Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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LETTERMEN • • • Football letters awarded the players this year were pretty well divided among the classes with just a few more being given to seniors. Coach McLane has a very nice supply of returning lettermen to work with next year. These lettermen should be thanked by everyone for helping Coach McLane make a name for our school on the football field. On defense the team showed amazing ability this year in defense against the onslaughts of the opposing squads. Many were the times that these lettermen stopped the opposite team's drive short by digging in and rallying to the captains yell to stop the other team. Offensive handling was done very well by the backfield with the line helping by opening up holes through which to carry the ball for the goal line. The aerial attack was very well handled and good pass receiving carried the ball over the goal many times. Deceptive plays helped the team win some games which they might otherwise have lost. The speed and strength of the backfield found small openings to get through or ran around end to make advances. The individual lettermen all stood up to the test and helped the squad win many games which might have been lost by a team with less spirit. • • • Tweniy-five

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FOOTBALL The “Shells” football team this year had the most successful season in the history of the school. The team, led by co-captains Bill Denby and Francis Hunter, established a record of five wins, two losses, and one tie This past season marked the first time that a Roxana football team played Wood River. The game ended in a 6 to 6 tie. There were 24 boys who received varsity letters for football. At the annual Alton area football banquet, Francis Hunter received a trophy for being voted the ‘player of the year in this area. • • • 1st row: Dick Dillow, Walter Steffens, Carl Foster, Bill Robinson. Tom Browning, Tom McLain. Hugh Baker. Francis Hunter, Wayne McBride. Bob Knipping. Bill Denby. Charles Hubbard 2nd row: Freshman Coach Squires. Lester Buford, John Sheets. Ron Bedwell. Joe Coburn. Jim Oden, Don Gilbert, Don Bean, Jim Williams. Jack Fletcher, Royden Renner, Glen Browning, Fred Foster. Jim Davis, Coach McLane. Twenty-four

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BASKETBALL Roxana’s basketball machine’’ was a real surprise to basketball fans of the Alton area this year. Of the 25 games played, including scheduled and tournament games, they won 20 of them. The ‘‘Shells’' faced plenty of tough opposition and many of their victories were over Southwestern Conference school. The team averaged 54 points each game. This year the ''Shells’’ made the long trip to Effingham to defeat the Effingham squad while Nashville and Livingston came to the Shells’’ court. The Shells” were able to work against a zone or man-to-man defense with almost equal ease. The Shells’ speed and height combination caused the downfall of many higher classed teams. 1st row: Walter Steffens. Wayne McBride, Tom Browning, Ron Bedwell, Hugh Baker. Harold Balsters, Francis Hunter, Don Becker, Dick Dillow 2nd row: Fred Foster. Harry Fields. Charles Hubbard. Glenn Browning, John Davis. Tom Clark, Don Gilbert. Jim Williams, Coach Edwards. 3rd row: Richard Zyph. Joe Coburn, Bud West, Jack Titsworth, Harold Arnold, Harold Young, Don Arnold. Twenty-six