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

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FIRST TEAM—Donnie Bowers, Jack Wilson, Ed Martin. Lloyd Ruber, Byron Donze, Bill Burroughs, Lyle Miller, Don Gordon. Monte Lindsey. Jim Corbitt, Kenneth Wessel, Bill Poorbaugh, Mr. Bowers. El Paso—Won 11, Ix»st 13. Scoring—El Paso 886, Opponents 905. Average per Game—El Paso 37. Opponents 38. Leading Scorers Gordon, 260 Points: Poorbaugh. 231; Lindsey 203. SCORES OF GAMES El Paso - - 42 Lexington - - 21 El Paso - - 31 Ini. High - - El Paso - - 37 Metamora - - - 36 {overtime) El Paso - Chenor - - - - 29 El Paso - - 21 Gridley - - - - 42 m Paso - - 31 Washington is El Paso - - 25 Washington 49 El Paso - • - 53 Roanoke - - - 43 El Paso - - 23 Gridley - - - - ft El Paso - - 43 Eureka - - IS El Paso - ■ - 33 Minonk - - - - 47 El Paso - • - 29 Washington - 49 El Paso - 46 Roanoke - - - 33 El Paso - - 43 U. High - - - 19 El Paso - - 31 Metamora 45 El Paso - - 39 Chenoa - - - 33 El Paso - - 47 Benson - - - - 36 El Paso - - 33 Minonk - - - 38 El Paso - - 32 Eureka - - - - 51 El Paso - - 80 I exington - - 31 Woodford County Tournament El Paso - - 39 Roanoke - - -31 El Paso - - 32 Minonk - - -21 El Paso - - 31 Metamora - - 28 Regional Tournament At Lexington El Paso - - 35 Normal Com. - 36 JUNIOR VARSITY—The second team started slowly but improved by leaps and bounds. There are some coming stars in the second team cast, and El Paso can .look forward to some good basketball in the next season. Rivals will see and hear a lot of Eddie Martin. Kay Burroughs. Kenny Wessel, Byron Donze and other underclassmen who scored for the second team this year. After losing their first seven games these fellows came back to reverse the decisions on practically every team that had beaten them, and finished with 9 wins against 10 defeats. SECOND TEAM Jack Wilson. Kaywin Burroughs. Ed Martin. Lyle Miller. Lewis Wessel, Kenneth Wessel. Walter Pflster. Opie Hooker. Byron Donze. Glenn Burroughs. Mr. Bowers. Twenty-four

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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.)

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