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

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Benton took the measure of Excelsxor Sprrngs on the Spa court w1th B111 Tworek leadmg the attack He sank four two potnters and two free tosses Although 1t took the Bedbrrds the entlre hrst quarter to penetrate the Ttger zone defense durmg the second quarter they sl1pped 1D for ten pomts and from then on the pomts plled up rapldly 3124 By reverslng the score of therr flrst game w1th Chrrstlan Brothers Benton came through wrth another vlctory to establlsh themselves rn f1rst place 1n the c1ty league Chr1st1an Brothers led the game at each quarter by one polnt but the Cards turned the tables ln the last to w1n Kastner was hrgh pomt man w1th S1X pomts l8 18 After w1nn1ng SIX strarght games Benton was trrpped by Trenton and defeated rn a hard fought battle Norton was outstandmg for the Cardmals h1tt1ng three fteld goals Pasek and Babb played a sensatronal game on the defense for the Bedbrrds 1822 Rallymg 1n the last quarter to connect for f1fteen pomts Benton handed Leav enworth 1-hgh Schol a decrsrve defeat 1n a game on the Cardrnal court Charles Mears and Bob Norton took the scormg honors w1th SIX pomts each 31 19 The ctty basketball trtle took a scramblmg as Central won an upset vrctory over the Redblrds on the Indrans home court Stark starred for Central Kastner and Mears were the mamstays of the Benton cagers Although a vrctory would have cmched the c1ty league t1tle for the Cardmals they st1ll held the front pos1t1on rn the race for the champ1onsh1p wtth a record of three vlctorres and two defeats Bounclng back from thrs smartmg defeat Benton handed the Iackrabbrts of the Kansas State School for the Deaf an overwhelmmg defeat on the Bedblrd court Lours Kastner proved to be a great source of power for Coach Sprlngers qulntet at center h1tt1ng for seventeen po1nts 34 16 ln the1r frnal 1ntra c1ty game of the season the Benton Cardmals came through ln f1ne style to brlng home the crty champ1onsh1p The l1d was on the hoop when 1t came to the charlty tosses as Nedrow mtdget forward for Lafayette was the only player to get a one pomter The game was held 1n the c1ty audltortum and was a thr1ller unt1l the f1nal gun Kastner Benton center was the outstandmg player of the mght garner1ng four freld goals 18 15 After wlnnmg the c1ty champ1onsh1p Benton faltered to grve Trenton another V1ClOfY The game 1n the Benton gym had for 1ts hrghllghts the playmg of lrm Aust1n of Trenton and Lours Kastner of the Cards Mears played a wonderful game on the d'efense ll 20 ln the frnal scheduled game of the season Benton trlpped to Olathe to w1n an easy game over the Iackrabbrts Although for the whole ftrst half the Redbrrds could not flnd the hoop and mlssed many set up 1n the second half they made better connectrons and cmched the game 27 19 TOURNAMENTS ln the Savannah tourney Benton came through 1n f1ne style and brought home the second plac'e trophy as proof that they had put out some tr1cky playmg Benton played Forest C1ty m the f1rst round and staged a last half spurt to wtn 38 28 Due to bracket matmgs the Cards were slated to play the Savannah Hrgh School Savages Wlth a small crowd of Benton rooters cheermg them on the Cards won the second round 25 19 Enterrng the semr frnals Benton breezed through Frllmore 1n f1ne style Kastner Mears and Tworek played sensatlonally 3U 16 In the fmals Benton was slated to play Gtlman Crty ceded No 1 1n the tournament and con s1dered one of the best teams m Class B schools rn the state Benton staged a flnal half rally garner1ng twenty SIX pomts but fell short of a WIH by three pomts Kast ner was outstandmg for the Bedbrrds brrngrng rn a total of f1tty pomts durmg the tournament 32 35 Page Twenty 1 1 - 1 . . 1 - 1 1 . . 1 . , , - . 1 1 - 1 1 , . ' . - rs '-'1 . , , . ' . 1 - ' 1 ' . ' 1

