St Marys High School - Bell Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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I Jim Metzo blocks a two-point Mohawk attempt. Jim .set a new St. Mary's individual scoring record of 42 points daring the St. Wendlin-Panther clash. Fred Thompson jumps high in an attempt to make it 68 for the Panthers against Per- kins. Page 98 Wally Ambnrn hnstles in for a basket' during the second Perkins game. f

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Varsity commences successful season with victories against Huron, Margaretta St. Mary's lightning speed enabled them to overcome a highly regarded Huron Tiger five, 75-62, in the sea- son opener. Huron's backboard strength was a major factor in the first half, but with a hustling defense the Panthers connected for 44 per cent of their shots and attained victory. Junior guard Dick Wiesler paced the squad with 25 points, followed by Denny Faber With 18. Wally Am- burn continually hounded the Tigers into making many errors. The Panthers fought the Margar- etta Polar Bears to a close 54-52 Win in a non-conference encounter. Jim Metzo paced the hard-courters with 18 points, also scoring the Win- ning points as the two rivals, fought for the win. The hardcourtmen out-rebounded the Polars 33-23, and connected on over 50 per cent of their shots from the charity stripe, while Margaretta hit only eight buckets at the foul line. Out of 36 Panther-Polar encoun- ters, St. Mary's has now been the victors in 25. .V, Wally Ainburn, in the clear, lines up for another two points as Dick Wiesler rnooes up to guard a Margaretta opponent. ii .v- 59 fg 's, 52 at M T A Jim M etzo leads the pack 4 4 clown the court during iii the Panthers' opening game .surprise win over the Huron Tigers, 75-62, if :fa X f l.i,v if ' Fi il iw' V Z W ri A 1 -4 .,- . , -ea .iw W fl Q P a

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Saints post 5th, Gth wing over Perkins, St Wendelin Senior hustler Wally Amburn sparked the Pan- thers' 85-52 victory over the Perkins Pirates by scoring 17 points. His scoring, however, was just a small part of the performance. Wally ran, stole, ran, and scored his way to win game honors. Another second-stringer, Butch Weyer, also turned in an outstanding rebounding performance. As a team, St. Mary's connected on 33 of 79 field goal attempts for a fine 41.7 per cent, and out- rebounded Perkins 59-33. In a shooting free-for-all, the Blue and Gold took care of a powerful Fostoria St. Wendelin quin- tet, 94-74, for their sixth straight. Co-captain Jim Metzo led the barrage by meshing 42 points and breaking the school record. The record was pre- viously established in 1953 by Craig Smith who scored 38, also against St. Wendelin. The game equaled a team total record which had been attained twice previously in the school's basketball history. The last Panther squad to do it was the 1957-58 team. Jim.Metzo leaps above the crowd to mesh another basket against arch-rival Perkins. Rich Carroll waits fruitlessly for the rebound. Metzo establishes new SMH individual scoring record 01542 Junior Denny Faber eyes the basket and swishes in another two- pointer in the scoring free-for-all against Fostoria St. Wendelin. Page 99