McComb High School - Camellian Yearbook (McComb, MS)

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McComb's T959 Tiger football team open- ed its schedule at McComb Tiger stadium on the night of September ll, against an always tough Bogalusa, Louisiana team that returned to the McComb schedule after a two year's absence. Head Coach Calvin Triplett, assistant Coaches Brooks Tisdale and Harry Thompson, and forty players had spent four weeks in hard pre-season practice. Recollection of the defeat the Bogalusa Lumberiacks had handed McComb in their last encounter, and untried newcomers at several McComb positions made the first game a question mark and height- ened suspense as playing time drew near. McComb Highcheerleaders and students added to the spirit of the game with their enthusiastic cheer- ing-and everyone cheered as the Tigers presented their hundreds of supporters a T3 to 0 victory in this non-conference game, and a pro- mise of thrill a-plenty in the 9-game Big 8 schedule ahead, Another football season gets underway as captains meet in the center of the field for the toss of the Coin A tense moment tor McComb coaches and players patch Cheerleaders keep pep at a hgh

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There are football games in the fall

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Charlie Culotta drives in for a laY'UD Followed close by basketball opener. reach top form. Basketball took the sports spotlight at Mc Comb High School on December 1 1959 when the Tigers iourneyed to Mars Hill for their Buddy Bergold, an experienced player and Charlie Culotta, who had seen little game action, were the only returning members of Coach William Morris's last season team that went into the semi-finals of the South Big 8 Cage Tourney. This lack of experience made possibilities look dim for McComb and our worst fears were realized when Mars Hll proved too tall and too accurate for the Tigers score, McComb 26, Mars Hill 72 This first game defeat failed to dampen team or fan spirit, and everyone hoped and believed that with experience the Tigers would Bill Williams is fouled as he attempts a lump shot