Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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zales scored for the Warriors and Hynd converted the extra point. This game was Watseka's third game straight. Gilman was the first team to score against the Warriors and they scored twice. The Watseka Warriors played host to Rantoul Eagles in the fourth game. Rantoul scored and made the extra point to go out front at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors had complete mastery of the ball from then on. They threatened at the half but the gun sounded before they could place the ball over the goal. The Warriors tied it up in the fourth quarter with a touchdown by Flach. He received the ball on a pass from Ralph. Hynd converted. The fifth game of the season opened with Watseka playing Paxton on the home field. Ralph and Grimes scored for Watseka to give us our twelve points. When the gun sounded at the end of the fourth quarter it showed Paxton had edged WVatseka by a thirteen to twelve victory. The Warriors were somewhat lax in playing this game compared to their 7 to 7 tie with Rantoul. Ralph scored from the seven and Grimes, Captain of the squad, toted the ball 46 yards for the other touchdown. The Warriors traveled to Onarga for its third conference game of the season. With Captain Bob Grimes out because of scholastic difficulties, the team felt a little down for this contest. johnny Woods a freshman did, however, a very capable job in Grimes place. In the very last seconds of the game, after Ralph had toted the ball 33 yards, Parkinson, quarterback of the 11 went over from the seven. Hynd converted and Watseka ended with a 7 to 0 victory. This game of which Watseka played very good ball offensively and defen- sively was played at Gibson. The Warriors wanted to win this one more than any other because of Gibson beating Watseka so terribly in previous seasons of play. A very beautiful play kick by Hynd aided by wonderful blocking set Watseka in advantage with a 3 to 0 score at the end of the half. Then after the half with the Warriors gamely trying to stop the Greyhounds' march saw them- selves go behind by a score of 7 to 3 with four minutes left. No person felt that the Watseka Warriors could feel down-hearted about losing that ball game. In the homecoming the Warriors took revenge on the Hoopeston 11 by beating them 19 to 13, Parkinson scoring two and Ralph one. If the game had progressed very much longer the Watseka team would have found themselves in a very bad spot, because Hoopeston was on the march, however, time ran out and the home team won. This victory gave WVatseka a 5 won, 2 lost, 1 tied season. Very respectable. 49

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