Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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Row 1: lim Breakbill, Bill Logan, Bob Williams, Kenny Brown. Row 2: George Weiny fmgr.J, lack Mclntyre, Lee Williams, Bob High, lack Davis, Ioe Short Bob Mason lmgr. J . Row 3: Melvin Woods, Gary Leiler, Incl: Sultzgaver, lack Hatfield, Paul Roeglin, Don Loring Row 4: Mr. Shupe, Lon Harlow, Dick Fellows, Bob Brown. Phil Weiny, Mr. Gowing. A GREAT TEAM Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk REGULAR SEASON SCORES 55 26 Canton 54 Dallas City 47 44 Western High, Macomb 28 58 Washington 35 51 Burlington 41 49 Fort Madison 39 66 Monmouth 45 58 Mt. Pleasant 39 38 Muscatine 34 Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Keokuk Carthage Fairfield Ottumwa Washington Burlington Fort Madison Bloomfield Mt. Pleasant Muscatine Fairfield Ottumwa Centerville

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The Chiefs of 1950-51 have a right to be proud of themselves. All their followers are proud of them. They compiled a record which is unparalleled in the history of the school's participation in the Little Six conference. They came through with l4 consecutive victories in the conference and lost only 2 games in a 21 game schedule which was plenty tough. The Chiefs were finally astride the heap as far as basketball is concerned in South East lowa. They were only a little behind Davenport in the weekly ratings and ranked about third or fourth in the state for most of the season. It wasn't one man who did the job but the fine efforts of Coach Don Shupe and all his boys led to the splendid record and left a mark for subsequent squads to shoot at. The Keokuk Chiefs played excellent ball in the state tournament series and emerged as consolation champs, losing only to the cham- pions, Davenport. They racked up three vic- tories over tough opponents, Double A Sioux City and East Des Moines as well as a tough D A school, Grinnell. The victory trail started at Ft. Madison as the Chiefs removed the Bloodhounds from tour- nament play. The next step was in the sub- state at Iowa City as the Chiefs downed a dogged Oskaloosa team. Muscatine, one of the Chiefs' Little Six competitors, fell next as the Chiefs rolled over them bv a score of 51 to 35. The latter victory put the Chiefs into the Sweet Sixteen where they met Sioux City Cen- tral, a champion in their conference, This was a nip and tuck battle from start to finish but the Chiefs emerged on the long end of the score to move them out 40 to 43. A rough, tough Grinnell team with a great center was next on the list, but the Chiefs rose to the occasion as Logan shackled the tallest boy in the tournament and the rest of the Chiefs played superb ball. Grinnell was knocked from the tournament 51 to 38. Davenport, the defending champion, was next and the Chiefs went down to defeat after a game battle. ln the consolation final against Des Moines East, the Chiefs, after a tough struggle, popped in two buckets in the last few seconds to set the East boys down by one point 45 to 43 and walk off the floor as consolation champs of the state of Iowa. - In the state tournament the Chiefs showed all the attributes of a great team, the ability and willingness to battle the best and to come from behind to win. ln addition to the fine team play of the boys, Bill Logan cracked three tournament marks, the most points in tournament play, most field goals and the most free throws. We feel that coaches Don Shupe and Bob Gowing and all the boys on the squad have the congratula- tions of the faculty, student body and towns- people and a wish for rousing good luck for next year.

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