Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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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

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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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1st row: Don Becker, Tom Browning, Ron Bedwell, Hugh Baker, Harold Balsters, Francis Hunter. 2nd row: Charles Hubbard. Harry Fields, Wayne McBride. John Davis, Dick Dillow, Walter Steffens. • • • LETTERMEN Mostly seniors were on the receiving end when Coach Edwards handed out the basketball letters this year. However, a few juniors and sophomores also received letters. The boys had a very fine year winning about 80% of their games which is an enviable record for any team. Hunter and Bedwell were chosen as co-captains for the year. All of the team could work equally well from any position. They could all make pivot, long, set and fast break shots. The boys worked well against the zone or against the man to man defense. The height, speed, endurance of the team in most of the games proved too much for the opposing team. Twenty-seven