Thorp High School - Seniorian Yearbook (Thorp, WI)

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BASKETBALL Staiwinrgzl Jack McGinnis, Robert Verkeilen, John Harycki, Coach North, Dale Glasshof, Edward Wojtalewicz, Robert ojta ewicz. Seated: Don Ruhisch, Tom Qualle, Jerry Phillips, Duane Phillips, Gerald Soderberg, Dick VVagner. BASKETBALL To offset the loss of three star lettermen, Ray Czech, Jerome Hansen, and Lee Reinlce, Coach Stewart North had to reach down deep into the saclc. Fortunately, he came out with three able replacements - Don Rubisch, Jake Phillips, and Tom Qualle. Hard work and determination carried the Cards to another Cloverbelc championship - a feat which is getting to be a habit. Thorp 56-Loyal 31 - Led by Duane Phillips with 15 points and Don Rubisch with 13, the Cards swamped Loyal in the season's opener. Thorp 70 - Neillsville 35 - Thorp opened the defense of their championship with a tremendous triumph, Rubisch and Qualle leading the way with 23 and 18 points respectively. Thorp 70 - Owen 39-Led by Captain Duane Phillips who swished the nettings for 15 points, Thorp walked all over Owen, amassing 70 points for the second straight time. Thorp 53 - Black River Falls 31 - The Cards challced up number four, Rubisch leading the way with 16 points. Jake Phillips came through with 14 and Duane hit for 9. Thorp 46 - Stanley 24 - Thorp's fifth consecutive victory was another easy affair, the Cards rolling to a 14-3 lead early in the game, and then coasting the rest of the way. Duane Phillips looped in 14 points followed by Rubisch with 10 and Jake Phillips with 8. Thorp 62 - Altoona 50 - Sparlced by Duane Phillips who split the laces for 14 points in the fourth quarter, the Cards rolled up 26 points to beat the Railroaders 62-50. Duane with 17, Tom Qualle with 13, and Rubisch with 11, led the scorers. Thorp 58 - Colfax 57 - Behind 50-42 at the three-quarter mark, Thorp put on a sensational spurt in the last four minutes to edge Colfax 58-57. Captain Duane Phillips again led the way with 23 counters. Thorp 39 - Gwen 34 - The Cards won their eighth straight victory, Qualle and D. Phillips leading the scoring parade with 10 and 9 points respectively. Thorp 48 - Cadott 34 - After trailing 22 to 16 at the half, the Cards roared bclc to outscore Cadott 32 to 12 in the second half. Rubisch scored 15 points while Jake Phillips and Duane Phillips scored 11 and 9 respectively. Thorp 60 - Withee 29 - Withee came to Thorp with an unblemished conference record, but proved to be no match for the Cards who scored points at will. D. Phillips poured in 18 points while Jake Phillips followed with 14. After this tenth straight victor-y Thorp was rated 12th in the State's '1Big Sixteenf, Thorp 58 - Neillsville 25 - The Cards romped to a 34-8 Page Forty-Eve

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BASKETBALL lead in the first half, giving the subs a chance to play the second half. Diclc Wagner led the scorers with 13 points. Qualle and Rubisch scored ll apiece. Thorp 78 - Cadott 41 - Rolling up 45 points in the second half, the Cards reached the 70-or-better-marlc for th-e third time. Leading scorers were: Rubisch 19, Glasshof 165 Qualle 15, Jake Phillips 13. Thorp 48 - Altoona 58 - The trip to Altoona in quest of victory number 13 proved disastrous as the Cards lost to- the Railroaders 58-48. Control of the boards gave Altoona an even break in the season's series. Rubisch, Glasshof, and D. Phillips scored 15, 11, and 9 respectively. As a result of this loss, the Cards fell to 14th in the Big l6. Thorp 50 - Stanley 38 - The Orioles came to- Thorp all steamed up and led the Cards at the end of three quarters 31 to 30. But in the fourth quarter, Thorp lowered the boom and scored 20 points thus clinching the Eastern Cloverbelt title. High scorers for the Cards were D. Phillips with 15, Rubisch 14, and Qualle 10. Thorp 47 - Bloomer 48 - After leading at the half 27-16, the Cards fell before a redhot Bloomer squad, paced by Weiher who pumped in 26 points in an uncanny performance. D. Phillips led the Cards with 16 points. Thorp 47 - Augusta 37 - A decided change in the lineup snapped the Cards out of their slump and they came from a 22-19 deficit to win going away. D. Phillips with 19 and Wagner with 12 led the scorers. Tho-rp 54 - Withee 43 - The Cards played listless ball, but still had too much power for their opponents. Rubisch pumped in 15 points to head the scoring. This game was Thorp's eighth straight Cloverbelt victory. Thorp 58 - Altoona 45 - In the Cloverbelt playoff Thorp once again defeated the rangy Altoona five by a 58-45 score. The Cards were up for this one and played almost flawless ball. STARTING LIN EUP : 3113112 Phillips, Dick XVagne1', Don1Rul1isch, Tom c t Hualle, Jerry Phillips, Coach Nor 1. B SQUAD Handicapped by the lack of experience, the HBH team failed to maintain the fine record compiled by previous second teams. The squad won nine and lost ten, several of the losses being by low margins. Cutstanding players during the season were: Robert Woijtalewicz, Ed Wojtalewicz, Robert Ver- keilen, and Robert Mertens. B SQUAD Standing: lVI1'. Peterson, Bill Pawlak, Armon Schmidt, Donray Izydorek, Bill Micke, Byron Bogumill, Robert Mertcns, Dick Oldroyd, Rich- ard Swienton, Robert Batlzinski, James Grabou. Seated: Robert Wojtalewicz, Jack McGinnis, Ray Stroinski, Edward Wojtalewicz, Robert Ver- lreilen, Roger Tureunc, Dick Plansky. Not Shown: William Urban. Page Forty-six