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

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The Greene Twprkockvillc game is ahvays anticipated, and this year the game was unusual1y good. At the ha1f the Rotxers were behind with a 91 score; but the consistent playing of the local boys won another game for R.H.S, by a 25-20 scorer Bloomingdale did not show as much power in basketball this year as they usually do, and they were subdued with a 3940 scorer ' COUNTY TOURNEY Montezuma met Rockville Saturday A. M., january eighteenth. The weather conditions were bad as the thermometer read 250 below, However, 21 good crowd was present. The Blues obtained an early lead and continued through the game, The Aztecs Watedh only one held goal in the whole game. The scale was 22-11. ROCKVHLE w. ROSEDALE On Saturday night the Colosseum was packed with spectators for the semal E11315 Of the County Tourney, for this determined who shOuId represent Parke County in the V2111ey hnals. Rosedale was a hard tighting 1itt1e team. This was probably the most exciting game of the day We were successful in having the lead at the haIf with a 13A11 score; but Rosedale, still Eghting, was in the Iead 15713 at the third quarter. Lee, our freshman forward, tied the stormithe gun sounded In an overtime play Rox was successful in defeating Rosedzde 21'17. Marshah High backed Our team and we indeed appreciated their support. VALLEY FINALS The B11113 and White five were put out of the valley tourney Friday night, January twentyefourth, by Lawrenceville, 11L Rockville led 7-2 at the quarter, trailing 12-8 at the half, and lost 34'16. On January thirtyftrst Rockville decided they were going to heat Montezunm again. John Price made 21 good account of himself by making ten field goals. The game ended in our favor 33-25. For the hrst time since 1926 RHlSV can boast of holding the County Championship, The game which decided the Winner was held at Rosedale February fifth, Tangier being the second contestant with the RHS, team. They letl 4-0 in the opening of the game but soon the Rex led 574 At the half the Rox were trailing 11-81 XVith one minute to play Coach Klayer substituted Cronk and Davies. The score was then 25-25. As the gun sounded the score was 27-26 in Rockvihe's favm: Hail the new champions of Parke County! The Parke County Champs went to XVaveland the f0110wing Friday night, and won a fast and close game Capt. Keefe persuaded his team in the tina1 minutes that it was necessary to win. They won for R.H.Sr another victory; 3231. Cayuga beat us twice last year, our team decided to make 21 change this year, February Fifteenth our team went to Cayuga and played a rather easy game, the score being 4322 in our favor. Tangier, the team we defeated by one point in the County tina1s. lost :1 schedu1etl game at Rockvi1le High February sixteenth. The Tangier team hurl the heart taken from them when C01SOH had an arm broken. XYe are not claiming g10ry over the 46-16 Victury, The Rox tramped to Mecca Feb 19, t0 wallop their Opponents by a score of 28724, Mecca led at the half by a score of 1741 XYhat the Roxmen did in the last half isnTt always done. They jumped right in and gained two points before Mecca scored, The score at the Fmis was 28-24 in the B1ues! favor. McMilIen proved himself an acromphshetl guard in taking.r care of KendalI, 1930 f 4k Page ttxmly-Hine r p MP'J t