Beaufort High School - Mainsail Yearbook (Beaufort, NC)

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(Points scored inset) (KNEELING) A. C. Blankinship, G. 93; Alton Willis, F. 95; Charles Stuart, G. 106; Pat Fodrie, F. 81; Jimmy Fodrie, F. 106; Julian Auston, G. 5; (STANDING) John Lynch, G.; Billy Crawford, F. 1; Charles Owens, G. 9; Guy Smith, F. 10; Julian Piver, C. 8; Bill Sammons, F. 10; Ottis Jeffer- son, G. 6; (NOT SHOWN) Jimmy Piner, F. G. 180; Cedrir Beachem, C. 12. At the beginning of the school year, twenty boys went out to slave for Beaufort’s glory under the tutelage of coach Thomas McQuaid. A few of this number found the going too tough, and by the first game in November seventeen were left. On November 4th theboys played their first game of the season, which resulted in a glorious victory for the men of McQuaid. Their luck-or shall we say skill-held-out most of the season for they had one of the most successful seasons that a Beaufort team has had in several years, having beaten such worthy teams as: Atlantic, Orential, Vanceboro, and loosing in the regular season only to Camp Lejeurne, a team which went to the finals in the state championship play-offs. In March the team was invited to the Dover Tournament, but lost to Vanceboro a team which they had previously beaten. But for the climax of the season we must turn to the A.C.C. tournament in Wilson. The boys had to go twice, but they not only brought back the championship, but also the sportsmanship trophy. We are all very proud of these accomplish- ments and we sincerely thank the basketball team and Coach McQuaid for representing our school in such a fine manner. Here are listed the teams played, and the scores. Beaufort 41 Atlantic 32 Beaufort 39 Smyrna 26 Beaufort 32 Atlantic 24 Beaufort 47 Atlantic 12 Beaufort 32 Smyrna 8 Beaufort 28 Richlands 19 Beaufort 27 Alliance 6 Beaufort 54 Atlantic 42 Beaufort 35 Smyrna 15 Beaufort 38 Newport 17 Beaufort 28 Orential 27 Beaufort 23 Camp Lejeurne 33 Beaufort 38 Camp Lej eurne 56 Beaufort 33 Vanceboro 27 Beaufort 33 Richlands 16 Beaufort 37 Alliance 13 Beaufort 51 Newport 30 Beaufort 28 Vanceboro 27 Beaufort 37 Orential 22 Beaufort 41 Smyrna 18 Total Beaufort 722 Opponents 470 Games Beaufort 18 Opponents 2

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A. C. Blankinship, forward Thomas McQuaid, coach Jimmy Finer, forward, guard Jimmy Fodrie, forward Pat Fodrie, forward 24

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(KNEELING; Guards) Letitia Simpson, Cora Willis, Rosalie Chad- wick. (STANDING; Forwards) Peggy Guthrie, Carol Willis, Iris Davis. At the First of the year there was much talk about our new girls basket- ball coach, Miss Shirley Johnson. The girls all hoped for the best and maybe some feared for the worst, but very few foresaw the success that the girls team was to have under its new coach. Not only did they win their first game but they continued to win even after the boys lost their first game to Camp Lejeune. But work and prayer didn’t seem to be enough to enable the girls to turn back a determined Smyrna team for the third time, so Beaufort lost their first game. Still unrecovered four days later they lost again, this time to At- lantic whom they had also twice previously beaten. But after this the girls won all of the remaining games except another to Smyrna, a heartbreaking one point loss on top of being the last game of the regular season. After the end of the season, the team was invited to the Newburn Tourna- ment and after that, to the Dover Tournament, but they were tired after a long hard season and couldn’t get beyond the first round at Newburn or the second at Dover. Nevertheless we are very proud of our girls basketball team, and thank them just as wholeheartedly and sincerely as we did the boys for their fine work in representing our school. 26