Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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LETTERMEN FOOTBALL Gerold Steffen... The sub center who shows good prospects for next year. Monk fought hard and played hard. Leighton Lefler... Speedy halfback who is one of the best prospects for next year’s backfield. Don Hubbard... The heavy boy of the team. Only a sophomore though and still has two years left to “mow ’em down!” Lee Vincent... “Coolie” the tall, well-built halfback who played his first season for Roxana. Lee was the punter for the team. Twenty-seven

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FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Albert Green ... Bob Hartsock ... The captain of the 1944 grid squad. Chick played guard, end and halfback proving he was an all-around player when it came to playing football. The center and linebacker,that never knew when to quit, injured or otherwise. Harold Barker... The tall, blonde, rugged end who will really be missed on the defensive next year. Alvin Neunaber... The pride of Bethalto entered Roxana for his fourth year and made a name for snagging passes from most any angle. Fred Berry ... The quarterback for the Shells who showed fine team spirit and always had a great zeal to win. Joe Bean ... A tackle who did a great job for Coach Corby. If the draft board can’t locate him by next season he will surely do his share again. Stuart Venable ... He finally got that hard-earned letter for which he waited four years. Glen Bean ... A guard who could snake through the line and stop the play before it could get started. Worthy Exton ... The hard-hitting fullback. When he tackled them, they knew it, and how! Dean Denby ... Hard-driving halfback. Made good his first year at Roxana. He was always in the game battling. Twenty-six

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BASKETBALL SQUAD Holding a count of 14 wins and 11 losses, the ,44-,45 cage squad can be mighty proud of themselves. The “Corbymen” have won their second district trophy for dear old R.C.H.S. for whom they have fought, won, and lost. Boasting few tall boys, the Shells found the necessity of making every shot count. For a small school, the team has shown the larger schools that they have the “stuff” to put out a winning team. Roxana Opponent 25 Bethalto 23 33 Madison 29 20 Collinsville 51 32 Granite 22 53 Jerseyville 24 52 Highland 33 27 Wood River 69 42 Edwardsville 44 37 Venice 31 35 Dupo 36 41 East St. Louis 50 32 Alton 35 42 Madison 23 22 Wood River 39 Roxana 40 Granite Opponent 39 36 Jerseyville 18 28 Dupo 38 41 Highland 31 38 Edwardsville 41 21 Venice 43 33 Alton 38 42 DISTRICT Bethalto 29 47 Grafton 41 38 Troy 37 32 REGIONAL Edwardsville 36 Seated, left to right: Bill Gray, Charles Toner, Albert Green, Charles Wilson, Alvin Neunaber. Glen Sawyer, Glen Bean. Second row: Mr. Corby. Dean Denby. Eugene Perghoff. Gerold Steffen, Joe Bean, Paul Berry, Harold Barker. Fred Berry. Leighton Lefler, J. D. McBride. Mr. Robison. Third row: Eugene McGill, James Toner. Gerald DeWester. Wayne Arnold. Francis Hunter. Jack Witter, Elven Buford. Hugh Baker. Wayne McBride, Donald Pecker. Twenty-eight