Oblong Township High School - Panthers Tale Yearbook (Oblong, IL)

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F ighting Panthers SEASON'S STATISTICS PLAYER F. G. F. G. AVE. Martin 128 39 lo R. Dennis 104 38010 Bailey 55 29 lo Higgins 16 2070 Henry 56 40470 Matheny 81 36 lo Kirk 9 33010 T. Dennis 10 30 la Hillard 36 32011: O'de11 14 33 Io T.P 382 257 165 64 157 221 28 23 86 35 BASKETBALL SQUAD SEASON S RECORD CHARLESTON HOLIDAY TOURNEY Danville-Schlarman Newm an Westville E. I, LEAGUE TOURNEY Marshall REGIONAL TOURNEY Bridgeport Noble Lawrenceville SEC TION AL T OURN EY Effingham Highland OPP. 43 52 21 OPP. 64 OPP. 51 40 47 OPP. 40 27 OBLONG 36 62 41 OBLONG 61 OBLONG 57 47 6 0 OBLON G 53 26 OPP. OBLONG Clay City 40 38 Marshall 42 45 Newton 52 39 Palestine 54 62 Charleston 39 42 Martinsville 43 60 Robinson 5 0 6 0 Hutsonville 34 33 Palestine 40 51 Marshall 52 53 Newton 38 55 Effingham 51 50 Albion 49 5 8 C asey 63 53 Hutsonville 62 47 Kansas 46 57 Martinsville 47 7 4 Cumberland 63 5 0 Albion 58 54 Paris 6 8 55 Sponsored by: CATT'S SHELL SERVICE

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uh By: Chicago Daily News Burl Martin - A 29 point scoring spree by Capt. Burl Martin landed Oblong in the Olney Sectional Bas- ketball tourney. Martin's performance enabled the Panthers to whip Lawrenceville 60-47 in the Region- al Title game at Newton. Don Matheny - Matheny entering the game at the second quarter broke the backs of the Noble Wild Cats, seeded No. 1 in the Regional as he hit four straight jump shots from twenty -five feet out. By: Newton Press Louie Henry - Henry 6'1 , a junior is perhaps the most under-rated member of the team. He isn't a flashy player, but has added much in the way of starting. By: Lawrenceville Record John Kirk - Pat Hillard - Ted Dennis - Larry Higgins - Dale O'Dell, in the final quarter of the Cham- pionship game, Larry Higgins connected for six straight free throws while John Kirk hooked in the last goal as Pat Hillard, Ted Dennis and Dale O'Dell stalled the game out for the trip to the Sectional. By: Oblong Oracle Ronnie Dennis - Dennis 6'3 forward of Oblong's, stood out in the Effingham game, as he utterly wrecked the Effingham Hearts in the second half of the Sectional with his fifteen foot jump shots. By: Decatur Herald There was no member of the team that seemed less important than the other as they went on to win as a team. By: Newton Daily Monitor The town of Oblong gave the deserving Panthers a royal send off to the Olney Sectional and two hours later they were receiving them back in grand style with all kinds of sirens blasting away. It turned out to be the biggest celebration since the Crawford County Oil Boom. Sponsored by: BROWNFIELD IMP. COMPANY