Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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,A,V.,e,v.,t,.wt,..t,.,t,.,wt.t..mow-ervt,T H E R O Xetpsvvxhhpmmm ,...,t, , ,VJWM- eew, BasketIBall THE Rockviile High School Basket-Ball season started off this year with a boom. October the twenty-sixth the boys traveled to Russellviile to defeat them in Indiana's favorite game, hasicethail. This they were successful in doing. Rox 1et1 at the half with a score of 16-9. As the Final whistle blew the boys from up north were trailing, 30-27. Rockville showed in this game the promise of a good basketbah season. In a very ciose1y contested batt1e at the 10ca1 gymnasium, with Marshali, November the first. the B1ue and White quintet succeeded in winning its second game of the season. The score was Close at 2111 times, and not until the game was over did R. H. S have twu Victories and no defeat. Probably Rockvi11e,s greatest rival in the haSkethall w01'1d is XVaveland, November the eighth it was time for another battle between the two to determine the superior. The Visitors led at the ha1f, but the Rnxmen came back in the hna1 minutes to will by a score of 25-18. Lee1s passing and Bradhum's shooting put the game on ice in the finishing half. Soon the Van Buren Hi quintet traveied from afar and met Rockviile with the determination to take home with them the victory ; they were, however, disappointed, for when the smoke cleared up from the gym Hoor the score was 21-147R0Ckvilie,s favor. The fourth game 011 the season was with h'10ntezt11na, For two years the Rox had been beaten by the Aztecs, but 011 November twenty-second tables were turned, and the boys came out on the long end of a 31-20 score. On November sixteenth the Parke County Roxmen made a journey across the Wabash t0 Dana. Here they met with Danafs Five and played a wonderfu1 game Of haskethaH with a winning score of 23-20. Last year. Cayuga completely smothered the Bhie and White, and revenge was 011 every player's mind when he entered the game with them this season. ROCkYiiie led at the half and continued doing so in the second part of the game, winning with a score of 34-17, Mecca is always a hard Fighting team and they were the first and Only ones to beat the local quintet on their home Hoar. The game was fast and rough. with a dose score throughout. Mecca led at the half 12-10. With the forty minutes past the game was tied 21-21. The Holy City outplayed Rockvihe in the Over- time with a small score of 5-3. At the half of the Perrysvilie-Rockville game tat PK'illQ our opposing team was leading 15-11 ; but in the last half Hixon pulled the team together and started the scoring which gained for the Rox team another victory of 30-35, Roclcville met her second defeat at the hands of Newport on their H0012 This game was very exciting with a close score throughout. Coach Klayer's tFighting Five had defeated Marshall on the locai tioor, and 011 December thirteenth they met on the Marshall Hour to play, It was a good game and sportmanship was shown on both teams. The score at the half was 10-10. Rockville finished ahead by a score of 31-23. Russeilviile usually returns games with the Rox. It seemed they were un- fortunate, as they lost their second game with us. tP1aying oince before at the beginning of the season they were defeatedi. In our second game with them the score at the half was 19-9. Continual scoring gave the Rox team a Victory Ht 32-13. 0 Page T'ZUCHIy-Uight