On This Date: March 11, 1963
March 11, 1963 — Dave Padora tallies a game-high 21 points to power St. Michael’s of Lansford to a 55-40 victory over St. Jerome’s of Tamaqua in the semifinal round of the Panther Valley Parochial League’s Shaughnessy playoffs. Padora scores eight of his team’s 13 points in the third quarter as the winners, coached by Paul Yanchura, extend a narrow halftime lead into a double-digit advantage. Billy Knepper contributes 16 points, while Gary Fredericks chips in with nine. For St. Jerome’s, Bill Sakusky nets a team-high 20 points.
