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

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1st Row: F. Pouts, W. Nyberg, J. Kirkton, J. Gibbons, 0. Hooker, L. Pouts 2nd Row; L. Wessel, LeRoy Wessel, J. McWilliams, B. Davis, B. Oltman, L. Morgan, K. Wessel, B. Poorbaugh. 3rd Row: J, Wilson, K. Burroughs, B. Bennett, G. Schertz, B. Nohren, ?. Donze, G. Wilkey, D. George7 Mr. Secord. 4th Row: V. Haas, J. Harvey, C. Cox, E. Hall, B. Dixon, D. Koch, D. Toole, A. Schertz, R. Hartman. Football At the beginning of the season, thirty-four boys reported to Coach Bowers for football practice. Six of them were lettermen from last year. The first game was held at LeRoy in a heavy downpour. As a result, the game ended in a 0-0 tie. El Paso won its first victory from Grldley by a score of 26-7 in the second game of the season. Farmer City, our next opponent, was unable to stop the Comets as they ran up a score of 44-0. In this game the second team scored the only safety of the season. El Paso defeated a heavier Chenoa team 13-6. This was the last game played by the Comets under Coach Bowers, who resigned his position at El Paso to go into business. Mr. Secord was released from the Navy in time to take over the coaching position. The team owes a great deal to both of these fine coaches. Chillicothe handed El Paso its only defeat of the season by a score of 18-13, even though Chillicothe was out gained by the Comets. In the annual Homecoming game El Paso trounced Washington 18-6, providing a worthy climax to a highly successful Homecoming. Lexington's five game winning streak was broken by the hard-hitting Comets as they smashed to a 19-6 win over the Minutemen. Ttie climax of the season was the defeat of Eureka 40-6. This was a great victory over our old rivals. El Paso 0 LeRoy 0 El Paso 26 Gridley 7 El Paso Opp El Paso 44 Farmer City 0 Total Points 173 -ttr El Paso 13 Chenoa 6 Plrst Downs 102 38 El Paso 13 Chillicothe 18 Total Yardage 2424 937 El Paso 18 Washington 6 El Paso 19 Lexington 6 El Paso 40 Eureka 6 -24-

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BASKETBALL 1st Rowi L. Raber, B. Nohren, B. Poorbaugh, K. Weasel, B. Burroughs 2nd Rowi Mr. Seoord, K. Burroughs, L. Morgan, L. Weasel, D. Letsinger, B. Donze, J. Wilson 3rd Row D• Coyle, G. Hall, B. Dixon, D. Toole, B. Bennett, G. North, G. Burroughs, R.Dehority FLASHBACK OP 1945-46 The El Paso boys had a great year in Basketball through out the scheduled games, winning 21 of 26 games. The Comets played excellent ball against Metamora to win the WOODFORD COUNTY TOURNAMENT as they had done in 1944-45. El Paso and Metamora tied for first in the PRAIRIE CONFERENCE, each winning 10 and losing 2. In the REGIONAL TOURNAMENT the El Paso COMETS got knocked off by Lexington, a team that the El Paso boys had twice beaten before. Coaoh Jack Secord replaced Vincennes Bowers during the football season. Coach Secord came through with a winning team, consisting of five Seniorsi Bill Nohren, Bill Poorbaugh, Bill Burroughs, Kenneth Wessel, and Lloyd Baber. Two other Seniors and two Juniorsi Byron Donze, Lewis Wessel, Eddie Martin, and Kaywin Burroughs, played a lot of basketball on the first team and helped win many tough games There are several experienced underclassmen who will be baok for sport and next year's basketball season. BASKETBALL HISTORY OF 1945-46 El Paso—45. •• .Lexington—21 El Paso--59...•Chenoa- -34 El Paso—41....U. High----45 El Paso—36.••.Metamora-—40 El Paso—44....Chenoa-----18 El Paso—41... .(Dridl ey——34 El Paso—43....Washington-32 El Paso—41. •• .Washburn 30 WOODFORD COUNTY TOURNAMENT El Paso—66 •• .Low Point—34 El Paso—31....Washburn—28 El Paso—38....Metamora--32 Si Paso—36....Roanoke---?9 El Paso—47. •• .Alumni-—--43 El Paso—32. •• .Metamora-—33 El Paso—37. •• .Benson——35 El Paso—60. • • .Minonk—-39 El Paso—66. •• .Eureka——22 El Paso—67... .Lexington--39 HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT El Paso—44.. • .Maokinaw——36 El Paso—27. •• .Washington—29 El Paso— 34. •• .Roanoke——27 El Paso—35. .. .Gridley-32 El Paso—38.•• .Eureka---—27 El Paso—36. •• .Minonk——30 El Paso—37... .Washington—36 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT El Paso—28....Lexington—37 All Season Sooringi El Paso—1099. •• .Opponents—832 Individual Sooringi Bill Poorbaugh—266, Bill Nohren—254, Lloyd Baber—162, Bill Burroughs-158, Kenneth Wessel—117 -26-