Southern Nash High School - Unitat Yearbook (Bailey, NC)

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Quit! Those Of Us At The Meeting Didn’t Know Quite What To Expect. September 11 Farmville 34 — SN-0 Only four days after the Aycock game, we took the field against Farmville. We didn't hustle and we couldn't do anything right. The team morale was very low after this game. We knew it would be tough enough to get up for next week's game.

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September 7 on Aycock — 18, S.N. — 12 = Nervousness overcame -us. Our opponents had one game's experience onus. We were tight and made a few fatal mistakes. The fans and cheerleaders traveled twice the distance to see us. Twice, they were disappointed. When you lose, you not only let yourself down, but also earnest fans and cheer- leaders.

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September 18 Oxford Orphanage 72 — S.N. 14 Practice was rough this week. We were looking forward to playing our first game at home, but we weren't too enthusiastic about playing one of the top ranked teams in the state. Some people evidently think it's fun to lose. I've probably been asked a hundred times by no one in particular, 'What happened toryal lie! September 21 — Practice About this time of year practice was physical torture. The morale was extremely low, and the coaches were doing their best to get us ready for our game with Southern Wayne. Our practice started at 3:45. The temperature was 90° plus. The object of our sessions, seemingly, was to kill each other. We had one drill in which an of- fensive man faced a defensive man, each in their respective stances. The offensive tried to bury the defensive man in the dust. We usually did this for about 30 or 40 minutes. Then we hit the blocking sled in various drills. The heat was sometimes unbear- able. It drained energy as a mag- net draws metal. We left the field about 6:45 and the first taste of water showed me what heaven must be like. September 25 Southern Wayne 47... S.N. 0 THEY WERE BIG! October 2 Hobbton 26... S.N. 0 There was a deadness over us that can't be explained. There seemed to be no life among us whatso- ever. Our morale was down so low it seemed as if nothing could bring us up.