Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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Basketball VIRDEN 41 MORRISONVILLE 40 The Bulldogs avenged an earlier defeat handed to them by Morrison- ville by defeating them in another thriller. The game was very rough with 61 personal fouls called in the game. In the closing minutes of the game Gazda tied the score with a basket from the free throw line and then Royer tossed in another basketjust to be matched by Morrisonville. Royer then made a free throw to put the game on ice in the closing second of the game. At the end of the game Morrisonville had only 4 men on the floor, the rest being out because of personal fouls. Royer of Virden and Frobish of Morrisonville each had 11 points to pace their team. VIRDEN 40 WAVERLY 52 Waverly travelled to Virden to hand the Bulldogs another defeat, but it was not a runaway like the former game. The halftime score was Waverly 31 and Virden 23. Virden outscored Waverly in the second half 22 to 19, but were unable to overcome the earl-ier lead piled up by the Scotties. Peters, a fine ball player from Waverly again hit 20 or more points as he racked up 21 to lead the individual scoring. Scofield, Lane, and Lechner of Virden each had 10 points to pace their team. VIRDEN 43 PAWNEE 58 Virden journeyed to Pawnee to take their second defeat of the year from the Indians. The half time score was 28 to 22 in favor of Pawneeg in the third frame the Indians were still pulling away, but in the final frame the Bulldogs came back fighting to outscore the Indians 18 to 14. The final score was Virden 43 Pawnee 58. Curtis of Pawnee was high scorer of the game with 16, while Sisk of Pawnee followed with 14, and Lane and Lechner of Virden with 12 and 11 respectively. VIRDEN 52 AUBURN 42 The Bulldogs journeyed to Auburn to avenge their earlier defeat by handing the Trojans a 52 to 42 trouncing. Virden showed some fine scor- ing power and ball handling in their last conference game of the season. MacMurdo of Auburn was high gunner of the evening while Scofield and Lechner of Virden had 13 and 11 respectively. The Bulldogs won 5 con- ference games and lost 6 this year. ' VIRDEN 43 LANPHIER 51 Lanphier came to Virden Feb. 25, expecting an easy victory. The Bulldogs had other plans for them, and fought stubbornly dropping a 51 to 43 decision. Virden showed some fine team play, while Erickson of Lanphier showed his great scoring power. Erickson was high point man for the evening with 29 points while Lane and Lechner kept Virden in the game with 16 and 12 points respectively. The game was very close until the closing minutes of the fourth qua rte r. This was Virden's last scheduled game of the season. ' Complimentsgof EMMERSON'S GAS STATION in Thayer Best Wishes from BILL TAIT'S BEAUTY SHOP in Thayer 72

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Basketball VIRDEN 29 TRI-CITY 44 Tri-City travelled to Virden on the 17th of Dec'. to hand the Bulldogs a 29 to 44 shellacking. Virden couldn't get going, but Tri-City control- led the ball and also the score. Benjachler of Tri-City was high with 14 points, and Nerone was high for Virden with 9. Tri-City was never behind and the quarter scores showed them with a comfortable lead. In the last quarter Virden showed a spark and scored 17 to 18 for Tri-City. VIRDEN 72 BUNKER HILL 35 Virden opposed Bunker Hill in the Macoupin County Tournament held at Gillespie. The Bulldogs let loose their scoring power racking up 72 points. Coach McMul1in played 15 men in this game but everyone seemed to be hitting with the ball, and the score just kept rising. Lane and Ham- ilton of Virden were high with 14 apieceg Noble of Bunker Hill had ll to pace his team. VIRDEN 57 FEITSHANS 66 Feitshands High School of Springfield came to Virden to hand the Bull dogs a 66 to 57 trouncing. The Bulldogs were in the game all the way but the Flyers were always one jump ahead. The first frame ended with Virden trailing Feitshans 20 to 29. Feitshans had the height on the Bull- dogs and therefore were able to control the rebounds. Pete Urbas led the individual scoring for the evening with 19 and Winston had 18 for Feitshans: Royer was high for Virden with 14 while Scofield and Lane and 13 and 12 respectively. VIRDEN 46 NORTHWESTERN 59 Virden travelled to Scottsville to oppose a strong Northwestern five. The Northwestern team consisted of boys from Hettic , Modesto, Palmyra, and Scottsville, the communities joined together to form the Northwes- tern High School. Northwestern showed some power in their center, Cox, who was high scorer of the game with 26 points. Allen of Northwestern and Hamilton of Virden each had 14. VIRDEN 47 BALL TOWNSHIP 51 Virden travelled to Glenarm on Feb. 4 and faced the Ball Township five. lt seemed to be an easy victory for the Bulldogs, as the halftime score was Virden 34, Ball Township 17. The last half was altogether a different story with Ball outscoring Virden 35 to 13, and going ahead to win 51 to 47. In the second half Virden committed several fouls which were the deciding factor in the final score. Reese was high gunner of the evening with 27.while Lane and Royer of Virden had 12 each. Congratulations from GALLI SHOE STORE Compliments of VIRDEN FROZEN FOODS 71

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REGIONAL TOURNAMENT VIRDEN GYMNASIUM VIRDEN 35 SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 43 Virden opened the Regional Tournament at Virden opposing the Reg- tional Favorite, Springfield High School. The Senators from Springfield, and the Bulldogs from Virden put on a fine performance before a jam- packed gym, a capacity crowd. Springfield being rated as Regional fav- orite, expected a push-over when they opposed Virden. In what was probably the best performance of the year by the Virden five, Springfield managed to capture a thrilling 43-35 win from the valiant Bulldogs . Al- though Virden lost, they gained a moral victory by their fine showing against the highly rated Springfield. Fitchner ofSpringfield was high point man of the game with 195 Lane of Virden had 10. Springfield's narrow victory over Virden caused scribes to wonder at the final outcome of the Regional Tournament. This was the last game for the Virden team,hav- ing won 7 and lost 17 for the' season. This was also the last game for such Seniors as Lechner, Gwinn, Gazda, Boyd, Scofield, Hamilton and Royer. NORTHWESTERN 46 AUBURN 36 In the second game of the Tournament Northwestern opposed Auburn. Northwestern was given the edge over Auburn and ran true to form by downing the Trojans 46 to 36. Although Auburn was the underdog, they always stayed within striking distance of the Wildcats. Chiti of Auburn and Allen of Northwestern were high scorers with 12 apiece. Norwes- tern's victory over Auburn gave them the opportunity to oppose Spring- field in the semi-finals. CATHEDRAL 49 RAYMOND 38 Cathedra1's Boy's High School of Springfield came into the Regional as a dark horse. Although Raymond didn't look so good in the later part of the season they gave Cathedral a hard battle, but they just couldn't quite match the long shots of Cathedral's Sponsler and the fine faking of Kneefner. The final score was Cathedral 49 Raynuond 38. Sponsler of Cathedral was high scorer of the game with 14, while Keefner of Cath- edral was second with 11. Owens and Reineke of Raymond had 9 each to pace their team. GIRARD 41 BALL TOWNSHIP 38 Girard defeated Ball Twp. in a close game in the Fourth game of the Regional Tournament. Girard came through the Farmersville District, which was very tough, and they now seemed a threat to carry off the Best Wishes from BOWMAN'S BLACKSMITH SHOP 73