Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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ggysn HE ELEC' TO I! =ie g BASKETBALL Five veterans, Mull, Stine, Rulison, Larson, and Archer, formed the nucleus of this year's squad. Mull and Archer were particularly outstanding, although Archer was not able to finish out the season because of an injured ankle. From the new material five lettermen developed. They were Moffett, Nelson, Hutchison, McKinney, and Higginson. In the above picture they are (standing) Coach Hankenson; Richard Nelson, ’34; Marvin Archer, ’34; James Hutchison, ’33; Charles Moffett, ’33; (sitting) Peter Larson, ’34; Everett Stine, ’34; Robert Mull, ’33; Edward Higginson, 33; and David McKinney, ’35.

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 REFLECTOR 3 THE GAMES Paxton took the lead in the game with Gibson until the last minute of play when the enemy tossed a long pass that ended in a touchdown and extra point. Gibson, 7; Paxton, 6. A powerful attack of running plays baffled Milford in the next game. Foster and Walker showed up particularly well. Paxton, 19; Milford, 7. The Gilman game seemed doomed to end a scoreless tie until McKinney kicked a field goal. Rulison and O’Hare did excellent work. Paxton, 3; Gilman, 0. Rantoul so completely baffled Paxton that the game was rather spiritless. Rulison and Orr wrere injured. Archer was good at offense and defense. Rantoul, 20; Paxton, 0. The next loss wTas to Watseka after a hard-fought game. Wat-seka, 19; Paxton, 7. Leroy made a last-minute march against Paxton to score a touchdown. Ernest’s smashing plunges were the feature of the game. Leroy, 6; Paxton, 0. The locals were swamped at Onarga. Jennings and Hutchison kept the score down somewhat with their excellent defensive work. Onarga, 47; Paxton, 0. In the last game of the season, Paxton battled Drummer to a scoreless tie. The line showed itself as one of the best in the league. Rulison, Walker, Jennings, Moffett, Foster, Hutchison, and O’Hare composed this line. Paxton, 0; Drummer, 0.

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ffisn ■ REFLECTOR— =ie g THE SQUAD The squad was composed of a number of eager underclassmen and a few lettermen. The Frosh made a particularly good showing with everyone of any ability reporting. Paxton can expect real teams in the future from this fighting group of basketeers. In the above picture they are (standing) John Swanson, ’36, manager; Hugh Stone, ’35; Leon Henry, ’36; Warren Stone, ’34; Delmar Lunde, ’36; Leon Healy, '35; (sitting) Alva Burkard, ’34; Kenneth Jones, ’36; William Higginson, ’35; John Reep, ’36; and Jack Curran, ’34. THE GAMES Paxton lost a thriller to Ottawa in the first game of the season. The team gained an early lead, held it until the third quarter, but was unable to keep it to the end. Ottawa, 27; Paxton, 26. Roberts won in the first home game. Roberts, 27; Paxton, 2 5. The lads began to click when they pulled a last minute rally on Rossville. Paxton, 16; Rossville, 13. Although the boys didn’t come to life until the second half, they managed to take a fast game from Onarga. Paxton, 31; Onarga, 17.