Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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82 Rantoul ...... . . . 85 ,fp K P 9 62 aslqabaz WCHS IQ5'4e'j5 Basketball Schedule We They We They Tolono ...... . .. 51 55 Onarga Military ...... 63 50 Hoopeston . . . . . . 60 53 Cissna Park ....... . . . 77 48 Paxton ......... . . . 54 57 Stockland ..... .... 64 63 Gibson City .......... 60 48 Central ......... .... 5 6 54 Onarga Military ...... 60 50 Crescent City .... .... 7 0 54 Gilman .......... . . . 65 52 Cissna Park . . . . . . . 61 51 Central ........ . . . 56 42 Pontiac ..... .... 7 0 82 Melvin-Sibley . . . . . . 61 57 Paxton ...... . . . . 63 60 Armstrong . . . . . . 69 66 Milford ....... . . . . 84 58 Rantoul ..... . . . 66 68 Gibson City . . . . . . . 64 57 J Sheldon . . . . . . 60 Momence . . . . . . . 66 34 ,H 74 St. Anne . .. .... 47 54 Hoo est n ....... 60 vp Varsity Watseka opened its 1954-55 basketball season by traveling to Unity High School at Tolono on November 24. Unity came out on top 55 to 51, but not until after an overtime period. Schaumburg racked up 19 points to lead both teams in scoring. November 30 found the Warriors at the John Greer High School in Hoopeston. The Warriors dropped the Hoopeston squad by a score of 60 to 53. Schaumburg led the Warriors with 21 markers. This opened play in the VVauseca League. The Warriors lost a close game to Paxton on December 3. Schaumburg got 15 points to lead the local scorers. Watseka lost its first conference game. The Warriors played a good game at Gibson City on December 10. They defeated the Greyhounds 60 to 48. Schaumburg got 14, Purkalitis and Townsend, 12 each, and Williams hit for 11. It was another conference tilt. Watseka experienced little trouble in subduing O.M.S. for their third conference win in four starts. The contest was staged December' 11 and the score was 60 to 50. Schaumburg and Townsend collected 12 points each and Martin got 11. The Warriors knocked off Gilman 65 to 52 on December 17. Grice collected 14 points, Schaumburg 13, Williams 12, and Purkalitis 10. On December 21, Captain Purkalitis and Schaumburg evenly divided 40 points as Watseka dropped Central 56 to 42. On December 28 the Warriors played Melvin-Sibley in the holiday tournament at Paxton. The score was tied 9 times and Watseka finally came out on top 61 to 57. Schaumburg got 16, Grice 15, Purkalitis 11, and Williams 10. The following night the VVarriors won the right to play in the championship game by defeating Armstrong 69 to 66. Schaumburg collected 18 points, Purkalitis 14, Townsend 13, and Martin hit for 11. December 30 found Watseka facing the Rantoul Eagles for the championship. Rantoul was crowned champ. Schaumburg tallied 19 points, Purkalitis got 17, and Williams made 14. january 4 the Warriors trounced Sheldon by a score of 82 to 60. Every member of the Warriors varsity squad scored at least 2 points, with Schaumburg getting 18, Purkalitis 12, and john Wood 11. 1571