University of Detroit Jesuit High School - Cub Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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In Gratitude One thing that distorts an accurate reflection of our basketball season is the fact that we lost our last game. It is an unfortunate reality of state tourna- ment play that you end the season ei- ther state champs or a loser, there is no middle ground. But! still remember the important moments of the season: Dan Host shot at CC, beating Rice a sec- ond and a third time to become not only Central Division but Catholic League champs, celebrating at Louts after many a success, the Thibberhs ttCoach of the Yearh award, and throwing peo- ple in the showers. More importantly the team provided a means by which the student body became a spirited, unit'Ied force; and because of this we walked away winners. One student put it accur- ately: ttln the First eighteen games we learned to respect them as basketball players, in the nineteenth as men Thanks. Phil Kellett e m-v-thw.--.v;z:.gaiym.4234; 4nim4rrrx 419.: $.14; U H; x r.w4;T-,.vsw 3w. -'7IYT' Arch x .7' , rryv 1:1 Va: e r. t H left wra

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First and Final Loss We were the Catholic League Cham- pions. Going into the State Tourna- ment, we were representatives of the Catholic Leaguets best. In past years Catholic League Champs have been eliminated early, and have been the objects of doubtful thoughts regarding the competence of the Catholic League. Thus installed in us was the obligation of proving to people-that the Catholic League is not weak. L But because of the exuberance and ;f' acquiescence of officials, we failed oth- ers. Yet more important was the fact that we proved ourselves men of the game and not revenging animals. The loss of one game could not overshadow the rewards and experiences of eighteen victories. Those rewards and experi- ences tschool records, personal records, school recognition, personal recogni- tion, and more important than any of these, personal pridet are now part ofus and are those elements which made our team the best basketball team in the history ofU of D High ... e Walter Jones