Windfall High School - Anemone Yearbook (Windfall, IN)

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On St. Valentine's Day, Windfall visited Sharpsville for a second game of the season. The Bulldogs opened the scoring and gave every indication that if the Dragons were to win the game they would have to do it the hard way. However, the Dragons pulled ahead in the first quarter and remained out front for the rest of the game, coming through with an easy victory 86-53. Box scores are as follows: FG FT PF Francis 7 6 1 Jones 7 l 3 Burkhardt 9 4 1 Retherford 3 3 1 Davis 6 O 1 Bogue 0 O 0 Cardwell O 0 0 Bunnell 3 O 0 Y undt 1 O l

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Saturday, January 7, found the Dragons traveling to Noblesville to battle with the Carmel Greyhounds. The Dragons met with little diffi- culty and led the Greyhounds all the way. Final score: 74-51, with Charlie Jones tossing in 33 points. January 14 was County Tourna- ment time, and Windfall was one of four teams journeying to Tipton for the meet. Their first opponents were the Prairie Aces. The Aces were easily dumped to the tune of 82-54. For the last game of the meet the Dragons came face to face with the Jefferson Yankees. The Yankees had been one of two teams that had beaten the Dragons during the season, they succeeded in dumping the Dragons asecond time. The final score was 4 7-50. High point men for the tourney were Burkhardt, Jones, and Francis. Anderson Highland was the next stop for the Dragons. Coach Drake' s boys rolled an easy victory, scoring 77 points while the Highlanders tossed in 42. points. Jones led the scoring with Z5 points, while Francis and Burkhardt each contributed 20 points. On February 3, Jackson Central played host to the Dragons at the Noblesville Armory. This was the game of the season, a real thriller all the way. With only 50 seconds to go Windfall trailed by three points. Burkhardt hit a jump shot, followed by a tie-up between Jones and Mel- ling of Jackson Central. The Dra- gons called time out. Coach Drake must have given some good advice. The boys set up a tip off play that worked, giving Francis a lay up. Burkhardt stole the ball and passed to Jones for a final bucket. Burk- hardt and Jones each scored 16 points and Francis tossed in 14. Back home again to meet the Eagles from Frankton. The plays were laid up for Jones and Francis who scoredatotal of 55 points. The Dragons came out on top 79-73. The Frankton game was followed by a sock hop sponsored by the Sunshine Girls.

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For the final game of the season Coach Drake and his Dragons visited the new Gym of the Northwestern Tigers. The Dragons broke into the led 4-O before the Tigers made a basket. The Dragons led 15-12, 32- 26, and 47-44 in the first three quarters only to be passed in the final period. High scoring Dave Francis and Chuck Jones once again led the attack - both finishing with redhot shooting percentages. Jones ended with ten field goals and one free toss and Francis with fourteen markers from the field and three free tosses. The Dragons closed out the pre- tournament season with 16 wins against 4 losses. Coach Drake and his men are in excellent condition for the Sectional which is scheduled to open at the Noblesville Gymnasium on February 22. The Dragons will meet the Sharpsville Bulldogs for their first opponents.