A lithe 6’3 forward, Sheldon “Shelly” Ferguson was a scoring machine for the Tosa East basketball team. Shelly averaged 14.3 points per game as a Junior leading to 2nd team All Conference honors. As a Senior, Shelly increased his scoring to a team leading 18.7 points per game helping lead the team to the Conference Championship and a State Consolation Championship. Shelly was the sixth highest scorer in the 1965 State Tournament and earned 4th Team All State Honors. Shelly went on to a successful career at Valparaiso in both basketball and baseball.
