Sutton High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Sutton, WV)

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B team in action again SUTTON - 39 BURNSVILLE - 0 This was our day. Half backs were playing squad, tackles were in the offensive backfield. Our starting back- field of Hawkins, Pierson, McLaughlin and Stewart all ran well. Our defensive line of Singleton, Neil, Kaufman, Hum- phreys , Hoover and Haymond were all outstanding. After two ties it sure felt good to get that first win of the season. HOMECOMING SUTTON - 18 GASSAWAY - 6 After our win over Burnsville we were now making plans for a large Homecoming. One of the longest par- ades wound through the streets of Sutton the day after a mammoth pep ralley and bon-fire as the multitude rose to support the team on November 11th. We won the game from Crass- away and the Braxton County Champ- ionship. Haymond, an end, was con- sidered the outstanding player on the field this day as he scored two touch- downs on end around plays, and played superb defensive ball. Squad picture taken at Burnsville prior to their game with the Bumsville High School Bruins.

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First string offensive SUTTON - 14 SPENCER - 41 The Blue Devils traveled to Spencer with high hopes of breaking into the win column, but were defeated by a superior team by the score of 41-14. Spencer scored 3 touchdowns on their first 4 offensive plays. Spencer tallied again in the Znd period and led Z8-0 at halftime. After a spirited pep-talk by Coach George Adams, the Blue Devils came out and outscored Spen- cer 14-13 in the last half, as Haymond caught a 30 yard Hawkins-pass and Pierson scored late in the fourth per- iod. All of this was in vain as Spencer had built up a considerable large margin. SUTTON - 0 WEBSTER SPRINGS - 45 The Blue Devils fell before a pow- erful Webster Springs aggregation to the tune of 45 to O. The defeat was the worst ever experiencedby an Adams coached Machine. From the early minutes of the game, when Eddie Miller snagged a pass and raced 53 yards, Sutton was out of Contention. This seemed to be one of the days that noth- ing worked for Sutton. Sutton and Gassaway Game

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BA KETBALL s FRONT ROW, left to right: Humphreys,McLaughlin, Pierson, Haymond, Hawkins, Williams, VanGilder, Stewart. SECOND ROW: CoachAdams, Garee, Green, Duffield, Long, Rose, Williams, Allman. THIRD ROW: Marshall, Harrison, Crews, Carte, Fisher, Smith, Rowh, Givens. FOURTH ROW: Jackson, Luzader, James, Juergens, El- lison, Singleton, Fox, Moore. The Sutton High Blue Devils sporting a cage squad of eight men, four letter- men and four newcomers, are learning one thing from Coach George W. Adams this year if they learn nothing else. They are learning that the way to win ball games is through team work and not through individual stars. Coach Adams in an interview at the beginning of the season said, I try to avoid having stars. ' This may account for 'the Blue Devils' record last season of 14 wins and 6 losses. The returning lettermen to the Blue Devil squad this year are, Jerry Pier- son, the captain and a seniorg Bill Hawkins, a seniorg Denver Haymond, a seniorg and John VanGilder, a senior. In the games played to now these boys have shown some remarkable talent and are going to go a long way this year playing ball.