Avilla High School - Panther Yearbook (Avilla, IN)

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Byron Pfafman Senior Dick Worman Junior Billy Miller Junior December 2 the Ashley Aces won over the Panthers 36 to 57. A week later they were again defeated by the Roanoke Stone- walls in a very close game. The score was 42 to 45. The Panthers overcame their losing streak at Cromwell with a cores of 59 to 51. A day later they were unsuccessful at Huntertown losing 38 to 60. On December 23 the Panthers defeated the Wolf Lake Wolves in a very exciting game scoring 44 to 42. The Panthers opened the 1950 season by scoring 46 points to Wolcottville ' s 42. On January 6 the Panthers made history by winning over Rome City with a score of 83 to 54, the most points ever scored on their home floor. 24

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Floyd Butler Senior Guy Grocock Senior Carl Christensen Senior Under the leadership of coaches Wayne Strycker and Arlo Schilling the Panthers experienced a successful season with seniors : Floyd Butler, Bud Pfafnnan, Guy Grocock, Carl Chris- tensen, Forrest Parks, John Gadomski, and underclassman: Dale Crist, Dick Worman, Billy Miller, and Dick Ross. The Panthers opened the season successfully by nosing out the Al- bion Trojans 32 to 31. On November 11 they were triumphant again winning over Fremont 51 to 46. They played at Kendallville November 18 and were defeated by 21 points. On November 23 the Panthers played at Waterloo but were unable to keep the victory bell. They dropped the game 57 to 65. Two days later the Panthers were victorious in a game with Ligonier winning with a score of 51 to 49. 23 Coach Wayne Strycker

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Dick Ross Sophomore John Gadomski Senior Dale Crist Junior Forrest Parks Senior With wins over Wolf Lake, Wolcottville, and Rome City, the Panthers were riding a three game winning streak until they met Butler on January 13th. They came out on the short end of a 41 -46 score. The County Tourney was held at Ligonier, Thursday after- noon, January 19th, and Saturday afternoon and night, January 21st. After the first two games the tourney was looking good for the Panthers. They defeated the Wawake Warriors 59-48 and the Cromwell Spartans 59-43. The Panthers went to the finals to play Ligonier. This proved to be a thrilling game with the score atthehalf tied at 15 all. The Ligonier Raiders gained in the last half and won with a acore of 35-46. On January 27th the Panthers defeated Wawaka on the War- riors ' home floor with a score of 63-54. Three more losses were added to the Panther ' s record as theywere defeated by Ossian 36-55, Hamilton 46-48 in an over- time, and Garrett 50-70. 25