Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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o t S hots! Richard Ronnenkamp, Tom Larsen Dennis Engelbart, Robert Tushlo, Coach Tom Nelson, Cliff Schilling Varsity in action. 24

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SEASON'S RECORD Rosalie Walthill Emerson Beemer Homer Decatur Craig Winnebago

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Slot Shots Sn Sction Magic number 100 was the basketball team's goal as practice began. Hopes were high that Tom Larsen, Cliff Schilling, ond Tom Nelson, the three returning lettermen, together with twenty-two participants, could make this number a reality. V-day arrived on December 18 as Bancroft subdued Decatur to give Mr. Tushla the hundredth victory of his career at BHS. Bancroft finished its season with a 16 and 6 record to give Mr. Tushla a total of 113 wins ond 24 losses in his career at Bancroft. Leading scorer for the year was Tom Larsen with 314 points , followed by Cliff Schilling with 312, Tom Nelson 223, Dennis Engelbert 152, and Richard Ronnenkamp 148. The Bulldogs scored 1,226 points for a 55.7 game average. They hit 472 out of 1,271 field goal attempts for a season's average of 37%, and 282 out of 450 free throws were sunk for an overage of 62.7% Cliff Schilling was chosen as one of the Logan Valley first-five, and received honorable mention for All-State in Class D. Tom Larsen received a position on the Logon Valley second team. SEASON'S RECORD West Point Winnebago Decatur Dakota City Pender West Point Wisner G. A. Walthill Dakota City Rosalie Emerson Decatur Beemer Emerson Homer Uehling Lyons Rosalie Emerson S. H. Decatur BACK ROW: Adrian Abendroth, Student Manager; Mr. Tushla, Coach; Lyle Soenksen, Dick Hermelbracht, Joe Liang, Roger Mohl, Robert Cook, Mr. Petersen, Asst. Coach. FRONT ROW: Dennis Miller, Richard Ronnenkamp, Tom Larsen, Tom Nelson, Cliff Schilling, Dennis Engelbert, and Gene Zobel.