Central High School 1961 Yearbook (New Rockford, ND) - Full Access

ROW 1, Left to Right: R. Neilson, R. Elkins J. Johnson, L. Linderman, J. Thompson, A. Gil- lis. ROW 2: B. Johnson, J. Belquist, D. ~undberg, D. Affeldt, M. Tollefson, and Coach Norlin Nelson. :Roc£els 9ain 23erl.£ 1n 0/ale The Rockets, coached by Norlin Nelson, won the GNDG by defeating Fessenden in earlier season play to surge them on to fu- ture state berth. They started their drive to the state by capturing the District Tour- nament, whipping Fessenden 56-50, where on they moved to Regional play again tak- ing first by beating Rock Lake 54-44 for their chance in State Tournament. This was the second time in the history of our school that a Rocket squad had reached this goal! The team average for the cage season was 61. 04 points per game with a total of 1709 points scored compared to opponents' 1261. These figures show that the Rockets had a very successful season with 24 games won compared to only a 4 game loss record. Our Trophy cases are decked with four ad- ditional trophies reminding us of ou! victo- rious basketball season. Jim Belquist was voted the most valuable player by his team- mates. 49 7ournamenf Coach, Norlin Nelson, and Student Manager, Harry Bowman.