South Mecklenburg High School - Someca Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dan Tatum, Carl Neely, Skip- per Northrop, Billy Edwards, Martin Parks. SECOND ROW: Jimmy Sheetz, Mai Wall, Danny Vincent, Richard Wells, Paul Cropley, Chuck Flowe, Jimmy Culp. THIRD ROW: Tommy Braaten, Ronnie Sherrill, Jim Lowe, Stewart Anthony, Charles Kelly, Glen Edwards, Wayne Eaton, Mike Poston. FOURTH ROW: Butch Dudley, Chuck Anthony, Ronnie Geanes, Buddy Moon, Mack Barnes, Neil Wester, John Edwards, Hugh Thomp- son, Coach Boger. FIFTH ROW: Coach Patten, Jimmy Huntley, Joe Hatley, Carl Griffis, Jimmy Griffin, Jimmy Newton, Bdl Lambe, A1 McCulloch, Harry Tyler, Rusty Holcomb, Coach Campagna. SIXTH ROW: Henry Buchanan, Steve Rogers, Charles Keith, Wayne Norris, Ed Atkinson, Furman Burt, Larry Biggers, Rig Duncan, Tom McCaslin, Tommy Hartis. Sabre Gridders Finish Strong Second Coaches Price, Patten, Campagna. THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN!!!! These words brought fear into the hearts of all the Western 4-A teams in 1946. The red-hot Sabres, picked to finish a cold 7th in the conference, finished a streaking 2nd, with a fine ranking of sixth place among the state 4-A teams. Led by the brilliant quarterbacking of All-Stater Ed Atkinson and the fine coaching of Bob Patten, the mighty Sabres were dulled only three times in ten out- ings. Smashing victories over the perennial powerhouses, Garinger and Myers Park, helped pave the way to the best season in South’s six-year football history. Along with Atkinson, guard Rig Duncan was granted a berth on the North Garolina Shrine Bowl team. The Sabres placed more players on post-season i honorary teams than any other school in the Western 4-A Gonference; among those honored were center Tom McGaslin and center line-backer Furman Burt, end Rus- t ty Holcombe, fullback Mai Wall, tackle Joe Hatley, and I halfback Jimmy Griffin. i 14