Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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First row: Manager Goddard, Spangler, Finney, Edwards, Sipp, Brower, Partridge, Oury. Second row: Manager Fogle, D. Chrouser, Snelgrove, Bosgraf, Jeffrey, D. Sevall, Olson, J. Sevall, Trotter, Janke, Coach Benson. X . .ss N fsta- XWF3 VKX e Y! This year's Junior Varsity had a rough time as far as winning a game is con- cerned. The team was very small with in- experienced men all around. As the season progressed the team improved consistently. After taking a few sound trouncings the Junior Warriors came close to tasting vic- tory. In the first game of the year the J.V.'s lost to I. C. by a score of 0-26. The following week our Junior Warriors were turned back by North Shore 6-13. The next game was played on a wet snowy day against Mooseheart who didn't seem both- ered by the weather. The final score of the game was O-40 in favor of the Moose- heart boys. Coach Benson's boys came close to beating Luther South but fell short losing 6-7. Luther North then beat us 25-6 two weeks later. 49

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Ill rq 'g Ill CV! fx A J-Y it f We Wheaton Warriors quelled North Park's aerial attack. The Warrior secondary had a busy afternoon defending the aerial attack brought against us by the North Park squad. With the exception of five running plays, North Park tried whole-heartedly to down us through the air. However, despite their in- tentions the tables were turned and the Warriors were once again victors. The score was 28-12 with Socash scoring from the 20 on a buck play off right tackle. Ted Graff caught a touchdown pass from Westphal and Eddie Conyers took scoring honors with 2 touchdowns. Parker was a thriller. The Warriors were ready for anything from Parker, and were out to make sure that they weren't going to be too tough. Parker drew first blood after a long march with the final blow being a 5 yard plunge by Lowry. The Maroon and White fought back hard in the third and fourth periods scoring 3 times and converting twice, to win this crucial game 20-7. In the final game of the season every member of the squad had a chance to play. The game was with Glenwood who ended the season in second place in the White Division. The varsity played the first half and then were pulled out to watch the second and third teams play. The final score of the game was 40-0 with iust about every back scoring at least once. With the playing of this game our team and coach- ing staff brought another winning football season to a close. 48 Three Warriors crush North Shore's halfback as his own teammates look on. Five Warriors converge on Elmwood Park's halfback as Harry MacDonald crouches for the kill.

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John Huffman stretches to take ball from North Shore forward. The Warriors, although not posting a very im- pressive won and lost record, came out of the P.S.L. Tournament with fourth place. Some games were excellent while others lacked polish and finesse. One of the bright spots of the year was the 50 to 49 upset over U. High. The first game of the year was a hard fought battle between our Warriors and Batavia, with Ba- tavia coming out on the long end of the scoring 38-41. It was encouraging, however, because Batavia is always a strong contender in the Little Seven Conference. The following night, the Warriors bounced back to beat Immaculate Conception, 50 to 48 on Dave Chamberlain's 2 free throws in the last 12 seconds of play. Chamberlain was high point man, pumping 4 fields goals and 13 free shots through the hoops. Over-confidence plagued the Warriors the night of the Luther Walther game. As the buzzer sounded, we were 6 points behind, making our third loss in four games. During the Christmas holidays our boys caught fire and trounced Luther South, 70 to 47. Dave lDegorJ 50 Hanchett walked off with the scoring honors, canning 8 baskets and 6 charity tosses for a total of 22 points. One of the brightest spots of the whole season was the surprise upset of Mooseheart, 59 to 46. Mooseheart always has an excellent team, but by playing heads- up ball for four quarters, our maroon and white crushed this opponent. The Warriors were whipped by Francis Parker, 36 to 78. They were led by a powerful twosome of Jim Lowry, all city guard, and Jim Simmons, honor- able mention all city center. Coach Benson's boys were unable to cope with the constant barrage of fields goals throughout the entire game. Parker's tall men controlled the rebounding almost completely. Along with their dead-eye shooting, this made things rough for the Warriors. Elmwood Park was a soft touch, proved by the score of 65 54 and by the fact that most of the team played. George Kraft had another hot night hitting for 27 points with his unorthodox jump shot from the side. With a one and three conference record the Warriors battled Chicago Christian, which is always tough. No one was able to hit as seen by the score of 39 to 60.