Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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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.

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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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