Millingport High School - Acorns Yearbook (Albemarle, NC)

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THE TEAM WAS REORGANIZED IN 1946 AND WE CAME OUT WITH A PAIR TEAM. THE BOYS TEAM STARTED OFF WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 BOYi WE LOST ONLY 4 GAMES OUT OF 16; THOSE TO TWO SCHOOLS, RICHFIELD Al D ENDY. AFTER THE SEASON WAS OVER WE SPENT A WEEK-END IN ASHVILLE HAVING A VERY NICE TIME. THIS YEAR WE STARTED BACK WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SA ME NUMBER, WITH 12 MAKING THE TEAM. LOSING ONLY 2 PLAYERS AND OUR COACH, WE CAME BACK WITH A FAIR TEAfJI. WITH A NEW COACH WE HAVE BEEN GETTING ALONG FINE SO FAR, WINNING MOST OF OUR GAMES. BOYS WE THEY NORWOOD THERE 18 24 OAKBORO THERE 43 31 RIDGECREST HERE 30 13 STANDFIELD THERE 27 10 RICHFIELD HEKE 10 27 BAD IN THERE 44 31 RICHFIELD THERE 38 STANDFIELD HERE 35 25 ENDY THERE 21 28 BAD IN HERE 30 19 NEW LONDON HERE 29 26 NORWOOD HERE 43 44 ENDY HERE 34 33 NEW LONDON THERE 37 27 RIDGECREST HERE 42 20 OAKBORO HERE 41 32 C.L.MORTON CENTER KENDALL MULLIS CENTER PETE HARKEY FORWARD BOYD ROGERS ' ■ ' FORWARD JIM HUNEYCUTT GUARD PINKY STOUGHi GUARD WARD HATLEY GUARD DON ITULLIS — FORWARD CLAUDE HATLEY FORWARD JOHNNY DRYE GUARD FELIX FURR FORWARD OUR BOYS ENTERED THE COUNTY TOURNAMENT AND WERE SEEDED FOURTH PLACE. WE DEFEATED STANFIELD 32-12 IN OUR FIRST GAME. WE WERE ELIMINATED BY NORWOOD 31-10 IN THE SEMI-FINAL GAME ENDING THE SEASON.