Thorp High School - Seniorian Yearbook (Thorp, WI)

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BASKETBALL Openlng the season at Loyal the regulars llved up to expectations as they burlt up a th1rty pornt lead and let the reserves fmlsh up to mn 59 38 They journeyed to Cadott only to fmd that Cadott really had a team thrs year as th 1r s cond half rampag upset the Cards 6: 50 Only Rubxsch was able to connect as he pou ed through 21 points for scorlnv honors Gettlng off to a bad start 1n ch first half th 1r second half rally fell short as Altoona downed them 49 40 The team hrt the v1ctory column agarn wxth a 40 27 w1n at Nerllsvrlle The reserves hmsh d the second half ln the low scormg game Frllmg m at center for a1l1ng Don Rublsch y Glasshof also thought h was the scorrng ace of the team as he poured m 26 pomts to lead the Cards to a 67 45 w1n over Owen Both the regulars and res rves were hot as they scorched the nets at over a 507r shootmg average Playmg the Cards on an off night Black Rlver Falls tossed 1n a heart breakrng shot as the buzzer sound ed to push them through to a 45 43 w1n here 62 37 over there They had troubl rn the thrrd quarter but settled down to w1n easlly Bob Mertens forgot h1m self and put through 13 polnts 1n the teams well balanced attach SENIOR CHEERLEADERS Coach North and Don Rubucla Wlth two of the regulars out w1th the flu Augusta poured rt on agamst Thorp down there as they ran up a count of 65 52 Tom ualle kept Thorp 1n the game by maklng 12 baskets to take game scorlng honors w1th Playmg thexr best game of the season thus far but stxll weakened by the Hu the Cards upset a favored Colfax five 56 54 Don Rublsch and Tom ualle set th pace wrth 22 and 16 polnts scored respectlvely Wlthee startled Thorp by playxng one of the1r best games of the season h re The Cards had to fight hard to force out a 46 35 vlctory Stanley and Thorp were tled for the I ague lead at th1s po1nt on our basketball calendar Each team had four w1ns and no losses The Cards proc eded to show them who was boss as they whlpped Stanley 63 42 It was a much closer game than the score 1nd1cates however Rublsch pumped 1n 18 POIHCS to take scormg honors Wlth the reserves playrng three quar ters of the game the Cards scored an easy w1n of 50 30 over Nerllsvllle here erry Ph1ll1ps and B1ll Urban led the balanc d scormg wrth 11 points apiece Pat Kenney joan Hedler Charmame Wal Rzta Slupslm Margie Rezclvert l 1- 'T V 'V Y . . 1 . 3 I A - e , e . . . . . U . , Ja 1' . D ' V . , 7 , 1 Y Regaining their form the boys dumped Withee 24 p0iDfS. - . we ' ' ' ' , . . , - l - Q 3 ' N e . 7 ' ' ' I , j . f, . ., . . D P ge Fo tj-tl ree

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The B G SiX Bob Mertens Jay Gldffhof Bob Wojtalenficz Grundy Rubisclv Page Forty-two 1 Tom Qualle

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BASKETBALL Facing their usual Owen court jinx, the team felt lucky to come away with a 48-46 victory. They had to stall out the last few minutes after building up an 8 point lead. After running up a 17 point lead at the three- quarter mark, the Cards had to weather a terrific fourth quarter rally by Cadott to dump them by a 58-52 score. Rubisch and Qualle scored 19 and 18 points to take the lead for Tho-rp. Hitting the bottom of their midseason slump, the team again stalled out the last few minutes to edg-e out Stanley 31-30. - Again somewhat weakened by the Hu, w-e journeyed to Altoona only to lose a tough 55-61 decision. Don Rubisch set a new school scoring record by sinking 15 baskets and 5 free throws for 35 points in a losing cause. 1. VVhy don't they do this more often? - Z. Rogues' Gallery 3. Eager Beavers? -- 4. B Team Coach. With two regulars out of play again, Bloomer beat the Cards 34-42 despite Rubisch,s 22 points. With the full team back again, al- though without adequate practice because of bouts with Hu and pneumonia, we hoped to upset Altoona for that fifth title in a row. It was not to be, however, though the Cards put up a valiant fight. It was no disgrace losing to this year's Altoona team which was one of the eight state tournament' teams. Altoona fought off repeated Card rallies to squeeze out a 59-56 victory. Don Rubisch scored 26 points for game honors, but it wasn't quite enough. Coach North tried every combination in the books as a well refreshed and hot Thorp team ran up their biggest score of the season. As usual Don Rubisch and Tom Qualle led the scoring with 27 and 18 points. Playing at top form we downed Black River Falls 63-60, although we were startled by their 10 point rally in the last minute and a half of play. Rubisch again poured through 34 points for the night. 1. Rubisch makes I1 free throw. - 2. There it goes! - 3. Nobody will get through here - 4. Disappointed, Mutt? - 5. What grace! - 6. The height of the game.