Prep Tourney Opening
Oregon high school basketball's
annual greatest show on earth, ;
the state tournament, rolls into
its 37th year next Tuesday with |
five days of action in McArthur
court, featuring 16 of the top
class A taams in the state vying
for the crown won last year by
Milwaukie.
The defending champion Mus
tangs will be returning for a shot
at the title, but Medford's Black
Tornado quintet is the squad
picked most likely to succeed.
Here is a rundown of the 16
district representatives partici-'
pating in the tournament:
Baker Back After Seven Years
Baker’s Bulldogs, winners of
the district 1-A crown, enter
tourney play for the first time
since 1948. Coach Chuck Steven
son's five is paced by Center Oli
ver McCord, who topped the team
with a 15.1 points per game aver
MIKE MORAN
Dunking Eugene big man
(Register-Guard photo, Wiltshire Engraving)
age during the regular season.
Other probable starters are Gary
Milton, Larry Fuller, Wendell
Neibuhr and Kemet Spence.
Coach Russell DeBondt’s Mac
Loughlin high district 2 cham
pions from Milton-Freewater en
ter the tournament with a 14 and
8 season record. Led by George
Lieuallen, high scoring junior,
the Mac high quint racked up
Hermiston and Hood River to
authorize the jaunt to Eugene.
Other top men are Norm Weiss.
Delton LaRue,' Butch Fergner
and Dick Roberts.
Redmond Topped Lakeview
After five unsuccessful years
the Redmond Panthers struck
tournament pay dirt in district
3 with a hard-fought 60-51 win
over Lakeview's Honkers last
Friday. Coached by Marv Scott
and Don Campbell, the Panthers’
starting five consists of Earle
Smith. Willard Robinett, Earl
Schult, Joe Peterson and Merle
Eakin.
Favored to go all the way, Med
ford’s Black Tornado re-enters
Mac Court after a year's tourney ;
absence. The district 4 winners
racked up 23 victories to one
defeat, including a perfect 12-win
conference record. Larry Copple,
5' 11” senior guard, tops the
squad scoring with 427 points in
24 games. Jerry Kalupus, Glenn
Peterson. Frank Rector and Bud
Kastner, round out the starting
crew.
Marshfield Reign Ended
North Bend's district 5 cham
pion Bulldogs join the top 16
ranks for the first time in 13
years, after finally breaking
Marshfield's hold on the south
west Oregon spot. Coach Ray
O'Dell's 23 and 3 club is sparked
by seniors Willard Reeve and
Hoddy Schepman. The team's
high scorer with 229 in 24 games
is Reeve. Schepman is a driving
playmaker. Jack Shanley, Dick
Woolstenhulme and A1 Van Leu
ven are other starters.
Coach Hank Kuchera's Axe
men, runners up to the state
champions two years in a row.
enter totfrney play with a 22 and
3 record plus a spotless league
mark. The district 6 champs are
led by towering Mike Moran.
Added to the 6' 7” center are
tourney veterans Bud Kuykendall
and Leighton Tuttle and Lorry
Hughes and Pete King or Bob
Anderson for starters.
Albany Edged Corvallis
Returning to the playoffs for
the second time in three years,
Albany’s district 7 champions are
the third set of Bulldogs in this
year’s play. Coach Tommy Hol
man’s quint edged Corvallis 41-38
Saturday night to gain its berth.
Starters ate Don Stamps. Pete
Wilfert. Jerry Hazelwood. Bruce
Ridinger and Rog Shortridge.
Brothers Rex and Ray Domas
chofsky, conveniently called Rex
and Ray Domy by the papers, top
the Dallas Dragons, district 8
entry for the second year in a
row. Rex copped the rebound
crown at the 1954 show with a
13.5 average. Rounding out the
Dragon club are Gary Cooley,
John Hinds. Dick Smith and Bud
Long. Dallas defeated McMinn
ville to gain its ticket and has'a
21 and 4 record.
Hillsboro Surprise Entrant
Coach Lou Samsa’s Hillsboro
Spartans came from behind to
surprise league leader Beaverton
in the district 9 playoffs. The
Hilhi crew whomped Beaverton.
50-39, to earn authority. Top
starting prospects are George
Rushlow, Wayne Bostad, Rolf
Hansen, Larry Anderson and
Mike Hafner.
Formerly a tournament cer
tainty. Astoria’s Fishermen had
to dump Seaside, 59-41, Saturday
before insuring their reserva
tions. The Gulls had upset As
toria previously. An all-valley
coast leaguer. Center Jon Eng
lund tops the 24-4 Fishermen.
Other stalwarts for Coach Ward
Paldanius’ crew include Dick
Pekkala, Paul Osterlund and
Frank Bechtolt.
South Salem Probable
After drawing a blank at Rose
burg for many years, Dick Bal
lantyne hit his first year at South
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Salem with n tournament prob
ability in district 11. The Sax
ons play Cascade, 8A-2 winner,
! in a best two out of three ser
' ies tonight. Friday and Saturday
to determine tjie representative.
Starters for the favored South
Salem quint are Dale Jones, Phil
Burkland. Bob Wulf, Neil Schei
! del and Bruce Patterson.
Ted Wilier and Elmen (Red)
Bleodel lead a strong defending
championship Milwnukie squad
! from district 12. Coach George
| Crandall's five topped Oregon
i City Tuesday to reach its berth.
In addition' to all-staters Miller
and Bleodel. last year's veterans
are Bob Sturgis and Fred Len
nerd. Ron Connilles rounds out
HODDY SCHEPMAN
Driving North Bend little man
the state's number two AP rated
! team. The Mustangs are carry
ing a 22 and 3 mark into the hoop
carnival.
An Altenhoffen Again
Central Catholic’s Rams return
to the tournament with an Alten
hoffen once again leading the
way and hoping for all-state
mention. With Bob and Vince
gone from the earlier power
squads, sophomore center Jim is
paving the way for the 1955 Cen
tral Catholic five. The Rams had
to get by Estacada Wednesday
for their spot. Other probable
starters for Joe Burgato's crew
are Bob Bernhardt. Nick Santan
gelo. Bob Hopman and Bob Mc
Whirten.
A starting lineup all averag
ing over eight points per game
is the secret of the state’s only
major undefeated team and dis
; trict 14 representative, St.
Helens. Jim Spears, Jim Ross.
Marlin Marsh, Ron Olsen and
Walt Skowhede all hit over eight
: a game for season play. The
Lions carry a perfect string of 22
; into Mac Court for their Wednes
day morning opener.
•Jolley Leads Cleveland
Unanimous all-city selection
for the second straight year,
Poi Hand Interscholastic league
scoring champion Dick Jolley
sparks the district 15 PIL champ,
Cleveland. Starters besides Jolley
will probably be Eric Peterson.
Harvey Jones, Bob Hevener and
Jay Bashor.
Number two team In the Port
land league, Franklin's Quakers
boast all-city selections Bob
Matthews and Bjarne Jensen as
top attractions on theh- district
16 club. Jensen, the O' 10” tower
ing sophomore, has poured
through 16.2 points per game.
Coach Mel Krause's quint toppled
Grant 73-52 Tuesday to nab its
spot.
Roger Wiley of Oregon was
the last man from the Duck team
to win the ND scoring title be
fore Jim Loscutoff in 1955, win
ning in 1949 with 235 points.
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