Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Back Row—John Nielsen, Arthur Lee, Wayne Voorhees, Donald Flannery, Leon Henry, John Swanson, Gail Hedrick, John Sederlund, Willard Walker. Third Row—Coach Hankenson, Delbert Karr, Jack Erickson, Charles Cornelison, Joseph Ashley, Harold Barr. Second Row—Robert Kirsche, Howard Stevenson, Kenneth Jones, Ralph Flora, John Reep, Clyde Van Antwerp, Everett Tieman, Marion Northway. First Row—James Purtill, Jack O'Donnell, Ralph Thompson, William Chartier, James Dunnan, George Houston, Cecil Anderson, Jack Custer, John Cornelison. George Frump. Keep making; a twenty-eight yard run and scoring, and Harold Barr outdoing him by two yards to cross Drummer’s goal to a touchdown. Kenneth Jones place-kicked, making the score 13-2. Of the offense Barr and Reep were outstanding, and in the line the aggressiveness of Charles Cornelison and John Swanson was quite impressive. While seemingly the line of the team has been ignored, such is not the case. All football fans realize that without a strong wall of defense, the backfield could not function as it did this year. This line, composed of our “big” men, was made up of: Delmar Lundy and Wayne Voorhees, ends; Gail Hedrick and Leon Henry, tackles; Joe Ashley and Charles Cornelison, guards; and John Swanson, center. Although Paxton failed to gain the championship of the Wauseca League, the season ended with a five won, three lost percentage, almost the reversal of the percentage two years ago, which was two won and five lost. Team Played Paxton Opponents Gibson City 14 6 Rossville 25 7 Gilman 39 0 Ran tou 1 48 0 Watseka 0 31 Onarga 0 13 Hoopeston 6 12 Gibson City 13 2

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FOOTBALL The football season started with a bang! The whole school was an array of shining faces after Drummer took a “drumming,” the score at the end of the game being 14-6. No victory so encourages Paxton sports fans as does administering a defeat to Gibson City. The second encounter of the season was with Rossville. The outstanding features of the game were long runs—one of forty-eight yards by John Reep and another of thirty yards by Delmar Lundy. Both runs scored. For honors as brilliant ball carriers, John Reep and Harold Barr were outstanding. The final score was 25-7, thus making the second game of the season the second victory. As the season progressed the maxim of “practice makes perfect” seemed quite applicable. The third gridiron battle was with Gilman and was a brilliant victory for the local club, the score being 39-0. During this game Kenneth Jones made three touchdowns, one of which was the result of a twenty-three yard run. John Reep added three points by sending the ball three times across the uprights as the result of place-kicks. Another brilliant feature of the game was Charles Cornelison’s run of eighty-three yards. Although Cornelison failed to score, the brilliancy of such a feat was not dimmed. The last touchdown scored by the Paxton eleven was the result of a long pass from Van Antwerp to Lundy. For their fourth struggle, Paxton met Rantoul at Rantoul and here reached the climax of the season, downing the Rantoul gridders by a score of 48-0. Of this forty-eight point score, Harold Barr came through with thirty points of it. Barr wras playing a great game and five times invaded enemy territory to net another score for Paxton. John Reep sent the pigskin across the uprights three times as the result of place-kicks. Kenneth Jones and Reep w'ere outstanding, not for individual performance, but for team w'ork. After having suffered serious defeats at Rantoul’s hands, the revenge gained by this victory was sweet. As you all know, after the climax comes a lull. This game of football is no exception. The Watseka-Paxton struggle was a true gridiron battle and one against terrific odds. The statement was made that every Watseka man outweighed the Paxton squad twelve pounds to the man. Yet knowing what they were up against, this fighting bunch of boys went to Watseka and FOUGHT. Although the score w-as in Watseka’s favor, the fans were consoled by the fact that the team had done their best. Next came Hoopeston, w’hich was also a lull period meet. The only touchdown of the encounter for the local club wras made by Jones. Onarga wras the seventh encounter of the football year, and it, too, was a defeat, the score being 12-0. The Armistice Day tilt at Gibson City was played in a down-pour of rain. Enthusiastic crow'ds and backers of both teams stood in the steady drizzle and shouted themselves hoarse. The field was a veritable pond, but even this couldn’t stop the team. Long runs wrere again in evidence: John

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BASKETBALL Twenty-six wins—three losses! That’s the record of this year’s basketball team. And that’s not all—four trophies have been added to the array now in the trophy case. They captured the County Tournament prize, the Wauseca League title and trophy, the regional trophy, and the second place trophy in the sectional. Much of this success of this year’s squad has been directly due to their adherence to the training rules set forth by Coach Hankenson. This team was as clean a team and the boys were as good, all-around sports as you would find anywhere. With the true Blue and Gold spirit they have played the game and have done so fairly, squarely, and victoriously. Not only does our varsity squad deserve praise but the reserves come in for their share. They have won nineteen games and lost only one to be one of the best teams of its kind in Paxton High. This squad is composed of John Swanson, Thomas Curran, Cecil Reehl, Harold Barr, and Charles Cornelison. Now for a brief review of our players: I. The Varsity: Several years ago a prophecy was made concerning Del, saying that “he would send Paxton to a couple of sectionals.’’ Fulfilling this, Del, in his senior year, sent Paxton to the finals of the sectional. Clyde Van Antwerp and John Reep, as forwards. Bud Van Antwerp is the only junior on the team, and his specialties are tricky dribbling and a knack of working out of difficult positions. Johnny, another member of the team who says good-bye to P. C. H. S. this year, is a dead-eye basket shot and an expert, all-around ball-handler. He also was high point man for the season, making a total of 256 points. Kenneth Jones and Gail Hedrick, as guards. Kenneth, also a senior, is a basketball player of whom we can all be proud. Being the littlest man on the team, and one who makes up in speed and sheer nerve for what he lacks in height; he is an ingenious defensive man and his long shots often leaves the crowd breathless. Gail, who will bid adieu to P. C. H. S. this year, is Kenney’s teammate. He has been described as “a catalytic agent—that which regulates the speed of the reaction.” An important part of the defensive work of the squad was carried on by Hedrick. II. Reserves: Two more seniors reported for basketball: John Swanson and Harold Barr, taking the positions of center and guard respectively. Swanson’s height and Barr’s fight made them permanent members of the second squad. The other three were Charles Cornelison, who played with Barr as guard and is a junior; Cecil Reehl, a junior, and Tommy Curran, a sophomore, held down the forward positions, Tommy making a total of 140 points to lead his team. Tommy also captured for the school the free-throw trophy given at the Invitational Tourney.