Cerro Gordo High School - Gordian Yearbook (Cerro Gordo, IL)

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ii T Q Q, is M. Edgecomb, H. RoberTs, R. Holcomb, W. Hendricks, H. Crisman. K. Halcom, Mgr., Coach Ebberf, R, Rufledge, R. Dodd, B. Armswodh, K. Hiser. BASKETBALL Among The unTorgeTTable momenTs in any coed's liTe is ThaT momenT when The baslceTball boys in orange and blue dash ouT onTo The gleam- ing, golden Tloor oT The gym, ThaT momenT when The band sTrilces up C. Gfs marching song, and The crowd rises To iTs TeeT as one woman. The wild clapping, The hammering oT The hearT, The suspended breaTh as he shooTs-and misses-and rebounds-and shooTs-and malces iT -a vicTory Tor The boys in orange and bluel And whaT greaTer ecsTasy is There in our world Than ThaT surging Tlow oT pride which comes To The boy in blue The TirsT Time The Coach moTions To him, whispers brieTly in his ear, and sends him inTo his TirsT varsiTy gamel The empTy Teeling in his sTomach, his awareness oT she in The bleachers passes as his Toes grip The hardwood Tloor and his Tingers sTeady Them- selves on The ball. His body loses individualiTy and becomes a TiTTh oT a machine as he shooTs-and misses-and rebounds-and shooTs-and makes iT a vicTory Tor C. G.l Need we go TurTher or are you convinced ThaT basl4eTball is our big momenT, our Thrill oT a liTe Time, our dish? 33 94,0-fffvfi-44. M E115-use .Z-'L

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SCORES FOOTBALL Sept I7 Sept 24 Ocf. I Oct 7. .... .... . OCT. Nov. Nov. I5 OCI. 22 4 I7 Cerro Gordo 6 Cerro Gordo I3 Cerro Gordo I2 Cerro Gordo 6 Cerro Gordo 0 Cerro Gordo 6 Cerro Gordo O Cerro Gordo 6 Cerro Gordo's Okaw VaIIey SIanding BASKETBALL Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. IO Dec. 2l Dec. 22 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. II Jan. I4 Jan. I8 Jan. 2I Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 8 Feb. Il Feb. I5 Feb. I8 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Cerro Gordo 23 Cerro Gordo I2 Cerro Gordo 33 Cerro Gordo 28 Cerro Gordo 37 Cerro Gordo 37 Cerro Gordo I9 Cerro Gordo 2 I Cerro Gordo I9 Cerro Gordo 24 Cerro Gordo 29 Cerro Gordo 37 Cerro Gordo 2 I Cerro Gordo I6 Cerro Gordo 20 Cerro Gordo 26 Cerro Gordo 20 Cerro Gordo 26 Cerro Gordo 44 8. 'ng' Villa Grove I3 SI1eIbyviIIe 0 SuIIivan O Newman 2I IvIonIiceIIo I9 BemenI' I3 ArcoIa 26 Afwood 8 Argenfa 27 Weldon 7 Deland 6 Argenfa I5 Cisco 9 I-Iammond I2 Arcola 26 Bemenf I6 MonIiceIIo 30 Afwood I8 SuIIivan 23 Hammond I7 Newman 22 Bemenf I4 SuIIivan I4 Afwood 2 I MonI'iceIIo 32 Farmer Ci'ry I6 Farmer Ci'ry 23 Cerro Gordo, I4 Holiday Tournamenf aI ArcoIa, Jan. 2- AIIerI'on. 23. Okaw VaIIey Tournamenf aI' IvIonIiceIIo, Dec. 2-Cerro Gordo. I2: Bement I6. Regional Tournamenf of Decafur, March 2-Cerro Gordo, I8: Decafur, 28. Cerro Gordo's Okaw VaIIey Sianding-2. 32 , T97

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O09 avi son, erf, Adv. X -6 F yd g Merrih, VuIgamoTT, Chapman, M. Troxel. - i My ss, INTRAMURALS Qxfisefih The inTense muTTled air of a big varsiTy game. The jolly air a inTormal TaculTy conTlicT-The aTmosphere oT an inTramural scramble s boTh oT These and more. The crowd reacTs as sponTaneously To The no game as To an inTer-school baTTle. To The casual observer iT's iusT a 4. game. buT To The parTiciponTs winning means proud elaTion Tor +ha+ Team. The husTle before The game is characTerisTic of such an irresponsible 9 group. Socks and shoes and Torbidden lunch remains are scaTTered oveih The loclcer room which resounds wiTh youThTul laughTer and idle chaTTer. . , Swallow ThaT sandwich and come on. iT's aTTer l2:O5 now. Well, l goTTa have my daily raTions. And we goTTa win +ha+ game. Too. And so The opposing Teams malce Their sTraggling debuT, noT greeTed by a band or The roar oT a hilarious crowd, buT wiTh Talse modesTy veiling a sudden swell oT imporTance. ProTessionals and omaTeurs mingle in a democraTic manner: This player's roTundiTy and ThaT player's myopia are TorgoTTen. lnTromurals boosT ThaT Teeling oT selT-conTidence, makes Those long awaiTed TwenTy minuTes oT play happy, heedless momenTs. 34