Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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1'3 Aiagyefsj 'ei Varsity Basketball Team Row l: Slcoglund, Beveridge, Adolph, Hogren, Fikeis. Standing: Coach Hoisington, VonBergen, Guth, Hoppe, McKellin, Gale, Willard, Buis, Anderson, Hanchett, Johnson, Tenney. Jim McKellin Pete Willard 6' 1 Cantor 6' 3 Forward 104 Pete Willard goes high in the air to score against Luther South.

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Starting out cool, but ending up hot, the Warriors lost 4 of their first 6 games and then finished the season by winning 13 of their last 18. It was only the Lord's help that enabled the team to take second in both the P.S.L. and the tournament and break 3 scoring records, including the team season scoring record set iust last season. The team poured in 1255 points in 24 games for a 52 point average. After their poor start, the Warriors began to roll, and in the next game, set a new Academy scoring record for a single game,.as they shel- lacked Luther South with a 74 point total. In the following game, we beat defending cham- pion Harvard as Leigh Beveridge dumped in 23 points for the season's highest total. Two non-conference wins were chalked up over Glenwood and Elgin Academy before we played our next conference game. We conquered Luther in a close game and then slaughtered Todd. The next game against North Park was the most exciting of the season. By the end of the third period. we were behind by T3 points, but with one of those fan-wilting finishes, the team surged to within 'I point of the opposition, and then Leigh Beveridge sank a last second shot that gave us the victory. Bob Adolph, who led the team scoring with 272 points, goes up for a one hand shot in the championship game of the tournament against Luther. Bob Adolph Leigh Beveridge Tom Buis VU? Gels 5' 11 Forward 5' 11 Guard 6'2 Forward 6' 2' C-Uvfd

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St. Charles Lake Forest St. Procopius St. Charles North Shore Immaculate Conception Luther South Harvard Luther South Glenwood Elgin Academy Luther Todd North Park Latin Luther St. Louis Principia Christian Parker Batavia University High North Park Christian Luther W O 32 53 40 56 49 42 63 61 41 52 39 62 74 47 63 50 40 43 58 41 72 36 57 52 67 51 50 49 51 59 46 64 42 48 55 43 57 43 46 41 53 45 61 48 Leigh Beveridge lets fly with a shot e 49 41 tournament semi-final against Chr stlan 45 50 Following the disappointing trip to St. Louis, the team beat Christian, Parker, Batavia, and the conference champs, Univer- sity High. We got a bye the first night of the tournament and then played our first game against North Park. By the middle of the second quarter, things looked sad as we trailed 18-'I7, but suddenly something got hold of the team and a few minutes later we led 42-23. After that we won easily. The second tournament game against Christian seemed endlessly slow as they led after a quarter, 13-7. By the time the second half was under way, we solved their slow style of play, though, and we soon built up an advantage that gave us the victory. Heartbreak followed in the championship game against Luther. In the first half we matched them almost point for point, and at half time, they led by a point, but in the second half, we iust didn't have it, and they gradually pulled away to win the tournament championship and the first place trophy by 5 points.