MARCH 24, 1961
Cagers Close Year With
11-13 Record
Coach Gaston Freeman's quintet stood fourth in the Interim League with a 6-6 record, and in addition took a trophy in the Pontiac Christmas Tournament. The squad scored 1367 points during, the 1960-61 season.
In the last contest of the season, powerful Maine East dumped the Warriors, 78-64, in a battle of township schools. High man in the East-West test was Demon junior Steve Smith, but Warrior junior Rick Warnicke held second honors with 16 markers.
The Warriors played nine games with teams that wept on to take Regional basketball tournaments in State play, and two of these teams went on to take Sectional titles. Regional squads included Prospect twice,
Wheaton twice, Waukegan, Barrington, Clinton, Lincoln, and Jacksonville.
As a team during the season, Freeman's five pulled down 230 offensive rebounds, and 273 defensive rebounds. The squad shot from the floor at a .430 clip, and from the charity stripe at .600. Senior Bruce Shriver led the team in rebounds, field goal percentage, and total points, and senior Doug Halpenny led on the percentage from the free shot line.
Three lettermen will return next year in Bob Lorentz '62, Al Waters '63, and Rick Warnicke '62.