Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. Bonom: Dwight Baldwin, Wayne Hutcherson, Jimmy Rountree, Ray Lybrand, Ronnie Turner. Top: Kent Wells, R. L Mease, Wilbur Hodge, Chip Linder, Maurice Bevis. Yellow Iackets Use Forceful Football Tactics Beady- - -Hutf' were the signals barked out by Union Highls quarterback which sent the big eleven into fast action. With the help of a new assistant coach and-with their pre-season scrimmage against York, Parker, and Green- ville successfully completed, the Yellow jackets of Union High anxiously entered the opening game. Four yards and a cloud of dust proved to be good tactics as the powerful Yellow Jackets jarred Laurens in an exciting game 26 to 0. Although the Union fans gained much confidence after a 51-yard off-tackle scoring play in the second half, the attempt for the extra point failed. Spartanburg edged the Union team 7 to 6. Due to fumbles and the costly extra point, the Yellow Iackets lost to the Bulldogs of Newberry in an extremely hard-fought contest at Newberry by a score of 13 to 12. Unionis swift offensive team was unable to surpass the Yellow Jackets, tough defensive unit against their big competition, Byrnes. The defense held like a brick Wall, but unfortunately the offense gave up two safeties which put the Byrnes Rebels in front 4 to O. A wet field and the number one team in the state caused the Yellow Iackets to lose their Fifth game. Unable to match the strength of the Gaffney Indians, Union was overpowered 20 to 0. Leading North Augusta by two points in the first quarter gave Unionis Yellow Jackets new life, but losing their scoring punch in crucial situations gave North Augusta a 13 to 2 victory. The Union team, bruised and disappointed, made a magnificent come-back against Lancaster. Carrying the precious pigskin over the goal twice with much enthusi- asm enabled the Yellow jackets to win by a score of 12 to 7. With the excitement of homecoming, the Union team became alert and mistake-conscious. They tied Greer 0 to 0 in a scoreless deadlock. Dadis night and a 13 to 0 victory made a thrilling evening. From a 22-yard Woodruff special pass play and a 70-yard drive, the Yellow jackets crossed the glory stripe twice and kicked an extra point defeating the Bulldogs of Woodruff. Over-confidence and injuries led to the defeat of Union's Yellow Jackets. The Red Cyclones led by a score of 13 to 9 in the final game of the year at Chester.

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ports Show Changes As Years Passg Football Takes Tournaments Place Here A century ago in Union and Union County, tournaments on horseback were held near the present site of the Monarch school. Besides these, foot-racing, high-jumping, and broad-jumping, horse races, and wrestling matches were held. At school in years past, there was little or no organized play. During recess periods, youngsters, left to their own devices for entertainment, played such games as marbles, jumping rope, pop-the-whip, tag, London bridge is falling down, and follow the leader. Boys often played mumble-peg and spun tops in the ring. Without supervised play, exuberant spirits and restless energy many times resulted in school-yard fights. Today at Union High as elsewhere, organized sports are a part of the educational program. Physical education classes are held for both boys and girls, and there is a. varied program on inter- scholastic sports. In the fall the Yellow jacket football team plays a tough schedule. In December comes the basketball season, followed in the spring by tennis, baseball, track, and golf. School spirit at Union High has been steadily rising over the past few years. The Yellow Jacket Booster club, composed of interested citizens of the community, has helped a great deal to bring the school's sports to the attention of Union Countians. This year the football team moved its games to the new County stadium, where more light and more and better seats were avail- able. Reserved seats were sold prior to the season to help raise money for the athletic program. Large crowds. of spectators turned out for the games on every occasion when the weather was favorable, and each football game, with its band music and its colorful half-time ceremonies, was a bright pageant as well as arousing contest. 5 I, thu , . 'Q 5-. k we xg? Z' vi-5 X' fri ll -- k A 'lf if x , r if ,V -- Eff -os if fe .fr zi 1 .Q QXEHFP 'L ' . . v:4'.,.:!.,'lLl!l:'- ' Weekly Friday morning pep It rallies on the bleachers of the - ' athletic field were designed to boost the spirit of both the ' players and the students who were to form the cheering sec- tion of the evening game. 35. ff x A L A X S 2 s ,. wr 'A N we L S gf 1' -'f 1 X ,v' . . , R ff ET 'fn X . l ,A 29 Q u'-sz. , 65 T. . ' ' '-I1 -.. gif.-r' 4,2 E 2: Q a- 4,14 L:-Q -ti, ff?-, Q '-P -- - ' 4' 2. X, ...... L., ,,.,. v , 1 i-2 -Z, 4 I I S ,s qu V-. ,ll l'f ' C x q ll 5 u ,g ll W 7' ln .. EE i 5 K 4. is SV 5 3 E is in V .2 at F l .ra :Ev 5 5 lf? we MS, 3 if? E

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VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. Bottom: john Cochran, Billy Bert langley, Clyde Reid, Bruce White, Joe Lawson, Harold Fuller. Lawson, Ralph Brown, Holland Lawson, Alonzo Jackson. Top: . Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union 1960 Football Scores . . . 26 . . 6 . . 12 . . 0 . . 0 . . 2 . . 12 . . 0 . . 13 . . 9 Laurens . Spartanburg . Newberry . Byrnes . Gaffney . . North Augusta Lancaster . Greer . Woodruff . . Chester Assistant coaches, Karl Munn and Buster Ledford, and head coach, Ralph Gahagan, confer with Wayne Hutcherson, captain of the A football team.