Knox Memorial High School - Seymour Yearbook (Russell, NY)

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' ,I --1, 1-.QL --mg 'n rv FOOTBALL The 1948 football team of Knox High started out with a victory over Parishvllle. Slnce Parlshvllle and Russell were the only league members froux this sectlon, we were to have only two games However the second game a loss for us led to an other that ended in a tie. The fourth game also a tie was followed by a victory for Russell. This game put us into the league championship game. To round out our schedule of games we played the teams ln the other section. Our opponenuwere Hermonandlldwards We wonfrom Harmon but not from Edwards. BASKETBALL - The 1948 49 basketball season started off with a bang for the Purple and Gold boys. Our varsity hoopsters confidently proceeded to trample Rlchvllle to defeat on their hane court with a flnal score of 24 l5 The I V. s lost to Rlchvllle. I. V. s by one point the score being Z3 22 Of the sixteen games played, the varsity men won five games. This ls not an lmpresslve record but a slgnlflcant one For the flrst time since varsity basketball was .re introduced, we have had more than one victory ln a season. K M. H. S s new addltlonto basketball the Junior Varsity team made quite a brilliant record for a flrst attempt wlnnlng five out of thirteen games The fast hard hitting teams of Clifton Fine and Harmon were the recipients of awell aimed shock when the Purple and Gold Hoopsters kept them at the lowest score of the current season. Clifton Fine weakly acknowledged a 31 21 victory and Her mon barely cleared the hurdles at 32 28 These two games were probably the most slgnlflcant of the season. The varsity man were presented with new jackets at the beginning of the year They turned their old jackets over to the battling I V 's Two ol the varsity men, Roger Kelly and Lochland Jeffries are graduating this June Although they will be mlssed, there ls some fine materfal to replace them ln the 1949 50 season. Much credlt ls due the coaches Mr Armstrong and Mr Tlel for their fine work in the interests d K. M. ll. S basketball. ICIIOIL BASEBALL The baseball team for the season of 1948 was cmnposed of Nelson Austin M11 ton Scott Bernard Jenne Frank Thurstln, Robert Charron. Maynard Meflleur Louis Gary Melvin Frlot Roger Kelly Dennis Chase and Lyle Hale The coach was Mr Tlel We played games with Parlahvllle DeKalb Colton, and non league games with Hermon, Edwards and Parlshvllle We came through the season with N0 Vkflifiel and four losses Looking into the future, we flndthat we have Kelly, Chase Thurstin. T101 I-D4 Ienne of last year s team Many new prospects are cumlng forward to help make a successful 1949 season. JEIIQM mam Agl THE SEYM H .lys- 5 e 'Q . .- . . ' - e ,A 4 I J, lt ls our predlctlon that the teams wlll be even more successful ln the coming N J J , - fry' , . .I

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