Davenport High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Davenport, WA)

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I First row: Ileft to rightl Ray Riddle, Dilane Horwege, Jack Ross, Keith Morgan, Bill Fisher, Second row:- Ronnie Webber, Barney Reagan, Bob Buchanan, Hank Nicholls, Russell Pankey, Third row: Coach Therrell, Bill Nicholls, Ted Zier, Charles Weiland, Manager. liwlif I BASKETBALL I x The season looked very bri ht for basketball in D.H.S. this year with three of last year's first tive. Proving this tact, the Gorillas swept through their opening games with ease and took tirst in a northern division merry-go-round. However, as the season progressed, they failed to stand up to pre-season dope, as they were smashed by Ritzville in the bi-county play and were eliminated in the semi-final round ot the district tournament. The spirit of the team, regardless of luck, was a thing that any high school would be proud of, and carried them to a northern division championship. So we, the students of D.H.S., extend our appreciation and congratulations to Tex Therrell, coach, Captain Jack Ross, Ray Riddle, Keith Morgan and Barney Reagan, seniors, Bob Buchanan, Ron Webber, Bill Fisher, Duane Horwege, and Russell Pankey, iuniors, all of whom are lettermen of the team that so well represented Davenport High Schoolr INDIVIDUAL SCORING Player Points Player Points Buchanan ...., 310 Morgan .,,,.... ,,,..., I 3I Ross ,,,.s,.,, W 2? 3 Fisher .........,. ,,.ss,,s. .... . ....... I 0 6 Riddle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,.,,,A , . , ..,,. l89 Webber .,... ...,,,,.,,............,.......... . , 44 Buchanan's scoring is a new record for D.H.S. The former record was that of 300 points for Stuart Thompson, l942.

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FOOTBALL lContinued1 i The second trip to Adams County met with disaster iust as did the first, although this time Davenport players were fighting and winning in spirit, but in vain. In the first half Davenport completely dominated the play and drove to inches of paydirt but was held. The second half Ritzville, with breaks, managed to squeeze through two touchdowns on the rain-soaked field to win the heart-breaker, I4-O. s Until five minutes before the final gun, it looked as though history would repeat the previous disaster at Colville in the only night game for the Gorillas. With a safety, resulting from a bad pass from center earlier in the game, Colville's lead grew greater in size as every precious moment of play passed until D.l-l.S.'s great fullback, Roaring Rip Riddle, with his ten teammates doing everything in their power to open his way, smashed the length of the field to score. Ron Webber split the uprights with his dropkick. A few plays later Riddle scored again for the Big Red Team to make the final score i3 to 2. A very confident and cocky Odessa team was easy prey for Therrell's Big Red Team, as everybody from fullbacks and quarterbacks to ends and tackles made the scoring column. With the hard charging Gorillas' line blocking an Odessa kick in the end zone for safety, the scoring spree iust got a start. Riddle, showing his swival ability, danced some sixty yards through the Orange and Black's territory for a score, and Ron Webber converted the point. Then quarterback Mike Johnson plowed over for the second, and Riddle flipped a pass to end, Bill Fisher, who galloped the remaining distance to the goal. Finally, Dick Zellmer, a tackle, recovered a free ball in the Odessa end zone for the fourth score, leaving the total sum up to Davenport, 27-O, An outclassed Reardan team scared Davenport by holding them to a O deadlock until in the final quarter when Ron Webber came through with a touchdown and -conversion to win the close game and near upset, 7 to O. lt seemed as though Wilbur's desire for victory was greater than Davenport's in the final clash, as they marched to a 32 to 6 victory. Fisher caught a pass for Davenport's only tally, which was in the second period. The outstanding play was a Wilbur runback of the kick-off after Davenport's only tally. i946 Bi-County Football: Win Loss Ties Percent Lind ,,,,,, ,,,,, 6 O O i .OOO Ritzville ....... ..,.. 4 I l .800 Wilbur ,,.,, ..... 3 I 2 .750 Davenport ,,,,,, ,,,,, 3 3 1 O .500 Odessa ..... ...... 2 3 I .400 Reardon ...... .,.... I 5 O .167 Harrington ..... ...... O 6 O .OOO

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BASKETBALL lContinued1 NON-CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Davenport 43 ....................,... E.S.C.S. 24 Davenport 47 ,,,,,,,,.............,,, Creston Davenport 50 ..... ..... E .S.C.S. 30 Davenport 34 ,,,,.... ..,,.,.,, W ilbur Davenport 30 ...., .,,., O dessa I6 Davenport 28 ,.,,. Reardon Davenport 43 ....,. .,,,. R itzville 36 Davenport 70 .A,,.. .,,,, , AImIra Davenport 29 ........ ...... R ogers 32 Davenport 79 ,..,,, ..... E dwail Davenport 39 ...... ........ , RitzviIle 35 Davenport 51 ,,,, W ,.... Creston Davenport 48 ,,.,., .... M oses Lake 23 Davenport 27 ,,,,,,,, .......,, W ilbur Davenport 26 ,..., .,,,,,,,, D ayton I8 Davenport 46 ,..,. Reardan Davenport 46 ,..., ,,,,, O dessa 24 Davenport 52 ...., ,.,,,. A Imira Davenport 36 Harrington 29 Davenport 42 ,.,,, BI-COUNTY PLAY-OFF Davenport 22 .,..,,,.,,,,,,,,,,A,..., Rltzv1IIe 23 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Davenport I9 ,,.,,....,,.,,,.,,., Newport 25 Davenport 55 ,...,,. ,,,,,, N orthport 21 Davenport 38 ,,,.,,,, Latah 39 NORTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE STANDINGS-BI-COUNTY Davenport Wilbur ......... Reardon ,...... Creston ,,,,,,,, Almira ,,,,,, Edwall ...... Wins Losses 9 I 8 2 7 3 4 6 2 8 0 IO Edwall I3 32 30 33 22 26 22 26 I5 24