Pocahontas High School (c'mon, they HAD to be the "Indians"!) definately offered boys basketball.  Track and baseball may have also been offered to the boys. We have VERY limited information available.  We are hopeful a Pocahontas resident or former alumnus can help us out.

 

 

According to the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) the Pocahontas High School boys basketball team brought home two District titles during their existence.  The team records and coach's names were not available.  If you have information on these two teams as well as other Pocahontas High School accomplishments please e-mail us the information so we can share it with others.

 

Roger Haberer added this information regarding the Pocahontas gymnasium:

 

"I haven’t been in the gym for several years but originally the benches and scoring table were located on the stage.  The stage was on the west side of the court and was about 4’ above the floor.  After timeouts, the substitute players always had to help their Coach get back to the bench on the stage.  The wooded bleachers only on the east side began about 4’ above the floor and consisted of 8 to 10 rows.  The floor was very near the walls with only about 1’ between the out of bounds line and the wall."

 

What a great atmosphere it must have been to play at old PHS!

 

 

1931-32       District Tournament results (at Carlyle)

                   1st round Pocahontas 24 Beckemeyer 23
                   2nd round Pocahontas 34 Keyesport 10
                   Semifinal Centralia 30 Pocahontas 20

                   Centralia - District Champs

 

1945-46       Lost Regional Championship Game

                   Greenville 59 Pocahontas 27

 

One of the top 50 winningest coaches in the state of Illinois, Joe Lucco, started his coaching career at Pocahontas High School. After stints at Kincaid and Edwardsville, Lucco had a career record of 562-267.

 

Pocahontas versus Collinsville from research by Mark Jurenga:

 

Despite the obvious enrollment difference, Pocahontas took on many bigger schools, including:

Pocahontas High School Record vs. Collinsville
*Collinsville High sits at #2 behind Centralia as the winningest team in IHSA history with 1,939 wins after the 2006-2007 season.
 
The Series:
4 meetings
Collinsville won series: 4-0
At Collinsville: Collinsville led 3-0
At Pocahontas: NA
Neutral Site: Collinsville led 1-0

 

The Pocahontas band of 1938 had a lot to toot their horns about.  The trophy pictured to your right was won at the Illinois State Fair that year.  The trophy reads:

 

Governor Hori(ver?) Trophy

Champion High School Band Group #1

1938 Illinois State Fair    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy of Mark Jurenga

 

Principal: Mr. James Kesner. Principal/coach/History teacher/co-sponsor of Sr. class.
 
1954 Senior class history.
Frosh (23 enrolled)
President..................Delores Albert
Vice-Presdient...........Arnold Zobrist
Secretary.................Eunice Miles
Treasurer.................Karla Kuhn
 
Soph.
President.................Edith Zobrist
Vice-President..........Delores Albert
Secretary................Shirley Weiss
Treasurer................Karla Kuhn
 
Junior
President................Clifford Gruner
Vice-President.........Karla Kuhn
Treasurer...............Delores Albert
Reporter................Marlene Mettler
Sergeant-at-Arms....Elvin Zimmerman
*Delores Albert won the title as Pocahontas Queen that year.
 
Senior (20 enrolled)
President...............Lucille Farley
Vice-President........Karla Kuhn
Secretary..............Clifford Gruner
Treasurer..............Edith Zobrist
 
Senior Play for Class of 1954 "Gown of Glory"
Senior "skip-hike" to Washington D. C., New York City and Niagara Falls.
 
Sports in the 1953-54 school year were boys baseball and basketball.
 
Clubs included FFA, FHA
 
NOTE: Despite showing a picture of the baseball team, no schedule or results were printed.
 
Teams on the basketball schedule included: Aviston, Breese, Coffeen, Highland, Highland (St. Paul), Livingston, Mulberry Grove, Troy, Trenton, Venice, Worden. They also played in something called the MBC Tourney at Trenton. (I'm assuming that was the Madison and Bond County Tourney, perhaps a conference tourney.)

 

 

Pocahontas High School did exist due to the hard and heartfelt efforts of the folks who lived there during that time. Their efforts deserve to be remembered.  If you can offer any infomation regarding the many accomplishments and successes made at PHS you can e-mail us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. .  You can also write to us at:

 

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