Fayette County High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Fayetteville, GA)

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GRINNELL East met Grinnell in its llfth defeat by a score of 32 to 20. Thou h the East cagers looked good several times througghout the game the visitors kept them pretty well bottled up by their fine defensive work. Again Rees starred for his Alma Mater. LINCOLN The first game of the city series East got off to a bad start and though they played flne ball the rest of the game the nice beginning that Lincoln got net- ted her the game. With Rees setting the pace for our crew they clicked like a well oiled machine but came out on the wrong end of the score. NORTH With Olson as the pace setter the Scarlet and Black warriors swung into action against their rivals from across the river. Though the game was fairly even the fine playing of Riggs, and Good gave the Polar bears the margin which they needed to come out on top with a score of l7 to 32. LINCOLN As East neared the end of her season she again had to play a team that had made a wonderful showing against all oposition this season. This team was Lincoln high of Des Moines. The first half of the game was a see-saw affair with the lead changing hands six times but in the last half the East high team came back, followed up the Railsplitters attack and walked off with the game. The flnal score was 24 to l6 with Brackenbury high point man. ROOSEVELT When East met Roosevelt, the defending city champions, they went into the game determined to win. As the game progressed the score remained about the same with both teams laying llne basket- ball. Well, as the story in the tfairy book goes the score was 23 t o 23 and thirty seconds of the game left to play when.all of a sudden Iohnnie Cotton, playing his last game for East high, was away and had the ball. Iohnnie shoots and while the ball is in mid-air the gun ends the game, but wait a minute the ball comes down through the basket and East wins 25 to 23. The fine playin of Iohnnie Cotton resulted in the victory for East giigh. PERRY In the second game with Perry the local cagers showed line team work and training by defeating the opposition by a score of 55 to 15. In this game McLaughlin, Kennedy and Olson tied for honors by each sinking ten baskets. NEWTON Again East met Newton and with Rees leading the parade our boys brought home the bacon, the size 25 to l8. ln this game both teams showed good team work and coaching. GRINNELL Grinnell again proved herself too much for East when she defeated our boys 30 to 15. The glame was pretty lopsided throughout with Grinnell aving a monopoly on the lead. 'fi' L- d T .Q There are some defeats more. P, I Wie Q ' trzamphant than victories. u I

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-..- ,lf il M Q Q, Nl i I I First Row: Simpson, Gustafson, Sharp, Hayes, Rees, Williams, Porter: Second Row: Hanks, Anderson, Deakin, Ferris, Duse, Gunn, Witteng Third Row: Kloster. Braught, McLaughlin, Kennedy, Munsel, Olsen, Steinway, Slamasg Fourth Row: lacobson, Thomas, Rees. Kerr, Pottholf, Kempe, Hardin. Basketball INDIANOLA ln their initial-game of the season with Indianola the home boys defeated their hosts by a score of 23 to 17. Fighting every second of the game the Scarlet and Black squad looked like a real team and one to be mighty proud of. With Rees, Rederiek and Olson leading the attack our cagers ran up a six point ad- vantage. PERRY The Black and Red cagers started the season off right by defeating the Perry quintette 40-21. With Kennedy, Rederiek and Olson all credited with four goals the crew romped home with a total of nine- teen fleld goals. As the first half ended East was leading by a score .of 21 to ll and as the game neared the end ai victory was assured by the line cooperation of the home team. 2' .5 7 . VALLEY ILINCTION When this fighting East high team tackled Valley Iunction they found a very determined opponent whose determination won her the game. Lagging be- hind at the half Valley came back and out played our boys all the rest of the game to win by a score of 29 to 16. NEWTON When the East high team journeyed to Newton for their first out of town game they failed to show the fine form of the first game of the season, Al- though the first half was rather even, the washing machine boys 'came back the last half to show their form by reaching a score of 23 to 11. With Rees and Kennedy starring for East high the team made several good attempts for the victory. You cannot put the same me Q ui shoe on every foot.

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X ,,1. . . ,Y A ., v 1 . First Row: McClanahnn, Reynolds. Hann, Nichols, Anderson, Harris. Duffield, Barnes, Terrillg Second Row: Hagberg, Damall, Pointer, Davis, Payne, Wheels. Wallington, MacMillan, Ballard, Third Row: O'Byrne, Barger, Nnssii, Harrison. Martin. Lee, Griftlths, Delpierreg Fourth Row: Baird, Friend, Long, Mundi, Haptonstahl, Mr. Hostetter, Long, Roth, Gilbert, Frink. Golf BOYS' GOLF As yet the 1935 edition of the East High Golf team has been kept very much under cover. Coach Hostetter has not yet announced his line up. Only one letterman returns for competition: Warren Griffen has this honor. The golf team opens its season against Waterloo on April 27. The rest ot the schedule is as yet tenta- tive, but city competition has been assured. East meets North May 4, Roosevelt May ll: and Lincoln May 18. East also will take part in the City Prep Golf Tournament' which comes at the close of the season. ,.f- 0 6 af' inf -ff 5 o rf' 1 f -4 GIRLS' GOLF The girls' golf team, representing one of the leading girls' sports at East high creates great inter- est among the members of the weaker sex here. The team is coached by Mr. Hostetter who has in the years past produced several winning teams and one which always offers keen competition to all the teams that it meets. The girls who try for the team in the spring are known as the Girls Golf Club and as the toumaments approach, the girls competeior positions on the team. Tha positions range from number one to number eig t. . Practice is the best We QUI ofgall instructors'