Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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BASKETBALL P. C. H. S. can be justly proud of its 1945 basketball team! Though we won only a few games, we can point with pride to the spirit of the club and to the various close scores which suggest a fighting, even though an unsuccessful, team. The Rankin game played here proved exciting when Paxton won by an overtime after playing an extremely fast and close contest. Paxton won two more good games, both with Melvin. A very good showing was made at both tournaments even though P. C. H. S. was knocked out in the first games. In the county tournament at Roberts, Cabery beat Paxton by only two points, 31-29; and according to the fans, the best and most exciting game the Blue and Gold played was with Buckley in the regional tournament. We took a heart-breaking defeat: 28-26. THE SCORES: Paxton 20 Sibley 27 Paxton 37 Rankin 33 Paxton 28 Gilman 34 Paxton 29 Gilman 36 Paxton 24 Rantoul 43 Paxton 30 Rantoul 53 Paxton 28 Gibson 34 Paxton 33 Milford 44 Paxton 38 Watseka 47 Paxton 25 Gibson 33 Paxton 52 Melvin 35 Paxton 35 Danville 67 Paxton 29 Milford 35 Paxton 24 Watseka 34 Regional Tournament Paxton 36 Melvin 34 Paxton 26 Buckley 28 County Tournament Paxton 29 Cabery 31

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FOOTBALL Although it won none of its games, Paxton executed some of the “surprises” of the 1944 football season. Coach Evans’ boys were the only team to score on Rantoul, the Wauseca League champions. Even though the final score, 37-7, indicated only one Paxton tally, Paxton threatened on three other occasions. The annual battle at Gibson on Armistice Day was the hardest fought game of the year, with Drummer barely managing to eke out a 6-0 victory on an intercepted pass. This year’s lettermen were Vince Graham, Bud Merrimac, Howie Rhodes, Don Wheeler, Gene Allen, John Doty, Don Anderson, Harold Ingold, Bill Harrington, Aaron Rasmussen, Eddie Dickey, Carl Martin, Neil Piper, Warren Gustafson, Lee Carlson, Jack Kenney, and Charlie Sandstedt. THE SCORES: Gilman 40 Paxton 9 Rantoul 67 Paxton 0 Watseka 33 Paxton 0 Miford 42 Paxton 7 Rantoul 37 Paxton 7 Gibson 20 Paxton 13 Gibson 6 Paxton 0

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CHEER LEADERS This year the usual trio of cheerleaders was augmented by two. Three of this quintet are new and prove to be very promising. They are Jane Merrimac, Joan Stevens, and Lorraine Streeter. The two remaining from last year are Ruth Wooldridge and Shirley Weburg. All five deserve much praise and appreciation. The Blue and Gold scheduled only three games for the 1944 season. Of the three, the team won two. Had Paxton planned a 1945 baseball season instead of track, it would have had Gene Allen, Harold Ingold, Vince Graham, Neil Piper, and Bud Merrimac as returning lettermen. Those lettermen lost through graduation were: Bill Smith, “Bones” Ogle, “Ozzie” Purn, and John Lateer. Another let-terman lost was Jim Rotramel, who went into the Navy. THE SCORES: Paxton 2.......................Rankin 1 Paxton 3.......................Loda 2 Paxton 2.......................Buckley 4 BASEBALL