Ligon High School - Echo Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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VARSITY Kneeling-L-R-Bobby Joe Clay, Bobby Moore, Larry Spence, Robert Williams, Lee Ommie Davis, Altonza Jones. Standing-L-R-Tyrone Bailey, George Holloway, Ralph Campbell, Jr., James Smith, Willie White, Maior Marks, Walter Ellis, Curtis, Gill basketball JUNIOR VARSITY First Row-L-R-James Melvin, Ira SeBerry, James Johnson, Jimmy Robinson, William H. Cooper. Second Row-L-R-Robert Drakeford, David Jackson, John M. Williams, Jesse Clements, David Mack. Third Row-L-R-Willie Pulley, Leland Branch, Anthony Allen lTrainerl Fred Davis flrainerl, Levi Beckwith, John P. Haywood Www! H6

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COACHING STAFF Pete Williams , , Head Coach George Handy Backfield Coach Hubert Poole , Line Coach George Jones End Coach T963-T964 BITS OF STATISTICS We They ALAMANCE, Graham 58 O BARBER, New Bern , l2 l2 DARDEN, Wilson , I3 6 WILLISTON, Wilmington 22 O ADKIN, Kinston ,, ,, 34 8 MOORE, Elizabeth City , , 34 8 HILLSIDE, Durham ,, , 25 8 E. E. SMITH, Fayetteville Us , . lA IA B. T. WASHINGTON, Rocky Mount 22 6 SECOND WARD, Charlotte lChampionshipJ I4 28 A RESUME by Ralph Campbell, Jr. The Little Blues opened their season with an out- standing victory over Alamance 58fO. Willie White scored three TD's and Robert Allen, Wilbert Jones, William Peacox, Ralph Pope and Chester Bennett scored one each. Next the Blues tied Barber High 12-12 with White scoring both TD's. They then romped over Darden I3-6. Allen and White scored the TD's. The Blues then moved by Williston 22-O with White scoring two touchdowns and Alfredo Hicks scoring the other. The Blues moved onward in their season defeating both Adkin and Moore 34-8 each. In the Adkin game White scored three TD's while Walter Ellis scored two. ln the Moore game White scored two TD's and Robert Allen, James Hines and Chester Bennett scored one each. In the Hillside game White scored three TD's and Walter Ellis one for a final score of 25-8. Then the Blues tied E. E. Smith T4-T4 with William Peacox and James Hines scoring the TD's, after-which the Blues moved on to defeat Booker T. Washington 22-6. Willie White scored all three TD's. The Little Blues were then declared Eastern District Champs and eligible to play Second Ward of Charlotte for the State Cham- pionship. Ligon was stopped 28-I4 with Willie White doing all the scoring. Outstanding defensively during the season were Freddie Curtis, Chester Bennett, Albert Crowder, George Morgan, Wilbert Jones and Herley Evans. Keeness of observation evidenced The gang's all here 8 ,R 45 e

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