Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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Victorious Homecoming Game ROW 1: Gray, Hammond, Thigpen, Newton, Pettus, McCrary, Dean, McCafferty, Jones, Hum, Kelly. ROW 2: Thigpen, Davis, Slaton, Phillips, Ells, Wilson, McGee, Davis, Brown, Hanson, Collier, Tays. ROW 3: Thigpen, Butler, Ridinger, Steen, McAfee, Smith, Williams, Fulks, Killen, Garrison, Cox, Bryan, Ethridge. The Golden Bear football team started the 73 season by playing host to the Brooks Lions. The Lions took the lead 7-0, but the Bears drove down and scored on a TD pass to Paul Newton. The 2 pts. conversion was good and the Bears led 8-7, but the Lions drove down field with a strong passing attack and scored on the last play, winning 14-8. Next the Bears went to Waterloo and won by a score of 40-0. A home game against the Rogers Pirates was next. The Pirates scored first and led 7-0, but with a balanced attack, the Bears bounced back winning by a score of 17-7. The first field goal in Bear football history was when Oneal Thigpen kicked a 27 yarder. The Bears then settled a score with the Cats of Waynesboro with a 39-14 victory. The next opponent was Wilson. As before, the Warriors led 7-0, but in a hard fought battle, the Bears pulled out a 28-18 win. In the following game the team settled a score with Falkville with a 30-8 victory. At 5-1, the Bears ranked 23 in the state, took on Gurley who ranked 22. The Bears got on the scoreboard early, 7-0, on a great run by Ronald Slaton for the TD. Two consecutive TD’s in the 4th quarter gave Gurley a 16-7 vic- tory. Oneal and Richard escort Terry into the end zone with the winning touchdown in the game with West Limestone. 12