Bushnell Prairie City High School - Beta Pi Sigma Yearbook (Bushnell, IL)

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B-PC stall wins Macomb game Coach Iim Swanson's basketball boys brought to B-PC their first undis- puted Olympic Conference Champion- ship. Led by Captain Tom McGrew, the Spartans won 20 and lost 7, with a lOA2 record in the conference. They opened the season losing to Colchester for their only regular season loss at home. The Spartans traveled to the Roseville Tournament and brought home the third place trophy, beating Valley in the consolation game. In the county tournament BPC was de- feated in the first round by Bardolph, who went on to cop the crown. On their way to the conference title, .the Spartans beat Lewistown for the first time since l949, Cuba, Valley, lndus- try, and Astoria twice, and V.I.T. once. Their losses were to Lewistown and V.l.T., both away from home. B-PC was host to the regional tournament which saw the Spartans lose in the finals to Colchester after beating high- ly rated squads from Bardolph and Macomb High. Hugh Walters goes in for a lay-up while Gene McGrew and Jerry Zuspann stand ready to rebound. -q...ll Jerry Zuspann ers. Jerry Zuspann's pass fools Western play-

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Tom McGrew breaks through the defense for a push shof. Hugh Wallers and Jim Mc- Cons move in f o r T h e re- bound. Most Valuable Player Hugh Walters Gene McGrew 1

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Jim MCCOFIG Jim Hughbanks Teams win fans' loyalty Tom McGrew, who was rated by many as one oi the finest players in this part oi the state, became the high- est scorer in B-PC history, with 548 points in 27 games. Hugh Walters, the other senior starter, did a fine job of rebounding all season. The remaining three starters--Iim McCone, lerry Zusf pann, and Gene McGrew-f-will be back to form a sound nucleus for next year's team. Iim l-lughbanks and Bon Zuck, who also won letters, gave the team a strong bench when it was needed. CADETS WIN 6, LOSE 15 With only one numeral winner re- turning trom last year's county cham- pionship squad, the trosh-soph team was very short on experienced ball- handlers. However, the Cadets' spunky, never-die attitude won the fans' admiration and respect through-out the entire season. Numeral Winners were Larry Bell, Kurt Evans, Gary Gain, Buddy Lewis, Bert Lowe, Marion Osborn, Bruce Paul, Locie Pensinger, lack Pershing, and Bill Trout. TOP: Cadet cheerleaders were Jane Pendarvis, Jill Gallehue, and Mary Lou Craycraft. CENTER: Crowd goes wild during last minutes of Spartan-Bomber game. BOTTOM: Manag- ers Lyle Head, Jackie Kirby, and Leland Fitch kept our balls shining.