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The victorious Tigers brought the
hectic Homecoming week to a close
with a 28-0 win over the Forrest Re-
bels. With the anticipation of
crowning the Homecoming Queen,
the excited fans awaited the out-
come of the weeks' activities. The
rising spirit urged the Columbia
High School Tigers to the first
Homecoming victory in three years.

Tigers elected to receive after win-
ning the toss. The Tiger offense got
moving in a hurry. After quick runs
by Vernon Masters, Jimmy Blanton
passes to Erman Owens with ex-
cellent offensive blocking. Masters
then bulled his way into the end-
zone for the first Tiger score. Dicks'
kick was good leaving the score 7-0
early in the first quarter.
The dynamic Tiger defense did no
/ surprising job as they held the. Re-
bels when they were deep into Tiger
territory.

With powerful running by Masters
and Owens, a Blanton quickie to
Willie Dortley, it was Kenny Watson
carrying the ball in for the second
touchdown of the night. Dicks' kick
split the middle leaving the score 14-
. 0 with eight minutes remaining in
the first half.

With three and a half minutes left in
the third quarter it was Erman
Owens speeding deep into the Rebel
territory. Three plays later Owens
ran in for the TD. Dicks' kick was
good making the score 21-0.
J A fine punt return by Dortley gave

the Tigers good field position. Then
Blanton threw a pass to wide re-
ceiver Scott Mills for a touchdown.
Dicks' kick threaded the goal post
for the extra point and iced things
up for a 28-0 victory over Forrest.

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