Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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SENIORS Kurt Lukan Jeff Pearson Dan Hoffman Russ Hoffman Randy Hogan

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VARSITY BASKETBALL FRONT ROW L TO R: Manager P. Best, Ass't Coach Hoffmeister, Manager J. Robertson, Coach Drake, Manager D. Haye. SECOND ROW: B. Hendee, D. Weber, D. Hoffman, K. Lukan, R. Hoffman, K. Parks, B. Hufford, K. Ho- gan, T. Reiniche, R. Hogan, S. Lucas, J. Pearson. The 1971-1972 basketball season saw many contests decided in the final seconds of the games, creating excite- ment and thrills for all ages. The Durand Holiday Tournament was a highlight of the early season. The Tigers emerged victors, largely due to the fabulous free throw shooting of Steve Lucas. Randy Hogan and Russ Hoffman were honored by being chosen to the Tournament Team. The Tigers' first conference loss came against Stillman; But they went on to seven straight victories before los- ing a second conference game to Pecatonica. A loss of momentum cost the Tigers three more conference games but they finished the season with an 8-6 record which was good enough for third place in Conference standing. The over- all season record was 16-8. Individual honors were received by Russ Hoffman and Randy Hogan. Both Russ and Randy were elected co-cap- tains and both were voted to the second conference team by the conference coaches. Randy also was selected MVP for his fine season's work, and Russ also won the award for best percentage of free throws made. Team We They Genoa- Kingston 73 64 Mi Hedge ville 90 65 South Beloit 75 66 S. Valley 64 76 Forreston 66 58 Ashton 69 68 Fr. Center 76 61 Hononegah 61 55 Pecatonica 47 58 Team We They Leaf River 75 60 Milled ge ville 85 66 Oregon 56 58 S. Valley 57 67 Forreston 69 70 Ashton 56 77 Winnebago 52 47 Fr. Center 71 39 Pecatonica 54 55 Team We They Leaf River 68 59 DURAND TOURNEY Dakota 71 56 Pecatonica 83 82 South Beloit 68 66 REGIONAL TOURNEY Forreston 59 49 Mt. Morris 56 69 22

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FROSH-SOPH BASKETBALL FRONT ROW L TO R: K. Jones, R. Garman, G. Anspatch, D. Ginger, M. Landis, J. Hogan, M. Branter. SECOND ROW: G. Butler, D. Leary, B. Tilbury, R. Dietrich, C. Millard, T. Zilliox. THIRD ROW: R. Boyer, J. Pierson, R. Toops, Coach Hoffmeister, B. Lucas, S. Hendrickson, K. Norup. The Frosh-Soph got it all together this year. High percentage shooting along with exceptional rebounding earned the Cubs second in the Conference with a 12-2 record. The usual line-up was: Mike Landis and Doug Leary, guards; Ron Toops, center; Brad Lucas and Randy Garman, forwards. John Blackburn, Scott Hendrickson, and Ken Norup also played. The big change in the Cubs' performance showed up when they lost only two games out of the thirteen they played after the Christmas break. The high scorer for the season was Ron Toops. A 339 point total, 20 point average per game, showed his quick movement and timing. Brad Lucas was top defensive re bounder working the boards for 128 rebounds Team We They Team We They Team We They Ge no a-Ki n gs to n 54 51 Pecatonica 50 25 Fr. Center 59 54 Milled ge ville 48 45 Leaf River 53 34 Pecatonica 60 48 S. Beloit 34 48 Mi Hedge ville 47 39 Leaf River 67 40 S. Valley 34 65 Oregon 53 49 Forreston 76 29 S. Valley 51 59 FROSH-SOPH TOURNEY Ashton 53 46 Forreston 46 43 Ge noa- Ki ngston 52 64 Fr. Center 58 46 Ashton 60 39 Winnebago 35 57 Hononegah 38 42 Winnebago 64 50 Ore gon 68 53 24