Carlisle Military School - Rebel Yearbook (Bamberg, SC)

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Football Season With the outlook for a successful gridiron season being doubtful due to an inex- perienced squad and the late start of training, the Golden Cyclone went on to turn it into one of the most successful seasons in the past several years, climaxed with a hard fought victory over our Turkey-day rival, Porter» With only two short weeks of practice before the opening game, the whole squad dug in its cleats a little deeper, charged a little harder, and tackled more ferociously in order to round themselves into a smoothly working organizatoin. To coaches “Red” Burnette and Dan Johnson goes the credit for giving the Battalion a team of which it could truly be proud. Considering the limited time, the green squad, and the difficulties caused by the disastrous loss of Brabham Hall last year, it is hard to realize how our Coaches did such a fine job. CARLISLE 13 BROOKLAND-CAYCE 13 The Cadets opened the season on their home field against a rough Brookland- Cayce team. Carlisle was first to hit pay dirt, but B-C came back to score two quick touchdowns giving them a lead of 13-6 at the half. Not to be outfought the Cadets came back into the second half with lots of fight and determination to score before the final gun and tie up the game, 13-13. CARLISLE 20 OLYMPIA 13 One of the most exciting games of the past season was the tussle with the Red Devils of Olympia. This game, in which the lead changed hands three times, was to find the Golden Cyclone emerging victorious by a 20-13 count. The Cadets were first to score on a long runback of an intercepted pass, but soon found themselves on the short end of a 13-7 count, as Olympia scored twice. McKenzie’s run tied the score at the half, 13-13. McAllister and Jackson, T., played a fine defensive game, making tackle after tackle. During a hard fought, nip and tuck second half, Carlisle finally scored the decisive touchdown on a perfect play that saw “Motorboat” Thompson go seventy yards untouched to cross the goal line, CARLISLE 6 ROCK HILL 6 In a hair-raising gridiron spectacle the Black and Gold of Carlisle maintained their unbeaten record when they tied Rock Hill 6-6. The feature of this game was the strength displayed by the Cadet line which equalized the unclicking backfield. Rock Hill scored in the second period to lead the outplayed Cadets 6-0. In the last half the Cadets came out fighting, but couldn’t cross the double stripe until the fourth quarter when McKenzie broke loose on a touchdown run which evened the score. Carlisle’s attempt for another touchdown was halted by the final whistle. 29

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Miss Christine Strickland Sponsor » Coaches Burnett Johnson Captains Norwood McCall

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CARLISLE 19 ORANGEBURG 6 Carlisle displayed its real power for the first time this season as it rolled over a stubborn Orangeburg eleven 19-6 at the Fair Grounds. With a smashing ground attack the Cadets poured through the Indian line almost at will scoring a touchdown in every period but the last. The Cadet line, led by McCall and Glascock, smothered the Orange- burg running attack all evening, but the Indians managed to click with passes late in the fourth quarter to score in a futile attempt to get back in the game. CARLISLE 0 BROOKLYN-CAYCE 14 The Golden Cyclone ran into unexpected opposition when they came to grips with a fighting B-C eleven. From the beginning it was evident that the B-C boys, who caught the Cadets flatfooted, were out for blood. B-C struck suddenly with a swift aerial attack that accounted for touchdowns In the second and fourth quarters. Schoepf and O’Neil led the only Carlisle threat, a 70 yard march to the B-C three which was halted only by the half. CARLISLE 20 ORANGEBURG 13 Carlisle ran into a determined and never say die Orangeburg team when they met for the second time of the season. The Indians struck quickly through the air to score early in the first quarter. Carlisle bounced back quickly with their vicious running attack led by Norwood, whom the Indians found no means of stopping, for the touchdowns by the half to lead 13-7. The Cadets rallied again for a score on a series of downs with McKenzie making the touchdown. Orangeburg’s passes counted again in the final quarter, but it was too late to do any good. CARLISLE 19 PORTER 6 Entering the game as underdogs, an inspired Carlisle team pounced up on a big rugged Porter eleven unleashing a mighty show of power that kept the Charleston boys with their backs to the wall for the first three quarters. Porter had no off day; they were just unfortunate in challenging a smoothly running Carlisle machine that was at the height of its power. With running plays clicking perfectly the Golden Cyclone swept down the field to score in the first period with O’Neil carrying it over. Twice in the third quarter the Bamberg cadets scored with the first being called back on a penalty, but McKenzie followed through with another score. Again, in the third period, the Carlisle boys poured down the field with an invincible running game that tore the Porter line to hits to score twice, but again one touchdown was called hack on a penalty. Schoepf ended the Carlisle scoring as he ripped ten yards through the line into the end zone. Porter finally got its running attack into high gear and scored on a series of line plays in the closing minutes of the game. 30