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

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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

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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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H. W. IENKINS, Head Coach C. E. MCCAW, Assistant Coach L. E. AVERY. Assistant Coach Butch Phillips led the drive which accounted tor the last score and finally plowed over from the one. Crice's kick for the point was wide. ROCK HILL 13 COLUMBIA 13 This was one the Columbia Caps were doped to win COCLCAQ5 by two touchdowns. With George out, the Bearcats weren't given a chance to stop hard-running Buster Bhame and his cohorts. But the Bock Hillians more than held their own and came up with a 13-l3 deadlock. This game more than any other displayed the fighting spirit which marked the play of the Bearcats. Columbia scored in the second quarter when an at- tempted quick kick by Karl Grice hit a Bock Hill player and bounded into the end zone. There Bobby Neely ot Columbia grabbed it for a touchdown, Bhame kicked the point. In the third quarter limmy Wells ran 7l yards for the second Cap tally. The kick for the point was wide. Despite the two-touchdown deticit the Bearcats roared back. Bobby Falls intercepted a Cap pass and blazed 50 yards down the sidelines to set up the first Bock Hill counter. Two plays later Grice tired to lim Phillips in the end zone for the score. Grice also added the point. Later Captain Bobby Tinkler partially blocked a Colum- bia punt and the 'Cats took over on the Cap 45. A long pass and a penalty put the ball on the one and Hal Saver- ance bulled over guard for the score. Grice missed the point.