Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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f JOE WILSON The fiery little captain of R.C.H.S. basketball squad could always be counted on for several points. He was always in there fighting. JIM SAWYER The rebounding fool who always came out fighting. Jim did exceptionally well at getting high and getting the ball before the guy next to him. His hard-earned rim bending shots sure came in handy. ALVIN NEUNABER Another Bethalto graduate who helped weld the ’44-’45 team together. He played center and did a “bang-up” job considering some of the tall boys he played against. AL GREEN Tall, blonde kid that came through many times with his rebounding power. Chick was our blind man but he could see well enough to make the ball swish the net. BILL GRAY The lefty from Bethalto who did a very good job of getting the ball through the hoop. Bill played left forward and really held his own when the going was tough. CHUCK TONER The junior who really came through strong. Chuck is the most promising prospect for next year and he should really come through. HAROLD BARKER The reserve that came through in the District Tournament. Hal had the height that was sorely missed on the Roxana squad. FRED BERRY The senior who received at last his letter. Fred has been out and worked hard and has had the fighting spirit always needed. EUGENE BERGHOFF The other squad member from Bethalto who didn't play much but really had the stuff and helped out when needed. JOE BEAN A rugged guard who will help out next year if the draft board says its O.K. GLEN BEAN A junior who should help the squad of next year plenty due to his height and basketball ability. GEROLD STEFFEN One of the prospects for next year that can hit the basket with considerable accuracy. LEIGHTON LEFLER A speedy junior who will help out next year due to his ability and cleverness. Twenty-nine

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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

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TRACK SQUAD Roxana, spoiled by excellent track teams the three years before, had to content itself wtih building a squad for the 1944 spring season. Four stars—Taulbe, Freezeland, McDonough, and Lucas, from whom Coach Robison expected many points were in the service of Uncle Sam. If they would have been able to compete for R.C.H.S., we would have had a track team we could be very proud of. Ken Longman was high scorer for the year, collecting 51J4 points. Roxana won their opening dual meet from Bethalto, then fell to second place in the triangular meet with Lebanon and Bethalto, with Lebanon nosing them out by two points. Alton took the Shells in a dual meet but the Shells fought back and took second in a three-way meet with Edwardsville and Collinsville. Roxana then lost a triangular meet with Western Military and Bethalto. The Shells took fifth place in the District and sent two men to state—Ken Longman in the broad jump and Eugene Beard in the high jump. The Roxana junior track team held their own and won the Dupo Invitational the third year in a row. They also won a triangular meet with Collinsville and Edwardsville. Seated, left to right: William Groves, Gerold Steffen, Venton Mason. Harry Gallatin, Herman Davis, Glen Sawyer, Eugene Beard. Kenneth Longman. Thomas Frey. Donald Luketieh. Carl Arnold, Albert Green, Edward Pipher. Raymond Hayes. Standing: Worthy Exton, Leighton Lefler. Donald Hubbard. Gene Rice, Elven Buford, Harold Hay. Glen Bean. Dale Johnson. Charles Toner. Joe Bean, Fred Berry, Jack Witter, J. D. McBride. Donald Williams. Maurice Exton. Mr. Robison. Thirty