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INNING eleven out of fifteen regularly scheduled games brought the Cardrnals through another season rn trp top form under the excellent leadershrp of Coach P B ll3opy Sortnger The Bedbrrds also rnade therr power felt rn the tournaments as they won the second place trophy rn the Savannah lnvrtatronal Tourney and thrrd place rn the annual Begronal Tournornent held at Central Hrgh School The Cardrnals opened therr season wrth a hard earned vrctory over the North Kansas Crty Hornets 1n the South Srde gymnasrum '35 24 ln an upset v1ctory Chrrstran Brothers l-lrgr School took the measure of the Bedlotrds rn the Catholrcs gyrnnasrurn Two substrtute for waras Krlroy and Lewrs grabbed the honors for the Brothers Kastner and Pasek were out standrng for Benton wrth srx pornts aprece The Cards were leadrng rn the overtlme penod wrth less than a mrnute to play when C B scored the wrnnrng tally 16 l8 ln the1r thrrd start of the season the Ben tonrtes won over Central 1038 39 c1ty cham DIOHS rn one of the most excrtlng games of the season Lefty Bob Norton and Lours Kast ner proved to be the brg guns rn the Cardrnal attack each nettrng two baskets and a free throw Rudy Mena substrtute forward showea wonderful form and held L1tton Central ace scoreless l5 l2 l-loldrng the Excelsror Spnngs cagers to one freld goal rn the frrst half Benton rornoed over the Trgers on the South Srde court Charles three freld goals and two charrty tosses 29 lE ln the1r thrrd strarght wrn of the season the Bedblrds took the strng out of the North Kan sas C1ty Hornets rn a double overtrrne perrod durtng fvhrch Mena dropped rn a long looprng shot from near the center of the court Kastner led the Benton scorers wrth erght pornts 29 27 ln me Lafay tte game Rudy Metra duplr cated lots feat of the game oefore by drop mg rn a feld goal front near the free throfv lrne to put the game on rce The Shamrocks rn alorlrty to htt from the free thro N ltne cost the t e game as they lnrt only our out of twelv cftances at chartty tosses Blll Tfforek Nas the Cardrnal hrgh pornt man mth srx freld goal nd tfvo free thro NS 24 22 fr YEA BE TO LET'S G0 Off wxth the Wlusile Defense Formahon Ed Shoots a Free One . . I . t . C I , . J . l J - . f Mears, forward, paced the Cardinal attack with 1 . ,. J , J. I e . ' ' ! ll Y Y fv ' i , r ' ' . J I , - - l V 4' h . , Q 5 e 1 k - v Y a. ' ' . - ,

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Entering the regional tourney the Cardinals Went through to the second round, defeating Excelsior Springs, with Louis Kastner high point man roping in a total of twenty points. Kast- ner made eight field goals and four free tosses. Tworek and Gallagher played a fine offensive game. 37-17. I-lampered by the loss of Charles Mears, stellar guard, the Redbirds dropped their semi-final game to Central. Kastner, Mejia and Tworek were high pointers. 24-38. Into the conso1at1on Went the Red and Whlte with the determlnation of at least Winning the third place trophy They did taking Lafayette into camp with a last half spurt 24 20 Ed Pasek Cardinal co captain and Louis Kastner represented Benton 1940 city champs on the All City Team Charles Mears B111 Tworek Bob Norton and Iames Babb co cap tain recelved honorable mention Louis Kast ner led the c1ty scoring with 191 points The Reserves under the tutorship of Coach Harry Lee Won ten out of fourteen games Besides the Iuntor Cardinals brought back to Benton a tie for first place in the City Reserve League Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton RESERVE SCORES North Kansas City C B H S Central Excelsior Springs Lafayette Excelsior Sprmgs B H Elwood Central First Baptists Lafayette Wesley House Lafayette THE CHAMPS 193 9-40 Co Captams Pasek Babb Kastner Meats Norton Mena Donahoo Tworek Gnmzn. Gallagher Hurst Lanmng Mgr 'A' , ., ..., ,.,.. 2 7 ' .32 . .H .,.. 14 ,.,. ,.... , .. , ., 12 18 .. 17 .,.,27 ' ' 13 Benton , ...., H21 North Kansas City. , 17 . .21 ' ' 13 , , 32 C. . . S., .. . .. 16 . .. . 20 ., . 10 , .12 , ,,. N23 ,. . 23 ' ' . , .. 18 . . 22 1, , ,. 14 ' , 31 21 'J 24 . . , ...11 .nity 91,1