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

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Hard-fought games, sportsmanship, s A y is ' DON FREEMAN, Junior, guard. Gerald Dockery leaps for a point as Ralph Damon and several . opposing players watch. The holiday season at Fox brought the ex- citement of Christmas and the Flat River Tournament as well. In the first game of the contests, Fox slaughtered Ste. Genevieve by the score of 77- 45. Tom Smith was top scorer with 21 points . The Warriors then continued their campaign for victory by taking on Esther. In a thrilling competition, Esther finally emerged triumphant, As the final buzzer sounded, the score was 51- 49. Tom Smith races down the court to help Fox score-. .i Y y ED GAMACHE, Junior, forward. JOHNNY HUGHES, Junior, GARY MUELLER, Junior, for guard. ward. 69

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BOB BENZ, Co-captain, Senior, RALPH DAMON, Junior, cen- GERALD DOCKERY, Junior, guard, one letters. ter. center, two letters. character, and polished skill JIM DOUGLAS, Senior, cen- ter. Tom, Gerald, and Ralph charge for Fox. HILLSBORO TOURNAMENT Opposing Kinloch in the first game of the Hillsboro Tournament, Fox rallied in the second half to win 75-61. In the first half, the Warriors played chiefly defensive ball and came out barely ahead at the end of the first two periods, 35-34, Behind the thirty-point effort of Gerald Dockery, the team sank forty more points in the second half, and advanced to the second round of the tourney. The Warriors gave DeSoto a terrific battle in the second game, but came out three points short at the end of the competition . Much to the disappoint- ment of several screaming, hopeful Thunderbirds, the final score was DeSoto 63, Fox 60. Fox fought back, though, and in the ginal game walloped Flat River 88-63. With two victories and a loss, the Warriors emerged from the Hillsboro Tournament with the third place trophy. 68 g 41

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driving determination, rare defeats- POTOSI TOURNAMENT At the Potosi Tournament on january 21, 1964, Fox met the I-Ierculaneum Black Cats in a fierce competition of basketball skill, Trailing at the half by a margin of eight points, the Black Cats T made a comeback in the last two periods of play and crept past the Warriors by four points . Thunderbirds gave their all with cheers of encouragement and moans of distress while the basketball boys fought hard to cinch their victory. Tom Smith was high point man for the Warriors with 23 points. With the final score 63-57, Fox bowed out of the tournament, Hail, the conquering heros. XWWWWNA The treasured sphere . L Bench warmers LARRY SEWARD, Junior, RICK SCI-DVIITZ, Junior, TOM SMITH, Co-captain, guard. forward. Senior, forward, one letter 70