Parma High School - Panther Tales Yearbook (Parma, ID)

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Al a' Sfubblefield icfv-Sfd Cnesfer Talrafori guard Franl: Snni'h cenfer Leonafd Wood guard Ca rl Payne guard Richard Norfon forward Dale Ross cerfer Diclc Samer guard Diclc Huffer forward Don McCormick forward Biii Edqernon forward Kanlzetball The Panfhers enjoyed a fairly successful baslcefball season. They finished fhe I947-48 season wifh an even percenfage of eleven wins and fhe same number of losses. The club had seven refurninq leffermen from lasf yearis feam. They were C. Payne, D. Ross. F. Smifh, L. Wood, C. Takafori, D. McCormick, and D. Huffer. Parma will miss fhe above seniors nexf year, which include Payne, Talrafori, Ross, and Wood. The boys suffered a severe blow when fhey found fhaf fhe Parma school had been pushed info class A compefifion on January 23. They played Fairrnonf on March l, fo defermine who would be fhe eighfh feam fo enfer fhe class A fournamenf af Weiser. To all of fhe sfudenfsi disappoinfmenf fhe Panfhers losf by a 3I-23 score. The new leffermen include D. Samer, B. Edgemon, A. Sfubblefield, and R. Norfon. BASKETBALL MANAGERS Second Squad, slandinq leff fo 'iqh'. Fifsf 'cw-G err Cummings, Bernard Pollard Blaine Simpson, J. D. Scolf, Harold Dorninici. Seicrd rCN!f:hi'7ip Peferson, Ray Abboff Larry Slridrncre Bi' Cox Thariuel Bclrer Louis Slulheif Pifhard Turinfi Jir:rBcwr'1n.

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fovtball A ToTal of sixTy players answered Tne TooTball call This Tall when Parma sTarTed iTs T947 season. The PanThers had Tour' Teen leTTermen reTurning To help give iT one oT iTs ouTsTanding seasons oT TooTball. These boys were La Verne Ferguson, Gail TuTTle, Wayne PersoneTTe, James Gerke, Blaine Simpson, Don Breshears, Ken Tolmie, Diclc l'TuTTer, Don lvlcCorrniclc, Sam Breshears, Phil MorTord, Ray Norland, Carl Payne, and Trans- Ter Dale Ross, who leTTered aT Parma in I945. The Parma PanThers boasTed one oT The rnosT ouTsTanding Teams in The sTaTe, noT losing or Tieing any oT iTs nine games. They raTed ThirTeenTh in The sTaTe among all high schools in TooTball. Parma won The SouThwesTern B League TiTleI Then deTeaTed MounTain Home I9-6 Tor The EasTeWesT Class B 905365 Elder Championship. Gnly Two oTher Teams in The sTaTe shared wiTh Caomm CMB' R255 The PanThers in being undeTeaTed and unTied during The IQ47 season. The success oT The season was marked by The excellenT help oT Ralph BenneTT and his unTirEng eTTorTs spenT wiTh The bacldield. The co-operaTion oT boTh coaches and Team members was excellenT-wiThouT This spiriT no Team will accomplish whaT our boys did This year. Dale Ross, Parma's leTT halTbaclc, was named on The sTaTe's second Team. The PanThers will lose Don Breshears, Ken Tolmie, DelberT Rumpel, Bill BaxTer, Phil MorTord, Dale Ross, and Carl Payne To gradua- Tion This spring. The new leTTermen are DelberT Rumpel, Bill BaxTer, Gene BaxTer, Bruce Tolrnie, Glenn Cummings, Diclc Samer, l-larley Breshears, Ken Lisle, Bernie Pollard, and Claude BarTholomew. COACH ELDER Dale Ross Don McCormick Don Breshears Sam Breshea rs LaVerne Ferguson Claude BarTholomew Ken Tolmie Blaine Simpson Carl Payne Phil MorTord Diclc Huffer Ray Norland Bill BaxTer Gail TuTTle Wayne PersoneTTe PranlsSrniTl'1 DelberT Rurnpel Diclc Sarner

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Standing, leif lo right Firsl row-Clyde McWhinney, Bill Parsons, Gail Tullle, Sam Breshears, Angelo Maroslica, Ray Norland, Ken Nelson, George Timmons, Roland Riggs, Wilbur Durnil, Second row-Coach Ralph Benneil, Ralph Olson, Glenn Tufile, Bruce Tolmie, Ralph Johnslon, James Gerlre, Clyde Farwell, Bill Anderson, Ken Vickers. Third row-Donald Combs, Evereff Pardew, Billy Richesin, Bill Pollard, Jimmy Talich, Wayne Durnil, Paul While, l-larlan Breshears, Gene Baxler. faxing Parma l-ligh School had fwenfy-eighf men our for The boxing 'ream This year. There were six rerurning leflermen. This is rhe lirsr year we had a full schedule of boxing and we were able ro 'rurn our a srrong ream. We won bours from Nyssa, Mouniain Home, l-lomedale, Payelre, and New Plymourh, and losi ro Caldwell, Payerre, and Mounrain Home. All ol our cards were on a half and half basis. The following men +oolc parl in +he Disrricr Tournamenr held ar Caldwell: Bernie Pollard, Paul While, Ken Vickers, Wilbur Durnil, Ralph Johnsron, Terry Knight Bruce Tolmie. Sam Breshears, Phil lvlorford, and Ray Norland.