Rockport High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockport, IN)

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Hardwood H1 L1tes The Rockport qumtet had 1 better than usual season record mth 1 S00 average bv wmmng 9 games and droppmg the same A final PAC standlng of 375 xx as re1ched after battlmg some of the toughest teams around Heres the hrghlxghts of each hardwood con tests The Zebras were really determnned to dedrcate the new gym n 1 classy fashron Thxs thev drd bw completely up settmg Rxchland 41 to 40 The score vsas 39 to 40 vu h the Red Deuls on top and 3 seconds to play x hen lxttle ohnm Smlth drxbbled the length of the floor mto the kes hole for the wmnmg push shot Rockport s next guest was the Troy Trojans Nexther team was up to par but the Zebras man aged to take the decxsnon 53 to 47 The Zebras couldn t be stopped and gave one of thexr best performances of the year Sparked by Gordon who accndently blew hot wrth 21 talhes they drove the Oakland Cnty Acorns home defeated 68 to 50 The qulntet then moved out of thelr stamp mg grounds to journey to Cannelton old trme rxvals The Zebras couldn t set up a good defense whnch automatlcally gave the Bulldogs the ad vantage The first defeat came 42 to 46 The New Harmony Rappxtes handed the Zebras a slnght edge defeat of S3 to S7 Again there was no defense and only Gordon and Vogel could find he range Each wound up wrth 19 markers Englmsh fell before the Zebras stronghand 45 to 39 The squad stnll nn a slump just drd manage to force a vxctory over the Englxsh Red Devnl bs making a last 3 mmute rally 'vit Veraon then scurrxed our to the R H S gym for a um The game turned out to be a knock down drag out contest but the Zebras couldn t hang on The result S2 to 46 The bnggest flop of the year came when Chrns ney surprxsed Rockport 31 to 33 on the oppon ent s floor I-rench Luck caught the qumtet sleeprng and crow ded then out of the wmner s booth 32 to 36 The tnde finally turned agam and Rockport sparked by Vogel wnth 28 pomts trounced the daylxghts out of Dale 73 to 47 In an over txme the Zebras turned back sorry bunch of Ls nnvnlle Lmdxes 47 to 46 Ah sweet revenge' Remembermg thenr de feat earlier the Yebras steered bs Brll Boultmg house drove to a l pomt vlctory over Cannelton nn an over tame Fmal score 44 to 43 For the hrst tnme of play at Owensboros Frances fell S4 to 44 Suffermg from the hangover of the St Fran ces game the mght before the Zebras were over powered by a strong Petersburg team 48 to 55 On a snowy february 8 evemng xt looked as though the Zebras mught have been on the way to another loss Then Boultmghouse got warmed up and settled the nssue Hrs 17 pomts and Vo gels 11 beat 'Mater Den 44 to 39 Boonvxlle wrth a couple of hot rods mowed the R I-I S crew down for the bxggest loss margm of the year The Pxoneers reallv poured nt on wxth a score of 38 to S9 The B Ball mentors were nabbed by a fast shootmg team of Holland Dutchmen The Dutchmen led at the hrst stop 15 to l The Zebras then battled an even game but could never regaln the 14 pomts whnch beat them 36 to SO A surprxse awanted the vxsntmg Tell Cnty 'Vlarksmen The Swnss Crty fellows ran mto a hard Hghtmg Zebra crew and for a whlle rt looked lxke m upset The Zebras came wnthm 3 pomts twxce but couldn t hold the pace and the Vlarksmen won 41 to 49 Pug: my mf . . I I. K u v 1 . . . , - - , G u 0 I o n ' . . ' ' ' I ' . A ' - v . 2 I ' I -1 v v ' ' 1 ' -- V V - ' U ' ' - r if l ' ' ' v ft v. , . I l ' V ., ' J , ' . ' , . , I' ' ' - . V- 1 . ' - D - D ' , ' - Sport Center, the Zebras held their own. St. 1 ' - , . , ' 5 . . , , . 7 . , , . . , r . n n 1 Y r ' . ' L . ' ' I . , s Q , Q y . . .5 ' D ' f ru . . . r . A D 'x . . . , ' ' ' ' 1 ,' . . . . . , - - ' s , K- . , . , .

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loach Frederlck Bull 5ITl1tl'I Q arrx Axer Ronnle VK addell ohn Lnlou Bob Ietex XOITUZIII Blake Har la Dau Eugene LIWIII Iarrx XAllllZl!l'lN laul Ilerce l,0I1HlC W agoner XX andel Xdam Student 'Nlanager R ell Bal rett Hardwood Record The 7ebra Colts completed a very successful 50 51 season haung vxon 14 out of 20 games sxhrch was a 70'f record The Colts scormg total for the year was 667 vsh1le the opponents total was 550 The average for the Colts per game was 34 Wl'11lC the oppon ents uerage was 27 Dans lcd the scornng for thc scason w1th 151 pomts followed by Inlow Wlth 128 Blake mth 125 Wagoner 112 and Lcster mth 37 The foul shootmg was led by Blake vuth 64 Str Wagoner was next mth 53' followed by Dams vuth 5091 Enlov ruth 49' and Les ter 43 Gr The Hrst five was composed of one soph John Enlovt and four lumors Harlan Dav1s Norman Blake Don Wagoner Bob Lester The Colts won 6 out of 8 PA C games for a percentage of 75 The PAC tclms were R1chland Chrnsney RLCORD Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport R1chl1nd Trox Oakland Cxty Cannclton Ncxx Harmony Enghsh 'VI Vernon Chrrsncs I-rench L1ck Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport COUNTY TOURN EY Rockport 30 Chrnsnex Rockport 45 Dale Pagf fzftj Jzx Oakland Cltw Clnnelton Vlt Vcrnon Dale Petersburg, and Tell C1tx Lynnullc Cannelton St Pranccs Petersburg Mater Der Boonullc Holland Tell Clty 6 n ' 's, , .- ' , . Y' ' ' , ' f , ' 4 s, 1 . U55 ' . - r v . l, , v rl, 7 ' ' . ' ' , ' ' fl, - 50-51 ' 25- ' 1 21 45-Dale 33 3 3 3 3 17 43- 3 33 33333 3 333333 27 54- f f 1 , 24 32- J 3 33 3 3 29 41- 3 23 - 25- - 33 33 24 18- . 'A -3 3 3 33 29 3 34- 1 f 1 f 33 24 3 38- 33 33 3 3 32 42- 3 3 3 3 3333 32 16-. A 3 33 3 28 41-1 r. 33 3 24 23- f' - 3 30 ' 18- ' 3 .333 3 37 40- . 3 39 - 25-' - ' 33333 33 3 333333 27 34- ' - 33 3 36 ,. 1 L ' I. f r 21