Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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BASKETBALL LETTERMEN Don Luketich, Captain Harry Gallatin Carl Arnold Lloyd De Wester District Trophy Bob Harvick John Jones Tom Frey Lloyd Becker Harley Howard Dale Johnson Eugene Beard Coach Carl Bolin has successfully completed his first year as head mentor in football and basketball. Filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Gould, Coach Bolin led the football eleven through an eventful season and groomed his basketball cagers for the District Championship. Summarizing the year's athletic activities, Coach Bolin said, Considering the odds against us and the calibre of the teams played, the R. C. H. S. boys needn't feel badly about the football season. I feel the boys in all sports including track have made a great beginning and this year should serve as a real inspiration in our athletic accomplishments for the coming year. Coach Bolin Nineteen

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BASKETBALL SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: L. De Wester, H. Gollatin, D. Luketich, B. Horvick. C. Arnold. SECOND ROW, STANDING: Coach Bolin, H. Howard, E. Beard, T. Frey, J. Jones, D. Johnson, L. Becker, L. Dona, Monoger. TOP ROW, STANDING: C. Allen. C. Toner. J. Bean, J. Wilson. G. Beon, G. Steffen. W. Campbell. F. Berry, D. Dona. A. Green. Opening the season with a string of victories, the Shells soon found themselves confronted with a mid-season slump. Glancing over the season's record, it is evident the team was jinxed. Most losses were by very close scores and many were overtime battles. Many of the defeats were avenged, however, when the opponents invaded the local floor. The team ended the season in a blaze of glory os they entered the District Tournament and doubled the score on every foe they faced. By winning the District Tournament, the boys qualified for the Regional. The Granite City boys defeated the locals 34-25. The Shells won eleven games and lost seven during the season and won three for four gomes in tournament play. Shells Opp. Shells Opp. 5 1 Alhambra 19 17 Collinsville 39 26 Madison 22 45 Venice . .. . . 31 29 Pocahontas 15 27 Staunton . 32 18 Carrollton 17 24 Lebanon 28 35 Bethalto 21 31 Bethalto 33 (overtime) 62 Venice 27 29 Greenville 50 43 Jerseyville 33 48 Highland 29 35 Highland 40 (overtime) 29 Pocahontas 28 27 Western 28 38 Jerseyville 22 District Tournament Regional Shells Opp. Roxana 25 Granite City 34 Quarter-finals 51 St. Jacob ..................17 Semi-finals 46 Bethalto ................21 Finals 51 Lebanon 21 Eighteen

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TRACK FRONT ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Cleo Hammond. Alvin Davis, Luther Toulbee. Vernon Matthews, Glen Sawyer. Paul Wilson. Harley Howard. Charles Wallace. Lyle Dona. SECOND ROW: Carl Arnold. Gene Beard. Steve Poynic, Fred Berry. Eugene Snearly, Athen White. Leonard McMonus, Charles McDonough. Paul Hottery, Coach Robison. THIRD ROW: Mr. Frey. Don Luketich. Roy Cranmer, Ed East, Ray Goewoy, Kenneth Freezeland. Tommy Frey. FOURTH ROW: Ernest Johnson. Lloyd Becker, Roy McClellon. Allen McVey, Bob McFarland. Roxana's first track team was highly successful. With little early practice, the inexperienced team went through the season with four victories and two defeats. Our first meet, a triangular affair with Madison and Venice, was held at Venice. Roxana gained more points than the other teams combined. In our second meet, we had little difficulty beating Bethalto. The junior track team was defeated twice by Edwardsville. The varsity and junior squad combined in the second meet to give them a real battle. At Dupo, the junior team won Roxana's first trophy as they took the meet by a half point. Tracksters who placed first in the meets are: the 100, Wallace; the 220, Paynic and Matthews; the 440, Sawyer and Cranmer; pole vault, Freezland; shot put, high jump, and broad jump, McFarland; the discuss, Hattery; and the high jump, Taulbee. Coach Troy Robison's first year as track coach at Roxana has proved to be very successful. His squad’s record of four wins against two losses, both being to a much larger school, is a fine accomplishment in itself. His team brought to Roxana its first trophy and two of his boys, McFarland and Taulbee, placed in the District Meet with McFarland going to the State Finals. At a glance you can see that Coach Robison's first year's record is an impressive one. With his ability to train and handle athletes, it is easy to understand why Roxana will always be tough competition in track. Twenty Coach Robison