Galatia High School - Galatian Yearbook (Galatia, IL)

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High Lights of Sport 1944-45 ' Basketball The call for basketball practice on October 5th was answered by 26 boys. Most of them new to high school basketball. After one month of practice they ionrneyed to Shawneetown for their first scheduled game. This was a good game and Galatia came out on top by a 33-24 score. In the second game the Bearcats were hosts to Broughton. This game proved an easy victory for the Bearcats as the Final score was 50-21. The third game of the season was between Galatia and Equality. The taller boys of Equality proved difficult for the Bearcats, but the Cats fought and won out by a 28-24 score. Following the Equality game the Bearcats were in ,lohnston City for a game against a strong Johnston City team. Although they fought hard, they lost this one by a 52-16 score. The next game the Bearcats were hosts to a strong Zeigler live and again came out losers 30-15. The sixth game Carrier Mills came to town to hand Galatia their third straight defeat by a 53-22 score. Galatia was still the loser as Thompsonville defeated them 40-24. The Bearcats couldn't hit their stride when they journeyed to McLeansboro and came home losers by a 38-26 score. The next game Galatia entertained Shawneetown and broke back into the win column by a' 55-26 score. The tenth game found the Bearcats in Crab Orchard. The small Crab Orchard gym proved a handicap and the Bearcats lost a close one 22-25. The Bearcats accepted an invitation to the Holiday tournament and were scheduled to play McLeansboro. The Cats lost this game 35-19 and were eliminated from further play. In their next scheduled game they were hosts to Eldorado. This proved a good game although the Bearcats lost by 42-27 score. Galatia then traveled to Zeigler to avenge an earlier defeat but found a much improved Zeigler team and lost this one 63-29. The fourteenth game found the Bearcats in Carrier Mills losing byalop- sided 73-30 score. CContinued on next page? ls f-- -

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gluing. . ' , ' I Q ' 'P 4 5 Basketball -Continued The Bearcats again clicked and defeated Thompsonville in a very close, rough, and exciting game on the home Hoor by a 37-35 score. When Goreville came to Galatia, Coach Moody used all the boys to try to even the count but Galatia won 52-8. Crab Orchard then came to town and the Bearcats clawed deep and won 48-25. The Bearcats traveled to Eldorado for revenge of an. earlier defeat but lost a very hard fought game by a 32-29 score. In their next game Galatia went to Equality and came home victorious by a 47-28 score. The Bearcats were waiting for McLeansboro and had their revenge in an exciting thriller and won 39-37. 5 The last scheduled game of the season was an easy victory for the boys as they beat Broughton by a 64-31 score. ln the Regional Tournament the team drew Eldorado. The game proved an exciting one, but when three First team men fouled out early in the fourth quarter, things looked dark, and the boys lost by a 41-26. The Bearcats finished the season with 10 wins and 12 loses but the boys gained a lot of experience. Vinson a Sophomore, led the scoring with 193 points, Golliher 166, Knight 158, and Sullivan 146. The squad had no first five as seven or eight of the boys were pretty well matched. Our coach, Mr. Moody has done a hue job in his first year as a coach in teaching the boys the fundamentals of basketball. VVe want to remember our manager, Lee Perkins. VVith a mop he could really make the team-room shine. The Bearcats promise to have a good team next year as they lose only four men. Golliher, Garner, and Maple graduate' Mainer, a Sophomore, will be lost to the service of Uncle Sam. fContinued on next pagej