Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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,.,..-a......-.1.,1. -..H r,,.,, ,L., L - - 4.i2f5,.1 s,2, -- 1 i 1 .1 lx 1 tb 1. XENA. I Basketball W. Greenburg, King, Marlowe, Mead, Mcliachron, Huttimer, Kreker, Button, Poorman, Mansfield, Carlson, Coach Muhl. Dau:-nbangli, Anderson, Bluinquist, Hartman, Boyle. Lefier, Krivan, Phillips, Drotts. Blomqnist Krivan, Sandwick, Lefler Boyle Lightweight Squad The Rockford High Lightweights trav- eled through a very successful season win- ning second place in the Big Seven confer- ence and losing only two games in the season, the first to the Alumni and the sec- ond to the conference champions, Joliet. Captain Lawrence Sandwick left Coach Muh1's teams after the first semester by graduation. December 10-The Ponies took their opening game, defeating Mt. Morris, 27-7. Sandwick and Blomquist were the aces. December 23-Belvidere was the next victim of the Rablets in the Boone city, 29-27. Blomqnist and Captain Sandwick were again the stars for Rockford. December 30-The Alumni defeated the Ponies, 30-ll. This was the first defeat of the season for the Lights. january 7-The conference season was opened at Elgin when the Juniors defeated the Watch City quintet, 16-7. January 8-VVith the second string work- ing a large part of the game the Ponies easily defeated Marengo here by a score of 19-13. January 14-The Lights emerged vic- torious over the fast Winnebago aggrega- tion after a hotly contested battle, 22-19. Ed. Lefler was the Red and Black ace in the victory. l22

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X Basketball, Standing-Krivan. Olson. Anderson, Laude. 'Fl'Zll'lllllll',ql,t'l:ll'I', 'Mnhl. l Kneeling-johnson, Erickson, Behr, l'ink, Marston, tnssioppi, Hl0ll1lllIISl. lolinson llowland Thomas, Trznnhlie Marston Tournament Squad February ll-The Rubs upset liast :Xu- rora here, Z5-16, with Behr, Cassioppi, and johnson as the aces. February 18-VVest Aurora was defeated in a thrilling game at VVest High, 19-18. by the Rabs. Frankie Johnson was the big factor in the Rockford victory, getting 12 points. February 19-Elgin was defeated here in a non-conference contest, 25-19. Lenny Pink did well on this occasion. February 25 -After trailing at the half, the Rabs completely outplayed Freeport here to win their traditional game from the Pretzels 29-13. March 4kThe second string heavies lost to the Freeport tive Z7-16 at Freeport. March 4-The Freeport First team avenged the defeats of the week before bv defeating the Rabs in the Pretzel gym 25-15. For the First time since 1923 our bas- ketball team won its way to the state meet at Champaign. March 11-The Rabs fought their way l2l to the second round of the District meet at Freeport by drubbing the Harlem Consoli- dated quintet 3O-l3. The same day Rock- ford defeated Pecatonica 31-14 to meet Win- nebago in the semi-finals, March 12-Rockford won its way to the finals by defeating the strong Winnebago five ZZ-13 in a close game. The Rabs defeated the Freeport team in the finals 33-13 the same night. Rockford placed three men on the All-Star Team: Behr, who was named captain, johnson, and Cas- sioppi. March 17-Rockford defeated Mt. Mor- ris 18-13 in Sterling. the Sectional Tournament at March 18-Rockford won the semi-Finals by defeating Moline 25-11. March 19-The Rabs won the finals in the Sectional by winning from Sterling Zl- 16. Behr led the scoring with four bas- kets. March 24--The Rabs were eliminated in the state tourney by lfast St. Lotus 12-26, in what was undoubtedly an off day.

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Basketball V' Staiiclingvfarlsmi, 'lolinson, Kindslrand, Rutolo, Dahroski, Cainpisi. Sittiugfliuttmi, Colvin. lhmlc, vlollusun, Cooper. .Xmlurson Dauenlnaugli, Greenberg, llarlnlan l'hillips Basketball Reserves january 21-Bclviclerc Seconds were the next victims of the Rablets here, 36-17. Captain Lawrence Sandwick played his last game for Rockford High on this night as he graduated the First semester. january 22-Beloit was defeated at the Line City in a very easy game by the Rab Ponies by Z1 score of 41-5. january 28 -Coach Muhl's Ponies per- formed in nice style to tronnce the DeKalb juniors here in the second conference game of the season by a score of 33-18. February 4-Rockford met its first and only conference defeat at Joliet on this date by a score of 25-17. February ll-Fast High of Aurora was defeated in a conference game here in easy fashion, 21-15. February 18-The Ponies played a won- derful game to defeat XVest Aurora there on this date by a score of Z0-24. February l94lilgin was defeated here in a non-conference game. 24-19. February Z5---Led by Boyle, Blomquist and Lefler, the Rablets nipped Freeport here in the final conference game, 21-18. This gave the Ponies a most successful season.