Savannah Country Day School - Country Data Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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On the Hornets Annual trip to jackson- ville, bruising blocking by the line, and flashy sweeps and broken field running featured Country Day's team on November 2. In four meetings with Bolles, the Hornets have been victorious on three occasions. The football team probably was most im- pressive in the last game of the season when the Hornets crushed Montgomery County's B team 46-20 in the Rebels' first invasion of Savannah, November 15. In that game the following seniors were outstanding. QContinued on page Qlj Lone football captain in the history of Country Day, Les Sadler led the Hornets from tackle and center. Pile-driving junior fullback Charles Westertield kept the mid- dle of the line alert with his up-the-middle charges, while four- year veteran senior Billy Trotter used his speed to skirt end and score from his right halfback spot. Quick moving right tackle Frank Brannen makes the coaches smile when they realize he has another year. Frank can play full- back with equal determination. Although ioining the squad late in the season, sophomore Bobby Oliver boosted the Hornets in their late season streak. Senior defensive right end Lin Budreau sparkled on the line Short, red-haired, strong Joe Tison is perfectly built to play guard, and he has two more seasons. 88

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play of fine sportsmanship, desire and deter- mination. Playing a B schedule, Coach Saunders' team rolled up victories over Bolles, Jenkins, Groves, Montgomery County, and Claxton, while losing to Savannah High and Reidsville. The football team, led by Captain Les Sadler, was a fighting machine imbued with spirit and imagination. Line Coach john R. Langford, reliable and highly esteemed, handled the art of close blocking and tackling to the extent of allow- ing the opposing teams an average of nine points per game, while the Hornet backfield racked up twenty. The Hornets opened the season fighting valiantly, but losing to Savannah High's Baby Jackets 6-0. This game marked the initiation of a public address system at Country Day un- der the direction of Reeves Lewis, assisted by Davis Humphrey, technician. Country Day squared the record on the next outing as the jenkins High Bees were de- feated 6-2, also at Windsor Forest, on October 2. Scholarly quarterback Barry Crawford, who displayed bafliing legerdemain with the ball all season, hit halfback Billy Trotter on a ten yard scoring pass for the season's first victory. With Coach Saunders' challenging words behind them, the Hornets charged onto their home gridiron and roared over the Groves B team, 25-6, October 10. Journeying to Claxton on October 18, the Hornets stung the Tigers HB team 16-6. It was a cloudy and rainy day, but Billy Trotter put on a dazzling running exhibition. The next week, Country Day struggled against the Reidsville B team, but the three game winning streak had run its course and the Hornets bowed 18-14. A barren first half made fruitless the Hornets thrilling comeback in the closing minutes. JUNIOR HIGH THE SEVENTH-EIGHTH GRADERS POSTED A 2-2 RECORD. PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROW: Peter Ray, Allen Coward, Lee Port- ney, Eric Erickson, Jimmy Robertson, Joe Oliver, Jimmy McIntyre, George Westerfield, Mickel Toney, David Lubs, Jim Taylor, Jack Miller. BACK ROW: Hugh Nash, Johnny Cay, Barrett Benton, Don Chase, Bob Portney, Doc Hegewald, Tom Ashburn, Dewey Strung, Glenn Martin, and Coach Arnie Seyden.

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A clear thinker, and a hard, sure tackler, Charles Parks dug in at guard. On the single wing offense this iunior plays block- ing back. Mild mannered sophomore Frank Williams did a workmanlike iob at defensive guard. Fullback Charles Westerfield gallop: into the end zone, as end Henry 'lison leads interference. Action occurred in Hornet 25-6 victory over Groves B. Hornet gridiron stars of tomorrow: fleft to right! Mike Burns, linemanp Eddie Baldwin, back, Thomas McGoldrick, lineman, and Terry Krause, lineman. 89