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

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I 9 . to Wai 4 'tr fb v v B T E A M First row. l-r: Coach Gene Avery. Lindsay Matthews. David McCaw. George Bomar, Don Ferguson. Eddie Carswell, Ronnie Os- born. Second row. l-r: Bill Corley, Folsum Clinton. Gene Warner, Icmes Lowery. Iohn Jackson, limmy Maner, Iohnny Neal. Third row, l-r: Bill Hunter, Bill Ienninqs. Iimrny Peay, Ierry Workman. Calvin Iordan, Leonard Tinkler, and Sunny Furr. TINKLER Captain End ing was over, George, Butch Phillips, and lim Neal each had two touchdowns, Saverance one, and Grice had one touchdown and five extra points. ln addition to the players already mentioned, tackles, Swain Wright and Iohnny Brunson, and guard, Billy McGill were great in the line. Ted Bobinson and Gary Stephens also turned in fine backfield jobs. ROCK HILL 39 LANCASTER 0 The Bearcats played probably their best game of the season against the Purple Hurri- canes at Lancaster. The Hurricanes made the mistake of letting the word get around that this was the year they were going to take the Bear- cats. They had a good team and they wanted to win. The Rock Hillians, however, soon ruined their hopes. With Buck George running brilliantly the Bearcats posted a 30 to 0 victory in their scrap- book. George collected three touchdowns, one an electrifying 82-yard punt return on the last play of the first half. Saverance got two touch- downs, including a 75-yard run from scrimmage, and the final tally came on a 26-yard pass from Ted Robinson to Larry Connor. The entire Bock Hill line was terrific. Lan- caster made only one first down. ROCK HILL 7 SUMTER 27 Sumter was at this stage of the season prob- ably the best team in the state. The Bearcats were primed for an upset, and when the Friday night game time arrived the 'Cats were ready and rarin'. At game time, however, torrents of rain swept over the Bock Hill Stadium and the game was postponed until Saturday night. Then it was delayed until Monday night. The Gamecocks finally proved to the 4,300 fans at the Stadium that they were a good club. MCGILI. NEAL WILLIAMS Guard Back Tackle

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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-

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1 was GRICE HERLONG CRAIG Back End Guard Russell Sutton was sensational as he accounted for three Sumter touchdowns, an extra point, and set up the other TD. The only Rock Hill score came on a neat pass play from Karl Grice to Wingback Larry Connor, which covered 45 yards. Connor was flying when he took the aerial and he outran everybody in sight. Grice kicked the point. Bobby Falls was outstanding for the Bearcats as was Buck George, Billy McGill, Iimmy Gallman, Swain Wright, Bobby Rudder and Iimmy Phillips. ROCK HILL 19 FLORENCE 0 Two quick scores in the first quarter put the Bearcats off to a good start against the Yellow Iackets from Flor- ence and a tally in the final quarter gave them an im- pressive l9 to U win at the Stadium. The win was a costly one because Buck George, sensational back, received a back injury in the first period and was carried from the field. The injury caused him to miss the following weeks game with Columbia. George got the first score on a nifty 20-yard run. He started around his own left end, faked a wouldebe tackler neatly, and scooted all the way standing up. Grice missed the point. Later in the quarter after Bock Hill covered a Florence fumble on the Iacket nine, lim Neal plowed to the two and Gary Stephens slammed his way over the middle. This time Grice's placement was good. NEELY BHUNSON GM-I-MAN Tackle Tqcklg Gllllfd CORLEY HALEY HAWKINS Center Buck Center