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STATE CHAMPIONS  CLASS AA: Shawnee Mission  CLASS A:  Hays  CLASS B: Halstead

                       Future coach Ken Bueltel was the leading scorer on this team. Holy Name grade school gym had become  home court the year before.  This was a less than a regulation size court - but an improvement over Ripley Park.



CCHS Basketball












1943-1944
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JAYHAWK LEAGUE
2 6 COACH: Fr Ed Smith







DATE TEAM W/L

LEAGUE/TOURNEY PLACE







12/14/43 Silver Lake W 42 18
Holy Name 
12/17/43 Wamego W 26 25 Jayhawk Wamego
1/14/44 Osage City L 18 31 Jayhawk Osage City
1/21/44 Highland Park L 29 35 Jayhawk Highland Park
1/28/44 Seaman W 20 38 Jayhawk Holy Name 
2/2/44 Silver Lake L 28 27
Silver Lake
2/4/44 Wamego L 30 35 Jayhawk Holy Name 
2/11/44 Seaman L 18 47 Jayhawk Seaman
2/18/44 Osage City L 24 30 Jayhawk Holy Name 
2/25/44 Highland Park L 27 64 Jayhawk Holy Name 
3/9/44 Burlington L 22 27 CLASS A REGIONAL Osage City

















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Topeka Daily Capital












Player                                       Games            FG                     FT                     TP

Ken Bueltel 11 44 15 103
Jerry Hefner 11 37 14 88
Gene Schmidt 7 8 5 21
Jim O'Neil 10 7 4 18
Jack Shortall 5 4 6 14
Dale Graham 8 4 3 11
Bob Lutz 4 4 3 11
Joe O'Donnell 7 1 1 4
Al Mullin 1 2 0 4
Ed Leinacker 4 1 2 4
Don Farmer 3 1 1 3
Maze 4 0 2 2
Bill Towle 1 0 1 1









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