I was just reviewing the Tville all time records. In 1961, the last game was a win against East Chapel Hill. Was that a playoff game or regular season game? I was confused lol
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That would be Chapel Hill HS. 1961 Thomasville was a member of
The Western North Carolina High School Activities Association. So, I do not think this was a playoff game.
Next time I see Coach Alan Brown, I will ask him about this.
FYI:
Chapel Hill High School's original school building was located on West Franklin Street, and housed the school for white students starting in 1916. That same year, Orange County Training School, which later became Lincoln High School, opened on Merritt Mill Road for black students. In 1936, a new high school building for Chapel Hill High was constructed on Columbia Street, where the UNC School of Pharmacy is now located. This building burnt down in 1942, and wasn't rebuilt until after World War II. The school then moved back to West Franklin Street, until 1966, when a new integrated high school opened on High School Road.[5] White Chapel Hill High School merged with the black Lincoln High School to form the new Chapel Hill High School.[6]
Lincoln High School, which closed in 1966, had award-winning football and band programs. In particular, its 1961 football team won the NCHSAC state championship without a single point being scored against it all year, while averaging over 40 points per game.[7]
OC?
I think back then we only had an East Champion and a West Champion. I know as late as 1968 Mount Airy won the Western Championship so it could very well have been the Eastern Championship. But that is only a guess. Were they the conference champions in 1961.
I did not realize Thomasville was in the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association.
Yes.
Won Championship
1964 Thomasville 20, Hickory 13
Lost Championship
1968 Shelby 32, Thomasville 12
Check the link:
WNCHSAA
Won Championship
1964 Thomasville 20, Hickory 13
Lost Championship
1968 Shelby 32, Thomasville 12
Check the link:
WNCHSAA
Won the WNCHSAA championship in 1964 over Hickory and lost to Shelby in 1968.
ITG, Thanks for posting the link. A couple of things I remember. One was my Dad telling how good the children’s home was. They had a run in the 40’s. I guess in today’s world they would be looked upon like the charter schools, no boundaries. I wonder if people complained about them then. Later when those kids started going to R. J. Reynolds HS it really helped their program also.
I was able to meet Mr. Clary that ran the WNCHSAA later in his life. He was also a booking agent for college and HS football officials. He also owned Sportsman Supply, which was a full service sporting good store in downtown WS. What a true southern gentleman he was.
I was able to meet Mr. Clary that ran the WNCHSAA later in his life. He was also a booking agent for college and HS football officials. He also owned Sportsman Supply, which was a full service sporting good store in downtown WS. What a true southern gentleman he was.
Beat me to it ITJ😂. I have nothing to add because, as always, your explanation is accurate and thorough.
As an aside, the 1961 team was Cushwa’s third. The next year, my brother started as a sophomore. He was one of several that formed the nucleus of that 1964 championship team. ‘62 is the year my family started attending every game. Prior to that, it was occasional. It’s my opinion that the ‘64 team is Thomasville’s all time best. Fifteen players played college ball. Nobody played both ways, though my brother scored quite a bit as a safety who ran back punts and kicks, but also was a pass receiving specialist due to his speed.
After 1962, Cushwa never had another losing season. Coached fourteen years and stepped down to conventrate on his athletic director duties. I had the privilege of having Coach Cushwa as my head coach and Coach Brown as my position coach. 421 Thomasville victories between those two. Cush would likely have had more in today’s playoff format. Had to win the conference to go to the playoffs in those days, and only nine or ten regular season games.
The Clary family were fine people and contributed a lot to high school athletics. Sportsman Supply provided a whole lot of team uniforms for a long time.
I have a football signed by Statesville High School players when they defeated Childrens Home in the late 1940’s. My Dad was the head coach at Statesville. Would that have been the same Childrens Home in Winston or another school near Statesville??
I am pretty sure it is the one in Winston-Salem.
Another trivia nugget about Coach Cushwa. He grew a pretty strong coaching tree from among his assistants. Everybody knows that Hall of Fame coach, Allen Brown, honed his skills under Coach Cushwa. But most people don’t realize that another Hall of Fame coach played for Cush when he coached in his hometown of Roxboro. Fellow named Mac Morris, of Greensboro Page. Pretty impressive coach in his own right.
I can remember Mount Airy playing Thomasville in the playoffs in the late 70s and seems the visitor side was like 100 feet or more from the fence around the track or field and the home side was the width of a track maybe 30 feet. LOL, they designed that stadium so the visiting team's fans could not be heard over the home team. I guess that was smart but out of all the schools in western NC, that was a first and everyone was complaining. LOL. I think that was my only trip to Thomasville and didn't care to go back. We were 3A then and lost the game and lost to Lexington maybe the next year. They had this guy that Mount Airy's defense would be all over him and when you thought for sure he was down, he would shoot out of that swarm down the field for a TD. This may have been the very early 80s. Of course Mount Airy has had a few players like that and I guess many schools have but he was the best at it I had seen since around the early 70s, a player at Tuscola they called pig Bryant or pig something and it did not take long to find out where the pig name came from. You could see 3 or for on him and he slipped out of their heads like a muddy wet pig. That was the coldest game I have ever been to. You could see ice all over the field.
TD, the whole stadium configuration has changed drastically since the seventies. The home side is now the visitors’ side, with a large set of concrete bleachers. One of the larger visitors’ sides you’ll see in 1A. The “new” home side is fairly large metal bleachers.
Come on back. The hot dogs are still good😊
LOL, that sounds good. I thought it was way too far back compared to the home team and decided they didn't want the visiting team heard. But it was a great idea at the time for them. I remember someone said they have us in another county. Thanks for the update.
Back then, the stadium was also used for baseball. So the bleachers you sat in were for both sports. That necessitated them being back away from the field. Much different now, and for about thirty years.
That he was. Couple state championships and one ranked #2 nationally. Co-Executive Director of the NC Coaches Association and NC Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
Wow, didn’t know about baseball. Any pictures of baseball field?
ITJ, anything? I’ll do some checking around. Wasn’t all that much. I played a lot of softball there. At one time, the high school didn’t have a baseball field on campus. Then, one was built, but had a short outfield and little parking. They started playing at the city owned Finch Field, which continues today.
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