Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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The starting lineup or first string of the Bison football squad of 1945 usually read as follows: L.E.--Tommy McGhee. L.T.-Pete Armstrong. L.G.--M. F. Groome. C.-Co-Captain Donald Hooper. R.G.-Hugh Gordon. R.T.-Jack Hawks. R.E.-Bill Brewer. Q.B.-Co-Captain Curtis McDonald. L.H.--Albert Thomas. R.H.-Frank vonDrehle. F.B.-Bill Loyd. The complete record of the Black Bison for the 1945 season was seven wins, two losses, one tie, and one game rained out at the ha1f. The two games lost were the State Championship game and a non-conference game with the Durham Bulldogs. Opening the season with a game at Reidsville. called off at the half because of rain, the Black Bison's deadlock came when they met the tough Charlotte Wildcats. High Point's Eghting squad racked up 209 points to their credit this season, while their opponents scored only 54. Of these, 145 were scored in the confer- ence to the six of their opponents. Opponent High Point Reidsville ........ 7 0 Ccalled off at the halfj Thomasville ....,. O 33 Durham ......... 13 0 Burlington . . . 0 33 'Lexington . , . 0 25 'Salisbury , . . O 20 'Charlotte . . . 0 0 Gastonia ..... 6 47 'kGreensboro , . . 0 13 'R. J. Reynolds .... 0 32 Needham Broughton 28 6 fchampionship gamel 'Denotes conference game. BASKETBALL The Black Bison basketball team closed its 1946 season by losing an 18-13 game with Greensboro in the Western Conference championship. This has been the second con- secutive year that the Whirlwinds have edged our hard woodsmen from the conference championship. Out of 24 starts during the 1946 season. the Bison completed nineteen victorious games, losing only three conference games. The first game was a 42-35 victory over Lynchburg, Virginia, followed by two games dropped, one to Triangle and one to Wilmington. X.- if I ff YJ Q , The Bison hard . Gif I dx , woodsmen came out p I f -3 from under with an 6 , A Xf pg ggfmfif all time high, 84-17, Kan 'I ' '-ls' over Spencer. After ' four more non-con- ---. f , Tl- ference wins over 44 5 Raleigh, Lexington, 'A nail Thomasville, and ' Lexington Junior Order, they traveled c to Gastonia to win '-2'- their first conference conference game, 47-26. Losing a heart- breaker in the last minute of the game at Charlotte, the High Pointers jumped to their peak of the season to take three home games from R. J. Reynolds, Gastonia, and Ashe- ville. After edging out 32-31 at Burlington, Richard Crowder sparked a 36-31 victory over the Greensboro Cagers on their home court. On our own home court, two more confer- ence games were put on ice, with victories over Salisbury and Burlington. After jour- neying to take a close game from Winston- Salem and a walk away from Salisbury, the Bison took one of the most spectacular vic- tories ever seen in the South, when Captain Curtis McDonald held the ball against Char- lotte, for 8 minutes, 55 seconds, without moving to break the zone defense of Char- lotte. The Black Bison won 43-21. After losing a game to their arch rival, Greens- boro, the Pointers took a non-conference game from Danville: and as all good seasons -1245?

