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

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(BoaJ Mali came up on the short end of the scoreboard with Benson totaling the count at 63 to El Paso 24. The Comets made a fighting comeback after the tournament to stage a well-played game against the Tartars of Fairbury, with the Tarters fairly nosing El Paso in the closing minutes 45-44. E. H. S. lost the next three games to Metamora, Lexington and Minonk, but finally cashed in over Eureka Hornets 53-34. They lost a non-conference battle to Roanoke, 41-49, followed by losses to Chenoa Red-birds and Lexington Minutemen. The Comets dropped their only game in the sectional tournament to Normal Community by an overwhelming score of 73-43. Although winning the same number of games as the varsity five, the Comet Reserves ended the season with a slightly higher percentage, it being 33.3 per cent as compared with the varsity percentage of 29.1. The Junior Comets began the season in good fashion, winning four out of six starts. They finished the season with a losing streak, the score always seeming to be in favor of their opponents even though seven of the fourteen losses were by very narrow margins. RESERVE SCORES EP Opp. Metamora - - 29 33 Fairbury - - 38 36 Gridley - - - 41 31 Cornell - - - 28 30 Minonk - - - 36 33 Eureka - - - 42 37 Chenoa - - 00 00 1 40 Gridley - - - 30 50 Cornell - - - 43 26 Flanagan - - 29 36 Benson - - - 38 34 Fairbury - - 31 28 Metamora - - 33 54 Lexington - - 34 51 Minonk - - - 24 32 Eureka — - 47 50 Roanoke - - - 39 57 Flanagan - - 40 57 Chenoa - - - 47 49 Lexington - - 38 46 Fairbury - - 37 52 Coach Komlane and Comet Reserves: M. Schneider, P. Smoots, J. Crump, D. Kingdon, R. Rippel, J. Brown. Not Pictured: J. Shuman, R. Hayse, A. Myers. TWENTY-NINE

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VARSITY SCORES EP Opp. Metamora - - 45 48 Fairbury - - 45 68 Gridley - - - 42 58 Cornell - - - 60 43 Chenoa - - - 36 46 Minonk - - - 51 56 Eureka - - - 56 46 Gridley - - - 43 54 Cornell - - - 60 52 Flanagan - - -48 46 Benson - 55 69 Washburn - - 66 48 Minonk - - - 30 48 Benson - 24 63 Fairbury - - - 44 45 Metamora - - 42 47 Lexington - - 45 70 Minonk - - - 47 57 Eureka - - - 53 34 Roanoke - - - 41 49 Flanagan - - 60 47 Chenoa - - - 62 75 Lexington - - 61 85 Normal - - - 34 73 fiadJudbalL The El Paso Comets opened the 1951 basketball season against Metamora, tough non-conference competition. The Redbirds, having an advantage over the Comets in height, ended the game a very close 48-45 on top. El Paso then went on to take a mild upset over Cornell 60-43. Cornell was never in the game as El Paso displayed mid-season form by accurate shooting and agressive rebounding. For the next two starts El Paso had somewhat of a let-down losing both, the second of which being with Minonk Mohawks and ending after a very hard fought battle with a score of 56-51 in their favor. The following game was an easy win over Eureka 56-46. El Paso then racked up the second win of the season over Cornell to prove their superiority over the Indians and followed up with a last minute win over Flanagan 48-46. In the first round of the Woodford County Meet, Washburn bowed to El Paso 66-48; however, it was a different El Paso that went to Metamora to play Benson in the final for third place. After being handed a loss by Minonk in the semi-final 30-48, the Comets Coach Komlanc and Varsity Squad: L. Kline, D. Kline, D. Sturm, L. Baity, B. Dehority, D. Tate, R. Crump, C. Knoll, R. Stimpert, D. Crump, J. Cleary. TWENTY-EIGHT

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UcUiAik}, JjnsL-lAfL. Position Points Class Forward Captain Don Tate 312 Senior Forward Larry Kline 289 Junior Guard Bill Dehority 120 Junior Center Walter Herncjar 133 Senior Guard Roger Crump 129 Junior Guard Larry Baity 24 Senior Forward Don Sturm 93 Junior Guard Dick Crump 11 Junior THIRTY