Fairfield Community High School - Reflector Yearbook (Fairfield, IL)

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BASKETBALL TEAM TOP ROW: Roy Gatewood, Head Coach, Lewis Songer, Jim Toombs, Bob Shaw, Ferdie Dickey, Tom Nicholson, Ross De Boskey Harlan Payton, George Sawyer, Assistant Coach- Dwight Alvis Assistant Coach MIDDLE ROW- Virgil Trower Dicke Wood, B111 . . . . , y Gray, Curtis Tannahill, Eldon Eckleberry, Tony Smith, Charles Smith, Larry McCoy, Bob Fleming. FRONT ROW: Pat McClintock George Butler, Dean Martin, Gene Jackson, Rex Hodge, Raymond Van Buskirk, Fred Smith, Bob Young, Danny Songer, Donald Samford, Mgr., Robert Dosier, Sr. Mgr. .gaiflefga Z sgladon, Although the Mules lost l7 games out of 25, they defeated some good teams which sport writers said would win. The outstanding player of the year was George Butler, who led the conference with the great- est number of points. Despite the inferiorheight of the Mules, they got their share of the rebounds and held a tight defense during most of the season. They should also be commended for their swell attitude and spirit which ran high even when the odds seemed to be against them. Letter-men of the season were George Butler, Rex Hodge, Gene Jackson, Raymond Van Buskirk, Bob Young, Fred Smith, Charles Mitchell, Tom Nicholson, and Dean Martin . The managers were Bob Dosier and Ed Ackman. The outstanding players of the season were Butler, scoring 333 points, Buskirk, scoring 126, Mitchell scoring 41, Nickolson, scoring 46, Smith scoring 25- Jackson scorin 24- and Hod e scor- ing 191. The school spirit at first was very low, but as the season came on, it rose to ahigh level. Every- body in the student body agrees that the team re- presented the school well. The team came home with a second place in the holiday tournament at Mt. Carmel, and the regional held at Mt. Carmel from February 26 to March 2. I I 9 1 9 I

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