Zion Benton Township High School - Nor Easter Yearbook (Zion, IL)

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J I Bmtk Row: H. Castccl. K. Miller, W. Anderson. D, Pierson, H. Castcel, J. DcPcw. fll'N'l'liR Row: R. Burcaw. L. Pierson, W. Revoy, D. Banks. N. St. Germain. T. Shaffer. E. McCarrahan. IJRUNI' Row: N. Berry. B. Roberts. D. Neave. D. Eagle, W. Blonn. DI. Simpson. C. Davis. Our 0 UO... Miller. Coach Millers driving energy was able to forge the players into a formidable team. Zion O ..... 19 Lake Forest Zion 7 ..... 7 Wzliilcegaii Qjunior Varsityj Zion 7 ..... 27 Libertyville Zion 8 ..... 6 Belvidere Zion 20 ..... O Wzlilkesha Zion 19 ..... O Wzirreii Zion 0 ..... 6 Lake Forest Zion 48 ..... 7 Lemont Total 109 Zion 72 Opposition joim HANKIEN-Right guard, captain. Aggressive, fearless, ZfB place' kicker. Liao GUoRAs-Right tackle. Leo hit 'em hard and never quit. Bon BURT - Right end. Quietly ferof cious, a good sportsman. CHARLES KELLER - Center. Rarely mulled a pass from center. A rugged, aggressive player. BERT BROWN - Left guard. Good sportsman with team spirit. RICHARD CACKLDVIC - Left tackle. New, but an asset. ALFIXEID CLSEN - Left end. Quiet and very capable. ARNOLD JOHNSON-CQl1l11'lZCI'lDZ1ClC. Ole called ZfB field maneuvers wisely. Untiring, good line plunger and broken field runner. JERRY MARTIN - Halfback. Dynamite comes in small packages - so did jerry. ' HAILCDLIJ RUESCH: Halfback. Excelled in tackling and passing. ROGER SCOTT'-FLlllbZlCk. Hard tackler and bloclcerg good ball handler. Page Form sewn

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o age Fort 1-, ' ' 'll llarix Row: L. Larsen. Mr. Stanton. H. Ruesch. Eliason. R. Burt. A. Olson, XX , Capp. R. llllI'gL'ss. E. MeDow, Mr, Miller. F. Maybec. l:RUNl Row: A. johnson, lvlartin, L. Guokas. Hanken. R, Caekovic. B, Brown. C, Keller. Although battling against odds many times, the Red Raider football squad of '43 made a name for themselves by fighting with everything they had to the last whistle. Due to their dogged energy the Raiders were able to finish the season in the win column with three losses against four wins and one draw. The Raiders opened their season by playing Lake Forest's Gold Coasters and taking the short end of a 1943 decision. That game was played in the slippery mud and rain predominated at that time. Following this game the Raiders traveled to Wzitlkegan and played the Purple and Gold, lunior Varsity. That game ended in a 7f7 tie. Then ZfB traveled to Libertyville, where the Raiders were beaten, 2797. Richard Bjork suflered a broken ankle in that game, which prevented him from y six L9 ge! UL playing the remainder of the season. Qnce more on the home field the Raiders were able, by sheer persistence, to come from behind and win a game from Belvidere, 6f8. Wzltikeshzi and Wzirren were the next victims of the Raiders by scores of 200 and 1941 respectively. Wzlrren was our home' coming game. Away from home once more the Raiders lost to the Gold Coasters of Lake Forest, 6f0. Then, with the prospect of having a successful or unsuccessful season, the Raiders played the last game of the season with true ZfB spirit. Lemont, the opposition, was literally plowed un' der by the Raiders, the final score be' ing 48f7. Credit for a successful season must be given in part to our coach, T. Ray

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M ANR! GENE DAv1s-Left tackle. Did you ever run into a brick wall? RICHARD Bjoiuc-Halfback. A broken ankle stopped a good player. joHN EL1AsoN -Halfback. Another varsity man stopped by injuries. DUKE McDoW-Quarterback. Tricky runner and good passer. mm jlnofdaff '43 The Red Raider Reserves, under Assistant Football Coach Fred Stanton, played one game during the '43 foot' ball season. The Raider Reserves challenged jak, We Qui Spring baseball practice began April 11, in the gymnasium, where a battery of catchers and pitchers began warming up under the instruction of Coach T. Ray Miller. Q ZionfBenton has, in the past, put strong squads on the field, and this season promises to be no exception. Four regulars of last season's team are returning this year. They are Don Ower, first base: Hal Ruesch, pitcherg Jerry Martin, third base, and Bob Burt, field. Strong contenders for varsity berths are Burt Brown and Charles Page Fortyeiglit Waukegan's Freshman squad to a game on the home Held, where the Reservists proved their mettle by winning the con' test 7f0. The game brought out some fine prospective talent for next season's varsity. fda ga! game Keller. Arnold Johnson, varsity pros' pect, left for the Navy early in the season. Four games are thus far scheduled and there are possibilities of .obtaining several others. Iiimited transportation, however, will minimize the number of outside games. The schedule is: Wilmot at Zion ........ May ll Zion at Wilmot ........ May 18 Warren at Zion ....... April 25 Zion at Warren ......... lvlay 2