Lancaster Central High School - Reflector Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Boby Bobcots Bottom Row: fLeft to Right? Billy Zirkle, Max Hamilton Tillman Gel bei Tom Kahn, Dwight Shady. fcoachl, Don Decker. Maurice Shady Bob Tiox ei Lestei Mankey. Second Row: fLeft to Right? Wayne Sprowl. Larrx Baumgaitnei Ron D ckei Dennis Lolzsiger. Ted Hanni, Lawrence Graham. Rex VanZant David B elei JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL The Junior High haslietlzall team enjoyed a successful season from the standpoint af ex- perience a culurrin. T itits ul' za L'lll'llL', Below Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster nd made a nice showing in the win his team slimrs talent and possibil- good high school team in years to is a record of the seasons schedule. 18 17 19 20 Coverlimeb 25 21 23 25 15 23 11 Chester 16 Rockcreek 15 Ossian 23 Union 21 Chester 16 Decatur Catholic 24 Rockcreek 13 Union 23 Yoder 2-1 Petroleum 22 Ossian 25 OUR TWIRLERS Reading from left to right: Sarah Jane Nash. Evelyn Green, Gerry Walsh. i30T

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BOTTOM ROW CLeft to Rightlz Bob Worden, Don Yager, Doyle Stern, William C t Bryan, coachg Art Moser, Dave Paxson, Vernon Crozier. Y SECOND Row CLeft to Righty: Leon Byeriy, Manager, Willis Prichard, Dale and Meyer, Lester Meyer, Victor Gerber. Luther Gerber, Eddie Bryan, Eddie Sectional Champs Zerkle, manager. Before a capacity crowd the fighting Bobcats played their best game of the County tourney and swept on to a hard earned victory over the mighty Petroleum Panthers, with a score of 45 to 30. The score at the first quarter was 12-5 in favor of the green and white. Petro- leum put up a hard fight during the first half to hold the score to 23-13. Lancaster. During the second half the Bobcat's defense loosened up and the quarter ended 31-26 in favor of Lancaster. At the start of the last quarter the Bobcat's offense began to tighten so that their margin was 14-1 making the final score 45-30. The scrap and teamwork of the entire squad brought our team a well-earned victory. Lancaster won the right to play in the finals by winning over Jackson 43-321 this gave them their second defeat of the season. In the semi-finals Lancaster edged out the Liberty Center Lions by only one point, 39-38. Following the final game Lancaster was given the trophy and crowned the H1949 Wells County Basketball Champions by Superintendent Lee. Lancaster also had the honor of having four boys placed on the all-Coimty team and two on Honorable Mention. T2 QL

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Seated Left to Right: Johnny Bright, Tom Wiebke, Joy Stahl, Luther Gerber, Gerald S d Gerber, Dean Decker, Wayne Yager. Standing Left to Right: Leon Byerly, Victor Gerber, Richard Gerber, Jim Troyer. Richard Elzey, Richard Hamilton. Eddie Zirkle. RESERVES HAVE UNDEFEATED SEASON Our Reserves started off the season by throwing their slick and snappy team into high gear and never letting up until the final game was over. The small but powerful Bobcats met plenty of tough competition in their schedule but none was able to overcome the unbeatable Bobcats. With co-operation and good team play the Reserve squad Went on to Win 18 straight games. Opponent Lancaster Opponent Montpelier 34 21 Union 41 17 Liberty 30 19 Ossian 42 19 Rockcreek 38 25 Petroleum 30 24 Wapakoneta 40 25 Andrews 30 15 Ossian 28 10 Berne 23 22 Decatur Catholic 35 20 Huntington Township 26 14 Monmouth 32 21 Chester 31 20 Petroleum 25 23 Union 40 25 Huntington Catholic 36 20 Rockcreek 52 16 Totals 613 356 .13 11