Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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An E.C. Glass player finds an alert defense as Ronald Clayborne (No. 40) and Eddie Hughes (No. 21) double-team the receiver as Wayne Clayborne (No. 44) waits on the ground in the early going of the Glass game. As Liberty defenders paw at the football, Stafford Curtis breaks through the line. Varsity Football 19

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But darkness fell on the Comets as the soon-to-be Western District champions E. C. Glass trounced the Comets 25-0 in their third game. All was not lost as the determined gridders started to climb out of the slump by swamping the un¬ beaten, unscored upon, Highland Spring Springers, 28-7. This big win sent the Comets and their fans on an enthusiastic binge. Then the psyched-Up Comets became psyched-out as they fell to Cave Springs in a rainy, muddy Homecoming game. The unexpected, 12-6 defeat dimmed the public hope for a winning season. Determined more than ever to prove themselves, the Big Blue hit the road and dominated Amherst 20-12. The Amherst victory boosted the team’s spirits and there was no competition as the Big Blue completely swamped Bluestone 59-0. Everything sparkled now for the Big Blue as they ventured to Martinsville to face the Bulldogs. The Comets lost a heart- breaker in the final seconds, 23-22. This loss seemed to take the starch out of the Comets and they played lack¬ luster ball for the rest of the season, losing to arch-rival GW and a new¬ comer on the schedule, Armstrong. Big win sends fans on binge ' After we beat Highland Springs, I thought we were well on our way. ' Varsity football squad: (Front row) Wayne Clayborne, Avon Traynham, Ronald Clayborne, Eddie Hughes, Robert Ferguson, Clarence Lee, William Carrington, Stafford Curtis, Bill Harris (Second row) Rafael Alegre, David Smith, Heath Poole, O.C. Hailey, Dwight Smith, Joe Clark, Harold Green, Ted Jones, Wi lfred Stanfield (Third row) John Brandon, manager, Dale Tooley, Bob Fleig, Jerry Saunders, Clyde Testerman, Rex Puryear, Mickey Puryear. Paul Torian, Clinton Davis (Fourth row) Ricky Jones, manager, Randy Adkins, Woody Bane, Don Thaxton, Les Powell, Robert Bouldin, Herman Thaxton, Earl Royster, Earl Wilkins (Fifth row) Chico Gee, manager, Russell Puckett, James Brame, Perry Faulkner, Cecil Talley, Billy Burton, Jeff Wallace, Irving Duncan, Tommy Ross (back row) Ron Ramsey, assistant coach, Coleman Starnes, head coach, Bill Vanney, assistant coach. Summer fat melts away when the coaches run gridders in hot preseason practices. 18 Varsity Football

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Highland Springs defenders can’t seem to grasp Ronald Clayborne as he sprints for a 12-yard gain that set up a touchdown. Determination is shown on the face of junior quarterback O.C. Hailey (No. 12) as he eludes Highland Springs tacklers. 20 Varsity Football Comet blockers, Ronald Clayborne (No. 40), Mickey Puryear (No. 62) and Woody Bane (No. 52) help senior fullback Stafford Curtis break away from Amherst defenders. A powerful and aggressive Comet defense is shown by Tank o. 75), Rex Puryear and