Canton High School - Backtrackin Yearbook (Canton, SD)

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Pictured to the right are the co-captains for the 1956 footoall season. At the reft is Dave Sivesind, holding the Co-championship Trophy, won by a 6--0--1 conference record. On Dave's right is Dick Bouge, holding the Laxon Trophy. The Laxon Trophy is awarded to the winner of the C-Hawk—Academy game, the first game of the year. 29

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Pictured above is the football team of Canton High School. It was composed of 65 members, twelve of which were seniors. The student managers were Pete Tollinger and Jerry Chaon. This past year they tied one game, lost one game, and won seven. Left to right are assis- tant coach Schmidt, head coach Coplan, and freshman coach Messerli.

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i o A Grace n’s freshman bas ht to op an easy over the frosh of $h school altho- oracle quintet wi losing a onc vV led Lrnno e and went final half . taking tin iot make tl the youngst spite the fa and Paul oerner of the game wit! Bultene C't p there with frosh game for his squa freshman night e. i the regula on Ov ter 58 i Monday e Season by Parker, 67-65 'r'oi' 2m Poor S Quarter I 4 Canton squeezed by Park. : Won C-Hawks begin a nine-67-65 Tuesday. February 11. as game cage season tomor-Drew Johnson, a 6 senior for- against the strong Sioux ward, made the winning bas- ils Cathedral team The get with but two seconds re- A scrappy Centerville To ran- vks posted a 10-8 mark lastmaining in the game. doe quint t had too much for on and have oofr three let Canton was sUlklup at the Cant,,., C-Hawk In a Pit- ' n, senior center. I nk Bo-,tart an(j qu|c|c]y went ahead as ay night, battling Its way into®► “ 5 ‘S Oury Howard mari,- the flrM undlspul, tl P u and Junior guard. Oa ;)askct 1 r the ganu. and aiongteren,-e crown 58-oi. card ready to go again wj(j, Luverne Hines paced the101’ armory » “ 201i «r« quart,-rv • C-Hawks The Hawks 1«1 mosttorenc,c‘ °wntost 2S2L' tJJt 'f the remaining game. Brresford there ton.,,! Harry Ratjhe. Dick . day» :an now hope to pair by Hawks, 6- I • : ' - 1: .tM! • i:,H! t q i:ti wi stop.' the Ca ®d-HtWK': bad 1 i 111 f trouble 5s. Jerry Dirks and Lar- In l lc JJ0IJcnls ° i. a ti with Parker ton; all arc Juniors, lest obstacle ame schedule , s('c( n J pe-rlod with the score 37- ' . . IOoD'„ifl. s on the20 or Canton the Hawks mad ( re jjf f( tJ 1 1 . i :lTy . according1 straight points to put Can-Ion,.s at (U.,tl t ahead .ch Burdcll Coplan. wlU °n ker and Beresford Park-2 no lettermen last year The resford lost only one orfield da were ah Canton team will be lac-points and1 me tougher competitionperlod 59 year as they meet the jn xi . al g Cathedral club, the Flando] ,, tre Indians, who lost only -' je ( Jji man off their state tourna-tiv minui (or 1 Canton C-Hawks made a™ 1!J ” e?'.tt!U »rtSE«i half 4S-Blirtlctl xho sank ,2 0l | Pointers Subd ‘••■•on wks Vanquish nox Cagers goal attempts in the first like a lyas they 'jay t is 17, Mid Of the d ’wks tusly U 081 n-; h les ton by. »on .ar-. r eier' y sight 35-65 1 few well- thc by Hawks, C-Hawks thu | the Pheasants , mt conferent y. January 15, an ame and Leroy nson ured In 15 poil the while Beier the. nts with 18 n got off to a t •4tart i 6-0 with two .lutes Hit lost the it-ad. Par- ,, the end 0: the I, t; to get them well eir way for a 71-64 victory. The the visiting Lennox OriolestlUVerne ly night. Hawks used a well fr£ ced scoring attack Pacedp JL j dry Howard with 20 pointsLurKCI - mulish the Orioles who had” in them previously on their Canto: nton got the opening tipoff made the first basket onlyff jr Lennox make two buc- -JjQ cond quarter way. for the ag only four fJ put them ahead -2 ver. Canton started rolling made it 8-4 Tn«- v 1 as. being paced by Hines 1o P( e the score 21- « .» the t.Tree hook shots, led at the end of the first quarter 23-18. of the game, an