Fulton High School - Falcon Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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6TH DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Coach Pete Craig was beaming with pride following the 1957-58 basketball season- proud of the team, proud of the school, and proud of each player on the outstanding Ful- ton team that captured the 6th District Bas- ketball Tournament. The team was a surprise to everyone as it fought its way up to the semi-finals in the Region Il tournament in early March. Sur- prising because the spectators were watching a team that had previously lost its first nine games in a row. Fulton did not have the touch in its first nine games, but when we began to pull together we were tough. The Falcons won 15 games and lost 13. They averaged 61.4 points a game to their opponents' 62.6. In rebounding, the tall Fal- cons cleared an average of 44.0 loose balls off the boards to their opponents' 40.7. Individual honors have to be given to the Falcons' 6'7 iunior center and forward, Frank Moose Turner, and All-Stater, Most Valuable Player in the District tourney, and good for 17.9 points a game. Turner averaged 14.8 rebounds a game, had a free throw shooting average of 60.1, accumulated 93 points in the District tournament, and spearheaded the Fal- con attack. Joe Cockrum averaged 10.1 points a game for Fulton. The 6'4V2 , All-City senior center had a field goal shooting average of 40.9. Tyson McGhee, member of the Region II All- Star team along with Turner, averaged 9.8 points a game and captained the Fulton squad along with 6'1 senior Ernie Hill, forward, who pumped in 7.8 points each game. Mickey Dafferner, 5'9V2 guard, was on the District All-Star team along with Turner. The ball- hawing sandy blond led to the Falcons' fast break. Backing up this impressive front line at- tack were forwards Ronnie Phillips, senior 14.9 a gameb, sophomore David Slagle 13.41, guards Terry Carmeron, senior, Tommy House- wright, senior 14.8 a game and a 50.0 shoot- ing averagelg and sophomore Frank Dowling. Possibly one of FuIton's greatest teams, the 1957-58 squad is without a doubt the best come-from-behind bunch yet. Coach Craig's pride was only a fraction of the joy registered on the faces of the entire student body. In the District Six tournament the Falcons downed Farragut, Rule, Bearden and Central in succession and won the District champion- ship. Frank Turner and Mickey Dafferner were chosen to the All-Star team, Turner becoming the Most Valuable player. Coach Craig was iubilantly carried off the court. In their first Region ll match the Falcons turned back Huntsville. Two nights later the forces from Lake City downed the Falcons and the curtains were lowered on the glorious 1957-58 basketball season. Turner and Tyson McGhee made the All-Tournament team. 'I44