El Paso High School - Cometeer Yearbook (El Paso, IL)

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Hough, and The Comets played eight football games this year, winning six and losing two. They lost their first game to LeRoy, one of the best teams in the state, 13-0. Bouncing right back. El Paso took their next six games before being smashed by Eureka 33-0 in the final contest of the year. Among the first eleven men there were eight seniors: Lindsey, Davis, Sparks, Gordon, Gaines, Corbitt, Altum. and Kingdon. Results for the year were: Yards from Scrimmage El Paso 1541, Opp. 1112 First Downs El Paso 70, Opp. 57 Passes .Complete 39 (El Paso): Yards Gained 704 K1 Paso) Average per completion 18 Yards per Try—Lindsey 8.4, Gordon 8.4, Davis 6.75 Nohren 4.9, Donze 4.5, Miller 4.0. Total Points El Paso 123, Opponents 7s SCORES El Paso - - - 0 LeRoy - 13 El Paso - • 0-9 Farmer City - - 6 El Paso - - 18 Chenoa - - - 13 El Paso - - 26 De Pue - 13 El Paso - - 6 Chillicothe - - - 0 El Paso • • 27 Washington - - - 0 El Paso - - 24 Lexington - - - - 24 El Paso - - 0 Eureka - 33 First row: Glenn Sparks, Marvin Kingdon. Jim Corbitt. Bill Poorbaugh. Dick Gaines. Kenneth Wes. sel, Byron Donze. Mr. Bowers. Second row: Jerry McWilliams, Lyle Miller. Don Gordon. Monte Lindsey. Jjn, Davis, Bill Nohren. I ewis Weasel. Leroy Wessel. Third row: Kay win Burroughs. Dick George. Jack Harvev Walter Pflster. Bernard Oltman, Allen Schertz. Bill Fouts, Bill Davis.

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SihaiqhL ShootaX H September found El Paso with a new football mentor. Coach Bowers, who had directed basketball and track the previous year, was now undertaking the task of turning out a winning football team. He did this very ably by ending the season with six wins against two losses. Throughout the winter he led El Paso’s basketball team for the second straight year. This time he walked off with the Woodford County Championship to his credit. Coach Bowers also handled the El Paso baseball team. Although the records might be misleading, the El Paso varsity team enjoyed a fine season of basketball. Top honor earned by the team was the WOODFORD COUNTY CHAMPIONS FOR 1945. This was the first time since 1940 that the Comets had won the trophy. Coach Bowers first five consisted of Jim Corbitt and Don Gordon at the forward positions; Bill Poorbaugh at center; and Monte Lindsey and Lloyd Raber as guards. El Paso won the County Title by defeating Roanoke, Minonk, and Metamora. In the Washington Holiday Tournament, the Comets were beaten by Washington; and in the Regional Tournament at Lexington, E.T.H.S. was nosed out by Normal Community High School. HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES! Don Gordon, Monte Lindsey, Bill Poorbaugh, Lloyd Raber. Jim Corbitt. (Not in picture. Bill Burroughs.)