Rock Hill High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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'01 li IIM NEAL Back BOBBY TINKLER End IOHNNY BRUNSON Tackle IIMMY NEELY Tackle HAROLD SAVERANCE Back QQ 9' 1 ROCK HILL 0 HARDING 21 Frrst Qame J1tters proved costly to the Bear cats ln the1r seasons opener Wrth a veteran Hardmq team A crowd of about 5000 fans saw the Char1otte team take a 21 0 dec1s1on The v1s1tors scored on the openrnq krckoft The ball soared mto the Rock H111 end zone and when the Bearcats falled to cover 11 Gene M1tche11 tell on the prqskln tor a Hardlnq touch down Hardmq scored aqaln before the half w1th Ioe Wh1te passmq to hm McCa11urn Fleet Ray Morr1s added the last score 1r1 the t1na1 perlod wlth a 17 yard dash off tackle MOTIIS klcked all three pomts Rock H111 threatened several t1mes and once went to the Hardmq one foot 11ne but was un able to score The prettlest play of the game was a 60 yard run by Harold Saverance Bear cat fullback Other outstandlnq Bearcats were ends Irm Ph1111ps and Bobby T1n1c1er and guard B111y McG111 Robert Grant played a qood detens1ve qarne ROCK HILL 13 GAFFNEY 6 The Bearcats surv1ved three costly IIYSI half fumbles and numerous pena1t1es to get the1r thelr t1rst w1n of the year at Gaffney Two last half touchdowns gave Rock H111 a 13 to 6 de BILLY MCGILL Guard IIMMY PHILLIPS End BENNY CORLEY Center KARL GRICE Back BUTCH PHILLIPS Back BOBBY FALLS BUCK GEORGE Buck Back

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,g . if WW' Ma-D. . , .. U W W I , I f ,ew W nf! ya 1 A Q , y ,A,,. V it as ? a ' A ' 1 bw' '5 gi l ' t Q Q my . ,,,,,aw . N. . ,ge .. First row. left to right: Harold Saverence. Butch Phillips. Eugene Mothershed, Lowell Ramsey, Benny Corley. Karl Grice, Iimmy Gallman. Second rcw, lett to right: Coach Ienkins. Iim Neal, I-'ennell Craig. Richard Haley. Bobby Rudder. Buck George, Charles Spencer, Bobby Falls. Coach McCaw. Third row. left to right: Billy McGill, Swain Wright, Iohnny Brunson, Iimmy Phillips, Doc Herlong. Bobby Tinkler. Iimmy Neely. Franklin Williams. Coach Avery. The Bearcats, however, weren't buying any of that gloom, thank you. Even after Harding beat them 2l-O in the season's opener, they just worked harder and aimed for the win column. Before the year was over they had put tive notches in that column and numbered among their contests Gaffney, Brookland-Cayce, Lancaster, Florence, and Georgetown. They tied or powerful Columbia team rated as one of the best elevens in the state. The other loss was to Sumter, losers only once during the year. lndividually it was also a good year. Bobby Tinkler, captain and end, and Bill MCGill, alternate captain and guard, were named to the South Carolina squad for the Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte. Tackle lohnny Brunson also won honors and was selected as a member of the Up-State tearn which played in the Horse Bowl game at Camden. There you have a brief picture ot the Bearcats of '49 who stayed in the fight all the way. The High School and the folks of Bock Hill are justly proud of them.

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c1s1on although they declsrvely outplayed the hometown Indlans Gaffney Scored f1rst after recover1ng a Rock H111 fumble on the Bearcat 45 Drew broke off tackle and went to the 20 where he 1atera11ed to Dan Smlth who ambled on to the one yard strrpe From that pornt Drew cracked over They fought back after the 1nterm1ss1or1 I-Iam mer1n Hal Saverance sparked the frrst dr1ve ed the extra pomt through the 11ne In the last stanza Karl Grlce prtched seven yards to 11m Phrlhps ln the end zone for the frnal TD Buck George Butch Ph1111ps Saverance and Bobby Falls were outstandmg 1n the backfreld wh11e 11m Ph1l11ps played a great game at end ROCK HILL 53 BROOKLAND CAYCE 0 Brookland Cayce was game all the way but dldnt have a chance against the Bearcats Coach Walter Ienkms used every member of the 34 man Rock H111 squad but st111 the score mounted and the Bearcats won 53 U The game was played at the Bock H111 Stadlum In the f1ISt quarter Karl GIICS turned 1n an 84 yard Jaunt and a few mmutes later Buck George romped 86 yards on a beautlful punt return After that 1t was Slmply a matter of how blg the score would be Before the shoot LESTER HORNE ROBERT GRANI' Tackle Back msg IIMMY GALLMAN Guard RICHARD HALEY Back DOC HERLONG End GARY STEPHENS Back LARRY CONNOR Back l. HOWARD HAWKINS Center FENNELL CRAIG Guard BOBBY RUDDER End BILL YOUNG Tackle LOWELL RAMSEY Center , 1 Pnl R ak . . f A t and plunged over from the three. He also add-