Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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Squad Season ' s Play The Hornets started the 1942-43 basketball season with a new coach and practically a whole new team. For the first game they traveled to Butler and were defeated with the score of 29 to 17. The next game, with Kendallville, was our first home game and the Hornets made a good showing, although they were defeated 28 to 20. Waterloo was the next opponent and the Wildcats downed us 45 to 42 in a very ' close and hard fought contest. Wolcottville having lost their gym, came to Angola for our fourth game. Here the Hornets broke into the win column by defeating them 3 8 to 3 6. The hard driving team from Auburn was next on the program. The Red Devils defeated us 41 to 3 3. The Hornets Top row: Jlr. Elliott, David Emerson, James ' U ' ebb, Coach -Smith. Second ro « ' : Jack Hol ' wer- da, John ilcBride, Roy Bled- soe, Bob Bledsoe, TVendell Zimmer,. Front rO v -; Barton Golden, Jim Keckler, TVarren Brown, Allen Beyer, Bob Dygert. traveled to Fremont to take the Eagles in their first game in the county. The Hornets won 24 to 14. Then came a small but mighty team from Albion. The Hornets were victorious in this game, the score being 41 to 3 8. The Garrett Railroaders were the next to encounter the Hornets and they went back to Garrett defeated 44 to 29. The next team was a new one on our schedule. The Hornets defeat- ed Pleasant Lake 34 to 3 2. The Hornets went to Ashley for the next game and defeated them m a double overtime 48 to 46. The county tourney was next up and the Hornets drew Fremont for their first game. They were defeated in the first game 40 to 34. Then the Hornets went to Garrett for their next contest and were downed 46 to 34 in an overtime. A very big and hard fighting team from Goshen defeated the Hor- nets 54 to 37. Hamilton came to Angola for a hard fought game but the Hornets were just too tough for them and defeated them 36 to 34. The Orland Tigers were the next opponents. The Hornets proved to be too much for them and defeated them 49-36. The Hornets went to LaGrange for their next game and ran away with them to the tune of 58 to 35. Avilla was the last game away from home. In this Page Twenty

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First String Men ALLEN BOYER— G ( n •Tied was a good one hand artist. g:et- ting ' his sliots frtPin the outer free throw circle. Next year lie should carr ' on wtiere his brother, Max, left off. Junior. BARTON GOLDEN— Font ard Barty, seeing little action, proved his ability to develop into a good ball player in tile next two years. His long ' shots were his specialty. Sophomore. ROBERT DYGERT— G rfn Troj ' being tlie first sub and sometimes starting, stopped inan ' opponents by his defensive abilitj ' . Since lie is a junior and also a good scrapper, he shouhl do well next year. .Junior. JAMES KECKLER— G«rtr Keck was an nutstanding defensive plaj-er and also a good ball handler on of- fense. Since he is only a junior, he should be very valuable next year. Junior. WARREN BROWN— GiuirJ Zeke was a very good all around play- er and scored in the pinches. Unlike most players he preferred to handle the ball ra- ther than shoot. Senior. Pepper Uppers Our pepp cheer leaders ha e done nuicli during the school year to boost scliool spir- it and promote enthusiasm at all the bas- ketball games. The Friday afternoon pep sessions are also long to be rcnieniliered. Arnola Bell, Gloria Erhardt, Lynn Garn Junior Erbe, Betty Ensley

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Reserves game the Hornets lost the Victory Bell to the Panthers. The game ended 4 J to 41 in Avilla ' s favor. The Hornets met the Butler Windmills for their last tilt on the home floor and bowed before the windy quintet 41 to 33. At the sectional tourney, held in Angola, the buzz of the Hornets sounded into the semi-finals. They first downed Scott Center H to 2 1 and then defeated Metz 62 to 33, but they bowed before the Auburn Red Devils 46 to 29. Top row: l ;a inond Kiess. Coach Smith, James Webb, r ' a id Smith, Second row; Bill Hoagland, Bill Van Wag-ner, Bob Purdy, Fred Pentico, Don Nichols. Kront row: Bob Elliott, AA ' illjur Harter, Dean Dygert, Hariand French, Art Hanna. Season ' s Record Personal Fouls Fouls Fouls Field Total Percentage Games Keckler 16 Brown 16 Bledsoe, Roy 16 Zimmer 17 McBride 17 Dygert 16 Bledsoe, Bob 14 Golden 9 Boyer „ 5 Holwerda 6 )uls Attempted Hit Missed Goals Points Fouls Hit 42 30 13 17 14 41 .433 38 38 18 20 11 40 .471 17 35 23 12 21 64 .657 22 9J 51 44 7i 197 .537 43 126 71 55 62 195 .565 41 27 12 15 20 52 .445 10 8 3 11 2 5 .375 7 1 9 2 4 .000 1 3 2 2 6 .677 3 2 1 2 5 Pa .500 »e Twentv-one