Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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QED IDU GEO Ho So Y baskets at ease. Carl Berg was a guard. He did his part very well and saw to it that his man was held to few points. Delbert Pendergrast, a for- ward on the first team, played a very good brand of ball during the season. He came through with several baskets and made several all-star teams. 1 , Back Rowz' W. Barth, W. Cluver, C. Berg, Mr. Courtright, A. Morton, 0. Richoz. Front Row: D. Pendergrast, E. Yergler, L. Morton, R. Schmidt, W. Farnsworth. C. P. C. H. S. 1928-29 SCHEDULE Cissna Park ......... .............................. G reenview ............ Cissna Park Athens ........ Cissna Park Sheldon ........ Cissna Park ......... ...... E ast Lynn ..... Cissna Park ......... ...... B uckley ........ Cissna Park East Lynn ....,. Cissna Park .......... ...... D onovan ............. Cissna Park Onarga M. S. ..... . Cissna Park .......... ...... A thens ............... Cissna Park Rankin ,.......,... Cissna Park Gilman ............... Cissna Park Onarga M. S. ......... . Cissna Park Sheldon .........,...,.,...,.., Cissna Park Onarga H. S. ............... . Cissna Park Milford fforfeitedl ...... Cissna Park Wellington ................... Cissna Park ......... ...... O narga H. S. ........... . Cissna Park Milford ........... Cissna Park Watseka ....., Cissna Park Wellington ..... Cissna Park ........,. ...... G ilman ..,,.,., Cissna Park ,......... ...... R ankin ..... I3 ll 9 1-if-.-if-fZ2.'Vflf7'

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We ilkjz mio ll?-um o Nm HAH HALL BASKETBALL 1928-1929 Under the excellent coaching of Mr. Courtright the C. P. C. H. S. bas- ketball team of 1928-1929 ended its season by winning twenty-six out of thirty-five games. This was a very good record considering the teams played. We were defeated nine times, four of these being in tournaments. East Lynn was the only team to beat us twice in scheduled games and both of these were overtime games. In our last game with them we were handi- capped by the loss of L. Morton, star center, who was unable to play be- cause of a broken hand. At the beginning of the season our prospects for a championship team were good. Several lettermen were back from last year's squad along with some other likely prospects. Coach Courtright taught the boys a fast breaking game and a defense called the Illini defense. This fast break- ing game proved too much for our opponents in nearly every scheduled game. As soon as we gained possession of the ball we would drive for our basket. In tournaments, however, our fast-breaking game seemed to wear the boys out by the time we entered the finals. Twice we were defeated in the finals, once in the semi-finals of tournaments. The maroon and gray quintet was Well organized and played well to- gether. Their passing was accurate and the ball zipped around the fioor like a baseball from a pitcher's hand to the catcher. The boys were masters of the bounce pass and used it to good advantage in all their games. Their basket eyes were good nearly every game of the season. Bill Farnsworth, a Junior, played backguard. His work was not spectacular but was steady. He played about the same kind of ball all through the season. He covered his men to perfection. Ralph Schmidt, our other guard, was a hard fighting, heady player and made several all- star teams. Besides getting his man perfectly, he was an exceptionally good shot. Leroy Morton, our star center, was the outstanding man on the team. He was very fast, a good shot, and could guard a player very well. He also made several all-star teams. Funny Yergler, our star forward, was one of the best defensive forwards ever developed at Cissna and popular on all-star teams. He played a roving position in the defense which made the opposing men very nervous. He was also a good shot. Aubrey Morton developed into a fast running guard and was used consistently during the season. He was a rangy man and could be depended upon both in defense and offense. Orin Richoz, a forward, was probably the best basket shooter on the squad. He scored at ease in times when they were most needed. Wilbur Cluver, a center, was a good Iioor man and excellent on defense. He came through with several baskets during the season. Walter Barth proved to be one of the fastest men on the squad. He was simply light- ning' on the hardwood and would run right away 'from his guards to score EV 'W

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GE. ID. NIE. lltlll. PAXTON TOURNEY Cissna Park ..,.,..,.. ......,......,.. 3 2 Newman ...... Cissna Park ,,...,.,.. .....,,.,,.......... 1 9 Onarga H. S. WHIPPET SIX TOURNEY Cissna Palk 4,,,.,.,,, ......,.,...,..,.... 3 3 Milford ....... Cissna Park ,,......., .,...,......,... 3 I Buckley ......, Cissna Park .......... ............v,.. 2 3 Loda ............ COUNTY TOURNEY Cissna Park ,,.., ,.... . ....,.,.,...,.. 3 3 Watseka .,... . Lissna Park .,.,.,.,,. ............ 3 3 Donovan ...... Cissna Park ,A.,,..... ..........,. 2 6 Buckley ....... Cissna Park .......... ..v.......,...., 1 6 Onarga H. S DISTRICT TOURNEY Cissna Park .,.,,,,... ....,,.......... 2 0 Arrowsmith Cissna Park ......,,... ............ 3 4 Buckley ........ Cissna Park ......,... ........ 2 7 Rantoul ...... Cissna Park ,..,..,... ..........., 4 5 Paxton ....... TOTAL POINTS Cissna Park .............................................. 976 Opponents .. Percentage of games won ..................................... 7437 PAXTON INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNEY During the Christmas holidays the local maroons played in a tourney at Paxton. We drew Newman for our first game and defeated them in a rather thrilling game, 32 to 21. Our second game was with Onarga. We lost this game in a hard fought battle, 20 to 19. This eliminated us from further games in this tourney. WHIPPET SIX TOURNEY In the second annual Whippet Six Tourney we took second place. We were defeated, 28 to 23, in the final game by Loda. Our first game was with Milford. The maroons went hot in this game and won, 33 to 11. Our next game was with Buckley, whom we defeated in the semi-finals by the score of 31 to 11. In the finals We met our Waterloo, for, after having a 19 to 12 lead at the half, Cissna was defeated by the fast Loda five, 28 to 23. COUNTY TOURNEY This year marked the third time Cissna Park has gone into the finals of the County Meet. Our first game was with Watseka. After a very slow start, we easily defeated them, 33 to 14. In the quarter-finals Donovan gave us a stiff fight, but we finally beat them, 33 to 29. In the semi-finals we again met Buckley, and again we downed them, this time 26 to 17. By this victory we won the right to meet Onarga in the finals. For three quar- ters We led them and with about four minutes to play were leading, 16 to 10. Then something happened. Onarga began to make some long shots, and before We knew it, the game was over, and Onarga had won the County Championship by the score of 20 to 16. DISTRICT TOURNEY In the District Tourney at Paxton we drew Arrowsmith for our first E HEMIEQ Wi I