Burlington High School - Cougars Din Yearbook (Burlington, CO)

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BASKETBALL 1948 cuss n cHAmPloNs Delayed by a long football season, and after only two practice sessions, the Cou- gars started their very fruitful basketball season in a practice game with Wray Dec. 10. Wray handed the Cougars a defeat to the tune of 38-28. After some ser- ious and excellent coaching from Coach Tolos, the Cougars hit their stride and ended up undefeated in conference play. The Cougars entered the Southeastern Colorado Interscholastic League tourney at Hugo in top place. After meeting and defeating the top teams of the league, Bur- lington came out on top the champions. Burlington's second defeat came in the first game with Limon. Determination and skillful coaching pulled the Cougars through and the team set out to capture the state crown. The Cougars narrowly pushed Castle Rock and Silverton teams aside and finally defeated Palisade in the championship. Two championships in one year! Bur- lington's first state boys' basketball championship! The Cougars were honored by having three players placed on the all-star team at Hugo. The players were Paul Brown, Leon Ardueser and Alvin Kloeckner, who also won the free throw award. The Denver Post placed Paul Brown on their all-state team. The Rocky Moun- tain News placed Paul Brown and Alvin Kloeckner on their first team and Doc Pavel and Mike Winningham on their second team. 44441-

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State Champions 1947 FOOTBALL SEASON BACK ROW-Mike Winningham, Gerald Plautz, Don Langston, Ray Rose, Dick McKinley, Warren Bauder, Torn Fromong, R. Kintigh, J. Busby, Dale Eberhart. FRONT ROW-Carl McNeill, Don Pavel, Paul Brown, Alvin Kloeckner, Marlin Eber- erhart, Darrell Farnsworth, Wilbur Lengel, Douglas Hillman, Richard Farns- worth, Ed Hatcher. KNEELING: Coach Chris Tolos, Ray Dunn, Joedy Hendricks. Coach Chris Tolos SUMMARY Cougars Score Opponents Burlington Y ,. 7 Wray . Burlington , as or 0 St. Francis Burlington Y, ,,,,, 33 Yuma ,, Burlington ,,,,,,7 13 Limon ,, Burlington ,, 32 Hugo Burlington ,, H ,,,7 14 Estes Park Burlington , ,, , 6 Limon ,, . Burlington . 34 Hugo ,. Burlington ,B ,B N ..,,. 20 Springfield Burlington ,, . ,i,,,7 26 Fowler W, Burlington ,,7,7 ,,,,7,,, 4 5 Louisville ,,,, TOTAL ,7,7c,,e ,, , 7 101 TOTAL Score 0 13 ., ,,,. 19 , 0 A 0 ,,. 19 O 0 6 ,, 0 0 15

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BASKETBALL BACK ROW-Doug Hillman, Carl McNeill, Leon Ardueser, Wilbur Lengel, Marlin Eberhart, Alvin Kloeckner, Coach Chris Tolos. FRONT ROW-Mike Winningham, Dick McKinley, Paul Brown, Don Pavel, Don Langston, Jim Penny. Had Busby is the team manager. CONFERENCE SCORES 27 Burlington Wray ......,,... Burlington Wray ........ Burlington Cope ...... Burlington Kirk ....., Burlington ...... ....... V ona ......... Burlington ....... Stratton ,.... Burlington Bethune ....... Burlington Cope .......,. Burlington Joes ...... Burlington Kirk .......... Burlington Vona ............ Burlington Stratton ....... Burlington Bethune ...... LEAGUE TOURNEY SCORES Burlington 41 Arriba .......... Burlington Flagler ......... Burlington Stratton ....., Burlington Limon ...... Burlington Limon ........,. Burlington Limon .......... STATE TOURNEY SCORES Burlington Castle Rock Burlington Silverton .,... Burlington Palisade ,....., Total score for season: opponents, 5523 Cougars, 829. The Cougars averaged points per game through the season and two tournaments