparkling defensive plays, the Cubs began to preen for the sectional tournament. Don Kasperan was display¬ ing fine defensive form, and Raster was looking good on the offensive. tcite Sectionci (3 ournamenl S. J. A., 50; MT. AYR, 32 Well groomed and in excellent condi¬ tion, the Puma Cubs began the first game of the Sectional. After a very slow first quarter the St. Joe quintet soon hit their stride and were leading Mt. Ayr by 3 points in the first half. With a chance to play Rensselaer on the following day, the Cubs played a fast second half and left no question as to who had won. The score was 32 to 50, 17 of which points were scored by Woodcock. S. J. A., 37; RENSSELAER, 39 Never in the annals of St. Joseph’s sports history has a basketball game compared to the bitterly contested game between the St. Joe Cubs and the Rens¬ selaer Bombers, an undefeated team and tourney favorites. St. Joe had for years looked forward to the chance to pit their skill against them. In the first eight minutes the Bombers managed to gain a single point lead, 11 to 10. The halftime score was different, 24-20, the Cubs leading, with Jerry Diver heading the Cub offensive and Don Kas¬ peran showing his opponents an excel¬ lent defense. The third quarter was fatal, however, as Jerry Diver was disqualified, and replaced by Lee Hess. The tension of the crowd greatly increased as Rens¬ selaer stock went up a number of points. Forty seconds! The Bombers were leading 38-35. Twenty seconds! Kasper¬ an races up; 38-37. Ten seconds! Johnny Raster tries for a goal. The Bombers gained possession on the rebound and started down the floor as a foul was called. The crowd covered the floor as the Bomber guard, Malone, made the score 37-39.