Savanna Township High School - Annavas Yearbook (Savanna, IL)

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BASKETBALL PLAYERS SHOW PROWESS ON FLOOR The first basketball game of the season under our new mentor, Coach W. D. Stroheeker, was at Mt. Carroll. VVe defeated them. We were defeated by Rock Island. We met and won from Lanark, Hanover, DeWitt and Morrison. On Friday, January 17, we traveled to Ma- quoketa. where we were defeated in a very rough game in three overtime periods. The following night We lost to East Moline. In the game at St. Ambrose after being behind 17-4 at the half, we came back, and defeated this team in the final minute of play. Dubuque came to Savanna and was almost defeated in a well-played game. Fulton 's splendid team was held to a one-point lead in the first three quarters, but in the last period, they outscored us. Our last home game of the regular season was against Hanover whom we easily defeated. In the district tournament we were victorious over Milledgeville, then we lost to Hanover, a team we had beaten decisively twice in the season. Ful- ton won the district tournament. The members of the basketball team who will be missing next year are Bob Blair, James Carr, Darrell Harville, Vincent Manning, Thomas Me- Goldrick, Daniel O'Leary and Bob Smith. asset to the school. These players 'have been a great Savanna Mt. Carroll Savanna .Morrison Savanna Rock Island Savanna DeWitt Savanna Hanover Savanna Dubuque Savanna DeVVitt. Savanna Lanark Savanna Lanark Savanna Lyons Savanna Morrison Savanna Fulton Savanna Maquoketa Savanna Alumni Savanna East Moline Savanna Fulton Savanna Mt. Carroll Savanna Hanover Savanna Lyons +Savanna Milledgeville Savanna Maquoketa Savanna Hanover Savanna St. Ambrose 'Savanna Chadwick :i:TCll1'llLllIlQllt Gaines Top Row--Warren Stroheeker, Daniel O'Leary, Darrell Harville, Charles Nast, Charles Lane lmanagerl. Second Row-Paul Harry, Robert Smith, Robert Blair, George Zubaty, Thomas Mc- Goldrick, James Cimino, Vincent Manning. Third Row-Martin Lantau, John Cooley, Michael DeFranco, Benjamin Moore, Donald Croghan. 45

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FOOTBALL BUILDS BRAIN AND BRAWN Top Row-Richard Sikkema, Daniel O'Leary, Robert Sack, Robert Smith, Robert Blair, Mr. McCarthy, icoaehj Orval Bertholf, Paul Harry, Bernard Crist, Donald Thompson. Second Row-Radke Collins, Michael DeFranco, Jack Gunn, James Carr, Vincent Manning, Thomas McGoldrick, .Karl King, Darrell Harville, Raymond Castro, Frank Matuska. Third Row-Clyde Rury, Harold Ready. On September 4, a group of warriors representing the S. T. H. S. re- ported for practice under the direction of our coach, W. F. McCarthy. On September 20, our inexperienced squad met WaI'1'en under the floodlights on Weidmanls field. Within the first two minutes we had scored a touchdown which was ruled illegal by the official. The morale of our squad was lowered, and we were defeated by a score of 20 to 0. By the next game, Capt. T. J. MeGold1'iek had recovered, and we made a much better showing. We threatened our opponent's goal line many times, but we were unable to score through their bulky line. On the following Saturday, East Moline, a record breaking team, was much amazed at our prowess in stopping their power plays so they resorted to lateral passes, and their fleet backs were able to out-distance our safety men. Vile travelled to Mt. Carroll on September 11 where we were beaten 14 to 0. We suffered a let down the first half, but we came back strong and outplayed them t'he last half. In this game we were unfortunate enough to lose Robert Smith, our fullback, who had been playing a marvelous game. On the succeeding Saturdays we were beaten by St. Mary's and Lyons, but we were able to score seven points on St. Marys on a short plunge by McGoldriek. We journeyed to Maquoketa on November 8. In this game Sa.vanna's team first started to click, but whenever we were able to get a man in the clear, he could not keep his feet due to the very soggy condition of the ground. We emerged from this game with a scoreless tie. In the last game of the season, Savanna scored twelve points. One touchdown was a run of seventy yards by McGoldrick who was assisted by beautiful blocking on the run. The second touchdown came on a short plunge by Rury after a steady march down the field. This was the last game for the following seniors: T. J. MeGoldriek CCaptainj, D. Harville, K. King, V. Manning, D, J. Oilieary, R. Sikkema, R. Smith, C. Rury, and W. Swanson. These seniors will be greatly missed whe11 Mac assembles his team next fall. D. 0'L. 44

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SENIOR GIRLS' WIN TI-IE GIRLS' TOURNAMENT Top Row-Helen Iovinelli, Cynthia McNerney, Miss Burns, Anita LaSarge, Jane Hafemann. Second Row-FGenevieve Withhart, Ruby Knapp, Shirley Stevens. The success of the senior girls' basketball team has been outstanding throughout its higih school career. In the freshman year the class of '36 took the championship from the strong junior aggregation. 'l'he following year the tables were turned, and the same team whivh the class of '36 cle- feated the year before were victorious against them as sophomores. As juniors the class again took the championship. During the sea.son just past the senior team has Won every game. The manual arts department made a plaque for the winning girls' team which became the seniors' trophy. Ruby Knapp, center, was high point player throughout the four years of competition. Forwards were Genevieve VVithhart, Shirley Stevens and Cynthia MeNerney. Guards were Jane Hafemann, Anita LaSarge, Helen Iovinelli. 46