McKenzie High School - Rebel Yearbook (McKenzie, TN)

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MM.. ..,,, N NY A ,, .J J - -,.v,'.,A W f.-Vf',',g,-.yA,5.f.j...., .. I fl ,Inv Q . . . .mf-aw' --,su-X1-' - . W ff 4 .- N - , .A ,.U,,M,L Since this was the first game on the McKenzie eleven schedule, the Rebels were raring to go.With our all-star fullback, Simmons, ploughing the line Cozart running the reverses, and Moseley and Con- nelly taking care of the kicking, the Greentide didn't have much of a chance. Try as they may, they couldn't hold the powerful line which kept continually hitting them. Although badly defeated the Ridgley eleven never stopped fighting. For that, we salute you, Ridgley. . Scoring touchdowns: Connelly --------- 12 points Headden----- -- 6 points Simmons--- -- 1 point Brooks--- -- 1 point McKenzie, Tennessee--October 17, 1941 Confidentially, McKenzie defeated Dresden by the glorious score of 19-O. We were all hoping and praying for this game to come around. You all know what happened last year. Dresden defeated us with their one-man team by a large score. We1l,we want- ed to settle that little grudge and, boy, did we settle it! The Nalmighty' Esch made exactly one first down and if I'm not mistaken, Buckeley made one. We ran over them, around them, and through them, and all they could do was grin and bear it. Huntingdon, Tennessee--October 24, 1941 The Rebels defeated Huntingdon, our worse foe, by the score of 20-O. This was to determine the county championship, which, of course, we won. With out much competition, the Rebels literally trampled the Mustangs in the ground. As far as excitement was concerned, there wasn't any. The affair was so downright one-sided that it wasn't even inter- n 'P A if 21,25 ,- A A A I r 4 - f Q 5 a . f, 1 W M ,, , x 5 4 d35ga