Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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Don Smith and Paul Carmean try to keep Kennett tacklers away from runner Kenny Bruce. VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD. First Row: Henson, C. Lossing, G. Lossing, M. Shepard, McKaskle, Jean, Davis. Second row: R. Thompson, Tipton, Fisher, Merideth, Neeley, Season Summary CARUTHERSVILLE—20 HAYTI—0 The Caruthersville Tigers opened the 1967 season with a 20-0 victory over the Hayti Indians. Mike Fisher scored two touchdowns and kicked two extra points. Kenny Bruce added six points with a six yard run. CARUTHERSVILLE—16 DEXTER—20 The Caruthersville Tigers suffered their first loss at the hands of the Dexter Bearcats. Steve McKaskle and Don Smith each scored one touchdown. Mike Fisher added two extra points. The two other points came on a safety. CARUTHERSVILLE—0 MALDEN—19 The Tigers suffered their second straight loss and first loss at home when the Malden Greenwaves shut them out. All of the scoring was done in the first half of the game. CARUTHERSVILLE—7 CHARLESTON—32 This game was better than the score indicated. The Tigers stayed riqht with the Bluejays until the fourth quarter when the Charleston team scored three touchdowns. CARUTHERSVILLE—26 EAST PRAIRIE—0 The Tigers' Homecoming game was a success when the Tigers defeated East Prairie 26-0. Kenny Bruce, Mike Fisher, Harlin Crayne, and Terry Thomas scored six points each with Fisher adding two extra points. CARUTHERSVILLE—7 PORTAGEVILLE—0 The Caruthersville Tigers spoiled Portaqeville's Homecoming with a 7-0 victory. The touchdown was scored in the third quarter when Don Smith threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to Terry Thomas with Mike Fisher kicking the extra point. CARUTHERSVILLE—41 ILLMO-SCOTT CITY—6 The Tigers scored an easy nonconference victory over the Rams. Harlin Crayne and Kenny Bruce each scored two touchdowns for a blazing victory. CARUTHERSVILLE—29 CHAFFEE—0 The Caruthersville Tigers shut out the Chaffee Red-devils 29-0. Kenny Bruce was the star of the game, making three touchdowns. CARUTHERSVILLE—21 KENNETT—6 The last game of the season was a victory over the Kennett Indians, 21-6. Paul Carmean made three touchdowns and the Tiger defense played a brilliant game to cap a six win-three loss season. 18

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Seniors Crysler, McElyea, and Ray, begin their last year at CHS with registration and picture talcing. CROUPS These seniors seem to enjoy the title of Senior and the chance to pick freshmen brothers and sisters. new and the old Steve Malin, Bobby Mott, and Bobby Cowles cast a wary eye on the new 1967 COTTON BLOSSOM at the yearbook signing party.

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Carmean, Smith, Bruce. Third row: Coach Bethune. P. Shepard. Thomas, Howell, H. Thompson, Russ, Crayne, Walker, Baird, Coach Collins. Five-game streak highlights year Don Smith tries to avoid a Charleston tackier as Ricky Davis prepares to put the stop to a Charleston Bluejay. Steve McKaskle comes in to lend a hand.