Gorham High School - Gorannum Yearbook (Gorham, IL)

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During the 1944 ane 45 basketball season the Gorham basketball team scoree a total of 810 points in 20 games which in an average of 40.5 geints per game. The leae- ing scorer of the Gorham Five was P.D.Baggett who scoree 233 points euring the season. Gene Siekler was secors with a total of 192 points. Bob Knoke was high point man for the secone team with a total of 83 points ioln lowee by HSonnyH Asbury with 76 points. The conference staneings were as follows: WON LOST campbeii Hill ... .. 8 .. .. o Gorham ........ .. 6 .. .. 2 Ava .......... .. 5 .. .. 3 Vergennes ... .. 5 .. .. 3 Grane Tower ............. ... 0 ........... .. 8 The District Tournament was held February 22,aha 23 at Gorham in the New Gym. In past years Gorham has gone eirectly into the Regional Tournament without playing in asv District Tournament, but with the new gym ane the large seating capacity of the bleachers, the conference officials eecieec that Gorham would be the ieeal place for a District Tournament. With only four teams competing the ee only two nights,with two games being night, ane only one game, the final, rl one night. The four teams competing in were: Ava, Gorham, Alto Pass ane Grand The first night Alto Pass eefeetee Tournament last- pleyae the first yee on the sec- the tournament Tower. Ava 41 to 35,ane Gorham eefeatee Grane Tower in a very close gamein which the score was 28 to 23. Gran? Tower, usually swampee by heavy scores rlayee exceptionally gooe basketbellane was in the leae most of the game, but the Gorham Five came through at the end of the game with 28 points to Grane Tower's 23. Frieay night, February 23, the auoience was thriled by a very exciting ane close game playee by Gorham and Alto Pass. It was the final of the District Tournament ann both Gorham ane Alto Pass were out to win.Both teams coulen't possibly win ane,unfortunately, Gorham was on the small ene of a very close score. The final scorevas Alto Pass 28, Gorham 26. Due to a mistake mace by the official scorekeeper, two points maee by Gorham in the last 40 secones of play were not countee. Although this woule not have won the game for Gorham, it woule have tieo the score ane given a Chancetmq1m5congAlto Pass in the three minutecvertime perioe to win the game. It was just another one ofthose things that hapren in basketbalh ane we are all glae the mistake haprenee in favor of the guest team, Alto Pass, insteae of in favor of Gorham who was host for the tour- nament. eo

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BASKETBALL The players of the first basket ball team are! Charles Pickering, centerg Junior Lunsford, right forward P. D. Baggett, left forward, Pete Hand, left guard and Gene Sickler, right guard. The players of the second team are as followsgChzw1eS Asbury, center, Bobbie Knoke, right forwardg Bill Schimpf, left forward, Bobbie Schimpfg left guard, and Ted Boucher, right guard. Gorham's basketball squad hasn't fared so well as the baseball team. The lack of experience and insufficient practice has presented a problem in developing a good bas- ketball team. During the last few games of the season Gop- ham has improved considerably. During this season Campbell Hill seemed to have the upperhand of things. Next year Gorham might have better luck and we probablyewill be able to beat, Campbell Hill, because they will lose seven out of their firstmten men and Gorham only loses tw0.mmg namely, Junior Lunsford Wand Gene Sickler. We may lose Pete Hand if the army calls him and he passes his physical examination. In the Conference Tournament Campbell Hill took first place, Grand Tower second place. Ava beat Gorham by one point to take third place, leaving Gorham and Vergennes in the cellar. BASKETBALL SCORES Nov Alto Pass Gorham Nov Wolf Lake Gorham Dec Grand Tower Gorham Dec Cobden Gorham Dec Campbell Hill Gorham Dec Grand Tower Gorham Dec Chester Gorham Dec Cobden Gorham Jan Alto Pass Gorham Jan Wolf Lake Gorham .Jan Grand Tower Gorham Jan Ava ' Gorham Jan Vergennes Gorham Jan Royalton Gorham Jan Campbell Hill Gorham Jan Chester Gorham Feb Royalton Gorham Feb Vergennes Gorham Feb Grand Tower Gorham Feb Ava Gorham r'rs

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