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By RON HUTCHISONJIM WYATT ISN’T SMILING MUCH THESE DAYS. THE McAuley Regional high school basketball coach is optimistic, but he still isn't smiling much, It's easy to understand why lince he has been stripped of nine of his ten starters from lastyear’s conference winning varsity squad by graduation andan ineligibility.Wyatt's Warriors won 22 games iasl season while suffering four setbacks. His fabulous Go-Go l*B team won 18 straight while losing none. Last year's B” team a-go-go will be dubbed the varsity a-go-go this season since four of Wyatt's starting five were B team Go-Goers last season,McAuIey’s cage hopes for this season suffered an almost lethal blow Several months ago when Boh Todd, high scorer last season for the McAuley varsity with 13 points per game, was declared ineligible as the result of his participation in a YMCA sponsored basketball game. Todd was selected to theAll-Dlstrlct team last season and made All-State honorablemention. A 8-1 senior, Todd will have to he conlent with supporting the Warriors from the sidelines this season.Mike Canton, a 6-0 junior will top the varsity cage list at McAuley this season. Canton, a forward, played on the A” squad last season and led the team in assists. Greg Scbeurieh. a**5-10 senior and a member of the Go-Go team last season, will play guard this season for the varsity. Schcurich scored13 points per1 game last season on the “B team.Holland Schriever, a 5-10 senior will fill the other guard spot, Schriever led the “B team in assists last season while scoring 12 points per game. Paul Perkins, a 6-0 senior who led the Go-Go team last season in the scoring department with14 points per game will fill the forward spot on this season’s varsity.The center position will be claimed by Jay Bonett, a springy 6-2 junior who led the B team in rebounding last season with 12 pull-downs per game, John Murray, a 5-10 senior, and Bob Kissel, a 6-0 junior, will round out this season’s McAuley varsity. All of this season's varsity players except Canton played “B” team ball last season.Wyatt’s Warriors open their 1965-66 season Friday night as they travel to Bronaugh for a non-conlereuce game.McAULEY WON THE LITTLE EIGHT CONFERENCE championship last season. Coach Wyatt forecasts a stiff battle for loop honors this season from the Diamond and Southwest * City squads. Other Little Eight conference teams include Goodman and Alba.McAuIey’s B team roster this season will be sparked by a pair of brother acts. The “B roster looks like this: Gary Warden, a 5-11 freshman, and his brother Steve Warden, a 5-11 sophomore; Charlie Johnson, a 6-2 freshman, and his brother Chris Johnson, a 6-2 sophomore; Arthur Staed, a 5-10 junior; Jess Link, a 6-0 junior; Dave Kunze. a 5-10 junior and Steve Rodrique, a 5-9 junior.McAuley will open the home season November 12 as they host Triway, a new addition to the regular season schedule for the Warriors Other schedule newcomers this season include St. Mary’s of Pittsburg and Carthage.The question facing Wyatt this season is this; Have his Go-Goers from last year matured enough in the last year to make a victorious transition from a B to an A” brand of basketball?
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Wed, Nov 03, 1965
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