Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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FOOTBALL TEAM Sl-IUUND RUXV: .Xllwlrialge flllJlIlJlgt'l'i, Kleiner, Clayton, M. Dubach, Davis lLiUJli'ilJ, liirclicr, la-lmcpruc, Beichel. tlruw-nenfelder tnmnagerj. FRONT RUXV: N, Duft, la-Duc, Schmidt, A. Dubach, li. Duft, Kuhn, Baumann, Cutsinm-r. In September thirty boys answered Coach Davis' call for football. It looked as if Highland would have plenty of material with which to build a strong team. But, as the season got under way, the squad dropped down to twenty, and at the end of the season there were only fourteen, Lack of reserves was the main reason Highland lost all but one of the games scheduled for the season. The squad was composed of seven seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen. The usual starting line was A. Dubach, Center, Beichel and Bircher. guards: Baumann and Cutsinger, tackles: M, Dubach and Schmidt, ends, The backiield was coin- posed of Lebegue at quarterback, N. Duft and Kuhn at the halves, and Captain E. Iluft at fullback. The reserves were Kleiner, Clayton, and LeDuc, guards. Leonard Schmidt. a tall, lanky end, could run and pull down the passes. He proved to be a good tackler, and whenever he saw service in the backfield he put all his efforts in his running. The other end, Merle Dubach, is a newcomer to our school. While not as tall as Schmidt, he was a hard blocker and a good pass catcher. At the tackle positions were a pair of newcomers to the squad, Glenn Baumann and George Cutsinger. They were good tacklers and blockers and fought hard to win the game. The guards were Bernell Bircher and Harold Beichel. Beichel played a good game, and in three more years he should be an excellent player. Bircher was a good blocker. llubach, at center, along with E. Duft at tackle and full back, was the nucleus of the team since he and Iluft were the only four-year men on the otherwise inexperienced team. The backfield, composed of Lebegue, N. Duft, E. Duft, and Kuhn, proved to be very fast, with li. Duft and Kuhn doing most of the ball handling. liebegue, although small, showed ability to tackle and will develop into a good player. Kuhn promises to be an ex- cellent player for he can run, pass, and punt, N. Duft is a good runner and blocker. He was also good at knocking down opposing passes. Captain Eldo Duft, was good at all the fundamentals of football. He combined a good brain with fast legs. Eldo was handi- capped by a bad ankle. Our 15335-36 team had promise even though they lost most of their games.

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BASKETBALL SICUUNID HUXV: .Xlltlridgv tntanagerj, Ht-brank, Clayton, IJ. l.ory, Suppigcr, Davis KCo:u'h5, Alcli, Sclnn-pluu-h, liebe-gue, lst-rt, fiI'llt'Ill'Ilfl'iti0l' tmanagerl. IWIQUNT ROW: N, Daft, Schniitlt, ld. lluft, A. Dubach, Uutsingt-r, Kuhn, liircher. Good health is the first cardinal principle of education. lt is generally conceded that sports and good health are very closely related, In keeping with this initial aim of edu- cation. the plans for our new building called for a gymnasium of adequate proportions to suit the needs of both grade and high school for sports and other forms of physical activ- ity. The gymnasium is equipped with modern facilities of every type, A seating capac- ity ot' over fifteen hundred allows us to care for large tournament crowds. The floor is SIG t'eet by 56 feet with a playing space ot' Sl feet by 47 feet, which is almost regulation size but has an added advantage of allowing spectators to see the foul lines. The showers and dressing rooms connected with the gymnasium are modern and complete in every re- spect and sufficiently large for all purposes. In short, our gymnasium is one of the larg- est, and best in the state of Illinois according to the opinion of competent critics. sports' editors, and officials. When the call for basketball was issued by Coach Davis last fall, thirty boys respond- ed. but only twelve of the recruits were playing at the end of the season as a result of ineligibility, injuries, and other reasons, Alfred Dubach, a senior, was captain of the varsity team this vear. He was also high point man for the season, with a total of 129 points. 5 Four of the five members of the varsity team were seniorsvCutsinger, FJ, Duft, Schmidt, and A. Dubach. This means that next year practically a new team must be built. The new gymnasium was dedicated November 29, lSl35, when the local team was opposed by Greenville High. The score was 22-I0 in favor of Greenville. The schedule of games for the season appears on a following page, While the results do not seem very favorable, we know the 1935-36 team fought very hard. Highland participated in three tournaments during the season. During the Christmas holidays we were invited to par- ticipate in the Black Diamond Conference Tournament at Greenville. Later we took part in the National Trail Tournament and District Tournament, both of which were held in our own gymnasium.