Clay Township High School - Geronimo Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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REFLECTOR December 8 Greentown fTherej The Indians were again caught in the undertow when they were sucked under by the Greentown Beavers in the Beaver's home den. The Hnal score was 35-23, the nod going to Greentown. The half time score was somewhat closer, 15-13 with Greentown having the edge. December 15 Converse QI-Ierej In a very close and hot battle, the Converse Bordermen managed to outdo the Ind- ians by making 24 points with Clay retiring with 22. December 22 Chili fHerej The Indians are continuing along in their slump after being edged out by Chili 31-28. At the end of the regular playing period the score was tied 28-28, but in ithe overtime the winners were able to rack up 3 points for victory. january 5 Mexico fHerej In one of the saddest games of the season the Indians lost to the Mexico squad by the score of 26-24. It looked like the Indians had the game in hand at the third period holding a 23-20 advantage. In the last quarter Mexico did most of the playing while the Indians had only one point to their credit. January 6 Amboy QHerej The Indians played host to the Amboy Pirates Saturday to participate in another very close and hot battle for victory only to 'be on the losing edge again by the count of 31-30. january 12 Bunker Hill QTherej The Minute Men furnished the battleground where Clay was tomahawked by the host. The boys came home with Bunker Hill winning 51-31. COUNTY TOURNAMENT Amboy 39 Clay 19 The Indians strove hard to avenge their earlier loss to the Pirates, but met the same resistance. The final gun, ending the fight, left them stranded with a score of 39-18. January 26 Deedsville fHerej The Indians played one of their best games of the season by romping over the Trojans 45-43. It was a fast breaking ball game which saw the Indians scoring 24 points in the first half. February 2 Converse QTherej The Indians took a scalping at the hands of the Converse boys, who claimed the game by a score of 49-29. 46

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REFLECTCR Chronology of Games Played November 3 Swayzee QHerej The Clay Twp. Indians took to the hardwood for their first game of the season, when they were successfully invaded by the Swayzee Speedkings. After a nip and tuck game the Swayzee boys managed to squeeze out a 31-27 verdict over the Indians. The score at the half stood 15-10 in favor of the visitors. November 10 Chili QTherej The Chili Polar Bears proved to be the stronger in the first half of the game as can be seen by their 28-20 advantage at half time. The Indians came back in the last half to outscore the Bears 15-8, which wasn't quite enough to bring the Indians out on top of a 36-34 score. November 15 Howard fHerej The Clay Twp. Indians again met disaster, this time at the hands of the powerful Howard Hornets. The Hornet's sting packed too much of a whallop for the Indians to iight off. The boys from Howard led at half time by the score of 24-15, extending the score to 49-27 during the last half. November 17 Burlington QTherej The Indians certainly lost a heart breaker to the Burlington Polar Cubs. In a hard-fought ball game the Burlington basketeers finally won by the score of 30-28. The home team jumped to an early 8-0 advance in the first few minutes of play on which they held until the Indians tied the score 28 all with only a few minutes remaining in the game. November 22 Bunker Hill QHereJ The Minute Men of Bunker Hill chalked up another victory in their favor by defeating the Indians 33-18. December 1 Ervin QHereQ Being host to the Ervin Eagles, the Indians made it a fight to the finish. It was a Sight to Behold, with the final score 43-42, a one point margin in favor of the Ind-- ians. It was the first game of the season in which the Indians were able to bring home the bacon. December 2 Jackson QConversej The Indians traveled to the Bordermen gym at Converse Saturday to participate in another very close and hot battle for victory, only to be on the losing end again by the count 41-36. 45

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REFLECTOR 1945 february 7 Galveston fHerej The Indians played host to Galveston Wednesday' night and took it on the chin again. The two teams were very evenly matched in the first half with the score being tied 18-18. The Cards scored 15 points to Clay's 11 during the last half, to win 33-29. February 9 Camden fI Ierej The Red Devils made the Indians tumble under the score 63-35. February 16 Greentown fHereJ In the closing game of the season, the Greentown Beavers took a victory from the Indians by the score of 47-35. The Indians held the Beavers to a tie at the end of the Hrst quartar 9-9, but gave way to the Beavers at the half 28-18. SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT fFebruary 22-23-241 Whee! The Clay Twp. Indians received a good draw for the Sectional and as it was the last of the year it was the last time for the REDSKINS to show what they really possessed in the form of basketball. Butler to play in their first game made things look a little brighter for the Indians but they fought hard, and came out with a 54-27 vicory tucked under their belts. After defeating Butler in the afternoon session, Clay came back Friday night to tangle with the strong Chili Polar Bears, which had come out on the long end of the score in two previous games against Clay. In the early minutes of the game the Indians grabbed an early lead only to lose it during the second period. The two teams see-sawed back and forth the remainder of the game with Clay standing on the long end of a 37-35 score at the sound of the gun. The Indians were able to stay in the race and come down the home stretch to the finals by pushing aside the Gilead Wildcats in the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon. The Redskins grabbed an early lead and hung on to it and added more to it as the game progressed. The final score stood 38-25. The setback came in the final game of the Sectional with the powerful Peru Tigers. 'The Indians managed to keep on even terms for the first few minutes of play, but due to the lack of power which had been drained out of them in the two previous games they had played the day before and during the game in the semi-finals with Gilead, they were not able to keep up with the pace set by the Tigers. After leading 33-111 at the first half, the Tigers won out with a 62-25 final score. 7 47