Robb Township High School - Hoosier Posey Yearbook (Poseyville, IN)

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BASKETBALL 'ii 58-59 I Continuedj Poseyville 51 Cynthiana 63 Cynthiana's Annas surprised us in the semi-final round of tourney play and we went down in defeat. This was the last of the Posey County Tourneys. Tom Fletchall led us in a losing cause with 17 points and over 20 rebounds. Poseyville 61 Wadesville 55 The Posies traveled to Wadesville to beat the Wadesville Red Devils. Cottrell led the Posies all the way with 26 points. Poseyville 84 Cynthiana 51 This time the Posies were waiting for the Cynthiana Annas, as Cottrell led the way with 29 points. Poseyville 60 Allendale 72 The Posies journeyed to Allendale to be beaten. Cottrell was high point man with 15 points, Fletchall followed with 13 points. Poseyville 53 Haubstadt 62 The Posies continued to lose when Haubstadt won by a score of 53-62. Cottrell led with 20 points. Poseyville 66 Mt. Vernon 81 This was a big night for the Poseyville Posies although the score at the end of the game didn't look too good. It was a good ball game with the final score 81-66. Poseyville Griffin Our final game of the season with the Griffin Tornadoes was postponed because of high water. SECTIONAL We met Mt. Vernon in the first game of the sectional and were defeated 83 to 71. Our boys had trouble scoring throughout the first three quarters scoring a total of 34 points-but came on with a 37 point final quarter to close a wide margin.

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BASKETBALL 'Hs' 58 - 59 fContinuedJ Poseyville 72 Wadesville 53 Our boys continued to win by defeating the Wadesville Red Devils at Poseyville Gym, December 12. Cottrell led the team with 30 points. Poseyville 57 Chandler 46 The Poseyville Posies journeyed to Chandler to defeat the Wild- cats at all stops in a slow down type game. High point man was Rodger Cottrell with 23 points. Poseyville 74 Griffin 59 Although the Griffin Tornadoes tried hard to win, Poseyville came through after a rather close first half. Once again a good team effort was the big difference. Team play of Rutledge and Fletchall was noteworthy. Poseyville 58 Patoka 46 The battle of the undefeated found our Posies emerging to post victory number 10 and the Wrens first loss. A tremendous team defense and a spectacular team offense, by Cottrell, Wilkinson, Gates, Rutledge and Fletchall. Cottrell ran 24 points and Gates 16 points. Poseyville 38 Owensville 68 When we played our northern neighbors, the Owensville Kicka- poos-the roof fell in as we were beaten soundly, for our first loss in 11 games. Cottrell led all scoring with 14 points. Poseyville 71 Wadesville 49 Our boys won their first game of the County Tourney by de- feating the Wadesville Red Devils, in a game that found a well balanced attack. Gerald Gates was high with 17 points. Cottrell, Wilkinson and Fletchall accounted 33 of our total.

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TOP TWELVE 'il Fletchall-Senior Forward averaged over 10 points per game. A tremendous rebounder and one of our best players. Our top man on assists. Cottrell-Senior Forward. The best scorer in the history of our school, over 450 points average over 20 points per game. Ranked high in team assists. Gates-A real great competitor and hard worker. Gerald improved greatly over last year. Second high scorer. One of the top in rebounding. Wilkinson-A real pepper-pot and a great competitor. His injuries severely hurt our chances in five of our losses. Rutledge--Senior Guard. A four year veteran who showed great team performance consistently. Jerry averaged 10 points per game. Price-A Junior who was the sixth man. Tom was a great reserve performer. His defensive and offensive play saved many games for us. Crawford-Terry is a Junior Forward with great promise. His work in the Sectional was quite noteworthy. Reising-A Junior Guard. Nick is a very aggressive defensive man and has shown good scoring punch on occasions. Murphy-A late comer brought up from the Reserve Squad. Keith is a Sophomore with great scoring potential. Crumbacher-Robert is a Junior Guard. A competitive player who on occasions showed good scoring potential. Cowling-Neil, a reserve member of the squad. He is a Junior and gave 10092: effort and determination every minute played. A much improved player over last year. Nash-Jim is a quick shooting aggressive type player. He is a Freshman and has much potential.