Martinsville High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Martinsville, IL)

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FOOTBALL LOWELL BENNETT Captain of '43 Center Captain Lowell Bennett stood out prominently as a hard fighter and an excellent ball hawk On Coach Benson's varsity football squad. For the last two years he has been a mainstay on the team. JAMES W. BENSON Coach Under the leadership of James Benson, coach, and John La Fief, assistant coach, the Blue Streaks de- veloped into a successful team. This was BensOn's first year of coaching and he should be congratulated on his true spirit and genuine interest in dealing with the squad. RAY C. DUNCAN Our principal has led us faithfully for three years. His support in and out of school has been greatly ap- preciated by all. GEOROE HARRIS, Quarterback JIM WELDON. Quarterback DURWARO ROTEN, Halfback ,MERLIN STANFIELD, Halfback SAM DEAHL, Captain of '44, Guard CARROLL SHADE. Fullback ALVIS FERGUSON, Left End IVAN SCHMITT. Righr End CLAYTON HAMMOND, Left End EDWIN ZACI-IARY. Guard DON SWOPE, Tackle BOB DOWNEY. Fullback NELSON AULD. Guard GRAYDON ULREY. Tackle GOULD ULREY. Tackle Players now in the Armed Forces: Willard Thorn- burgh and Garth Elmore. The 1044 Blue Streak

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Cheer Leaders Carolyn Mauk Raymond Lee Rosemary Patchett These cheerleaders have added zest and zeal to all of our basketball games. Their pep has always given Our boys the backing they have needed. Yea Blue . . Yea White, Yea Martinsville . . Fightlfl Fight!!! Fightlfl BASKETBALL COACH BENSON Leader of the fighting Streaks ROBERT SLATER, Cerner, Forward fSophOmOreJ JIM PATCI IIETT. Forward lSOphOmOrel Bon DOWNIQY. Ifortuurrl laluniorj GEORGE HARRIS, Guard Uuniorj EDWIN ZACHARY, Guard lSophOmore,l Coach Benson, Bennett. and Zachary talk over a defensive play. CARROL BENNETT, Guard fFreshmany9

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Front row: Carrol Bennett Edwin Zachary Bob Downey Bob Slater Jim Patchett George Harris George Stanfield Second row: Gene Doran Alvis Ferguson Ivan Schmitt Grant Zachary Bill Williams Dean Reeds Back row: Coach Benson Stanley Iiasig Harold Tingley Graydon Ulrey Gould Ulrey Harold Keller y .lack Padgett Basketball Basketball practice started early in December with about 30 players reporting. This season, while not successful in piling up a long string of victories, has developed a promising team for next year. Through the season of I943-l944 the following games were played: We They We They 9fGreenup 24 40 4'Newton 3l I9 Kansas 26 55 9fWestfield 46 20 Palestine 32 42 9tToledo 32 37 I-Iutsonville Z9 38 Toledo 23 39 'Marshall 30 18 3 Kansas 29 52 Oblong 24 3 6 Newton 3l 40 Casey . 21 44 YI-Iutsonville 20 25 Gfreenup 35 37 BASKETBALL TOURNAIVIENTS We They ' We They Greenup Blind Tournament: Wabash Valley Tournament: Toledo . . . 26 23 Indiana State High . I6 61 Gremup ' ' 39 47' Eastern Illinois Tournament: County Tournament: Oblong . . . I5 24 Casey . . 27 46 TROPI-IY The Martinsville Blue Streaks pulled through with one trophy this year. They won 2nd place in the Greenup Blind Tournament. This is the first trophy won by the Blue Streaks since l942. at HOME GAMES 32 The 1044 Blue Streak