Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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point winning margin. Thicksten and Ackeberg were the Prophets noint leaders, Earhart of the Red Devils kent his team in the- game with 12 points. - January 22, two trophies were disposed of when Hilisdale defeat- ed Cordova for the Consolation Championship and At inson defeat- ed the Red Devils for third place honors, 54-26. January 27, played Lyndon in a Conference game, there. Not much trouble beating them, 47-26. Played Cordova again, January 30, in a non-Conference game, here. Easy victory for the Red Devils, 46-122 Game with Tampico, here, February 2. Won another non-Confer- ence game, 46-37, Played Erie again in a Conference game, there, February 6. Oh, that first quarter! We lost! 57-42. Played Lyndon February 10, here, non-Conference. Won an easy victory, 61-36. i Conference game with Annawan, here, February 13. Another vic- tory 43-35. Played Thomson, there on February 17. Devils behind one point at the half. Bad third quarter! Lost 48-39. Congratulations, Coach Munson. February 19, played Sherrard, there, Sure was our lucky night. Althgugh we were behind 27-17 at the half, we came back to win 41-3 , February 25, at Orion-a split-second thriller. Squeezed out a close one against Cordova 29-28 in the final ten seconds of play Score stood 6-6 at the end of the first quarter. Cordova Pan- thers tried desperately to knock the Devils from the tourney. A second quarter spurt-out lead, 18-13, at the half. Cordova came back with increased vengeance in the third and final per- iods. Drew up to a 25-25 tie with only three minutes left. Pan demonium broke loose. Bennett of Cordova rolled in a free thru , Panthers in the lead. Ullrick's drive-up goal brought Cordova's margin 28-25, Then Wuehle of Red Devils fame blasted through with a basket, Score 28-27, with only 12 seconds left. Cor- dova took time out. As time was called in, Wuehle grabbed the ball and slid through for the winning goal. February 26 at Orion--suffered a 55-22 defeat which barred us from further district comnetition--our swan song--and prevented participation in regional play.