Biggs High School - Rice Blade Yearbook (Biggs, CA)

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pp-iii V i t THE PICTURE - N. Lofgren, R. Reid, R. Grell, E. O Back row: left to right: Coach Evans 0 Front row: J. Lindley, L. Reynolds, W. Hiett, A. Grell R. Baker, R. Fretwcll, R. Conway B A TEAM FOUGHT HARD This year A team did not do so well as last year's champ- A ions, but they fought hard and displayed the same sportsman- ship that is typical of all Biggs high teams. This year's team had three boys who were outstanding scor- S ers. They are Russell Baker, the left forward who made 74 points, Arthur Grell, center, with 36 points was next, and lack Lindley, right forward who scored 23 points. Earnest Evans, right guard, H and Roy Grell, left guard, were the other members of the squad. Other players who spent considerable time on the floor were Bob Eretwell, Bill Hiett, Dale Powell, Norman Lofgren, Marvin Lund- E berg and Robert Reid. Crash Reynolds has great hopes for next years' A team be- cause several members of this Vear's champion B team will T play A basketball next year, and this should produce a team that is very hard to beat. B This year Biggs played in a new league which was composed of Sutter City, Wheatland, East Nicolaus, Live Oak, and Biggs. The league standings and the Biggs scores are shown below: A LEAGUE STANDINGS SCORES Won Lost Pct. lst gamf' 21161 gamc i Biggs ............ 26 19 SMU' it 'i i' 8 0 1000 Wheatland .... 30 41 L Wheatland . 5 3 .625 Biggs --.s---..--- 28 23 Nicolaus ........ 27 27 Nicolaus ....- 4 4 -500 Biggs ..,.... 13 22 . 1 . . Sutter ..... ...... 2 2 27 I-I Biggs . .. . 3 5 .375 Biggs 19 26 Live Oak .. O 3 .030 Live Oak .... . 18 22

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THE PICTURE - O Back row: left to right: E. White, K. Peterson, M. Miguel, V. Chaplin. W. Gray, E. Randolph W- Hiett, D. Dougherty, D. Drey- E. Evans, R. Grell, A. er, G. Lantsberger, V. Beatty, and Chaplin, R- Baker, E. Coach Evers. 0 Front row: K. S. Gomez, R. Conway Kadowaki, R. Wright, O, Watson, Kartchner. I This year's football team was just a football team The bo s . y , because of inexperience, could not get going this year and were taken by Durham, Sutter and Williams, The Pierce game was a very hard fought contest that ended in a O-O tie. This year's team was composed of the following players: Right End, -........... Arthur Grell S ll!! Right Tackle ..,. Harvey Chaplin f Q Left Tackle .......-....,,.. Roy Grell Right Guard ...A Gerald Kartchner f ..... Steve Gomez Center .iVf.....,.-iV. Left Guard ,..-V,t, Owen Watson Left End -.,-,,,4 Eugene Fillmore Right Half ........ Ken Kadowaki Left Half V.,.. .... E arnest Evans Quarterback ....-..-...- Bob Conway s Ifullback -f-. A.--tff- f Ox , ,, K A I '5'- f o u., 0 5 I . J 1 6 N' T-Q 1' T' Q 'J . fe G -., U 1 1. ' i I .. , E I .... Russell Baker L Substitutes: Kenneth Peterson, Vincent Beatty, Roy Wright. On Armistice Day, November ll, Biggs and Gridley met on the gridiron for their annual football classic. This annual Little Big Game attracted a very large crowd and the bands, drum corps, and rooting sections added much color to the event. This year's score of 20-O in favor of Gridley was an exact re- verse of last year's score. SIX MAN FOOTBALL WILL BE INTRODUCED Next year Biggs will play six-man football in a new league, and Coach Evers has great hopes for a championship. Grell. H Fillmore and G

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. IV' 1 is THE PICTURE - Lean, B. Smith, D. Dreyer, R. Honda, E. Flillmore, G Lants 0 Back row: Left to right: Coach Graham, G. Kartchner, G. Hon- berger, M. Smith, V. Beatty Reynolds K. Kadowaki, D. Mc- da 0 Front row: J. Valverde, T. . B TEAM - CHAMPIONS OF N.C.H.S.A.L. Champions! This year's B team Won the championship of Sub-league No. l and defeated Hamilton City the champions of Sub-league No. 3 by a score of 20 to 30. This feat made them champions of the N. C. H. S. A. L., which is a very distinct honor. Biggs high is very proud of this year and the championship they have won. The success of this team has depended a great deal on the scoring of Eugene Fillmore, who made 108 points. The next highest were, George Honda who scored 40 points and Tom Honda with 39 points. This team almost had a perfect season as they were defeated only once. The league standings and our team's scores are shown below: LEAGUE STANDINGS SCORES Won Lost Pct. lst game 2nd game Biggs ...... ....... 7 1 .875 Biggs -----e4----' 29 33 Wheatland -... 32 36 Sutter .....f. ..... 6 2 .750 Biggs ............ 38 31 Nicolaus .......- 21 16 Wheatland ....-..- 5 3 .625 Biggs 33 23 Sutter ............ 22 18 Live Oak ............ 1 7 .125 Biggs ............ 45 26 Nicolaus --.-...4---, 1 7 .125 Live Oak . ....... 21 17 1