Lexington High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Lexington, IL)

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iliewkeihall The Minutemen of LCHS did not have a winning record during the past season, but played some unusually good basketball at times . They had a 7-17 record for the sea- son, and six wins and six losses in Midstate Conference play were posted to insure a tie for fourth place . The most interesting and well-played games were the three contests with Chenoa, two with Gridley, and the final two home games with Fairbury and El Paso. Captain Sam Harmon led his teammates in three departments of play: scoring, shooting percentage and rebounding. He scored 440 points for an average of 19 .1 per game, shooting at a .387 clip from the floor, and excelled in rebounding with average of ten a game . During his four years of competition, Sam accounted for a total of 1143 points . He received honorable mention on the Chicago Daily News All- State team . john Scott won free throw honors with a percentage of .738, making 62 of 84 attempts . Other regular starters were Kaywin Hardman, Hugh Freed, Ron Winter- land, and Eddie Haushalter. The remaining lettermen, Ronnie Botkln, Don Cole, and Larry Hardman, filled in capably in relief roles . Five of these boys will compete again next year. They are Scott, Haushalter and K. Hardman, juniorsg Freed and L . Hardman, sophomores . KNEELING: E. Haushalter, H. Freed, S. Harmon, K. Hardman, J. Scott, R. Winterland. STANDING: Mr. Towner, D. Freed, C. Fritz, R. Klein, R. Botkin, D. Cole, D. Bourgerie, L. Hardman, J. Payne, Mr. Little.