Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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BARR, JONES, SWANSON, COACH HANKENSON, CURRAN, CORNELISON, VAN ANTWERP, LUNDY, HEDRICK, REEHL, REEP SCORES Op|K ne nts Paxton Opponent 4 Paxton Opponents Paxton Watseka 14 30 Cullom 13 31 Rantoul 28 30 Rossville 10 19 Fisher 31 25 Gibson City 23 29 Onarga 17 32 Rantoul 17 35 Fisher 26 27 Roberts 10 31 Homer 15 27 Melvin 25 35 Gibson City 15 17 Watseka 18 22 Onarga 38 49 Fisher 18 15 Urbana 20 29 Onarga 27 36 Homer 24 32 Fair bury 20 24 Roberts 16 24 Melvin 14 34 Strawn 29 44 Melvin 30 32 Cabery 11 17 Reddick 18 20 Buckley 8 36 Gibson City 17 25 Hoopeston 20 30 Mahomet 22 44 Rossville 29 32 New Phillips 28 26

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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.

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BASEBALL First row—John Hill, Max Sullivan, Ralph Flora, Harold Barr, William Chartier. Second row—Gail Hedrick, John Erickson, Delmar Lundy, John Reep, Clyde Van Antwerp, William Sullivan, Cecil Reehl. Third row—Coach Swinney, Richard Glover, Joe Ashley, Frank Baker, George Houston, Julian Anderson. Fourth row—David Wilson, Howard Brunton, Jack Custer. From the Gilman game to the end of the 1935 season, Paxton suffered nary a defeat. The teams opposing them were Roberts, Urbana, Onarga, Piper City, and Thawville. The last named was the deciding factor in regard to the championship of the Iroquois League, the Paxton nine “bringing home the bacon!” Altogether, the squad, coached by J. J. Swinney, played ten games and suffered only one defeat, which was at the hands of Armstrong, with a score of 2-1. This year’s squad is made up almost entirely of veteran lettermen of last year: Hedrick, right-field; Reep, back-stop; Lundy, first base; W. Sullivan, left-field; and Barr, center-field, all of whom are seniors; Van Antwerp, pitcher; Chartier, right-field; Flora, third base; and Reehl, second base, the junior members of the varsity; Hill and Erickson, shortstops, both of whom are sophomores; and M. Sullivan and J. Anderson, center-field, who are freshmen. As yet the team has suffered no defeat. All four encounters have been victories by exceptionally large margins. Paxton Paxton Paxton Paxton 6 13 17 15 Armstrong Armstrong Gilman Onarga From this beginning it looks very much as if we can predict another championship baseball team for Mr. Swinney to color the annals of P. C. H. S. athletic history.