Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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Bayard’s defense made it almost im- possible for the Cats to get a shot off under the basket. Minatare had the great advantage of height over the Bobcats, and were get- ting the most rebounds and tip-ins under both baskets. The last home game for 7 seniors was a defeat as the Crawford Rams came to conquer the Bobcats 81-56, the Cats had a rough start, and by the time they came to life the game was at a fal- tering end. The Bobcats lost their twelfth game in 14 to the Bayard Tigers. Tigers and Cats were tied 17 all going into the fate- ful period. 1st year school board member, Mr. Gene Coplen with his wife and daughter watches his son anxiously at a thrilling basketball game. Mr. Coplen, cashier at the Bank of Hemingford, is an avid follower of school activities at HHS. The Hemingford Bobcats ventured into the North Platte Valley only to find defeat. The Cats were defeated 60-37 by the Morrill Lions. This was the seventh loss of nine games played. It broke a two game winning streak. The loss was due to inaccurate shooting along with an un- coordinated team. Cats caught two more losses in the Panhandle C Southern Division Play- offs. They were downed by the Tigers in the opener game with a score of 59-39, and walloped in the next night’s consolation game against Minatare Indians, 70-45. HHS CAGERS Bob Smith puts up a shot against Chadron As- sumption to raise the score two points.

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In Hemingford’s win against Hudson passes the ball off Chadron Assumption, Mike on a fast break. Cold floor play and poor shooting told the tale. The Cats made four out of twenty-seven shots in the first half and committed twenty-seven turnovers in the entire game. In the first game of 1969 the Cats lost to Hay Springs 70 to 62 in over- time. The loss was due to twenty-seven personal fouls committed by the Cats. Coach Larry Sweet and his Bobcats had a very good week. The Cats de- feated the Sidney St. Pats team with a good margin of 59-37. Then the Cats came back with another exciting win when they de- feated Chadron Assump- tion, 53 to 51. LACK OF SKILL, POISE Bobcats had the lead in the third quarter of play but could not hold on to it and were defeated 37 to 44. According to HHS Coach Larry Sweet, the game with the Indians could not have been won even if the turnovers for the night were disre- garded. The Bobcats caught their fourth loss of the season when the Long- horns stampeded to a 90-56 victory over the Cats. The Cats had a number of tough breaks in the first quarter but came back in the last three quarters still not able to close the gap. The Bobcats left the old year 1968 with a perfect score of 0-5. The fifth loss of the year came at the hand of St. Agnes with a score of 50 to 41. Jerry Kiester eyes the to shoot against the basket as he prepares tall Crawford Rams. 19

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It was a tight ball game in the 1st, 3rd and 4th periods but the Bobcats let down in the second period to give the Tigers their needed edge. The final score was 74-66. The second time around with the Rams was almost as disasterous to the Bobcats as the first. The Cats had a number of bad passes and turnovers that cost them the game. This game finished the Cats regular season with a 2-12 record, with the Dis- trict Class C playoffs left. The 1968-69 Basketball season end- ed when the Rushville Longhorns elimina- ted the determined Bobcats in the first round of the District Playoffs held at Scottsbluff. The game ended in a score of 76-53 it was a closer game than the score in- dicates as both teams were at a deadlock at half time. WORK; IMPROVE VARSITY RECORD WE THEY 54 Hay Springs 55 44 Minatare 63 37 Chadron 44 56 Rushville 90 41 St. Agnes 50 62 Hay Springs 70 59 St. Pats 37 53 Chadron 51 37 Morrill 60 39 Bayard 59 45 Minatare 70 56 Crawford 81 66 Bayard 74 53 Crawford 71 53 Rushville 76 Student Managers Tom Gas- seling and Bob Delsing above left are caught in the act while Dennis Honstein and Ralph Price above, prepare for the next game by clean- ing out the cage. 21