Archives // 1979 Quarterfinal - Lakers 56, Redford St Mary's 55
The year is 1979 and the Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers have already rolled through the local district and regional, but now face off with the state's number one team: Redford St Mary in the State Quarterfinals. In a packed gymnasium at Troy Athens High School, Tom Meyer was on hand to call the game that saw the Lakers trailing by multiple possessions with only a minute to go. Aaron Deering would make a hook shot as time expired to put the Lakers ahead by just one point, 56-55.
A special thank you goes out to Dwight Gascho, who was at home that evening and for unknown reasons had the intuition…
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