Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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With three returning regulars from last year’s regional championship team, Paxton’s season this year was crowned with success, by winning 24 games and losing only four. The lamentable fact of those four was that the last defeat, suffered at the hands of Argenta, brought the season to a close in the first game of the sectional tournament. Paxton again proved to be a thorn in the side of Gibson City by defeating them four times. Our only serious mishap, as far as nontournament games arc concerned, was in losing to Cissna Park by the close margin of 34 to 32. Four trophies were added to the already overcrowded trophy case by virtue of winning the Invitational, Ford County, Wauseca, and Regional tournaments. The announcement from Mr. Swinney stating the discontinuance of the Holiday Tournament will be regretted by all ardent basketball fans, as that has been a feature of the Christmas holidays for over ten years. Captain Burklund, Klover, and Sullivan will be lost for next year when graduation rolls around, as well as Anderson, Cornelison, Brun-ton, and Toliver who served in the capacity of reserves. This year’s regulars, Wade and Froyd, will form the nucleus of next year’s squad along with Assistant Coach Wagner’s second team, made up of Rodeen, Rudd, Young, Thilmony, Snyder, and Yevig. The reserves, incidentally won 13 games and lost four, making the past season a more nearly complete success.

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tJoa JL Bv winning tin Wauseca League championship for the first time in nine years, this year’s eleven definitely established itself as one of the greatest teams that ever graced a Paxton gridiron. Paxton opened its brilliant season with an 8 to 0 victory over Rantoul, which was immediately followed by a 2(i to 0 win over Ross-ville. These were non-conference games, however. The next six games were won by Paxton, five of which were league games. The culmination of the season occurred with a 12 to (i victory over Hoopeston and a 20 to 13 win over Gibson City. It was also stated that on Friday, October 28th, because of the win over Hoopeston, Paxton was one of the 11 undefeated teams in the state. A triumph in itself! The Armistice Day tilt with Gibson City terminated the 1938 schedule as well as the high school football careers of co-captains Klover and Sullivan, Burklund, Hanson, Tieman, O’Donnell, Corneli-son, Anderson, Baker, and Toliver. CONFERENCE GAMES Paxton 34 Gilman 0 Paxton 27 Rantoul 6 Paxton 20 Watseka 19 Paxton 28 Onarga 0 Paxton 20 Gibson City 13 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES Paxton 8 Rantoul 0 Paxton 26 Rossville 0 Paxton 12 Hoopeston 6 Paxton 0 Gibson City 7

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1 . . . Paxton 30 Watseka 25 Paxton 25 Fisher 14 Paxton 30 Onarga 12 Paxton 32 Cissna Park 34 Paxton 30 Gilman 37 Paxton 29 Gibson City 23 HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Paxton 55 Roberts 17 Paxton 51 Onarga 20 Paxton 45 Tolono 20 Paxton 22 Saybrook 20 Paxton 40 Rantoul 27 Paxton 31 Melvin 26 Paxton 59 Onarga 10 Paxton 29 Fisher 23 Paxton 28 Watseka 22 Paxton 33 Melvin 24 Paxton 28 Gibson City 25 Paxton 43 Hoopeston 31 COUNTY r IT) URN AM ENT Paxton 51 Sibley 18 Paxton 38 Gibson City 29 Paxton 38 Kempton 21 Paxton 44 Gilman 24 Paxton 29 Rantoul 20 Paxton 28 Danville 34 REGIONAL TOURNAM KNT Paxton 46 Onarga 20 Paxton 34 Gibson City 13 Paxton 46 Saybrook 31 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Paxton 25 Argenta 38