Clay High School - Tiskelwah Yearbook (Clay, WV)

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BASKETBALL VARSITY TEAM Front. row left to right-Pete Sizemore, Bob Sig'n:1n. Jerald Williams, Leiter Samples. Kent Reed. Donald Stephenson, Junior Gray, Second row left to right,-Carl Bledsoe, Sonny Hgyzna, Romie Samples, Orlen Fulks, Lloyd Nicholas. Loyd King, Mike King, Bob Reed, Managerm Maurice Williams, Coach Bennett.

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A Successful Football Season The Clay Panthers completed a successful football season with five wins and three losses. Clay outscored their opponents one hundred eighty one to ninety-seven. Kent Reed was the leading scorer with thirteen touchdowns and ten extra points, SUMMARY The Panthers opened their season when they faced Van at Bradley Field, September 6. Va.n defeated the Panthers 7-6, in one of the most thrilling games of the season. Kent Reed scored for Clay early in the game. Fayetteville was the next on the list for the Panthers at Bradley Field, September 13. This was a hard fought game from beginning to end, with the Panthers winning out in the end 6-0. Reed scored for Clay early in the first quarter. After that it was a scoreless dual. The following Friday, September 31, Sutton traveled to Clay and played a hard fought game that ended in a forfeit to the Panthens, when Sutton removed its team from the field. Score 1-0. On October 8 the Panthers traveled to Clendenin and were defeated 25-13. Clendenin scored early in the game. but Clay tied it up and then took the lead 7-6 at the end of the first quarter.- Tuffy Jones scored Clay's first touchdown on a seventy five yard run. Kent Reed scored the other goal. The Panthers soundly thumped Woody Wo1f's Red Terrors 26-0 in the next game. Pete Sizemore scored two touchdowns to lead Clay. Tuffy Jones and Kent Reed each carrled the ball over once. -or-seq Burnsville then came to Bradley Field Friday, October 22, to take a licking from the Panthers 59-13, Cecil West 2, James Dawson 1, Pete Sizemore 1, Gene Gregorich 1, Maurice Williams 1, Buren Jones 1, Reed 2. On October 29 the Panthers traveled to Elkview to gain a 38-0 victory. Elkview was no match for the Panthers in this rugged game, Reed 2, Jones 2, Gregorich 1, Igo 1. In the homecoming game November 5, the Gassaway Elks trounced the Panthers 39-20. During the half-time intermission, Jo Ann Summers was crowned Queen of '48. Reed 3. Clay 6 Van Clay 6 Fayetteville Clay 13 Sutton Clay 13 Clendenin Clay 26 Glenville Cl 2 y 59 Burnsville Clay 38 Elkview Clay 20 Gassaway Total 181 .59-

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I ASI Ilflf IBA IL IL The Clay Panthers opened their 1948-49 Basket yall season with a bow to the Alumni 38-34. Then came Pop Workman's Cardinals, and the second defeat of the season for the Panthers. Clay came up with victories over Walton and Normantown in quick succession. The Panthers were defeated by Gassaway, Ansted, and Summersville before thy could get back into a winning streak, Clay took the measure of Gassaway and Widen and then lost to Sissonville, Elkview twice, and Glenville before they could win again, They defeated Normantown and Widen before bowing to Walton, Glenville, Clendenin, and Sum- mersville, and then lost to Ansted in the final game of the year. They finished up with 7 wins and 14 losses. Panthers Record Clay 34 Alumni 38 Clay 36 Clendenin 45 Clay 38 Walton 34 Clay 47 Normantown 34 Clay 43 Gassaway 48 Clay 58 Ansted 62 Play 50 Summersville 52 Clay 41 Gassaway 38 Clay 41 Widen 35 Clay 26 Sissonville 32 Clay 56 Elkview 62 Clay 34 Elkview 49 Clay 39 Glenville 52 Clay 56 Normantown 40 Clay 50 Widen 35 Clay 44 Walton 60 Clay 48 Glenville 52 Clay 30 Sissonville 43 Clay 34 Clendenin 47 Clay 54 Summersville 43 Clay 48 Ansted 58 Total 905 959 Individual Scoring Record Player Games Pts. per game Kent Reed 21 14 Junior Gray 21 13 Gerald Williams 21 5.6 Bob Sigman 11 4.5 Loyd King 21 3.9 Pete Sizemore 18 3.1 Lester Samples 25 3 Orlen Fulks 4 2.2 Lloyd Nicholas 3 1.3 In the ectional Tournament the Panthers were turned back by a strong Charleston quintet 78 38 l ent Reed guard was honored by being placed on the :.ll tournament team for his outstanding playing -51-