Humeston High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humeston, IA)

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gifzls askefball FRONT Row: Betty Luman, Elore McCullough, Erma Richard, Betty Toliver, Mary Williams, Barbara Roberts, Marjorie Edwards. BACK Row: Miss Ritzinger, Jean Roberts, Virginia Greene, Mildred Richard, Camille Clarke, Madyline Kipper, Dorothy Carter, Mr. Burdick. vt' The Cirl's basketball team enjoyed a highly successful season. During the regular season they won 10 games and lost only 1. The only loss of the regular season being to the strong Seymour quintet which advanced to the state tourna- ment, and who won the Countv Tournament. There were several strong teams in Wayne County this season and the girl's schedule was no easy one. Sickness overtook the team when tournament time came along just at a time when the girls were ready to go places. They dropped a first round game to Seymour in the County Tournament by a close score. In the Sectional more sickness overtook the team and they lost a close decision to Cambria. Next yearis squad will greatly miss the services of the following regulars: Marjorie, Madyline, Jean, Erma and Camille who saw service in many games.

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I I A squ d of nineteen reported for football the first day of school. From this group Coa h Ericson selected the thirteen who saw service throughout the season. The letter en were: Blacks: Captain Carton, Dunn, Roe and Ellis. ds: Moser and Green. ckles: Street and Storm. uards: E. Vaughn, Williams, and Mitchell. enters: Coffey and Monroe. I The slhedule opened by trouncing Seymour 13-0. This was the first time that Seym ur had appeared on the schedule in recent years. After playing a close first I alf, Leon overpowered the locals 35 to 6. Injuries took three reg- ulars out lf the lineup in the first half and the substitute combination failed to click. Th next game was a breather and the Wildcats romped over the Chari- ton reserv X 30 to 0. The ildcat aerial attack really began to function in the next game as Humeston threw the ball over and around Garden Grove to defeat them 27 to 7. Afton was the next victim of the Wildcats in a high scoring game to the tune of 24 to 1 . A margin of two points after touchdowns spelled victory for the Wildcats dver Moulton in the next game, 14- to 12. After holding Mystic, the Southern lxline Conference Champions, to a 13 to 12 score up until the third quarter, two intercepted passes in the fourth upset the Wildcats, 31 to 12. This game wasIplayed in a very strong wind and passes simply could not be suc- cessfully tllrown. The :lnnual Armistice day game was played before the largest crowd in years. Cdrydon was all set to stop the Wildcats pasisng attack, and Humeston with only three regular backs in the lineup was not conceded much of a chance. Corydon tiapitalized on a Humeston fumble to score in the first half, 6 to 0. ln the secpnd half Humeston unloosed a series of power plays and plunged the entire length of the field through the heavy Corydon line ot tie the score, 6 to 6. I Grad ating seniors who will be missed next year in the Wildcat lineup are: Franklin arton, Donald Dunn, Eugene Vaughn, Harold Williams and Robert Carter. I 2 I I I I

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I oys asketlfall The Humeston boys had a very successful basketball season, winning 12 and losing 1 o't of 13 regularly scheduled games. They lost to Seymour in the final round of lie County tournament, and to Melrose, 1937 State Champions, in the semi-finalsl of the Sectional tournament. Graduating seniors are Max Vaughn, sharp shooting forward, Franklin Carton, fiery guard, and Robert Carter, reserve forward. Summary: l Humeston Opponents 34-Allerton ....,. . . . 15 33-Leroy . . , .,... 31-Millerton ...,..,...... . .23 31-Ledn ......... . . . 31-Garden Grove ..,....... ,25 40-Cambria ..,, 31 Carden Grove ,... . . . 21-Derby ...... 22-Seymour , 324Corydon .,,. 35-Kellerton . . . . , 33 35 --Russell . . . . , -Lineville .... . . County Tournament Humeston Opponents 37-Clio .r.................. 21 30-Lineville QOTD .......... 28 14'-Seymour .,......4,...... 21 Sectional Tournament 32-Cambria .,,......,.,,,. 25 22-Melrose .......,... . . . 38 ir FRONT Rdw: Wayne Street, Fred Monroe, Jr., Robert Carter, Keith Storm. BACK ROW: Coach Ericson, Maynard Coffey, Franklin Carton, Gerald Green, Max Naughn, George Moser, Nor IN PICTURE: Billie Ellis and Louis Roe. l l