Hall of Fame
"Whiz Kids" "Invincible Five" and "Century Boys" were titles used by the press in a vain attempt to describe the 1957 Lions basketball team that demolished school and city records in an epoch season in Latin basketball history. Paced by All-Ohio guard Larry Trunk's 20-point average, the Lions roared through 23 games without defeat. They captured the East Senate and City titles before suffering their lone defeat in an agonizing 62-54 overtime loss to Kent Roosevelt in the state semifinals.
Trunk was aided by the support of gifted co-captains Ray Zawadski and Norm Baracz, each with an 18-point average. All three seniors were named All-Catholic, All-East Senate, All-Press Scholastic and were placed on the tournament all-star teams. Jim Flaherty was the fourth regular with a 15-point average. Alternating in the final slot were seniors Ken Koprowski and Vidi Morkunas and juniors Bob Smigel, Don Gacey and Joe Perella. Senior Biagio Oddo and juniors Edward Petkovich and Gary Stevens completed the roster. Coach Brian McCall's club re-wrote more than a dozen hoops records that memorable season, including:
- Season scoring record: 1,556 (city)
- Total points in one game: 121 vs. Canton Central Catholic (city)
- Total points scored in three games: 320 (city)
- Highest offensive average in the State during the regular season: 91.5 points per game (city)
- City championship game scoring record: 78 points versus St. Ignatius (city)
- Most foul shots made in a City Championship game (tied): Ray Zawadski 10 (city)
- Total times scored 100 or more points: 7 (city)
- Total points scored by one player in one game: Ray Zawadski 38 versus John Adams (school)
- Total points in one quarter: 38 versus St. Ignatius (school)
- Most points by a player in a season: Larry Trunk 485 (school)
- Most points in a tournament game: 90 versus St. Joseph (school)
- First - and only - undefeated regular season: 16-0 (school)
- Best Cathedral Latin season record 23-1
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