Detroit High School - De Hi Log Yearbook (Detroit, OR)

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Jefferson proved 'to be our stumbling block. Half time score of the first game was 18411 our favor but we won only by a meager one pointg it being a fouls shot in the last several seconds dropped in by Rich S. The score had been tied three times in the last half. The high point men for this game ewere Wimp C71 and Bob 461. Our second game was a black one., We made a poor showing and our low point men were Cliff 1.77, Rich S. 151 and Bob C55. l Gates was another team that We rolled over easily. Scorln' was high, first game high men 'being Cliff 5123 and wimp ill! land the last game was just Wimp with 16 points. Our final game in each round of play was with Mill City. .The Cougars had an 8 point lead at the half time but won this first game by only 5 points, The second game was some- what easier and we Won hy 5 points. 'W1mp led scoringf in both games with 16 and ll count- ers. Rich SQ followed closely -in the last game with 10. I E Thefclosest' game of thee season 'was played with Stayton.' Later it Was edecided that Staytonl was an UAV school so this game did not count'-towards league' championship. Both teams-were in top shape and the score at half-time Was l4mll our fexor.A In the fourth quarter, however, Stayton Went ahead. Timely baskets by Cliff and-Will1e'in the last min- utes evened the -score as the whistle blew. Injthe overetime Stayton gained a foul fshot on us and so won. It was a very rough game wlthv 51 fouls called. Cliff was high point man with six field goals.g, 4 ' 4 J Our last two games were with Chemawa North Marion HBH champs. During the first game, played at Mill City, the Cougars made some Valiant efforts to stop the Indians, but the score at half time -was 29-19 with ol' D.H.S, trailing. The second half progressed at about the same ratio, as We made 20 points while Ghemawa bagged 28. The final score was

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u BASKETBALL W W eHsil the .Viotors1 For the first 'time sinner beginning competitive basketball in D.H.S.,, the Cougars have captured the South Marion County HB0 League title. A 1 this came as e surprise to most of the players from the opinions voiced at the beginning of the season When the first round was over we were surprised to find ourselves on top with six straight wins. It took e lot of sweat to stay there but at the end of our last game we were still-there with eleven victories and a single loss, The second place team, Jeffer- son, was far down the oline with a seven win, five loss ratio. St. Boniface, with whom we. played our first league game, proved easy meat for the Cougars, -and we won both' games. Wlmp and Cliff were high point men in the first game with 14 and 12 points. In the 'lowaecoring second game Rich S0 and Wimp were on top with 9 and 8 points, . ' . 5 Our first game with Aumsville was a walk-a-way with Cliff C141 and Wimp 1111 being, top men. The second game was tougher and the score was tied at the half 15-154 D.H.S. poured on the heat the last half, and won by a wide margin, Wimp hooped 19 for the highest individuel score of the season, , Turner was next to fell under the claws of the Cougars. The first game was tough, with a half-time score of l2v9 our favor. Behind scoring of Wlmp L71 and Cliff Q61 we won by the same 5 point margin.. The second game came our Way easier, hi h scorers being Wimp C83 Rod C61 and Rich S. ?6J. 471 xo ' 'gg'

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EVWZQ Ghemawa's favor. High point manlfor our Side was Bob with 14 points. I Our second game, at Ghemawa, turned into a rout with the' Indians doing the routing. The final score Qwoe to usb was 63-20. Our two games with Chemawa officially ended our Basketball season for 1944-45. Despite this poor finish, it was very sue- oessful year. The fun we had, and the lessons we learned Working together will never be forgotten. This year four of the main string are leaving. Richard Sears, Bob Dugart and Rode ney Moore are graduating and Richard Cannon plans on joining the Navy before next fall, Two of the main string, William -Fryer and Clifford White, will probably still be here. Both boys are top players and are looking for a good season next year. The team takes this opportunity to thank our yell leader,. Karolyn Holntlre, and the rest of our rooters for their grand support during the gsmess Thanis to everyone, who provided transportation for the team. We hope future teams will have this support. We want to thank especially the Moores, Parkers, Slaters, Nortons, Whites, and Fryers for the wonderful dinners they gave us. That home cooking was especially good! f Itfs snpport like this that made us win those gamesi Q - I C If igjia eff x f sk.