James B Dudley High School - Panther Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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.——- First Row: D. Bratcher, E. Austin, L. Armstrong. Second Row: J. Flerring, John Guy, M. Bruner, R. Pettiford, E. Ton¬ kins. Third Row: W. Covington (Statistician); H. Murdock (Mgr.); C. Howard, L. Williams, P. Ledwell, K. Tapp. Not pictured are Stable Vincent and Waldo Martin. 232 Dudley’s basketball team posted a record of 11-6 in Cen¬ tral 4-A and are currently in second place. The most thrilling games this season were the double wins over Ben. L. Smith. The team is led by acrobatic Elmer “Crow” Austin, a letterman and MVP for every year he has been at Dudley His best game of the season was against High Point. He scored 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead everyone in these departments. The surprise star of the year was big Dave Bratcher, a skillful shooter with either hand. He possesses the strength to be a good rebounder and scorer. He is currently scoring at a 14 point clip. The other third of our high scoring front three is Stahle Vincent. A marvelous athlete. He is currently scoring at a 10 point clip but this does not fully describe his contribu¬ tions to the team. He is a great leader and his the ability to bring out the best in his fellow teammates. He is a good passer and a great shooter. Veteran Tacks—Austin and Armstrong I

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Senior Stars Rifton Daniels—LB; Guard Wt. 185; team co-captain; Capt. of the defensive team; hard pass- rusher; great as a linebacker; Honors: All-City Team Herbert Jackson—Guard; Wt. 185 Defensive End; hard hitter; consistent performer;great de¬ fensive and offensive performer one of Dudley’s greats. Honors: All-City Team Harold Murdock-HB, DHB, TE;Wt. 150; Rushing: 43 car¬ ries, 172 yds., 4.0 average; Re¬ ceiving: 22 catches, 402 yds., 18.3 yd. average; Honors: All-City Team James Smith—FB, DE; Wt. 185; Rushing: 69 carries, 210 yds., 3.0 yd. average; Receiv¬ ing: 7 catches, 93 yds., 13.3 yd. average; Honors: All-City Team Charlie Howard—Tackle; Wt. 205 Aggressive on defense and offense Honors: All-City, All- Conference and honorable mention for the All-State Teams ® « ' Wnc Albert Crawford—Tackle; wt. 204 Sure tackier, hard worker and outstanding blocker; Honors: All-City Team Freddie Wright—Center; Wt. 201; Valuable replacement for “Maniac” Curtis Murdock—LB; Wt. very good linebacker and very hard worker —leaders in that department Not Pictured: Frank Davis and Roy Moore John Troxler—HB Wt. 160; Rushing: 45 carries, 324 yds., 7.2 yds. average; Receiving: 7 catches, 151 yds., 21.6 yd. average. Robert Williams-HB; Wt. 155; Rushing 24 carries, 144 yds., 6.0 yd. average; Receiving: 2 catches, 47 yds., 23.5 yd. average 231

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The many moves of “Crow” Pucker up, buttercup!! wm No, you can’t have that! The smooth fake of Armstrong. The hustle of Pettiford. 233