Evening star., 1961-12-20
HAS NETTED So IN FIVE GAMES
Lewis Foul Shots Pay Off for Cadets
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

Bob Lewis ability to draw
fouls has paid off average-Wise
for the 6-foot-3 junior and in
the victory column for St.
Johns High Schools basketball
team this season.
Lewis has scored ia points
in st. Johns five games so far.
So Of them coming at the foul
line. Yesterday, he made l6
Of his 26 points at the charity
stripe as the Cadets took
1894 victory over Roosevelt of
the Interhigh League at st.
Johns.
O'COnnell surprised Wake
field Of the Northern Virginia
Group la League, 62-44, at
O'COnnell; Mackin rallied to
defeat Wheaton, 62-5:, at
Wheaton; powerful DeMatha
made 1t five straight with a
7S-4l rOmp over Phelps at
DeMatha, and Carroll lost to
Chamberlain, 68-65, at Car
roll in other games involving
Catholic League teams. In
action between Interhigh
League schools, Bell defeated
AnacOstia, 61-54, at Anacos-
tia, and Coolidge whipped
BallOu, 60-28, at BallOu.
Roosevelt and st. Johns were
all even in field goals, l4-14,
but the Cadets hit on Is of al
shots from the foul line to
chalk up 0the easy victory.
Lewis hit on 16 of % attempts,
including IL straight in the
second half.
Roosevelt actually out re-
bounded the Cadets, but the
Riders poor shooting perform
ance offset the strength on the
backboardS. Many times the
Riders got second and third
shots but missed them before
st. Johns recovered the ball.
st. Johns had little success
from the floor, a fact that is
beginning to cause Coach Joe
Gallagher some concern. The
Cadets made only 18 per cent
Of their shots in the second
half of last Saturdays loss to
the Maryland Frosh and only
80 per cent yesterday.
O'CONNELL-WAKEFIELD-
The Knights used a fast break
to run away from Wakefield in
the last period and record their
first varsity victory over the
Warriors.
Wakefield slowed down the
game and trailed only 1892
going into the final quarter,
but the Knights, with Ron Ull-
rich and Dick Buckley leading
the fast break, outscored the
Warriors 1912 to record their
second victory in four starts.
Wakefield is 1-2.
Ullrich led all scorers with %
points, and now has a total of
94 in four games. Buckley, a
6-foot-1 junior transfer from
Boston College High School,
made only IL points, but, like
Ullrich. scored seven points in
the fourth quarter.
MACKIN WHEATON -
Wheaton grabbed a 57-56 lead
late in the game but the
Trojans popped in six quick
points to take the decision.
Wheaton held a 1926 half
time lead and Mackin was
. ahead. 42-41 after three periods
In the See-saw game.
Four starters on each team
scored in double figures with
Makin's Bill Butler taking high
honors with 20 points. Wheaton
now 1-2, was led by Pat CaW-
ley's l8 points. Mackin has a
Az record.
DEMATHA-PHELPS - The
Stays outscored Phelps, 24-8
in the third period to wrap UP
the easy victory. All-Metropoli-
tan John Austin again led
DeMatha with % points and
Johnny Jones Clipped in with
IA. It was DeMatha's final
game until the Johnstowr
CPa.) Invitational tournament
December 1890.
CARROLL CHAMBERLAIN
The once mighty Lion;
dropped their fifth in a row
after holding a 51-49 lead al
the end of the third period
Chamberlain's Dennis Hyatel
scored nine of his % points IL
the final period to pace the