Jackson High School - Jacksonette Yearbook (Hoytville, OH)

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...L.. ww f XV X! cks Left to Right P17815 Row Vernon Babcock, Ed Ccpus, Bill lsnsink, Tam Drummer, Dick EFS, Ted Meeker Second Row Coach G G Leatherman, Phil Leatherxmn, Gerald lloore, J im E, TH: llurlm, lbrrill Hamm, Disk Shack YAMQQ The fighting lildcats of Jackson opened their 1949-50 basketball season in fine style at Deshler on Ncvanber ll by defeating then 53 tc 32, thus avenging a two-point defeat of last scum. Cygnet came to Hoytville on November 23 to defeat the nappmg Wild- cats in our first league game by a 41 to 56 score. me Zipper: led nearly the entire game and held off s Jackson rally in we last quarter. Chxr next game las on lovmber 29 with our Hancock County neighbors from McComb. The Wildcats were still smarting from the Cygnet loss and were out to redeem dxemselves, which they did by a 55 to 35 score. This was one of the beet games turned in bytheilildoats and ns well attended ZZ

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Jackson took to the road on Decsnher 2 ior its next game, vhicn was at Tontogany. Slime Indians of Togany were ccmpletely smothered by a smooth working Jackson team, and a 71 to 30 score resulted. The Hilton Cardmals came to Hoytville on the evenmg of December 9 and absorbed a 36 to 62 defeat m a league game. Ibis mde the Wildcat'e league record stand at two 'wins and one loss. Jachon went to Portage on December 16 and turned back a scrappy Portage team by a. 54 to 30 score. The fine team play, along with Tom Drunmer'l treaty'-nine points, was the outstandlng feature of the game. Forth Baltimore came to Hoytville on Decauber 22 for an important league gHlBe he Wildcats displayed fine teamwork in beating the Tigers by a 55 to 49 score. Tm Drummer chalked up seventeen and Ted baker fifteen points to lead the Jackson scorers. January 6 proved to be a bad day for the Jackson team, as they ab- sorbed their second defeat of the season by a 48 to 51 score at 1210 hands of time Grand Rapids Pirates, me long and short of this gum Keifer f5'6 J and Trumbull f6'6 J--'wa s too meh for the Wildcats to handle. Jackson played host to Hsmler on January 10 in a game topped with a Frank lbrrtuell finish, defeating them 45 to 44. Hamler led nearly the entire game and was ahead of the Wildcats 42 to 41, with only forty seconds to play, when Jackson's diminuitive guard, Merrill Harmon, sank a very timely set shot, putting Jackson ahead 43 to 42. This seemed to be the clinaher, hutlsmler proved :kts class under fire by sinking a set but Tom Drummer, who sank one of his speczalities--a push shot, puttisg Jackson ahead 45 to 44 with five seconds remaining Tame ran out before Hauler could again penetrate the Jackson defense. Iaston came to Jackson January 13 and formd the Jackson Wzlldcats mach too much out of their class, Scores Jackson, 64, Weston, 15. 01. Ja.rmm'y 14 Jackson chfeated Van Buren cn their floor by a 62 to 47 score. he Wildcats get off to a slow start but at half time were leading by a one-point margin. Ted Hacker sprained an ankle at the end of the first half and was unable to return for any more action. Dick lqers played fine ball in this game and led Exe assault during the last half. Tom Druner had ninetem and Dick were had eighteen points to lead our sccrirg The 'ildoats journeyed to Haskins on Jennary20and defeated them 51 to 59. Jackson entered this ball game overconfident and played listless ball until the second half, when 'they began to rednlze the strength of 'Weir opponent I1 the final period Jackson onrcam a seven-point first-half deficit and finished the gms in true Wildcat fashion. lhlinta-Grelton visited Jackson January 24. Our superior height and sheeting ability gained us a 57 to 43 victory. Z shot. 1hnsecoudsrem.ined.,sadihe ltildcatslooksddoansdtoeveryona e . ' O O 3