Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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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.

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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- In the Invitational Tournament during the holidays, Paxton beat Piper City, 40-22; and East Lynn, 34-15; but lost to Rankin, 25-18. Roberts took Paxton, 24-21, in the consolation game for third place. The team walloped their traditional rivals, Gibson City, in the first of the games with that team. Paxton, 29; Gibson City, 13. Paxton easily defeated Cabery, 30-16, in the County Tourney, but lost to Roberts, 19-18. The locals were handicapped by the loss of Archer, who had sprained an ankle. Rantoul was defeated in the fastest game of the year. Paxton, 19; Rantoul, 15. After beginning slowly in the first half, the locals burst into the second half with a scoring spree that brought victory over Melvin. Paxton, 33; Melvin, 25. The team lost a spiritless game to Rossville. Rossville, 21; Paxton, 17. After settling down to really hard basketball, the team slid over Gilman's tight defense. Paxton, 33; Gilman, 30. Rantoul, with Rasmussen at the head, was too much for Paxton. Rantoul, 24; Paxton, 11. Gibson pulled a surprise on a slightly over-confident Paxton team. Gibson City, 32; Paxton, 25. Roberts again displayed their uncanny style of long basket shooting and defeated the lads. Roberts, 26; Paxton, 19. Paxton lost a fast game to Onarga in spite of the great exhibition of basket shooting by Mull, Stine, and McKinney. Onarga, 33; Paxton, 30. In the District Tournament Paxton lost the first game to Gibson in an overtime period after three regulars had left the game by the four-foul route. Gibson, 22; Paxton, 21.