Parrish High School - Sel Ala Yearbook (Selma, AL)

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LANIER 20-PARRISH 6 Selnia lost but not before giving Lanier a terrific battle and giving tfie fans plenty of excitenient and tlirills. ln tlie first quarter, Buchanan ran 58 yards for the first score of tlie ganie, Time Panislt for vvard vvall played a wonderful garne giving Lanier a big scare. Our team played inspired faotlzall and niade a valiant stand against a fieavier and stronger teani. PARRISH T2-HOLTVILLE 7 Trailing 7-6 at lialftinie, Parrisli canie back vvitti a rnucft needed touclwdovvn in tlie second lralf to vvin TQ to 7, tlteir first victory in T948 Tlte line furnislted fast cltarging tactics and tlte bacldield played fast ball all tlie vvay. TUSCALOOSA 34-PARRISH 6 After leading 6-O at tire end of tlie first quarter, Parrisln couldn't bold tfie powerful Black Bears of Tuscaloosa vvlio rontped on to a 34-6 victory. Tbus spoiling Selniafs ltonieconiing. PARRISH T 8-CLANTON T 2 Tlie Tigers played tlteir best ganie of '48 season in titis encounter upsetting a favcred Clanton T T , T8 to TQ. Parrislt put up a great defense but teanivvorlc vvas vvbat counted in tliis tilt. TALLADEGA 30-PARRISH O Talladega fteld Parrisfi scoreless in tliis encounter after tfte locals bad played six straiglit ganies vvitliout being siiut outs Selina found it inipossible to liold tlie fteavy and powerful Talladega TT as tlicy scored a 33-O victory. PARRTSH T8-HUNTSVILLE T2 Parrislt cliniaxed tlie T948 football season with an unexpected T8-T2 victory over l-luntsville, Page 59

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i 5 E i l - t FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Allen Collins, Jimmy Topscott, Gory Fitts, Joe Vinson, Milton Thompson, Aubrey Miller, Robert Almon, Robert Highes, Al Veoch, Chorles Pollock SECOND ROW: John Foster, Clifford Journey, .loclc King, Bobby Gordon, Jim Nobors, Bill Buchonon, .lim Corden, Milom Turner. lltlll l'l'l' LETTERMEN G A M E S STARKE 14-SELMA 0 The TQ48 debut of football in Selmo wos ruined os on experienced, heovy Storkes teom defected Porrish l4 to O. Porrish wosn't cible to get on offen.e storted, ond, therefore, goined only 59 ycirds rush- ing. They ployed o foirly good defensive gome. THOMASVILLE 0-SELMA O Greot improvement wos disployed os Porrish fought to o hord O-O tie gome. Highlight of this encounter wos greot gool-line stond by the Tigers. With four downs to go ond only 5 yords needed for o touchdown by Thomosville, the Porrish line held ond Buchonon punted out. LORETTO 26-PARRISH 7 Four of Selmo's first string men were injured in this gome os Selmo lost. ln this hord fought but losing bottle the boys in Block ond Gold scored their first touchdown of the seoson ond their only extrct point conversion of the entire yeor. PARRISH T2-GROVE HILL 12 With substitutes in six positions becouse of injuries, the Tigers gove o good occount of themselves by fighting to o T2-I2 cle-odlock. Jim Topscott ond Buchonon scored for Porrish, but the boys were unoble to convert on either touchdown. Page 58

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BUCHANAN POLLACK KING TAPSCOTT HUGHES THOMPSON COLLINS NABORS MILLER IIIIIITIIIILL Page 60