McComb High School - Camellian Yearbook (McComb, MS)

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21 Bubba Walker—Center Bill Whittington—Center Coach Bennie Kimble gives instructions to his starting five. 177 Ric Varnell—Forward Arthur Nelson—Forward Dwight Stockton—Forward

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Basketball players win honors, awards Sharp defense by Freddy Brister helps Tigers defeat South Sponsored by the McComb Jaycees, the annual Bas- ketball Awards Banquet honoring coaches and players was held March 22, at the McComb Junior High School cafe- teria. Coach Bennie Kimble introduced the McComb team and presented the trophies to the players chosen by their team mates to receive the awards. The 1964-1965 MHS Team Captain Award went to Robbie DeCoux who also won the McComb Free Throw Trophy, presented annually to the player who makes the highest percentage of his shots from the free throw line. Robbie hit 84.3 from the line to earn the trophy. First National Bank’s Most Improved Player Trophy went to Ric Varnell; the Stoker-Wimberly Sportsmanship Trophy was won by Robert Ingram; and Bubba Walker received the Mechanics State Bank Most Valuable Player Award. The two senior members of the basketball team, Bubba Walker and Robbie DeCoux, were named to several all-star teams during the season. Bubba received the Magnolia Tournament Most Valuable Player award and was chosen on the All-Big Eight, South Mississippi, and All-State teams. Robbie was selected for the South Mississippi and All-Big Eight Teams. At the close of the season, varsity letters were award- ed to the ten players pictured individually in this section and to the team managers. Basketball Awards Winners: Robbie DeCoux, MHS Team Captain Trophy and McComb High Free Throw Trophy; Bubba Walker, Mechanics State Bank Most Valuable Player Trophy; Ric Varneli, First National Bank Most Improved Player Trophy; Robert In- gram. Stoker-Wiinberly Sportsmanship Trophy.

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MHS B-Team—Row 1: Frank Ellis, Jerry Malone, Grady Smith, Marc Butler, Barry Dickerson, Randall O’Brien. Row 2: Coach Jerry Nevels, Ronnie Blackledge, Vic Johnston, Mike Elting, Jeff King, Noel Hughes. B-Team, Junior High players display fighting spirit B-Team players listen to directions from Coach Nevels—Mike Elting, Ronnie Blackledge, Jeff King. 178 Despite a disheartening 3-12 season record, the B-Team players exhibited promise as future varsity stars. The record may not show it, but they gave an excellent account of themselves as they kept up team morale and a fighting spirit against all odds. The Junior High basketball team consisted of two squads. In a seventeen game schedule the Ninth Grade Team won six and lost eleven; the Seventh and Eighth Grades Team won twelve and lost five. Junior High players got a lot of enjoy- ment out of participating in this sport. They show- ed spirit and determination and demonstrated evi- dence of becoming excellent basketball players in coming years. 1964-1965 B-TEAM RECORD McComb Opponent 22 North Pike 29 46 Columbia 48 23 South Pike 24 42 Brookhaven 45 32 Natchez 57 26 North Pike 44 37 Provine 57 22 Natchez 61 51 Forest Hill 61 50 Hattiesburg 56 33 Brookhaven 25 56 Columbia 40 46 South Pike 33 4l Provine 52 38 Hattiesburg 48