CLUB 50 TRIVIA:
Time for a pop quiz: All of these players are featured in “Club 50.” How many can you name?
1. This Nortonville
Cardinal holds the single-game scoring record in the state. Who is he and
how many points did he score?
2. This Weskan Coyote was
a two-time All-American while playing at
3. These two
4. This Axtell Eagle
once scored 54 points in a game. He now is a nationally known sports
photographer. Trust me, you have seen his work many, many times. Who is he?
5. This Alexander
Whippet was proudly “the fourth smartest kid in his class.” His class had four kids!! He also scored 50
points against McCracken back in
1957. Can you name this “academic wiz?”
6. This Salina
Central Mustang was the “Man amongst Boys.” He also was a High School All-American. Who is
he?
7. The Waverly Bulldogs
had three separate players (the most of any featured school) who once scored 50
or more points in a single game. Can you name any of these players?
8. This
9. This McLouth Bulldog twice
scored over 50 points in a game. He also
had six 40 point efforts and is the state’s fourth all-time career scoring leader. Name
him!
10. This Hill City Ringneck held a state tournament scoring record for 36
years. Earlier, he scored 53 points in
one game. Name him!
11. This Buhler
Crusader was the first documented
12. This Colony Cub became
just the third documented player in the state to score 60 points in a
game. Who was he?
13. This Emporia
Spartan once scored 52 points in one game against
14. This Formoso Falcon unofficially
scored 1,029 points in one season. That included a 52 point game. Who was he?
15. This Milford
Panther once scored 55 points in one game.
As a player, you could trust him: He was a “Doctor!” Who was he?
16. This Shawnee
Mission East Lancer is the top single-game scorer in the history of the
Dodge City Tournament of Champions. Who is he and how many points did he score?
17. This Ell-Saline
Cardinal (Brookville) once scored 55 points against
18. This Valley Falls
Dragon once scored 51 points in a game against
19. This Winchester
Eagle scored 61 points in one game. Seven days later, he literally was
“brought back from the dead.” It is an amazing and frightening story! Who is
he?
20. A real toughie: This Green
Hornet once scored 50 points in a game against
21. This Uniontown
Eagle is the ONLY known boy to
have back-to-back 50 point games. Can
you name him?
22. This Clayton
Bulldog scored 56 points in one game.
He concluded his high school career as one of the first boys to ever
score over 2,000 points. Name him!
23. The Osawatomie
Trojans had two players featured in Club 50. No Lynn Dickey here: Can you name these two stars?
24. This Roxbury Lion twice
topped the 50 point mark including a 55 point effort in four overtimes! Who was this Lion?
25. The Prescott
Hornets had two players top the 50 point mark. They are relatives: Do you know their names?
26. This Utica Dragon
once scored 55 points in a game. His
opponents scored 44! Who was this
Dragon?
27. This Hanover
Wildcat tied for the top scoring average in the state (32.3/game) in
1989. He had a 50 point game. Name him!
28. In 2009, this Oxford
Wildcat scored 50 points in one game.
He had 44 at the half! Who was
he?
29. The Cassoday Longhorns
had two players top the 50 point mark.
Can you name them?
30. This Clifton-Clyde
Eagle once scored 59 points in a game.
He forgot a key piece of equipment that night and had to borrow from a
teammate. Who was the Eagle?
EXTRA CREDIT: This Horton
Charger once scored 52 points in a game.
It later turned out to be a “hair-raising” event in the school. Do you know this Charger?