Shelbyville High School - Okawwako Yearbook (Shelbyville, IL)

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AGAINST TCDUCI-I GPPCDSITICDN UR schedule this year was somewhat smaller and tougher because schools of our size are dropping football. Out of a squad of about 25 boys Coach Geisz cre- ated the 1943 Shelby Rams and gave them a schedule of seven games. The first two games were home games. The first was with Nokomis. We kept up fairly well till the halfg then we faltered. Charleston brought a fine team and rolled us under. We traveled to Assumption and Coach. Wayne. and Pano ready for action. Hep! 1-2-3-4. hike! Snag her. Coach. thought we had our first victory. We led all the way through but lost out in the final minutes. Bethany overran us in our Home- coming game, but we still hoped for victory. We went to Pana on a beautiful afternoon, got beat, but showed the lads some real passing. That Leach-Iones combination really clicked. We yielded a game with Taylorville for two games with their B team. The second string had a tough time beating us here, but we traveled up there to show them a thing or two. Outstanding in this last game was Beezo's 95 yard run to pay dirt on the opening kickoff. Our team had a tough schedule this year, and our fellows deserve a little space. Beezo, who won letters all three years in football, has shown great improvement in passing, kicking, and running. This year Coochey, who will be back next year, was every- where except leading yells on the field. He started as center, switched to end, and even hit the backfield. Lichtenwalter, Warren, Hezinas, Reid, and Westenhaver were the junior mernbers who carried on in the line for the Rams. Crane, McBride, and Howse filled in first team backfield positions. All of these boys are letter winners and will be back next year. There were only four sen- iors on the squad this year: Iones, Wag- goner, Carmichael, and Barricklow. Dutch, first team end for two years, turned in a great record for himself snagging those passes. Butch showed up in the line at all times and even switched to end. Don showed great stuff his fourth year in carrying the ball and plunging the line. G, W. played the Nokomis game in the line and remained out the rest of the year with an injury. These seniors will be greatly missed by their team mates. The grand total for the year was six de- feats and one victory. We close with a wish for better luck to the 1944 Rams. Page 23

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S71 lv. mln...-Q RAMS PUT UP GOOD FICHT FIRST ROW: Bob Westenhaver, Carl Waggoner, Pano Rezinas, Don Reid, lack Warren, Gene Lichtenwalter, Dave lones, Ervil Phegley. SECOND ROW: Coach Geisz, Don Morehead, Wayne I-lowse, Bill Richardson, Iain Crane, Iohnny McBride, Don Carmichael, Bill Leach, Elmer Coffman. THIRD ROW: Don Shasteen, Arnold Bland, Dean Bivins, Car! Courtriqht, Dean A. Smith, Iohn Baker, Melvin Barricklow, Ray Mills. FOURTH ROW: Bill Rezinas, Bill Beckett, George Bolinger, Bill Gilliland. FRONT CENTER: Ozzie Fox, mascot. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE LETTER WINNERS 1943-44 Carl Waggoner senior Dave Iones senior Sept. 17 'Nokomis Shelby G. W. Barricklow senior OCR 1 'Charleston Shelbll Don Carmichael senior Oct. 8 Assumption Shelby Iam Crane junior johnny McBride junior Oct. 15 Bethany Shelby Bm Leach junior Oct. 29 Parma Shelby Bill Richardson junior NOV. 4 ,Taylorville ,,B,, Shelby Gene Lichtenwalter junior lack Warren junior Nov. 9 Taylorville B Shelby pcmo Rezinas junior f Home Games Don Reid junior Bob Westenhaver junior Bill Beckett junior Wayne Howse sophomore Page 22 Don Morehead Elmer Coffman line line line back back back back line line line line line line line back junior manaqer senior manager

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CACERS TURN IN COOD RECORD FIRST ROW: Lawrence Bly, lohn McBride, Wayne I-lowse, Don Carmichael. SECOND ROW: Elmer Coffman, Dave lanes, Don Reid, Bill Richardson, lain Crane, Don Morehead. THIRD ROW: Bill Leach, Bob Westenhaver, Mr. Cm-isz. Nov. N ov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. lan. lan. lan. lan. lan. Ian. lan. lan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. ' Home Page 24 if w if BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1943-44 Pana 'St. Elmo Taylorville Windsor Nokomis Pana Kansas Windsor Bethany Kansas Moweaqua Assumption Bethany St. Elmo Findlay Vandalia Altamont Findlay Moweaqua Altamont Charleston Games if 1- 1 Q 1- Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby Shelby PANA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Dec. 27 Kincaid 66 Shelby 31 SHELBY COUNTY TOURNAMENT Ian. 26 Cowden 36 Shelby 45 Ian. 28 Windsor 29 Shelby 27 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Mar. l Kincaid 60 Shelby 36 LETTERS WINNERS Carl Waqaoner senior center Don Carmichael senior guard Lawrence Bly senior guard Bill Leach junior forward Bill Richardson junior forward lain Crane junior guard lohnny McBride junior forward Wayne Howse sophomore quard