Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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JULIUS MICHAELSON BILLY CHRISTOPHER J. D. TUCKER HENRY BOZEMAN JOE ROBERTSON SULCER HARRIS CHEER LEADERS Pjgc Twcnty-ninc

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H. 11. STOVALL GEORGE SMITII JOIINNIE MICHAEL Head Coach Co-Captain Co-Captain O M HELVESTON Asiimm Coach ROBERT WOLI-' RED” CURTIS Page I wenty-tight

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BASKETBALL The Lyon High invitational tournament held annually at Covington, La., was the high light of the Baton Rouge High basketball season during which the Bulldogs placed second in intra-city competition and crashed through with several thrilling regular schedule victories. Baton Rouge High’s quest of the invitational tournament championship began with a 52-31 victory over Pine. The Bulldogs next eliminated St. Paul’s College of Covington 42-21 to turn in their second round victory and eliminated Poplarvillc 45-27 to sharpshoot their way to the semi-finals. It was in the semi-finals that the Bulldogs turned in one of the most thrilling victories of the tournament. Baton Rough High was leading S. J. Peters (Commercial High of New Orleans) 34-33 with a minute left to play. A Bulldog player committed a personal foul. The Commy High eager sank the foul goal to tie the score 34-34. Play was resumed and the contest seemed definitely headed for an extra period when the Green and Gold thrill of the tournament came with seconds left to play. Just before the fnal blast of the whistle, Charles Dubois sank the field goal which sent Baton Rouge High into the finals against Sellers, Miss., with a 36-34 win over the Crescent City quintet. The Sellers team, noted for dropping in field goals from all angles at all times, broke the Stovall basketballcrs’ winning stride in the championship game winning the title of the tournament by a 66-41 score. Baton Rouge High’s runner-up position in the Baton Rouge title chase was featured by two victories over Catholic High and a 34-55 loss to the Istrouma Indians, city champions two years in succession. Coach H. H. Stovall’s quintet turned in a 32-19 victory over the Golden Bears in the Catholic High gymnasium and turned back Catholic High 30-23 in the Bulldog gym. The 34-35 thriller was lost to Istrouma in thr Indian gymnasium. The return game was dropped 47-29 in the Bulldog gym. The first thrilling regular schedule win was a 27-26 triumph over the strong Gulf Coast Military Academy quintet. Henry Bozeman scored his only field goa! of the game to account for the victory. Bozeman followed in a long set shot from under the basket to turn the tide 27-26 in favor of Coach Stovall’s boys with less than thre seconds to play. Outstanding of the many thrilling close games the Bulldogs played was Coach Stovall’s club’s triumph over the highly touted Jesuits Blue Jays of New Orleans. The Bulldogs trailed throughout the first three quarters but spurted in the final period of play to emerge the victor by a 27-26 score. Charles Dubois sank foul goals to win the game. There were many hotly played games with Baton Rouge High turning in representative performances in every game. Holy Cross of New Orleans, Zachary, Bolton High of Alexandria, and others were among Bulldog opponents during the schedule season along with Jesuits, Commy High, and Istrouma. Baton Rouge High failed to defend the district championship at Hammond, losing to one of the greatest teams in Pride High school’s history in preliminary rounds of play in the district eliminations. A successful past season points to another fine Baton Rouge High cage squad next year. Of 13 lettermen, only Felix Jumonvillc will be lost from next year’s squad. Page Thirty