FOOTBALL

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The Winter Park Wildcats under the leadership of two new coaches, Mr. Miller and Mr. Jones, had the most successful season in five years. Three Wildcats, Joe O'Steen, Scotty Witherell, and Lyle Chambers, were placed on the Central Florida All-Conference team.

The Wildcats, true to form, dropped their first game, a 7-0 heartbreaker, to Groveland. They then stormed back to defeat Seabreeze, St. Cloud, Apopka, Kissimmee, Umatilla, Winter Garden and Titusville. In one of the most bitterly contested games of the season, Sanford steam-rolled Winter Park 28-13 before a homecoming crowd of almost 7,000 people.

Sharing top scoring honors were Joe O'Steen and Ted Elliott. A good share of the touchdowns went to ends Scotty Witherell and Duard Thames.

The Wildcats were fortunate as far as injuries were concerned. Star guard, Buddy Reich, who suffered a concussion in the Seabreeze game, was the only member seriously injured. Joe O'Steen suffered a shoulder injury, Pete Brown incurred a rib accident, and Charles Holmes was the victim of an arm injury.

All in all, everyone will heartily agree that the 1946 season was one of the best in the history of the Wildcat annals.

PICTURED:
Front Row: Scotty Witherell, Laurence Parker, Lyle Chambers, Pete Brown, Gene Whitmore, Albert Chubb, Duard Thames.

Center Row: Gerry Russell, Richard Williams, Horace Smith, Kim Barley, Jewell Hooper, Billy Carlson,
Red O'Steen, Joe O'Steen

Back Row: Glen Crowley, Ed Bergman, Jerry Banks, Towne Windom, Bill Proctor, Eddie Branch, Raymond Lavender, Ted Elliott, Charlie Holmes, Frank Ort, Bill Wright, Buddy Reich, Albert Hogue, Coach Hugo Miller, Vernon Chambers

GIRLS' SPORTS
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BASKETBALL

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Here are the boys who put basketball through an exciting season during the year of 1946-47. They played many excellent games, for which we should salute them and remember them with pride. The team was under the supervision of Coach A.J. Jones.

PICTURED IN TEAM PHOTO:
Front Row: Jerry Banks, Ben Holdorf, Roy Seckinger, Richard Williams, Albert Chubb, Kenneth Ford.

Center Row: George Crum, Glenn Crowley, Jerry Kibbe, John Bigley, Kim Barley, Buddy Reich, Lyle Chambers, Red O'Steen.

Back Row: Pete Brown, Austin Wattles, Ted Newark, Ted Elliott, Scotty Witherell, Billy Caldwell, Ed Bergman, Bob Lawrence, Duard Thames, Joe O'Steen,
Coach A.J. Jones.

BASEBALL

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This year W.P.H.S.'s baseball team presented an outstanding season, winning every game played, and also bringing home the championship trophy from the District V contest held at Leesburg in May. After capturing this prize, they proceeded to the state tournament in Lakeland, there they were defeated only by Fort Lauderdale. Special credit is due Pete Brown and Joe O'Steen, our star pitchers of the year, for their splendid work in helping capture so many victories this season, and to Coach Hugo Miller for his fine coaching in putting out such an outstanding team.

PICTURED:
Front Row: Leroy Gross, Richard Williams, Albert Chubb, Charles Holmes, Carl Carlson, Kenneth Ford, Robert Graham, Carl Horvath, Harry Koontz, Towne Widom.

Center Row: Jack Lang, Glenn Crowley, Jerry Kibbe, Buddy Reich, Gene Whitmore, Jewell Hooper, David Foster, Red O'Steen, Lyle Chambers, Donald Ashley,
Jerry Banks.

Back Row: Paul Fender, Richard Allison, Pete Brown, Ted Elliott, Ed Bergman, Bob Lawrence, Duard Thames, Henry Foster, Joe O'Steen, Coach Hugo Miller