Shannon High School - Eagorack Yearbook (Shannon, IL)

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A c2ze7 :I I 'Nov-W 5--a sl s.I LARRY LESSMAIN RALPH BASS I-ew athletes rn the hrstoryf of Shannon Hrgh 'School have drstmgurshed themselves so notably on the hardwood s these stars of the 1908 59 Eagle squad They shox ed the may to a 22 8 season second place rn the Conference and a long aywarted Drsmct ehampronshlp over arch rlval Chadmek In re the total pomts record set by Don Colbtrt 582 rn 19oo Casey s season ayerage of 25 6 per game x as greatly tncreased rn a resoundmg 99 63 y rn xv over Thompson rn the Drstnet tournament when he scored 22 freld goals and 3 free throx s for an mdrvrdual game record of 47 pomts surpassmg the long standrng record of .36 set by kenny Rodermel rn 1947 Bass 111 h1s outstandmg reboundmg capacltyf accumulated 364 rebounds and xy 1th h1s fme determrna t1on msplred the Eagles to play at therr peak for most of therr games His f1erce desrrc to x rn enabl d hrm to score an average of 14 6 pomts per game and made hrm the team s frnestcompttttor Brshop accumulated 133 pomts and drd the most outstandmg ob of defense on the squad Durrng the Regronal tournament Tom came off the bench and mstalled such a fterce destre to urn that he brought the team from a defrcrt on to a vretory over Morrrson mth h1s last second free throns proyrdrng the margtn Hats off to such frne Eagle cagers X TOM BIS HOP 'Ly C 5 V Q a C' ' V K Xb, I of s 1 X x or 1 8 'g , 6 F 1 I 1 , 7 . , tl' , rr 1 K - M fo-QS. , F A y ' x fg ,Q- ,?-. eordlng such a fine record, Lessman amassed a total of 769 points, breaking I l V - -- tv I 1 H . J ' l X . fxs 1 X

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. . K It seems that the success of a Shannon High Basketball Team is regulated to the outcome of the annual F orreston battles. This year's team would have to be regarded as very successful since we were unable to beat Forreston in both games. We also were able to accomplish many other things while winning 22 and losing 8 games. We won the District Toumament, received the second place Carroll County Conference Trophy, and we placed third in the Mt. Carroll Holiday Toumament. Of the eight games we lost, five were by six or less points. Our Frosh-Soph team proved successful also in winning 18 and losing only 5. We were undefeated in the Carroll County Conference play. We lost to Lanark in the County Toumament finals by one point and had to be satisfied with the second place trophy. We also lost a 1 pointer to Pearl City. With the addition of our new gym it appears that basketball at Shannon High has taken an up swing. We can only hope that our teams continue to do as well as this year's team. This year's team can be characterized by the state- ment: They would never say die. lg. For many years, I have been associated with the game of basketball but this was a memorable one for me. By working closely with Coach Kuntzelman, I have added greatly to my knowledge of the game. I feel that the fine attitude of the boys and their outstanding perform ance is directly attributed to the fine contributions of Mr. Knutzelman. Our boys were not only as fine a team as the conference had to offer, but they conducted them- selves as gentlemen and sportsmen at all times and I am extremely proud of the fact that I was assoc- iated with these fine boys. Cowl I

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