Grand Ledge High School - Ledge Yearbook (Grand Ledge, MI)

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lfirsl row, left to right-F. Figg, S. Peters, R. Hauter. D. Carter. P. Fortino. K. Hough. N. Kehler. R. Shaw. R, Carrow. A. Toaz. N. Vander Steen. Second row-J. McDaniels. manager: W. Dick. Ci. Clark. R. Cypher. R. Kebler, R. Cade. li Markle. G. O'Connor. J. Barker, l.. Sowers, D. Dixon, M. Keeny. C. Brunette. Coach Myers. tGarth Padgham. U.S,M.C.l FOOTBALL Grand l,edge started out its 1943 football season with Dean Shippey in the coach's berth. The team was smaller in size than it had been in previous years. but what the boys lacked in size. they made up for in spirit. After hard practices, the Comets played their first game with Boys' Voca- tional from Lansing and won. li-0. At St. Johns under a steady downpour of rain they suffered their first loss by a score of 20-6. At this point in the season. the Comets said farewell to Coach Shippey as he went into the U. S. Navy. The team was fortunate to have Coach Earl Myers taking over. Mr. Myer's first assignment as Comet coach was a great success as the Blue and Gold swamped Eastern Reserves. Z6-O. The Comets suffered their second defeat of the year by a score of 20-12 at Charlotte. Thei next two encounters saw the Comets playing on their home field. The first game being with Eaton Rapids. who fell under the attack of the Comets, li-6. and Howell lost, 26-0. After this victory it placed the Comets in line to tie for the Capital Circuit Conference if they won their next two games. The Comets traveled over to Mason and suffered a l'5-6 reverse. A postponed game with Everett was the season's last. The Comets turned in their best game of the year here even though losing to the Capital Circuit Champs. Both teams scored in the first quarter and from then on it was a de- fensive game. The game ended with the Comets trailing, 7-6. Losing four road games and winning four home games. the season's average was .500. 24 The 1044 Ledge-

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BASKETBALL Co-Champs of the League. l3 wins out of l4 games in the regu- lar season. a new gym scoring record of 60 points in one game, a sea- son scoring record of 517 points to opponents 359 were the achieve- ments hung up by the greatest Comet basketball team in the history of the school. With excellent team work from Captain Hough, Mc- Daniels. Ci. Teman, and Cranson, center Dick Carter set a new indi- vidual scoring record of 2l points for a single game, and guard Rex Carrow set a new season scoring record of l8l points for l4 games, Cranson was lost to the team on beroming an air cadet. In tourney play the Comets turned back Everett, 28 to 2 l, for l2 wins in a row and then lost a heartbreaker for the district Class B crown to their old nemises, East Lansing, 35 to 33. That ended the season with a rec- ord of 14 wins against 2 losses. Not only did the first team ride high but the second team came in for its share of glory by winning ll of l4 games. which speaks well of future Comet teams. Coach Earl Myers and the boys did an enviable job. Comet scores: Comets 30, Ressur- rection 23: Comets 35, Lansing Tech l0: Comets 27. Charlotte 330: Comets 36, Everett 35: Comets 36, Howell 31: Comets 42. St. Johns 32: Comets 52, Mason 29: Comets 30, Charlotte 29: Comets 22, Howell 20: Comets 50, Eaton Rapids l4: Comets 28, Lansing Tech 26: Comets 24, Mason 23: Comets 60. Everett 36: Comets 45, Eaton Rapids 2l: District Tourney-Comets 28, Everett 2l: Comets 33. East Lansing X35. lfirsf miu, left to righl-D. Tinian, Ti. liigg. R. Hough, R. Carrown. Coach Myers Cirlcr. J. McDaniels. Ci, Teman, N. Vander Steen. .Second row-G. Clark. VJ. Dick. C. Brunette, J. Pratt. J. Doxsie. li. Markle. Ci. O nor L. Davis. B. Harley. D. Dixon. D, Toms, H. Peters, R. Toaz, L. Sowers, LS, Cranson not shown, U.S.A.A,F.l 717. 1044 1.a1yt- 25