Lockridge High School - Golden L Yearbook (Lockridge, IA)

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use-sn-s n-sus-us-as-:sus-use ns-ax-nsusnsn us4usensusevsnvsnxus--snxnxnvs-:sn-sn uns-asus- State Sectional Basketball Tournament The Lockridge High School Basketball team went farther in the tournament this year than any previous team had gone. They reached the semi-final round before dropping a one point decision to Troy. Lockridge drew Ollie for the first round game and defeated them in a game which was much closer than the score, 38-25 in- dicated. By winning the game from Ollie, Lock- ridge had to play Douds, who on the pre- vious day had defeated Pleasant Plain. This was a very close game with neither team having a lead of more than five points at any time. Lockridge led by two points at the half, 12-10, but Douds came back in the third quarter and led by five points at the end of that period. The Lockridge team fought for all they were worth in the last quarter and with one minute to play went ahead one point. They succeeded in stalling the last minute and won 24-23. Having won from Douds, Lockridge moved into the semi-finals on Saturday af- ternoon, along with Troy who also won their second round game. Both teams showed the strains of the hard fought games the day before and did not have their former drive. At the end of the half Lockridge led 11-10. The second half see- sawed back and forth with Lockridge miss- ing many shots that appeared to be easy baskets, especially in the last minute of play. Lockridge held a three point lead with about two minutes to play, but could not hold the ball, Troy getting two baskets, the last one twenty seconds before the final gun, and Winning 28-2-7. - l jefferson County This year's basketball team was the first to win a trophy for Lockridge. They did this by winning the Jefferson County Bas- ketball Tournament, held at Fairfield, March 19, 20, 21. Lockridge drew the Fairfield Freshmen for the first game and had an easy time, Winning 40-26, with the second team play- ing about half the time. By virtue of winning the first round game, the Lockridge team tackled Pack- wood on Friday night. In the first half Lockridge had things much their own way having a fairly comfortable lead of 16-8 at the end of the half. At the start of the second half Paskwood threw a big scare into the Lockridge fans by pulling up with- in three points of the L. H. S. team. From then on the battle raged back and forth with Lockridge coming out on top 26-19. The win over Packwood on Friday night put the Lockridge boys in the finals Sat- Tourney Champions urday night against Pleasant Plain. Pleas- ant Plain having defeated Lockridge twice during the regular schedule naturally were the favorites. They started off with a bang and scored ten points before Lock- ridge tallied at all. At this time the Lock- ridge team began clicking and at the half Pleasant Plain led by only three points, 15-12. Two baskets in the first two minutes of the second half put Lockridge ahead 16-15. Then the Lockridge team began its famous stall. The two guards, L. Linn and Graf, with the aid of E. Linn, a for- ward, passed the ball back and forth,- holding conversation in between times-for six minutes. At the start of the fourth quarter Pleasant Plain got a basket, put- ting them one point ahead, and from then on.it was a hot and heavy battle, with the lead changing several times. But Lock- ridge finally emerged, the victor, 23-21, to bring Lockridge its first basketball trophy. 11 bl .-susnsus.-x.-x.-x.-snsus.-sHxns.-x.-x.-s.-5.-s.-8.-sagus.-sus.-s.-X.fs.fs.-sus.-xns rs