wilson won back-to-back inter-high championship titles in 1953 and 1954. in 1952-53, the top scorer was lon herzbrun. in one game against mckinley tech, herzbrun scored 41 points – breaking the inter-high single game scoring record. herzbrun also broke the inter-high single season scoring record, and this win ended tech's run of 30 consecutive victories. that same year, tennessee bound herzbrun was named to the first team all met football team and the first team all met basketball team, the only wilson athlete ever to earn that double honor. in wilson's 1953-54 basketball year, sophomore lew luce led the team in scoring; he broke herzbrun's inter-high single season scoring record on the final day of the 1954 regular season. luce went on to be named three times to the all met basketball team.