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INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETICS Black Bison Athletic Teams had a decidedly successful season in every field of sports this year. The Football and Track teams took the spotlight with West- ern Conference Titles. Seeking the state high school crown, the Bison Football- ers suffered their hrst defeat from a gigantic Raleigh team although they brought many honors to their institution. Next came the Basketball team with a long string of victories, but they failed to cop the championship in a play oil' with Greensboro at Chapel Hill. Also making a good showing for themselves were the tennis and baseball teams. This year was the hrst in four that the school has produced a net team. FOOTBALL A High Point High School's two football coaches, Tony Simeon and Homer McCoy, pulled a championship team out of the bag this year to win the Western, Class A, high g -QI g g ll school championship and to play the Raleigh R' C eleven in the irst State Championship game fx ever played at Albion Millis Stadium. Curtis McDonald and Donald Hooper, the E- I 5 boys who piloted the High Point gridmen it ff this year, were very successful in capturing max fx K 1 honors for their team and placing two men. I F X Curtis McDonald and Bill Brewer, on the All-State team. In addition to this, three men on the Bison roster received invitations to play in the Shrine game at Charlotte. Be- cause of injuries received in the final home 'J T . K -., 5135025 game with Raleigh, Curtis McDonald and Bill Loyd were unable to attend, but Bill Brewer represented us with flying colors. High Point's line was the heaviest this year that it has been in many years. Their backs were especially smart and fast, as proved when little Curt McDonald was awarded, by the Charlotte Quarterback Club. a trophy for being the most outstanding foot- ball player in the state. This was the highest honor bestowed on any High Point athlete this year. 4253- Some of the secrets of the Bison success in their 1945 season were their brilliant coach- ing and inexhaustable reserves. The only players not returning next year are Curtis McDonald, Bill Loyd Cnow at U. N. CQ and Albert Thomas QU. S. Navyj, since the team was composed mainly of Juniors, who are coming back in '46 to further their education.

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end, the Bison ended their season by travel- ling to Asheville to take a 39-26 conference win. Opponent High Point 35 42 Lynchburg . . . . . Triangle .... . 38 3 7 Wilmington . . . 42 31 Spencer . . . . 17 84 Raleigh ..... . 24 4 1 Lexington .... . 22 48 Thomasville ...... 20 42 Lexington Junior Order ......... 26 5 5 'Gastonia .... 26 47 'Charlotte ...... . 27 26 'R. J. Reynolds .... 26 42 'Gastonia ....... . 38 54 'Asheville .... . 1 5 40 'Burlington . . . . 3 1 3 2 'Greensboro . . . . 31 36 'Salisbury .... . 21 54 'Burlington ..... . 28 60 'R. J. Reynolds .... 31 35 'Salisbury ...... . 1 5 5 2 'Charlotte .... . 2 1 43 'Greensboro . . . . 24 19 Danville .....,... 2 8 5 7 'Asheville ........ 2 6 3 9 Conference Playoff, Greensboro ..... 1 8 1 3 'Denotes Conference Games. BASEBALL Coach Tony Simeon led the High Point baseball squad this year as they went through a very tough season, winning only live games and losing out of the running about midway of the season. The Greensboro Purple Whirl- Winds finally came out on top of the western loop, having a hard race with the Black Demons from Winston-Salem. High Point's winning games were one with R. J. Reynolds, two with the Thomas- ville nine, and two with Burlington. The season ended on Friday, May 17, when they captured one of their victories from the Thomasville team. The Black Bison team consisted of the following: Pitchers-Jack Ridge, Jack Hinkle, Earl Campbell, Wayne York, James Thomas, Jimmie Rickert, and Richard Crowder. Catchers-Donald Hooper, Bobby Adams, and Perry Jones. First Baseman-Tommy McGhee. Second Baseman-Curtis McDonald. Short Stop-Nelvin Cooper. Third Baseman-Don Huber. Outfielders-Louis Cramer, W. F. Jones. and Rodney Wells. High Point had a good baseball team this year, but the competition in the conference was the toughest it has been in many years. None of the games lost by the Pointers were push overs, but were won by close scores and hard playing. ' High Point's leading hitter this year was Tommy McGhee, who pulled the Bison out of many tight spots during the season. The most outstanding Helder of the year was Nel- vin Cooper, the short stop of the Bison, who played heads up ball all season. Most of this year's baseball team were underclassmen, but there was one fellow who donned the blue and white for the last time. when he played with the Bison in their last game of the 1946 season. Curtis McDonald, an athlete who will be remembered for years to come at High Point High School, was a three-letter man for three years and worked harder than any other player on the held. TRACK High Point's Black Bison cindermen Went through a very successful season, taking two individual meets and then adding the western conference championship for the first time in ten years. The meet with R. J. Reynolds' track team was taken by 44 points. Coach Homer McCoy was the Pilot of this well trained team and Harry Cramer took over the duties of Captain. In the western conference meet, High Point took the lead and held it throughout the entire season. The Bison scores totaled 49 i271-