Palmyra High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Palmyra, MO)

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We were defeated 34-6 by the Mexico Military joatfaff 530.0-Mfg, 1 FIRST ROW: Bow Juette, Managerg Ken McG1othlin, Richard Lugering, Henry Maize, Del Fessenden, George O'Brien, Jerry Ledbetter, Roger Sublette, Jim Lake, Ray Rolland, Wayne Johnson, SECOND ROW: Dewayne Larenson, Millard Hanlin, Bill Hunter, Howard Disselhorst, Jim Hackler, John Duncan. Bob Ravenscraft. George Donel, As in the past, the Palmyra Panthers started practicing for their 1959 football season on August 15. They were under the direction of Coach Felix Macias and Assistant Coach Roger Hillman. Six lettermen returned this year, while we lost sixteen. One letterman, Bill Menge,transferred to Hannibal High. Due to the lack of experience, our team didn't have a very successful season. The season's record was one win and nine losses. On September 11 we met Brookfield on our field for our first game ofthe season. The Panthers were defeated 34-7, with Delbert Coleman scoring the touchdown, and the extra point. The lack of experience was shown-by the P21I112h9I'S' blocking and tackling. The Panthers met the Christian Brothers High School of Quincy in a home game on September 18, and suffered their second defeat 34-0. The Panthers were competing against a higher classed school, but showed improvement. On September 25 the Panthers traveled to Shelbina where they suffered their third defeat 40-13. We scored in the third quarter on a55 yard pass completion, Del Coleman to Gray Kerrick. In the fourth quarter Del Coleman broke loose for a 65-yard touchdown run,then passed to Kerrick for the extra point. The Panthers were only losing 7-0 at the half, but Shelbina got rolling the second half. The Panthers were defeated by Centralia 31-0 on October 2 on the Centralia field. The Panthers lost their only touchdown, a 78-yard run by Del Coleman in the fourth quarter, when the play was called back on aholding penalty. Centralia went on to win the conference. On October 10 the Panthers were again defeated 13-0 by their rival the McCooey Shamrocks, but we played an extremely good ball game. The game statistics were about even, except in the passing department. Wendel Hoehne, Marvin Boulware. THIRD ROW: Coach Macias, Richard Ledbetter, Tri-Captain: Del Coleman, Tri-Captaing J. R. Fohey, Ordell Johnson, Olan Howard. Gray Kerrick, Paul Lehenbauer, Bruce Bringer, John Hoehne, Charles Duncan, Tri-Captain: Don Hevel, and Assistant Conch, Roger Hillman. Academy in Mexico on October 16. Palmyra's touchdown was made on a 55-yard pass completion from Del Coleman to Ordell Johnson. The most exciting game of the season was played with Carthage here. Although we were defeated 20-13, the game could have gone either way. With nineteen seconds remaining in the game the score was tied 13-13, with Palmyra in possession of the ball. The pass intercepted by Carthage and carried over for the winning touchdown. On October 30 the Palmyra Panthers were defeated by Louisiana in the Homecoming game, 35-14. In the first quarter Gray Kerrick caught a popping ball and ran 80 yards for a touchdown, with Del Coleman making the extra point. In the fourth quarter the Panthers scored their second touchdown, a pass play good for 42 yards from Del Coleman to J. R. Fohey. Gray Kerrick then plunged over for the touchdown, and Del Coleman added the extra point. The Panthers ended an eight game losing streak when they defeated Warsaw 19-0 inahome game on November 6. Palmyra's first touchdown came in the second quarter on an 88-yard run by Del Coleman, who also added the extra point. Del Coleman also scored again in the third quarter going over from six yards out to end a 65-yard drive. The Panthers scored again in the third quarter with Don Hevel going over from 4 yards out. On November 10 the Palmyra Panthers closed their 1959 season with a home game vs. LaPlata, in which we were defeated 32-14. Due to the long losing season the boys seemed as if they were glad to see the football season over. The 1959 football season was a dreary one in which we had a lot of bad weather.

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ga v1?...at,,ff ggaf FIRST ROW: Jeanie Johnson, Janice Phillips, Carol Comstock, Kathy Pickett, Karen Huckabee, Margaret Tuley, Marilyn Million, Jane Saffarrans, Sherol Hinds, Gayle Calvert, Linda Hutcherson, Joyce McGlothlin, Becky Taylor, Susan Sears, SECOND ROW: Coach Looney, This year the Pantherettes and the Panthers had a new coach, Mr. Edward Looney. Mr. Looney has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and is working on his Masters Degree in Guidance, which he hopes to obtain this summer. He has been married for four years. Mr. Looney's teams in the past have done real well in the Regionals, usually only losing one game. On November 24 the whistle blew to startthe first game of the basketball season for the Pantherettes. They started their season off to a wonderful start by beating Philadelphia-Emerson. Fourteen girls were out for basketball this year which consisted of two seniors, three juniors, six sophomores, and three freshmen. The Pantherettes took second place in the Monroe Tournament, and first place in the Shelbina Tournament. The girls were eliminated from the Palmyra Tournament by our rival, Monroe City. The closest and most exciting games of the season were played in the different tournaments, with the Shelbina Tournament the most exciting. ln the semi-finals we beat Shelbina by only two points. Then in the finals the Pantherettes beat their rival, Monroe City, 42-27. This was the highlight of the whole season, beating Monroe and giving all the players a thrill, and then receiving the first place trophy, The Pantherettes opened their season with a bang, and in the same way they closed it, by beating Canton in the final game of the season, The Pantherettes had nine wins and six losses for their overall record. They also had four conference games, in which they were defeated in all of them. The girls'team lost two senior lettermenthis yearg Carol Comstock, guard, and Sherol Hinds, forward. We wish these two girls a lot of success and happiness in the future, and hope that they will come to see P,H,S, teams play next year.