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

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LEONARD WEBER, T BILLY VERRETT, G yards for the first Tiger touchdown and the score at the half was 6-6. In the second half, Dave Cavalier went ten yards for a tally after which he ran for an extra point. Charles Varnum blasted four yards for his second touchdown and, soon after, Dave Cavalier raced three yards for his second tally and the final touchdown of the game. The defensive play and fight- ing spirit of Morgan City's forward wall was extremely good. Burl and Don Forgey played an excellent game. M.C.H.S. - 6 NEW IBERIA - 0 The Morgan City Tigers outdid the triple A New Iberia Yellow Jackets in a thriller to remain undefeated thus far in the season. The only score of the game was made by Charles Varnum as he crashed through from the three yard line. This climaxed a fifty-seven yard drive started when QB Dave Adkins intercepted a pass on Morgan City's forty-three yard line. Leonard Weber had a busy night, recovering three fumbles. M.C.H.S. - 0 ST. FRANCIS - 6 The Tigers journeyed to Houma only to suffer their first defeat in twenty games at the hands of the St. Francis de Sales Terriers. The Tigers had had nineteen straight wins which had started during the 1956 season after SIN CLAIR PORTH, T GEORGE SHELY , E

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DAVID ADKINS, QB BURL FORGEY, G CHARLES VARNUM, FB BRUCE REYNQLDS, C DAVE CAVALIER HB M.C.H.S. - 13 JENNINGS - O The Morgan City Tigers, defending Class AA state champions, opened their 1958 season in fine style by journeying to Jennings to impressively defeat the Bulldogs. Charles Varnum went five yards for the first Tiger tally early in the game. Toward the end of the first quarter, Dave Cava- lier went sixty-six yards for the second Morgan City Touchdown. His try for extra point was good. The Tigers' crack defense held Jennings' yard- age to 102 yards. Outstanding were Captain Burl Forgey, Don Forgey, David Adkins, Jim White, and George Shely. M.C.H.S. - 13 ASSUMPTION - 0 The Tigers scored their second straight victory of the year as- they hosted the Assumption Mustangs of Napoleonville and played their first game of the season before hometown fans in Tiger Stadium. During the first quar- ter, Dave Adkins went seven yards for the first score of the game. Dave Cavalier scored the only other touchdown, running eleven yards for pay- dirt. The try for extra point was good. Burl Forgey, Leonard Weber, Sinclair Porth, George Shely, Jim White, and Shelby Duay played a superb game in the line for Morgan City. M.C.H.S. - 25 FRANKLIN - 6 The Tigers traveled to Franklin where they defeated the Hornets in their first district game on an extremely sloppy field. Charles Varnum went two

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ARNOLD BOUDREAUX, HB KENNETH FANGUE, FB E. J. CAVALIER, HB JIM WHITE E a thrilling 20-20 tie with these same Terriers. The only score in this year's game was the result of a twenty-six yard pass. The Tigers got to the Ter- riers' two yard line but could get no further. On defense, George Shely, E. J. Cavalier, Don Forgey, Bruce Reynolds, Sinclair Porth, Burl Forgey, Billy Verrett, Shelby Duay, and Jim White looked exceedingly good even though they were no match, in size, for their opponents. M.C,H,S, - 12 CATHEDRAL - 7 The Tigers hosted the Cathedral Tigers of Lafayette and remained un- defeated in district play this year at their expense. Dave Cavalier scored both Morgan City touchdowns, one on a beautiful forty-seven yard run in the second quarter and the other on a fifteen yard run in the fourth period. The fast charging M. C. H. S. line, led by Burl Forgey and George Shely, was a very important factor toward the outcome of the game. M.C. H. S. -13 THIBODAUX - 14 The Morgan City Tigers traveled to Thibodaux and lost a thrilling game to the Thibodaux Tigers. Charles Varnum closed out a seventy yard drive by plowing through to score from the two in the second quarter. David Adkins closed out the scoring for Morgan City by going three yards for paydirt in the third quarter. In the fourth period, the Morgan City Tigers had several drives bogged down short of paydirt. Defensively, M. C.H. S, profited, by the fine playing of the line particularly of George Shely, Jim White, Tommy Polson and Shelby Duay, M.C.H.S. - 26 BAKER - 0 The Tigers played host to the Baker Buffaloes and took an easy victory at their expense. Dave Cavalier once again stood out as he scored two touchdowns. Lee Topham went over from the one yard line for the third Tiger touchdown in the third quarter. James Kyle ran seventy yards as the final whistle blew for the final touchdown of the game. In the for- ward wall the Tigers played exceptionally well. White, Polson, Duay, I26