Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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TOM SMITH, Junior, 2 letters. EDDIE DOVE, Junior, 1 letter. KENNY BECK:-:R, senior, 1 letter. FOX VS. DESOTO The season's second conference game found the Warriors pitted against the Dragons at DeSoto . Fox trailed by four points at the half but fought back to win 63-52, cooling the fire of the Dragons. TOTALS: Smith 17, Dockery 14, Benz 14, Becker 2, Hindle 16. FOX VS. NORTHWEST The Warriors avenged last fall's football defeat by trouncing Northwest 53-49. Fox was in control all four quarters and led 26-23 at the half. The Warriors continued scoring in the second half, and the Lions saw time slip away in a 53-49 Warrior victory. TOTALS: Smith 13, Dockery 15, Benz 5, Becker 7, Hindle 5, Freeman 8 . Close Games Made 0 44-

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RICH DICKISON, Senior, 2 letters. The B025 A ggressive. The boys pose with the consolation trophy they won by defeating the Leadwood Pups in the Hillsboro Tournament. TOURNAMENT TALLY HILLSBORO INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT The Hillsboro Tournament was played December 4-8 at the Hillsboro High gym. In the Warriors' first game, they bowed to St. joseph in a pinch defeat of one point, 48-47. The Warriors then faced the Hawks of Hillsboro, gaining a 39-21 victory which led to a chance for the consolation trophy in the tournament. The play-off for the Consolation Trophy was battled with the Leadwood Pups. The Warriors won the game with an easy scalping 58-38. FLAT RIVER CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT On the second night of the Flat River Tourney in the opening game, the Warriors edged out the Bonne Terre Bulldogs in a close 61-59 tangle. The game went into a three-minute over- time when the two teams each had 47 after four quarters. Fox battled it out with the Esther Pirates in their second game, but in the end it was the Pirates that held the upper hand, claiming a 59-51 victory, removing Fox from the Tourney. DESLOGE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT In the first game of the Desloge Tournament, january 19-26, DeSoto slid past Fox with a Score of 54-51. The Warriors gave up their eight -point lead at the half and failed to conquer the Dragons. Leading all the way through were the Fox Warriors when they placed Arcadia Valley in the second game of the tournament. Arcadia Valley trailed at the half 18-8 and were trounced by the time of the final whistle 65-42. The Warriors repaid the Herky Blackcats for an earlier defeat in the season by scalping them in the third tournament game 52-44, coming from behind at the half. With two victories and one defeat, the Warriors won the consolation trophy in the Blck division of the Desloge Tourna- ment.

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FOX VS. ST. PIUS X At Festus, St. Pius X held an im- posing half-time lead of eleven points in Fox's fifth game. However, in the last half it was the Langers' turn to feel the Warriors' Wrath. Battling back, Fox won by a score of 48-44. TOTALS: Smith 11, Dockery 25, Benz 2, Dickison 3, Becker 1, Hindle 4, Neiheiser 2 . FOX VS. HERCULANEUM At Arnold, Herky grabbed a 17-11 lead in the first quarter over the War- riors, and held off a last-quarter rally to win 53-51. The Fox quintet lost the game at the free throw line, where they could connect only 7 of 21 charity tosses TOTALS: Smith 18, Hindle 3, Becker 8, Dockery 6, Benz 4, Neiheiser 5, Freeman 6, Dickison 1. This Season One Excitement. BOB BENZ, Junior, 1 letter. GEORGE BOSTER, Senior, 1 letter. GERALD DOCKERY, Soph omore, 1 letter.