the Pheasants coul victors was witfefc ure was added squad in the hird period, as both boards while Anderson anton -ard. and Johnson kept the,, gjou her’s attack going in a cat-fri.sh, , ormance on defense. ano lawks’ hopes werexmn uft jmewhat in the sec- l-38. as Bogue drew The H ul. but he was exoad past ul and didn’t foul ions, fou percentage of hrow lin pts was lowercdthot a q ian s retur 'angle wi teresford. like no rest the C-Haw [ates as in t year might but mpiled a ■ - by eight po‘- VermilJio» jo The loss was by only Ints to a tough Sioux the third per-4ftor a only 19 per-wbich C er periods with joints 0 per cent, andiie Haw. d their aver-jaIf and C-Hawks had Utt February on Canton got and Gary first two b put Cantc Pointers g Leading by heal Elk Point 64-4 . Fr 8 on the winners 1 w .r op' iiinp t Howard mad ■: • l.• ■ irr ahead 4-0 a vr the C-HaWl )se first period but fte second as the for (JJanton s were never tl r grabbl'd a r 14 Hawks In the game as red early in was paced by . n 1 pi • tu- rf th 15 point? s • B team coast ;!o-io )vks Triump er Pointers ed ih the secont ended 32-18 for Canto! The Hawks were never tened as they grabbed one3.0 lead and were in fro: Gary 16.J2 at the quarter stop each.’ There were 14 Hawk F» saw action in the game . n with i-egniars retired early in •fourth quarter, went Canton was paced by How-1' e ofard’s 23 points and Johnson’s} - .well balanced playing tactics onnio Bird with 15 points ’ mton got away from in the early going at Friday, January 11 p a 69-57 Big Eight triumph. oint made the first the game and f first period to take d led 16-13 as the d. „1 their lead the re? or Elk Point. Canton's “B team coasted to;be game, the Pointers p 38-30 victory after leading two Points several U nlng the final half It or Canton, e latter part of the a team of C-Hawk ,s was put in and d' v. . job of keeping the (t Canton with a 'the half 20-10 of ih;Beresiord Hosts Xmas Tourname The Flandreau's Indians i. add-Canton's C-Hawks for an col-jjnd time in two rm ►Hawks score of 74-43 in the of a two round Chris red bytion tournament. F itereep- defense, combined (shooting curate shooting and th in r bounding, was mor v Hawks augh to beat the C-Hav •ontage. Ing honors for the Haw half In shared by Gary Howa it twleve Bogue. and Drew John fht'dvi hirty-two. ?en points apiece allied e second Teams competing In scoreuT—twenty-six lament were Canton, cent on field joints, w hile holding tne Irish to ireau, Beresford. a hirty. The fourth quarter saw'Point. Beresford defca ird i erlod withOlck Bouue go out on fouls and Point in the second am) nton led by atLur ry Nelson replace him t margin most Scoruig honors went to Gary C-Hawks Single PoinU emaTnlng part of theHoward a id Lavern Hines with Canton ouitAri Fit twelve point' apiece Howard Pointers 57 43 in the ? 13 points, led thescored ten of his twelve points :0und of the Beresford unsuccessfulMt the free thro line Hines ional lournam , Th . upset the Hawks, split his scoring with thi» • fieh ,-d by Dick Boxur with • ctory leaves Canton . . , ano ax ire throws Di -k seven points, went Into record and a goodie gue od Drew Johnson ioi-ing spree that crushed Ell In the conference. • w. ri with eight and six point ay fourteen points. The ference standings are: especlively turned in a ?fnc Kame t L : an'on B uu cave 1 net ■Canton . ltMt0u went p|aVcr PF FT.M FG f was Aplenty of acQon Howard 3 1 5 ------- ' Bogue ... 3 14 Isieslnid Uesis -squa'i gave a uet 9 21 er showing but O i « «-if »! ? « 5 A se final bell sour rs with 24. B team t most of their have Elk Point's period beat ther ,wks Begin eason C-Hawks begin a «e cage season tc inst the strong 1 athedral team osted a 10-8 mark nd hr v.j only thre sonic ’enter. Did hJoi forward, and junior guard, fard ready to go a team prospects thejettermen will bi le Times, 'Wlmp” ton, Harry Hatjhe Ness, Jerry Dirks and .'elson; all are Junior? '•.ughest obstacles on . ' game schedule, accoi