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

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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

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lluzx Row: Mr. Stanton, R. Cowie. Harold Ruescli. N. Berry, il. Martin. L, l.aison, l:RON'l' ROW: C. Capp. R. Scott. A. johnson. Eliason. C, Uflnei. ef Oar ww! gel YJIHJW Guided by Coach Stanton, the Red Raiders started on a twenty game schedule featuring such formidable squads as Wzishiiigttiri Park, Horlick, Niles Center, Libertyville, Hebron, and others. Ole Johnson was appointed Captain of the Varsity at the outset of the season. Une of the most noteworthy games was the Red Raider win over Hebron's Green Giants. This was the first ZH win over Hebron in five years of rivalry. The Raiders were eliminated in the initial round of the Regional Tourney at Libertyville by the powerful Niles Center team, 3467. Kippy Capp, forward, led the Raiders for scoring honors by tallying 169 points. Scott and johnson were second gt f tj' and third with totals of 155 and 103, respectively. At the finish of the season Zionf Benton had tallied 609 points while opf position scored 561. Senior lettermen are Scott, Eliason, johnson, Cowie, Bjork, and Ruesch. Varsity lettermen who will return next season are Capp, Gflner, Martin, and Berry. lvluch credit for a successful season is due to the efficient coaching Mr. Stanf ton gave Varsity and Reserve squad players. Many of the players were inf experienced at the start of the season but developed into formidable players, which speaks well in itself for lvlr. Stanf tonls coaching ability.