Climax High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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EUGENE WEST HORACE TCWLER LELAND MAHAN DONALD WILLIAMS BRYANT MARVIN OAKES EARLE OWEN

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL First row: L. C. Reynolds, Manager; Venton Watson, Wayne Bryant, Donald Williams, Mr. Littlejohn, Coach; Second row: Gordon Ray Blair, Scorekeeper; Marvin Oakes, Earle Owen, Leland Mahan, Horace Towler, Bobby Woodson, Dwayne Tompkins, Scorekeeper. Not pictured: Eugene West, Phi I ip Riddle . After a very discouraging season last year, the Climax boys have made a remarkable record for themselves during 1955-56. They got off to a slow start before Christmas except for the alumni game which seemed to set them off . After the hoi idays they real I y played bal I and, by the last of February, were tied for second place in the county. These boys had to overcome several obstacles in their efforts to come out on top. There was only one senior on the first team and not one playercould be called tall. As aresult of theirlack of height, they were forced to rely on fast breaks to rack up the points. Real- izing this, they began working out plays at the beginning of the season and, by the end, had become expert at the fake and drive. The illness of several of the first -string was an additional handicap during some of the most important games. The real game of the year was with Chatham, first-place team in the county, on the opening night of the tournament. The coach had worked out a new play, those boys had it down pat, and Chatham was completely buffaloed. Atthefirst quarter the score was Climax 16, Chatham 5! The fans were thrilled to deathand certainof victory until right in the beginning of the third quarter Eugene West, center, fouled out. The boys didn ' t give up and continued giving Chatham a rough time, but it just wasn ' t enough. This team should be highly commended, not for their victories alone, but also for their good sportsmanship, their excellent teamwork, and their fight whatever the odds might be. SCORES Climax 33 Whitmell 45 M Climax 44 Gretna 46 Climax 51 Alumni 30 || Climax 23 Brosville 46 | Climax 44 Whitmell 64 I Climax 64 Callands 54 i| Climax 56 Renan 42 • Climax 51 Spring Garden 49 Climax 43 Chatham 54 5| Climax 49 Brosville 68 : Climax 58 Callands 67 ] Climax 67 Renan 41 t Climax 61 Spring Garden 66 ■ Climax 48 Chatham 83 Climax 49 Gretna 63 Climax 41 Chatham 55; Climax 62 Altavista 71 54 1

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BASEBALL First Row: Wallace Shelhorse, Outfield; Horace Towler, Outfield; H. T. Yeatts, Catcher; Gene Wayne Bailey, Manager; Alton Deboe, Outfield; Marvin Oakes, Pitcher-First Base; Donald Williams, Second Base. Second Row: Mr. Littlejohn, Coach; Carl Thornton, Pitcher-First Base; Phillip Riddle, Outfield; Averette Osborne, Outfield; Leland Mahan, Shorlstop; Herbert Linthicum, Third Base; Eugene West, Manager; Edgar Lee Shelton, Scorekeeper. JUNIOR VARSITY 56 First Row: Douglas Craddock, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Adkins, Jimmy Kendrick, Thomas Jefferson, Second Row: Jesse Hodges, Dwight Towler, Wilson Cwen, Jr; Davie Lee Moore, Kenneth Osborne, J . R. Pearson.