December 26, 1956 — Bob Mlkvy pours in a game-high 33 points and Palmerton uses a huge third quarter to pull away from Coplay for an eventual 82-57 victory in the Smith Hall Christmas Holiday Tournament. Mlkvy nets nearly half of his team’s points — 16 — in the opening two frames as the Blue Bombers gain a 33-20 lead. Led by Mlkvy, Pete Gulden and Tom Wargo, the winners explode for 30 points in the third to stretch the advantage to 31 points. Wargo finishes with 17 while Gulden ends with 15.