Gilmer High School - Buckeye Yearbook (Gilmer, TX)

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MARLIN 20 GILMER 0 Gilmer lost to Marlin in a game played in Bear Stadium, Gladewater. The Buckeyes accomplished a notable feat in holding Marlin, who gained over 400 yards in the game, to only 3 touchdowns. The Buckeyes never gave up, and Duke on the next to last play of the game ran 65 yards on a fake pxmt to be stopped only by a last chance tackle by Marlin. Marlin played Terrell in the quarterfinals game and lost to Terrell by only one touchdown. All the students in Gilmer High, the teachers, and all the residents of Gilmer are very proud of the Buckeyes not only for the games they won but also for the manner they lostg they never gave up. Gilmer lost a fine bunch of seniors this year but there are boys to take their place. We hope to do even better next year than we did this year. Duke runs against Marlin. C ll M E DISTRICT fiiiifliiii-'S ll,Hf ,.? X H, 'fx-, - 'Z , . 'f 1 I . MX X' Uk x Somebody is swiping the football banquet decoration. 55

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4 - . .,C:r-J McBee and Johns make the tackle for Gilmer against DeKalb. Gilmer Buckeyesi Win Bi-District Chanipionshil BUCKEYES BEAT DeKALB 31--6 In a bi-district championship game played in Texarkana the Gilmer Buckeyes smothered the DeKalb Bears,31 to 6. DeKalb scored in the first minutes of the game for their only score in the game. Mack Lay scored first for the Buckeyes after the touchdown was set up by a Fielden-to-John pass. Mack Lay scored again just before the half ended on a pass interception. Duke scored on a 55 yard run in the third quarter. Fielden scored the last Buckeye touchdown on a 8 yard run. J' r WS ! Q I i I 5 , K Duke scores against DeKalb on a eo yard run. Lay scores against DeKalb. 54

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ALL DISTRICT Ronald Johns, Buddy Berry, Wendell Duke, Billy McBee, Larry Pittmon 56 June gets kissed by the three captains at once. Wow! The coaches and their wives at the football banquet. SWEETHEART Ya! L 1 1 .hx - I li! ld I . x T, -.- V . ff xm J un e G alvin