Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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lst game M.C.H.S.-21 L.T. HI-18 In their first game of the tournament held in the gms the Tigers defeated L. T. in a fast and thrilling 21-18 bat- le. ' The game was the fastest played by the Tigers this year. Both teams played good, clean ball to make a thril- ling contest. It was not until the final whistle that the winner was decided. q M.C.H.S.-14 FRANKLIN:l5 In their second game'of the tournament the Ti5ers,for' the second time this year, defeated the Franklin Hornets in a l4-15 thriller. The game was anybody's game until.the fi- nal minute when the Tigers scored a foul shot. Neither team played top basketball, but it was a thrilling battleg after this game, the Tigers entered the finals. Final Game I'-inc :His 0 55 STI In the final game of the tournament the Tigers met the fast and powerful St. Charles squad. Both teams plxyed fine offensive ball, yet each kept a fair defense which made the contest very interesting. The Tigers, however, proved to be too much for the St. Charles' boys and walked off with the trophy. Jack Beadle put on a one-man Tiger offense as he scored 28 of the 55 points. Beadle for the second time this year was chosen as an all-tournament forward while' Elward Bergeron made the second string as an all-star guard. SENIORS ON TEAM Jack Beadle Beadle was an experienced ball player when he trans- ferred to H.C.H.S. in l942 and so had little trouble making the team and holding his position this year. The n42U sea- son has been Bcadle's best yearg andkthough'his'dcfcnsive work was above average, it was his fine offensive passing and shooting that wen him recognition. Beadle had many hon- ors bestowed upon him. He was chosen on the Wall-Stern teams at beth the Hanson and the M.C.H.S.A.A. tournaments. Beadle finished his career in his last game by scoring 23 of the 55 points scored and was chosen team captain. Elward Bergeron Bergeron with three years' basketball experience joined the Tiger squad in 1941 when he transferred from lerrcoonne

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Tigers lost an extra period game to Franklin Hi. Franklin led thro ughout the game, but in the last quarter the Tigers tied every thing up at l9-19. In the extra quarter Franklin scored three points and with a 22 - 19 victory'walked away with the third place trophy of the Teehe'League. M.C.H.S.-18 TERREBOHNE-20 In their return game with the Terrebonne Tigers on the home court, the Tigers were determined that this would be their time. However, the Terrebonne jinx held true a n d after a thrilling battle they emerged on top with a 20-18 victory over the heart-broken Tigers. M.C.H.S.-45 PATTERSON-11 In the warm up game preparing for Thibodaux Hi, the Ti- gers' first and second strings played fine ball in defeating the Patterson squad 45-ll. The varsity ran up the score and then the second string took things in charge and finished the game. Every boy on the squad had a chance to play. M.C.H.S.-50 THIBODEAUX-56 The Tigers showed the best offensive play of the season as they trouneed Thibodeaux, 50-36. The first half was tied at l8-18 and was very close. In the second half, the Tigers scored at the tip-off and from then on didn't stop. Both teams showed good shooting but the Tigers seemed to have the superior passwork. Thibodeaux showed a prize team, but the Tigers proved to be too much. M.C.H.S.-18 C.Y1O.-52 'The Morgan City C.Y.O. showed a large and fast team when, after two previous defeats at the hands of the Tigers, they turned the tide to win a 52-18 victory. sT'h e .Tigers fell behind in the first half and never regained the lead. The boys depended too much on their offense and that left a wide open defense, enabling the C.Y.O. to score. M.C.H.S.-26 THIBODEAUX-21 In their second straight game with Thibodsaux, tho,T1- gers again were victorious but the game showed a much more effective defense, but not enough to hold the Tigers. This game was played on an outdoor court. FIRST PLACE, M.C.H.S.-A.AJ TOURNAMENT lSee opposite pagej , , 9

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Rogers began his career in 1940 a Hi. Bergeron at the has been the bulk of his long shots were a 5 from the center lin string nAll-Starn team in Me the Tiger defense. a threat as eron was C.H.S.A.A lways e. Berg O close of the season he was chosen as the year. Dewey Boudreaux guard position for the last two years On offensive play he averaged 2 out of chosen on the second tournament. At the Alternate Captain of Boudreaux began his career in 1940 as a sophomore with no previous experience. He made the varsity forward posi- tion that year and has held it for the past three. He led the team's scoring in 1941. During his first year Beudreaux learned to shoot with one hand and has shot that way ever since. He made his one-hand shot very and placed second in his team's scoring to lose his head and always cooperated coach. Selwyn Rogers effective this year . He was never known with the team and the s a sophomore with little basketball experience. In his first year ghe -played at the forward spot, but in U42H was switched to center and has held that post for the past two seasons. Rogers was ne- ver know to lay down when the team was in a spot. He always played for the team and with the team and always cooperated with beth players and coach. Allen Templet After a long lay off Templet decided tc start playing basketball again. He reported tc practice and remained with the Tigers until the final game. Templet cculdn't get going and was forced tt act as a substitute. He did make the Var- sity players hustle for their positions and several times he was rushed into the game tc stop the opposing team. Even though a substitute, he will be remembered 'by 'the fTi5er squad. 1941-42 VARSITY SCHEDULE AND RESULTS S S Jan. 6 M.C.H.S. 22 Sacred Heart lO Morgan City Gym Jan. 9 M.C.H. . 25 Jeanerette Z8 New Iberia Gym Jan. 15 M.C.H.S. 24 Hanson 57 Hanson Gym Jan. l6 M.C.H.S. 54 lmeeland 17 Morgan City Gym Jan. 19 M.C.H.S. 24 Franklin 55 Franklin Gym Jan. 25 M.C.H. . 51 Sacred Heart 15 Morgan City Gym Jan. 28 M.C.H.S. 29 Terrebonne 51 Morgan City Gym