Statesboro High School - Criterion Yearbook (Statesboro, GA)

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FCDOT C. E. Woruzr Gxaoncn Piuasron Coach Captain FOOTBALL PRACTICE was BEGUN very soon after school started. There were many candidates out, most of whom were new material. Coach Wollet was pleased with the squad but had difficulty in getting them in shape, due to their inexperience. Our first game was scheduled to be played at home with Glennville. Due to some misfortune the Glennville team did not arrive. For the next game we journeyed to Vidalia with high hopesg but these were dashed to pieces when we were defeated by the score of 25 to 0. The next game on the schedule was played in Statesboro with Savannah High. As Savannah is not a school of our rating, opinions were divided as to whether we would score. Some who held more radical views said we would defeat them, but those who held these views were disappointed when we were romped on to the tune of 35 to 0. The third game was with Sylvania and we were out to revenge the defeat which we had suffered the year before. We got this revenge after a hard-fought game, which ended with Statesboro on the big end of a 13 to 9 score. The Swainsboro game was played at home and was looked forward to with much interest. As we anticipated, we won this game with a large and easy score of 26 to 0. We went traveling for our next game, and journeyed to Millen. Victory was ours by 19 to 13. In all the season the team received very few injuries, but most of these came out of this game. The following week-end we met Waynesboro We were very uneasy about this game, but were surprised when we were able to hold Waynesboro to a 19 to 0 score

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'A lm if x I 3 ATHLETICS

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BALL A return engagement was arranged with Vidalia. Our team was out to make a better showing than at the first but the injury and eligibility jinx got the best of us and as a result went down to a 31 to 0 defeat. The last game of the season was played against E. C. I., who then held the Erst place in our half of the district. Statesboro was tied with Waynesboro for second place. E. C. I. defeated us by an overwhelming score of 45 to 6. This, however, was not a surprise, as E. C. I. had a team of championship caliber which they later showed by winning top honors in the district. FOLLOWING IS THE LINE-UP, SCHEDULE AND RESULTS PRESTON AND ANDERSON . SMITH AND MOUNT SHUMAN, I-I.n'1', BLrrcH AND HALL . E. KENNEDY, GENE L. HODGES AND ROBINSON . . . WATERS, E. J. KENNEDY, FaANxL1N, CoNE, COLEMAN, THAYER, JOHN SMITH, BARNES AND HODGES Sepiember 27- Gl.ENNvn.LE - Oclober 4- VIDALIA . Oclober H- SAVANNAH - Oclober 18- SYLVANIA - - October 25- SVAINSBORO - - November I- MILLEN . Newember 8- WAYNESBOIO - November 15- VIDALIA - November 22- E. C. I. . . Forfeit -STATESBOIO - - 2 f1S'l'ATESBOl0 - - lf-STATESBOIO - 91STATESB0l0 - 01sTATESB0l0 - - 13-'-STATESBOKO l91STATESB0l0 3 l1STATESBOl0 4 5 -STATESBOKO Centers Guards Tackles Ends Backs