Gas City High School - Epoch Yearbook (Gas City, IN)

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THE 1944 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM :HE Tigers of ,45-,44 started tiie season witim '5 veterans from time previous year. Ttmey were Patti Turner. Wiaurice Rimoftay, and iiiii Ntaynard. Time team began time season witim 6 straigimt wins, imeiore time Sunmmitviiie Goimiins defeated timem. Up to time time oi time County Tournament time Tigers defeated every team in time county. In time first game of time County Tournament time Tigers cteieatect time Fairmount Quakers, 45 to 35, but in time secommrl game were defeated imy line Jonesboro Zeiyras, mimy a score of I4 lo 15. XKVLPH Sectional time rotiect around time Tigers were in time tip top Condition, and for time first time in time imistory of the SCIWOOI, time Gas City Tigers Won a Sectional Ctmampionsimip. Timose wimo Gas City played and defeated in time Sectional Tourney were: Jonesimoro Zeiyrasg Sweetser Bravesg and Swayzee Spec-ciicings. In time first game of time Regional Tourney, time Tigers defeated Nortim Wtaneimester and went on to time iinais wimere ttmey were cteieatect by tile Kokomo Vviidvats. Page Forty-two

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THE 1945 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAIVI Maurice Riiociay Forward Date anri Team Novemimer 5 Gas City - - St. Puui - - November IO Gas City - - Van Buren - - Nrmvciiiiwer I4 Gas City - - - Norliw Manchester November I7 Gas City - - IIOHCSIUDTO - ' Nnvemiwer 22 Gas City - - La Fontaine - Dec:-mixer I Gas City - - Jefferson - - DCCCHIIJCTVS Gas City - - Fairmount - Dcccniiner I5 Gas City - - Swectser - - Decemiuer 20 Gas City - - Swayzee - - Deeemiwr 22 Gas City - - VHH BHFCH - Feinruary 22 Gas City - - Swayzee - .iniin Atkinson Gvnrv Harris Civorgr- Hurst Gnng Jmikg Furwarci IJOIVVH rd czfffltpr Gukl rd S SEASGN S RECORD Quarters Date anri Team Quarters I 2 5 4 I 2 5 4 Fc-Ianmry 23 - 6 I2 25 54 Gas City - - S II 24 59 - 4 O I5 I S Ivinrinn - 7 I5 21 20 Fc-tiruary 24 - I8 ' 27 57 5I Gus City - - - 5 I5 2I 24-27 - 6 I 0 I5 I7 Fairmount ---- S I5 I7 24-28 - 8 I7 50 56 GRANT COUNTY TOURNEY - - I0 I6 5I 42 .Ianuary 5 Gas City - - - I5 26 40 56 - S II I8 25 Swectser - - 5 8 I0 I5 - 4 I5 I5 I7 .Innuary 6 Gas City - - 5 I5 2I 25 - 8 22 55 52 Fairmount - - 8 I2 25 28 - 5 8 21 ' 27 January I2 Cius City - V - 7 21 27 41 - I0 25 54 55 Huntington Catiioiic - 4 0 I8 20 - 2 7 II I5 .Ianuary I9 Gas City - - - - I5 22 24 55 - 0 4 I8 23 St. Puui. IVInrion - 6 I4 20 24 - 5 I5 2I 29 January 26 Gas City ----- 4 I0 52 45 - I0 22 54 55 St. Maryis, Anciorson - 9 I7 24 28 5 8 II I9 .Ianuary 51 Gas City - - - I2 I6 27 4I - 8 I5 50 57 .ionvsiworn - - - II I5 22 54 - I2 I4 25 20 Feimruary 2 Gas City - - 5 7 I2 I8 - I I 20 52 45 Greentown - - 0 I6 I8 28 - 2 7 I5 26 Feiwruary 9 fins City f - - S I8 26 55 SECVIIIONAI. Jefferson Twp. - - 2 5 I0 I6 Feiwruary I6 - 6 I4 25 54 Gas City - - - 8 I8 26 55 - 4 8 15 24 Swayzce - - 2 5 I0 I6 Page Forty-one

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THE 1944 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Paui Turner Maurice Riiooiay Jim Leacb Biii Maynard Herbie McCiure Center November 5 Gas City - - 42 St. Paui - - 12 November 12 Gas City - ' - 4l Van Buren - 50 November I7 Gas City - - 45 Jefferson - - - 29 November 24 Gas City - - 49 Lairontaine - I4 December 5 Gas City - - 48 Fairmount - 55 December 8 Gas City - v 27 Jonesboro - 25 Richard Neison .ii Forwarci Forward Guard Guard Forward SEASONS RECORD Deceniivcr I0 Gas City - Summitviiie December I7 Gas City - Sweetser - December 22 Gas City - Swayzec - January 7 Gas City - St. Paui - January ll Gas City - Van Buren January I4 Gas City - Huntington m Becicicy Forward COUNTY TOURNEY February I8 51 January 21 Gas City - - - 27 '55 Gas City - - - 45 Swayzee - - - 27 Fairmount - 55 SECTIONAL TOURNEY 54 January 22 February 24 26 Gas City - - I5 Gas City - - - 55 Jonesboro - - - 14 Jonesboro - - - I9 40 January 28 February 26 25 Gas City - - - 45 Cvas City - - 51 St. Mary fAncU 27 Swectser - - 22 50 February 2 February 26 27 Gas City - - 47 Gas City - - - 50 Jonesboro - - 55 Swayzee - - - 26 50 February 4 REGIONAL TOURNEY 27 Gas City - - 52 March 5 Cvreentown - 28 Gas City - - - 27 56 February ll Ciiester Twp. - 25 59 Gas City - - 29 Cvas City - - 29 Jefferson - - 27 Kokomo - - 57 Gene Harris Davici Cummins Gene Jacics Forward Center Guard Page Forty-three