Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1957, Page 66

Description:	Row one: Don Baker, center; David Figg, guard; David Martin, forward. Row two: Jerry Tardy, guard; Joe Horstman, forward; DonWampler, guard.Six won, fourteen lostThe basketball crew, coached by Keith Rhoades,ended its season with a record of six wins and fourteen losses. Rhoades worked with a young team withthree seniors, Jim Ferguson, Don Silvers, and JerryTardy, five juniors, and two sophomores.Columbus spoiled the opener for the Panthers bydefeating them 63-44.Getting a taste of victory the haH way, thePanthers journeyed to Greensburg where they downedtheir foes by a score of 53-51 in a double-overtime.With 45 seconds left, Dave Figg connected whichdealt the Rhoades-crew their first victory.The first home game proved to be a sad one asthe Panthers were defeated by Brazil, 69-54.Traveling to Terre Haute Wylie, B.H.S. was againdefeated 62-36. Rhoades, trying to halt the attackby the opponents, juggled the line-up, but they weredefeated by Jasper 78-48.The Panthers came out victorious against University, 45-41, and defeated Central of Evansville ina close contest; the boys proved they could win againwhen they tripped Martinsville, 58-57. For the thirdstraight game Don Silvers, followed close by GaryHill, walked off with scoring honors.Touring to Vincennes, the Panthers lacked thestamina to keep up with the Alices in the final quarter which resulted in a 56-44 win for the Alices.The Panthers played the next night at HammondPage sixty-sixThis page sponsored by COOPERS—Finest in Jewelry.
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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