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

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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

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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 - Albers, B. Graham, D. Farnworth D. McLean, E. Rhoads, B West 0 C team, back row: T. Honda, R. Graham, M. Smith and Coach J- C. Andes, W. Lantsberger R G Honda, J. Valverde, Buddy Reynolds 0 D TEAM, front row: Hixon and R. Johnson. C and D TEAMS GET IN CHAMPIONSHIP COLUMN The C and D teams joined the ranks of the champions this year. Both were undefeated in all games they played. The C team had lose Valverde and George Honda as forwards Ortie Moore as center, and Tom Honda and Ralph Graham as guards. This team was faster than the average and had some outstanding scorers. The C team was undefeated and untied this year and truly deserve to be called CHAMPIONS! The D team line up was as follows: Don McLean, centery Rich- ard Hixon and I. C. Andes, forwards: and Bill West and Edgar Rhoads, guards. LEAGUE GAME SCORES C team D team Wheatland ....... 11 Forfeit to Biggs . .......... 32 Biggs East Nicolaus .f-- 13 9 Biggs .....,....,-.,., 15 11 Sutter City .-...,.. 17 10 Biggs ...r-.-..,....., 32 13 Live Oak ..........., 16 10 Biggs .-.,r.. ...-.... 3 5 15 l The outlook for basketball during the next few years is very promising because most of the players on these two champion- ship teams are Freshmen and Sophomores and will furnish ex- cellent material for future champion teams.