Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Returning to its home field, the Red and White completely trounced its ancient rival from Buena Vista, 45-0, on October 15th, both the first and second teams contributing to the heavy thrashing. The ensuing Friday found Lexington’s outweighed team losing to a championship Harrison- burg “machine,” 30-0. This same Harrisonburg team w ' ent on to capture the State Class B crown. On October 2gth, Lexington lost its first game of the year on the home field, going down before a superior Covington squad, 26-0. Displaying spirit, efficiency, and coordination, the “Big Red” mowed Staunton Alilitary Academy’s junior varsity down, 20-0, on November 5th in preparation for the all-important Home- Coming contest. On Armistice Day, November i ith, Lexington kept its Home-Coming record intact by triumph- ing over W aynesboro in a thriller on Alumni Field, 14-6. Three seniors, Earl Lawhorne, Blandy Clarkson, and “Pickle” Bosserman, memorably finished their high school football careers. The starting line-up for Lexington was as follows; Ends, Lackey and Tilson ; tackles. Bean and Mays; guards. Hall and Lawhorne; center, lannuzzi; backs, Conner, Davis, Adair, and Stanley. The following were also awarded letters for their stellar play: “ Pickle” Bosserman, Joe Shaner, Pat Robertson, Johnny Macheras, and “Duck” Clarkson. SCORES October i Hot Springs ... 12 Lexington 13 October 8 Clifton Forge . . . 13 Lexington 0 October 15 Buena Vista 0 Lexington 45 October 22 Harrisonburg . . . 30 Lexington 0 October 29 Covington ... 26 Lexington 0 November 5 Staunton M. A. (j. v.) . . . . 0 Lexington 20 November 1 1 Waynesboro . . . 6 Lexington 14 87 92 ( 29 )

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Fourth Row: Bell (Coach), Davidson, McNutt (Managers), Hall, Lackey, Clarkson, Farrar (Coach) Third Row: Macheras, Robertson, Ayres, Sensabaugh, Gilliam, Humphries, lannuzzi Second Row: Johnston, Shaner, Gault, Bosserman, Mays, IVeathers First Row: Tilson, Lawhorne, Conner, Adair, Stanley, Bean, Davis FOOTBALL John B. Farrar Coach P’rank Davidson Manager Faced with an almost unsurmountable task of building a football team out of green material in less than a month’s time, L. H. S.’s new pigskin tutor, J. B. Farrar, started from scratch the first week of September. Among the twenty-three candidates answering his call. Coach Farrar found three lettermen, Joe Stanley, Jimmie Adair, and Earl Lawhorne. The remainder of the squad was composed mostly of inexperienced recruits. For three weeks these boys were subjected to every phase of gridiron knowledge. On October ist, Lexington eked out its first win of the season over Hot Springs, 13-12, on the home field. Despite the final result it was evident that the game as a whole was ragged and needed to acquire some polish. The following week-end found a vastly improved Scarlet Hurricane eleven bowing to the Clifton Forge Alountaineers, 13-0, in a bitter struggle on the Clifton turf. Lexington threatened several times, but lacked the scoring punch to put the ball over. ( 28 )

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Third Row: Hubert, JV. Bean, JVeathers, Gilliam, Morris, Murray Second Row: Baker, Macheras, Mays, Huffman, Farrar {Coach) First Row: Lauck, Agnor, Tilson, Gault, C. Bean BASKETBALL This year the L. H. S. “cagers” were seriously handicapped by a lack of experience and material The squad numbered about twenty boys when Coach Farrar called the first practice, but soon dwindled to fifteen. There were only three letterman from last year’s team and these boys had had only one year of playing experience as sophomores. Lexington opened the season by dropping a non-conference game with the L. H. S. Alumni during the Christmas holidays. The second game, played at Lynchburg with Glass High, was lost by a wide margin. Next, the team traveled to Clifton Forge and won a close one. Then followed two “spur-of-the-moment” games with the W. L. freshmen and Fairfield High, Lexington winning the second of these. Two days later the team journeyed to Waynesboro and suffered its first defeat in conference play. This was followed by another win over Fairfield High. Then came losses from Covington, Harrisonburg, and Staunton. Rallying from this slump momentarily the team put up a good fight against Waynesboro in a return engagement, but failed to “beat the jinx.” ( 30 )