Davenport High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Davenport, WA)

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I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I I -I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I Front row lfett to rightj: Ray Hoople, Ray Conrad, Don Ball, Keifh Morgan, Wayne Montague, Back row: Richard Buck, Manager, Ronald Webber, Bob Buchanan, Leonard Stubbs, Rcymcnd Riddle, Jack Ross and Coach Ray Danekas. lA?.sent from the picture is Glenn Kirkvvooij Davenport 19 Davenport 26 Davenport 40 Davenport 23 Davenport 21 BASKETBALL Medical Lake . Harrington . Harrington Reardon Harrington 13 13 29 22 17 Davenport 23 Davenport 27 Davenport 21 Davenport 26 Davenport 32 , Ritzville 29 ----, Wilbur 22 .. Reardon 34 Medical Lake 20 ., ..,, , Ritzville 23 Davenport 33 ,,,.,. 7 ,. Alrnira 6 Davenport 63 . Almira 15 Davenport 30 c,,. . Harrington 21 Davenport 25 - . .... Odessa 23 Davenport 31 .,., 7 - .. , ,,,c ,, Edwall 29 Davenport 61 ,..., Edwall 20 Davenport 33 ,,.. , ..,.,., Creston 18 Davenport 30 ..,,.,. Creston 13 Davenport 44 ..cc . , ..,u 6. Odessa 28 Davenport 61 ,.... Wilbur 27 COUNTY CHAMPS Davenport 34 ..........,....,.....................,..,... Odessa 24 At District Tournament Davenport 28 .,.,.,.,..,.,,,,,.,,,.,,,,.,,...........,. Chewelah 39 Ar-s

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FOOTBALL lContinued1 The man over the pigskin was Ray Hoople. He did a fine job of snapping the ball back cmd playing his position as a roving defense man. Many a play went past him, if it got to him. ' Bob Mead, who started out as a tackle, was moved to the backfield to play a halfback position. He was swift on his feet and gained many a yard on end runs. Arnold Thompson, senior guard, was a hard player and played stellar ball all the time. He was always on an opponent if he came near him. Pat Reinbold started out as a guard, but was shifted to blocking back. He was a vicious blocker and could open a big hole leading plays through the line. Raymond Riddle, one of the few sophomores who saw grid action, is a very talented athlete. He played a halfback position and proved that he was a hard man to stop and pull down. He will be back for two more years of grid warfare. Stanley Walton, a iunior, playing a tackle post, was small, but he was a man to watch out for. lt seemed that they couldn't keep him from going through the line. He made many a tackle and had plenty of fire all the time, T Wayne Montague, a tackle, played good ball all the time. He was always in the other guy's way and was a hard tackler. Bill Johnson, another tackle, was the other sophomore. He was a sturdy, hard driving ball player. With more experience this boy should go far. He has two more years of grid service. Richard fDickl Buck, manager of this year's team, was the man with the towels and ointment. Dick combined a fine sense of humor with a willingness to work. He was the first to cheer the team and the last to condemn it. of

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BASKETBALL lContinued1 The T944-45 basketball season got under way in the last part of November. By December eighth we played our first game. By Christmas vacation we had five wins and no losses, On January 5, three days after starting to school again, we played the next game. After two more wins we finally met the first defeat from Ritzville. We won one more and then met the second defeat from Reardan. The boys finally decided that was enough, so from then on it was straight wins until the last game of the season which was at the District Tournament when Chewelah brought the third defeat. V The boys won I9 games in all and lost 3, thus taking the Bi-County Championship. The team loses four of the starting five: Hoople, Conrad, Kirkwood and Ball, but with the lettermen Riddle, Ross and Stubbs returning there are prospects of a good team next year. PERSONAL SCORING Don Ball ...................................,,.............. ...... l 70 Ray Conrad ....... ....... l 25 Ray Hoople ....,.,..,. ....... l l l Glenn Kirkwood ...... ...... l O7 Raymond Riddle ...... ...... l OO .lack Ross .............. ....... .........,.......... ....... 3 4 Leonard Stubbs .,.................. , .,.......................,........ 29 Wayne Montague, Bob Buchanan and Ronald Webber also have seen plenty of action. The second string had a good year too, winning five games and losing one. They were led by Bob Buchanan and Wayne Montague. Also putting in their shots were Russell Pankey, Bill Fisher, Ronald Webber and Keith Morgan. All in all the basketball team had a very successful season. We give much of the credit to our coach, Ray Danekas. Also we are not forgetting our manager, Dick Buck, who was always on time with thetowels, and the cooperation and support given by the student body and the townspeople.