Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Basketball quad J :Iv VARSITY PLAYERS Top: Albright, Babb, L. Kastner, Linnell. Third: Martin, Mears, R. Norton. Second: Pasek, Springer, Tworek. Front: Olmsted, Henson, Managerg Innning, Managerg Springer, Assistant Manager. fPage Twenty-three?

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Basketball Squad P VARSITY AND RESERVES Back-Bill VVith, Dewey Helsel, Gerald Long, Gerald Flowers, Fred Studer, Frank Grimm, Norman Loyd, Ronald Wihittington, Bob Gallagher. Third-Donald Lanning, Manager: Clyde Key, Jewell Crouch, Paul Watkins, Keith Donahoo, Bill Hurst, Jack Young, Bobbie Cooper, Eugene Henson, Manager. Second-P. B. Springer, Coachg Robert Norton, Charles Mears, Harry Lee, Assistant Coach. , First--Ed Pasek, James Babb, Louis Kastner, Vaughn Linnell, Bud Olmsted, Charles Martin, Bill Tworek, Paul Springer, Roland Albright. VARSITY BASKETBALL SCORES Benton North Kansas City .......... There ,...,.,,,.,. December Benton C. B. H. S ......................... Here ...lanuary Benton ........ .... H iawatha, Kansas .......... Here .January Benton Central .............................. Here ...Iannary Benton North Kansas City ',... ...,,. H ere .January Benton ,,,,,... ,.., l .afayette .,.....,.......,. Here .January Benton Trenton ........... There .January Benton C. B. H. S ............... There ..-Ianuary Benton Olathe lNlute:s ...... There .January Benton Trenton ................... Here February Benton Olathe Mutes .............,,.,. There February Benton Hastings. Nebraska There February Benton ........ ..... B eatriee, Nebraska There February Benton Central .............................. Here February Benton Lafayette ,,....,..........,,....... There February Benton VVillian1 Cl'll'lSll1Z1l'l .......... Here February Benton REGIONAL TOURNAMENT 17 Central 25 Central Gym ......March 1Page Twenty-twoi

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Basketball Squad 1938-39 RECORD When the '38-'39 season opened, the Cardinals were the defending city champions-a tough as- signment for the Redbirds deprived of the scoring power of George Otten and the defense work of Floyd Reno, the mainstays of the 1937-38 team. Vaughan Linnell, Bud Olmsted and Charles Smallwood were the only remaining veterans. The Cardinals opened their season against North Kansas City, winning an overtime game. .Resuming play after the holidays, they began their defense of the city title by defeating Chris- tian Brothers Eagles. But after defeating Hia- watha team on the home court, Benton lost to Central, theipre-season favorites. I Then the Red and White team retaliated by defeating North Kansas City, for the second time. Next Lafayette Shamrocks were taken into camp to' raise Benton hopes for another city title. But defeats at the hands of Trenton and C. B. H. S. brought the Cardinal percentage below the .500 mark. Goben and Smallwood wound up their inter- scholastic careers by leading the team on to vic- tory against the Olathe Mutes. A homecoming game against Trenton ended in defeat for Coach Springer's quintet. The Cardinals won a return game with Olathe. , Bill Tworek made a last-minute, game-saving' basket as Benton defeated Central in a return game. After this, the Cardinals took an unsuc- cessful trip into Nebraska where they were de- feated by Hastings and Beatrice. In the last intra-city game of the season, Benton was defeated by Lafayette to plunge the Cardinals into a tie for third place. This defeat was followed by another, this time at the hands of William Chrisman of Independence, Missouri. The Redbirds were eliminated in their first game of the regional tournament by losing a hard fought game to the Central Indians. Bud Olmsted, Cardinal team captain, repre- sented Benton on the second team of the mythi- cal News-Press all city basketball team. Chick Martin, Charles Smallwood and Don Goben, for- wardsg Vaughan Linnell, centerg and Ed Pasek, guard, were awarded honorable mention in the selections. CAGE COMMENTS North Kansas City ........ Cardinals bring home victory as Xmas present. C. B. H. S .................,,.... First intra-city victory, here's hoping. Hiawatha ........................ Another victoryg hurray! Central ,...........,...........,... Indians Win, make fifteen free throws. North Kansas City ........ Chick Martin stars in Cardinal triumph. Lafayette ........................ Shamrocks wing too bad. Trenton ............ ...,,...... F ast and rough, Trenton wins. C. B. H. S ......... ....... C hampionship hopes fading!! Olathe ............ ....... G oben, Smallwood, stars, wind up careers. Trenton ..... ....... A lumni witness heart-breaking defeat. Olathe ......... ....... S econcl loss for mutesg Martin stars. Hastings ...... ....... C ardinals lose first road game. Beatrice ..... ....... R oad games disappointingg second loss. Central ............................ We beat Central!!! Yeah, team!!! Lafayette ........................ Tied for third placeg Cards lose. VVilliam Chrisman ........ Close season with loss. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Central Indians .............. Cardinals eliminated in fast game, lPage Twenty-four!