North Madison High School - Releef Yearbook (Madison, IN)

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Ffhe Seaao nh djllalff The Tigers opened their season with the Osgood Cowboys in a fast high-stepping game. Although suffering a 26-23 defeat the Tigers proved to the fans, in any man's lingo, that they were going to be a tough team to beat. Next the Tigers journeyed to Hanover where in a hard fought game they squeezed by the Bulldogs by a score of 26-24. After defeating Hanover the newly confident Tigers sailed by Saluda, 29-123 Deputy, 40-14, Dupont 40-173 Central, 30-225 and Milton, Ky, 37-28. All and all the blue and white quintet had a six win and one loss record to go on for the approaching County Tournament. COUNTY TOURNAMENT In the County Tourney the Tigers drew the Deputy Panthers for the first game Friday night, and after playing unsettled ball for three quarters, they settled down and breezed by the Panthers on a 29-15 count. In the second game of the evening the Saluda Lions squeezed by the Central Wild- cats by a score of 34-32, matching the Tigers with the Lions in the semi-finals for Saturday afternoon. For the first game Saturday afternoon the Hanover Bulldogs romped over the Dupont Red Devils by an enormous 41-15 victory, putting them into the finals with 'the winner of the North Madison-Saluda game that afternoon. In the second game Saturday afternoon, the fans saw a terrific struggle between the Tigers of North Town and the Saluda Lions, with the Tigers finally herding in a victory over the Lions by a slim 19-17 margin, making them eligible for the final and deciding game with the Hanover Bulldogs Saturday night. It was a tired and weary band of Tigers that took to the floor against a refreshed Hanover five that night, but from the starting whistle to the final gun the Tigers didn't let down. In the first quarter the North Town five exerted their strength into an 8-5 advantage, but in the second quarter weariness began to show, and the Bull- dogs ran up a 20-13 count at the half. In the third quarter the Bulldogs further lengthened their stride to a 30-18 lead, but in the last period the Tigers put on a drive that fell short by five points, which meant handing over the County Crown to the Hanover Bulldogs. Final score: 31-26. After their defeat in the County Tourney the Tigers returned to their scheduled games more determined than ever and dropped the Austin Eagles by the score of 43-24. The next game was with Dupont in which the Tigers, being in their finest form, swished the nets from all angles and overwhelmed the Red Devils 59-32. The Tigers were all out for the next game with the Hanover Bulldogs to get sweet revenge, and before a capacity crowd, the Tigers ground all their strength into this one game and came out on top by a score of 39-35. At the same time they re- venged the defeat they suffered in the County Tournament. This, incidentally, was the Tigers last home performance. For the next game the Tigers journeyed to Deputy where they engaged 'the Pan- thers and brought back the bacon to a tune of 47-35. Next the Tigers played Central on the Wildcat hardwood in a thrilling and hard fought battle. When the smoke had cleared away the scoreboard read 27-25 in favor of the blue and white. The Tigers went to Saluda for their last game and met defeat at the hands of the Lions. This was a tough fight with the Saluda quintet finally winning out and hand- ing North Town their second defeat of the thirteen games that the Tigers had schedu- led. Score: 26-22.

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ala FIRST ROW-Dawson Copeland, Donald Thurnall, Raymond Hammond, Ivan Jenkins, Kenneth Siebenthal. SECOND ROW-Bernard Heitz, Kenneth Price, Glenn Mason, Mr. Robbins, John Smith, Charles George. STATISTICS ON THE TIGERS Name No. Years Height Weight Class Played John Smith 3 6' 0 175 Senior Kenneth Price 2 5' 11 170 Senior Glenn Mason 3 6' 1 165 Senior Bernard Heitz 2 5' 8 160 Senior Ivan Jenkins 2 5' 10 165 Junior Charles George 2 5' 10 145 Senior Raymond Hammond 1 5' 10 150 Soph. Donald Thurnall 1 5' 8 160 Junior Dawson Copeland 1 5' 10 140 Junior Kenneth Siebenthal 1 5' 11 140 Junior TIGERS OF NORTH TOWN The North Madison Tigers of 1942-1943 turned out one of the best records a blue and white quintet has ever produced. Besides the eleven wins and two losses on their scheduled games, the Tigers battled their way to the finals of both the County and Sectional Tournaments. In the County Tournament the Tigers handed over the crown to the Hanover Bull- dogs, and in the Sectional the Tigers took it on the chin from a fast, hard-driving Madison five.

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.Sectional Cfounnament The Tigers again made a fine display in the Sectional Tournament when they defeated Paris Crossing' for their first game Friday afternoon by a score of 31-24. This win gave them another crack at their old rivals, the Hanover Bulldogs, on Satur- day afternoon. The Tiger five, after playing a poor brand of ball the first half, came back strong in the last half and gave the Bulldogs a 26-23 shellacking for the third time this season and also won the 1'ight to play the Madison Cubs in the finals that night. Although putting up a brave fight the Tigers were no match for the smooth- clicking Cubs of Madison High School. The Tigers held their own fairly well in the first and second rounds, but the Cubs broke loose in the third period and increased their 15-8 margin at the half to a 35-15 decisive advantage at the end of the third stanza. In the last quarter the Cubs coasted to victory by a final score of 44-22. The second team of North Madison made an impressive record this year, winning seven out of the eleven tilts they had scheduled. Although losing four games the Tiger Kittens lost two of them by one and two point margins, while they won on numerous accounts by a large score. In the future the Tigers promise that more and more records will be broken, and they hope that sometime a championship team will arise from the halls of N. M. H. S. and break all records. We, the members of the 1942-43 basketball teams, wish to express our sincere thanks to Coach Charles Robbins, who so faithfully guided us through a successful season. lVe also want to thank him for the especially nice banquet that was given after the Dupont game. It is with appreciation that we extend our thanks to Mr. Lewis for the banquet at the Hillside Hotel and the theatre party given us at the conclusion of the basket- ball season. GOOD LUCK FUTURE TIGERS OF N. M. H. S. I l