Marion High School - Swamp Fox Yearbook (Marion, SC)

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The Marion Foxes Basketball Squad of 1952-1953 consisted of: Front Row, Lett to Right: Iirnniy Walker, Van Wood, Cncil Snipes, Carlton Shelley, William Nettles, Marky Bethea, Wayne Taylor. Back Row: Richard Bocxtwright and I. W. Bullock, Managers: Mickie Gray, George Varn, Larry Sawyer, Robert Wall, Norman Holliday, Coach lack Lyon, I. C. Rogers, and Casburn lohnson, Harold Roberts, Managers. Absent When Picture Was Taken: lack Brown, Asa Evans, Alvin Harper, Kenneth Lane. BOYS' BASKETBALL The Foxes were a leading con- tender in District 12 basketball play this year and suffered only three losses during regular season play. They entered the District Tourney and easily downed Green Sea in the opening round but were eliminated in a thrill-packed heartbreaker when Floyds downed them by a one-point margin, 44-43. The prospects for next year are bright with three starters returning tor another season ot play, and only tour men oft ot the squad graduating. SEASONS BECGBD ason to the players was the addition of snappy w lla lf warmup which they are shown modeling. 46 Marion . . . 46 Tirnmonsville Marion . . 64 Conway . . Marion . . 61 Dillon . . . Marion . . 69 Zion. . . . Marion . . 49 Myrtle Beach Marion . . 61 Rains . . . Marion . . 42 Florence . . Marion . . 58 Darlington . Marion . . 62 Myrtle Beach Marion . . 60 Aynor . . . Marion . . 62 Mullins . . . Marion . . 52 Florence . Marion . . 63 Darlington . Marion . . 70 Mullins . Marion . . 54 Aynor . . Marion . . 78 Dillon . . . Marion . . . 61 Rains . . . Marion . . . 43 Tininionsville TOURNAMENT CDistrict 12l Marion . . . 53 Green Sea . Marion . . 43 Floyds . . .

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The game didn't always seem so glamorous to the team on the hot autumn afternoons when they were pushing each other around. SEASONS RECGRD Marion . . 42 Clio . Marion . . 13 Dillon . Marion . . 21 Loris . . Marion . . 6 Darlington . Marion . . 46 Myrtle Beach Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion Conway . Mullins . Fairmont . Aynor. . . Timmonsville All of the football work Wasn't done on the gridiron, and a lot of time was spent in skull practice sessions working on plays, assignments and briefings for the next game. Coaches IOHN EVANS and IACK LYON were briefing the boys when they were interrupted for this picture.

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The 1952-1953 Lassitoxes Squad consisted of: Seated, Left to Right: lanet Ioyner, Margie Hinds, Betty Rose Foxworth, Margaret Iones, Esther Wayne Hewitt, Bertha Maye Drose, Iackie Ray, Iulia Rogers. Kneeling: Evelyn Martin, Marie Lane, Phyllis Altman, Myrl Smith, Margie Snyder, Ann Gasque, Pat Foxworth, Carolyn Whittington. Standing: Ann Carol Beason, Margaret Gregg, Eleanor Powers, Manager: Coach Shannon Wilkerson: Emily Ann Gasque, Manager: Tessie Rogers, Barbara Ann Powers. GIRLS' BASKETBALL The Lassifoxes romped to another State Class B Girls Championship with little opposition except from their arch-rival, Mullins, who handed them their only defeat. The girls came back from the early season loss to Mullins and broke the tourna- ment jinx which has haunted them for several seasons in Aynor to take the district title. From there on the going got easier. Four of the starting State Champions will be missing next year-they are forwards Mar- garet lones and Betty Bose Foxworth and guards Esther Wayne Hewitt and Hazel Odom. The starting sextet for the championship Lassifoxes consisted of: Kneeling: Bertha Maye Drose, Guard: Margaret lones, Forward: lanet Ioyner, Forward. Stand- ing: Coach Shannon Wilkerson: Betty Rose Foxworth, Forward: Hazel Odom, Guard: Esther Wayne Hewitt, Guard.