Southern High School - Southerner Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Rice coached the Freshman football team. Robert Vaughn was elected as a co-captain of Doc Hamm was elected as the other co-cap the team. We fqae Jfealecf S Freshma muthern O , E. K. Powe 8 muthern 6 .. .. Northern 7 Juthern O , East Durham 27 ir!! Row. George Barker, assistant, Bill Downey, James Thompson, Jhnny Walton, Robert Vaughn, Roger Hayes, Mr. Rice, coach. Second ow: Troy Perry, Charles Gibbs, Thomas Johnson, Bernice Leonard, 7 1 ruin. n Scoreboard Southern 31 , . Chapel Hill 6 Southern l9 .. Carr O Southern O Chapel Hill 12 Butch Hursey, Lester Furr, Ronnie McCoy, Third Row: Ricky Cheek manager, Clyde Sorrell, John Wheeler, J. L. Glenn, Jimmy Tew, Roy Watkins, Bobby Pender, Jirnmy Franklin, manager.

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Lonnie Slrlcklorld WGS elected by his team' MV- Fred Smlfll Cmlched the Fighting Rebels' Cheerleaders helped to encourage school spi mates co-captain along with Charles Collins. The i957 Rebel football team finished the season with one win and nine losses. Although this is not a very impres- sive record, the Rebels fought hard, never giving up. Southern opened the season at Northern playing Hills- boro. Even though the score showed Southern the loser, the Rebels looked promising, With the passing combination of Marcus King and the running of Ronnie Strickland supported by the hard-punch- ing, skillful line play, the team continued to look good and Charles Collins tackles an Oxford Orphange player while Jimrnette O'Briant, William Johnson, Charles Leonard clear the way for him. Ronnie Nichols, Jim Webster, Tgnlmy Goodwin reach out to stop an Oxford Orphange player. gave the fans many exciting moments. The most outstanding event of the football season was the annual Homecoming Game. This was the first game played in the Southern Stadium. Special half-time activities included dedication of the stadium followed by the crown- ing of the Homecoming Queen, Carolyn Haith. As the season closed, Ronnie Strickland, the leading scorer, was chosen as a member ofthe All-Conference team. Cheerleaders lead in whooping it up at the Homecoming game, c sisted by our mascot, The Rebel. Ronnie Nichols and Ray Johnson show the fighting spirit of the Rebe as they move in to tackle a Northern player. 5W QK W? 'e'i 'iK33iQ.? ' . Q

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Mr. Jim Blake coached the 1957-58 team. 'k Southern 34 Southern 45 Southern 53 'Southern 28 Southern 60 Southern 38 Southern 51 Southern 47 Southern 45 Southern 67 Southern 58 Southern 59 Southern 43 Southern 39 Southern 53 Southern 42 Southern 66 Southern 59 Southern 31 Tournament Games Southern 51 Southern 43 Basketball Scoreboard .. DurhamHigh . . . Roxboro . . Northern . . , Durham High . . . Northern . . Henderson , . Chapel Hill . , . Hillsboro . . , Oxford . . . Cary . . . Graham , . 1 Roxboro A . Northern . . Oxford Orphanage ,,. Chapel Hill . . . Hillsboro A . . Fuquay . , Garner . 1 . . Graham . Cary Henderson Non-conference games Wewmga... Varsity Basketball Squad Kneeling: Billy Joe Creech, Tommie Smith, Larry W. Ferrell, Donald words, Karl Andrews, Bill Abernathy, Bobby Sneed, Ricky Cheelf Tice, Thurston Yates, George Fletcher, Charles Collins, John Harris. manager, Coach Blake. Standing: Don Mitchell, manager, Ronnie Strickland, Thomas Ed-