Corrigan High School - Blue Quill Yearbook (Corrigan, TX)

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' W'F ' 604076 CORRIGAN HIGH ' VS ' CHESTER The game was hard fought all the way through, but the straw that broke the camel's back was an intercepted jump pass. A Chester linebacker ran '7 yards for a TD. 7 to 0 CORRIGAN ' VS ' COLMESNIEL The Bulldogs pounded out a 7 to 0 victory over Colmesniel. Jimmy Brock, James Mullican, and Arthur Ray Lowe hit the lines hard to bringius a victory. CORRIGAN ' VS ' GROVETON Groveton got the jump on the Bulldogs in the first half. The score was 18 to 0 at the end of the first half and the Bulldogs never could get by them but they held Groveton to 6 points in the last half. The out- standing play by Red Henderson, Ashley Bacon, Pat Knox, and Harold Byron held them down. 24 to 0 CORRIGAN ' VS ' TRINITY At half time Trinity led 6 to 0. The bulldogs came to score three TD's in the last half with Buddy Chisolm scoring two TD's, James Mullican getting one. 19 to 6 CORRIGAN ' VS ' HEMPHILL The Bulldogs seemed vicious that night but were never able to punch the ball over. In the last half our defense fought well but we couldn't hold them. 7 to 0 CORRIGAN ' VS ' GA RRISON I This game was a hard fought game throughout. The score at half time was 6 to 0 in favor of Garrison. The fine perfomiance of the backfield in general-Tommy Nelson, Jimmy Brock, James Mullican, and Buddy Chisolm, in the last half, gave us a victory. 13 to 6 CORRIGAN ' VS ' CUSHING After a Friday flood the game was played in the mud on Saturday night. A pass from Buddy to Shorty on the-option play scored our first tally. Then Shorty passed to Buddy on the same play for another score. A fine ball game and everyone got to play. 14 to 0 CORRIGAN ' VS ' DIBOLL This was supposed to have been the big one. We were lighter than the lumberjacks by a margin. Buddy scampered 40 yards for the first TD. Fine blocking by captains Larry Buckley and Ashley Bacon, Lloyd Herring, Bobby Smilly, Clyde Lafferty, and Red Henderson took us to the 3 yd. line and it was easy for Shorty Cockrell to punch it over. 13 to 6 CORRIGAN ' VS ' TIMPSON A great display of defensive play by our bulldogs is good description of the game. Midway in the 4th quarter Buddy took a quick pitchout from Tommy Nelson and picked up blocks from Larry and Red and ran for our '7 to 0 victory. 7 to 0 CORRIGAN ' VS ' GROVETON IN BI-DISTRICT The Indians proved again that they were tough. The Indians led 14 to 0 at the halftime. The Indians came back in the third quarter and scored again. The Bulldogs with the never-give-up-spirit they had shown throughout the season. And in the last minute of the ball game the Bulldogs-Shorty Cockrell-com- pleted a pass for the only TD. 20 to 6 4 . 46 .. ...ln

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Left to right: Mr. Evans, Luther Cockrell, Ronnie Marsh, T.J. Standley, Milton Bell, james E. Loving, Albert Myrl Blalock. Middle row: Nathan Gassiott, Tommy Gesford, Jarrel Pike, Nervin Norsworthy, Dee Turner, John L. Whitley. Bottom row: Sam Watson, Denny Liljequest, John Paul Purvis, Robert King, Jerry Stanford Coach Evans 48