Genoa Township High School - Reflections Yearbook (Genoa, IL)

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The three outstanding cheerleaders deserve a great deal of credit for their work. They were Anna Mae Phillips and Carole Benson, of the class of 'U9, and Laverna Gustafson, of the class of '50. BASKETBALL BANQUET The Basketball Banouet res held in the new gym, March 28. A pot- luck supper was served to about 250 people. Mr. 3ennett acted as toastmaster, telling some of his famous anecdotes and introducing the speakers. George Dertinger, DeKalb basketball coach, spoke a few min- utes on small town basketball and then Albert Willis, Ixecutive Secre- tary of the Illinois High School Athletic Association, spoke on uTrends in High School Athletics.u Co munity singing was also enjoyed and a movie of the 1948 Uorld Series was shown. Dancing followed at the end of the program with music furnished by the high school dance orchestra. i Coach Smith awarded major letters to the following: Eddie Lange, Harlan Clausen, Clyde Mohney, Bill Sherman, Miles Johnson, Bill Skinner, Jim Stoda, and Kenny Nelson. Minor awards went to: Vernon Anderson, Bob Harrison, Ray Melton, Stuart Sherman, Augie Uesterbeck, Chuck Uestphal, Trancis Conro, Tom Tenstermaher, Richard Guse, Leon Hodgson, Oscar Johnson, Frank Kellogg, Fiedellas Loy, Pat Morgan, Jim Niss, Charles Nichols, Lloyd Parker,'Carl Ross, Ronald Stoda, and'Dick White. Dick Campbell received a manager's letter for basketball. Carole Benson and Anna Mae Plillips were awarded major letters for cheerleading and Laverna Gustafson received a minor award. A special award was made to Harlan Clausen who had a free throw average of .706 for the season. Kenny Nelson was awarded the reserve team trophy with an average of .73O. Augie Westerbeck received an award for an average above .6oo. Bill Skinner received the varsity defensive award and Ray Melton the reserve award for being the best defensive men this season. 94

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BASKETBALL The Genoa Cogs, coached by Mr. Smith, rolled up a record of 15 wins and 5 defeats during the scheduled season. The 'Cogsu placed second in the Kishwaukee Tournament and won the Conference champion- ship with 6 wins and l defeat. The second team went undefeated the whole season and won the championship. In the Kishwaukee Tournament, Genoa beat Huntley 57 to 32.in the first game. In the second game the nCogsn defeated Plato Center by a score of 44 to 28. Genoa played Hampshire for the championship, but lost by a score of 45 to 56. By this defeat a second place trophy was brought back to JTHS, In the DeKalb Holiday Tournament, the nCogsn encountered Riverside, a tall, highly-rated team, which proved too much for them after the first half. Cenoa played DeKalb in the first game of the Regional Tournament and was defeated by 54 to 29. DeKalb went on to win the Regional. The season got off to a slow start by losing the first two games to Woodstock and Belvidere. In the third game, with Kirkland, Genoa won by three points and after that the team started clicking. One of the outstanding games was wdth Marmion, a team that ranked about 12th in the state. Genoa took the lead and kent a five point lead most of the game. This game, like many of the rest, was won because of team play and everyone's giving his best. Much credit should be given to Coach Smith for all his work and extra time spent in order to win. Mr. Davenport did a swell job while the Coach was absent to help the team win three important games. All of our home games fexcept one, were played in the new gym. The gym gave more people a chance to see the team play and the playing improved greatly on the new floor. Three times during the season Genoa won six games in a row, but could never win the seventh. The first team was composed of: Bill Skinner, Bill Sherman, Eddie Lange, Harlan Clausen, and Miles Johnson, all '49ers. They were ably assisted by Kenny Nelson, a junior, and Jim Stoda, a sopho- more. Eddie Lange and Bill Skinner were voted most valuable and Miles Johnson was captain. The second team had a perfect season. Those on the Junior Var- sity were: Vernon Anderson, Bob Harrison, Ray Melton, Clyde Mohney, Stuart Sherman, Augie wasterbeck, and Chuck Westphal. This team was competently captained by Clyde Mohney. Those on the Reserves were: Conro, Fenstermaker, Guse, Hodgson, Oscar Johnson, Frank Kell0gE, L0y, Morgan, Nichols, Niss, Parker, Ross, Ronald Stoda, and White. 93

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