McComb High School - Camellian Yearbook (McComb, MS)

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361 M' , 3, A ' ni? '75 31 l i E 3 1 4 BUDDY B ERGOLD-Center McComb's varsity basketball team met rugged opposition on the courts this year and ended the season with a disappointing record of twenty losses and six wins. With only two returning lettermen, inexperience was a handicap Coach Bill Morris' boys were unable to overcome and McComb lost the first six of their scheduled games. However, the season was not without its bright spots, and one of these came when the Tigers, showing much improvement, pick- ed up their first conference by defeating the Natchez Rebels 51-48 on December twenty second. Things were looking up for the Tigers as another win followed when the Tigers gained sweet revenge for an earlier 72-26 licking by edging Mars Hill 53-48 in a game played in the Tiger gym January second. McComb's winning streak was short lived, and though the players displayed a tremendous spark of spirit they were able to edge out only three of the teams remain- ing on their schedule. The next victory of the year came as Mc- Comb defeated Columbia 47-42 in a rough game. The Tigers led all the way but had to fight a serious threat in the final minutes after the Wildcats came within two points with two minutes left to play. McComb High's basketball squad played by far their best game thirtieth as they upset 64-60 in a contest that start to finish. The regular season in a spectacular manner, when McComb, with nine seconds to play against Washing- ton, scored the points which provided the 56-54 margin for victory. Although the season did not produce as many wins as we would have liked, it did produce thrills and exciting moments, We saw some of the best games you will see anywhere: we saw some of the best teams- and we saw our Tigers which is most im: portant of all. to date on January favored Hattiesburg was a thriller from of play was finished CHARLIE CULOTTA-Guard KRANDALL HOWELL-Guard Buddy Bergold tips in two tor McComb against Provine X V Q ALA1 Van Trantham tights for the ball

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IXK VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD: Row I-Ken Morris, Buddy Nichols, Charlie Culotta, Bill Trimm, Roy Whatlely, Krariaall Howell Row 2-Jimmy Yawri, Blll Williams, Buddy Bergold, Van Trantham, Bob Jackson, Thomas Rodgers, Coach Bill Morris Varsity Basketball Team Meets RuggeclOppositian 1959-1960 Basketball Record McComb Opponent 26 MBPS Hill T2 32 Gulfport 72 58 Hattiesburg 78 51 West Lincoln 83 42 Provine 83 39 Pleasant Hill, La. 62 51 Natchez 48 52 Mars Hill 48 46 Brookhaven 64 42 Provine 59 Brookhaven 72 52 Gulfport 72 47 Columbia 42 40 Tylertown 67 55 Natchez 74 59 Columbia 72 64 Hattiesburg 60 80 Tylertown 82 36 Washington 38 61 Washington 82 56 Washington 54 Charlie Culolta cludcs Provine player and goes for two points

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X IT Ti .1 'NJ' X I iwmsj. BOB JACKSON-Forward KEN MORRIS-Guard BUDDY NICHOLS-Guard jimmy Yawn QOGS tw-gn OU 1 Tournament Play AQ Proves Tough for Tigers The Tigers savored victory for the first time this year by defeating Amite 47-46 in the open- ing round of the annual McComb Invitational Tournament December ninth. Hopes for winning the tournament were exploded the following night when Johnston Station came from behind to win a 45-39 decision over McComb. The Tigers fought well, leading by as much as five points at one time, but in the end accuracy proved the difference. West Marion knocked McComb out in the first round of the annual Magnolia Invitational Tournament by 63-52 count. Playing a good game, the Tigers came out with only one less field goal than West Marion, but were beaten on the foul ine Natchez Rebels took advantage of McCombs poor shooting to eliminate the Tigers 52 46 in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament played at Brookhaven The Tigers led by as much as 20 13 in the seco d quarter but Natchez began hitting and moved into a 27 24 halftime lead McComb scoring only three points in the third period rallied from a 42 27 deficit in the final quarter but the margin was too much to over come Tylertown s Blue Devils ran over McComb 78 55 to eliminate the Tigers in the District 7 Tourna- ment played in Prentiss. The Tigers stayed close for a quarter and a half but Tylertown pulled away for the victory. McComb's efforts in tournament play were no more rewarding than in the scheduled games, but win or lose, the boys gave the game every- thing they had-they participated together, repre- senting MHS and our high standard of sportsman- ship.