Regular Season

• Finished the regular season with a record of 17-1.  The average margin of victory was 15 points per game.
   

• There were only 3 games decided by less than 10 points.

  • Defeated Shawnee Mission East Lancers 55-52.  Wyandotte overcame a 6-point 3rd quarter Lancer lead.

  • Defeated the Shawnee Mission North Indians (now Bison) 53-47.

  • Defeated the East Kansas League leaders Argentine Mustangs 65-56.
     

• A regular season highlight was the Salina Invitation Tournament despite the fact the Bulldogs suffered their only loss of the season in the championship game.

  • The Bulldogs defeated the Parsons Vikings 57-55 in double overtime in the semifinals to hand Parsons their first loss of the season.  Parsons went on to the state championship game where they again fell to Wyandotte.

    • Wayne Loving scored the game-winner in the 2nd overtime in the “sudden death format”.

    • Loving led the Bulldogs with 14 points, Ron Shanks tallied 12, and Dan Swazick added 10.

  • Fell to the Wichita North Redskins 37-36 in the finals, ending their 18-game winning streak.

    • Ron Shanks led the Bulldogs with 24 points. 
       

• The 61-40 victory over the Ward Cyclones in the regular season home finale extended the Bulldogs homecourt winning streak to 75 games.

Regional Tournament @ Shawnee Mission East

• In the semifinals, Wyandotte defeated the Rosedale Wildcats 56-39.

  • Ron Shanks led with 26 points. Steve Renko & Wayne Loving added 10 points each.
     

• In the finals, playing in front of a crowd of 3,400, the Bulldogs defeated the homestanding Shawnee Mission East Lancers 65-56 to win the Regional for the 9th consecutive year.

  • The game was tied at 44 with 3:31 left in the 3rd quarter before the Bulldogs rallied to put away the Lancers.

  • Ron Shanks led with 18 points, Dan Swazick with 13, Steve Renko had 11, & Wayne Loving pitched in 10.

State Tournament @ The Roundhouse at the University of Wichita (now Wichita State)

• In the quarterfinals, defeated the Sumner Spartans 61-45.

  • Ron Shanks led with 16 points.  Dan Swazick added 15 points and Wayne Loving added 11.
     

• In the semifinals, defeated the previously unbeaten McPherson Bullpups 72-54.

  • McPherson led 18-15 after the 1st quarter before being ambushed by a 2nd quarter Wyandotte rally.

  • The win advanced the Bulldogs to the finals to face the Parsons Vikings in a rematch of the semifinals of the Salina Invitation Tournament that was held in January.

  • Wayne Loving led the Bulldogs with 19 points that were all recorded in the 1st half.  Dan Swazick added 15, Steve Renko with 11 and Ken Bradford with 10.
     

• In the finals, before a crowd of 5,000, Wyandotte defeated the Parsons Vikings 61-56. 

  • Parsons led 49-43 early in the 4th quarter before the Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run to gain a lead they never relinquished.

  • Wayne Loving and Dan Swazick led with 17 points each and Ron Shanks added 16.
     

• The state championship victory was Wyandotte’s 15th straight State Tournament game win and 20th out of the last 21. 
   

• Wyandotte finished the season with a 22-1 record and a 5th consecutive state title.

  • At the time, the 5th consecutive state title was a national record.