Bradenton High School - Macohi Yearbook (Bradenton, FL)

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4. P, B. WHITE JIMMY TURNER JACK COKER S, F. C. Second Tenm All S. F. C, GENE BFTTS JOE ROSSEALJ BIIL BROWN Couch PIERCE GARRISON Y ' BASKETB LL Puge 68

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GRIDIRON HIGHLIGHTS This year's team was ably directed by our popular coach, Mr. Rousseau, who had been selected to fill the vacancy left by our former athletic director, Mr. Bob Pitman. Through Coach Rousseau's untiring efforts, he molded together a group of inex- perienced boys who were determined to be a championship team. The Golden Wave opened the gridiron season by playing Plant High of Tampa. Our boys showed great spirit and promise, but the opponents showed stronger oppo- sition than our boys could overcome, and were defeated by a score of 38 to O. The next week the boys seemed to have gained a new spirit, and buckled down to hard practice for their first conference game of the season against Fort Myers. Fort Myers came to town favored three to one against the Wave's small team, but being the under-dog did not stop the Wave. From the opening whistle of the game our team took command by scoring 9 points in the first five minutes of play. The winning of this game put the players in high spirits for the rest of the season and was one of the most unexpected upsets of the conference. Our next opponents were the Arcadia Bulldogs and the Punta Gorda Tarpons. The Wave returned victorious to the Friendly City with a 52 to 6 over Arcadia. The Tarpons showed unexpected power, but the Wave managed to win by the score of I3 to O. The second non-conference game of the seascn was played against the Clearwater Tornadoes, a new-comer. The Clearwater team wcn by a score of 38 to 19. This was the final defeat of the season for the Wave. The Wauchula Wildcats came to Bradenton with a much larger but less talented team than the Wave. Our team ran wild and won by the score of 46 to 3. This game was the prelude to the struggle between the Wave and the highscoring Bartow Yellow Jackets. The Bartow game will be remembered as one of the most exciting games ever to be played on our field. Both Bradenton and Bartow were leading the Conference, and the winner was most likely to be the champion. The Wave took command of the game in the early moments and compiled such a lead that the Bartow team could not overcome it. The game ended in a victory for the Wave 26 to 20. Winter Haven and Mulberry were our next opponents. We defeated Winter Haven 19 to O, and Mulberry, by a larger margin, 32 to 6. The Sarasota Sailors next appeared on our list. To uphold the cld tradition of beating the Sailors, the Wave started a full week of hard drilling and practice. The football fans locked forward to this game for a long time, and even Bradenton's old coach, Bob Pitman, was there to see the Wave pull through. The Sailors and the Wave met, but during the first half there was no scoring. Bradenton came through in the third quarter with the only touchdown in the game, which provided the Wave with a 7 to O victory. The Wave was now champion of the South Florida Conference for the second year in a row. The Champions next trampled their old-time rival, the Palmetto Tigers, 53 to 7 in a post-season game. The Wave'had little trouble in disposing of Palmetto, as we took command of the game in the early moments and went on to score as we pleased. Page 67

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we First and Second Teams: Front row, left to right: Pierce Garrison, Bill Brown, Jimmy Turner, Jack Coker, Gene Betts, . . Second row, left ta right: Coach Joe Rousseau, Edgar Jordan, Irvin Amlong, Bill Martin. Tracy Hobson. BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Basketball Squad: Front row, left to right: Pierce Garrison, Bill Brown, Jimmy Turner, .lack Coker, Gene Betts . . Second row, left to right: Coach Joe Rousseau, Edward Voorhees, Edgar Jordan, Irvin Amlong, Bill Martin, Tracy Hobson, E. J. Key, Manager, Theo Economas . . . Third row: Lester Reinhardt, Don Norrie, 1113? is if 'KIQI 'ii- -MEM E A' -t,, 2552 -K Page 69