The Scribbler, 1930
Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Basketball - State Champions, 1930 
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| Ellis Parris - Captain | Fitz Martin - Manager |
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| back row: Henry Willard,Ellis Parris - Captain, Joe Allen
front row: Grover Eaker, Billy Cannon | back row: William Anderson, Hubert Nash, John Mullikin
front row: Ogilva Buchanan, James Ferguson |
Spartanburg, 29; Hendersonville, 8
This match was the first of the season, and the team showed good form. The first half was rather uneventful, but the second gave us a huge advantage.
Spartanburg, 18; Hendersonville, 14
This was the second of our ''Big Ten" games. Hendersonville showed much better form and the Spartans won a tough game.
Spartanburg, 41; Anderson, 13
On a floor that was slippery as ice, the Crimson Birds skidded their way to an easy win over a weaker opponent. Anderson showed need of practice.
Spartanburg, 25; Anderson, 16
With the return match Anderson almost beat Spartanburg. This makes the second poor game our boys have played at home.
Spartanburg, 23; Olympia, 16
This team from Columbia was plenty good and gave our lads plenty of worry.
Spartanburg, 10; Parker, 8
For the first time in the history of our High School, we defeated Parker, our most ancient basketball rivals, on their court.
Spartanburg, 23; Asheville, 23
This game was a tough one and both sides got plenty of hard knocks. However, a tie was the fair score.
Spartanburg, 10; Charlotte, 26
Although holding the North Carolinians scoreless in the first half, the Birds weakened and Charlotte gave us a good licking.
Spartanburg, 31; Richmond, 28
Another tight game. This makes the fourth time an extra period has been played with this team. They must be pretty good.
Spartanburg, 21; Olympia, 29
This was some surprise for the Spartans, who had completely licked the same team earlier in the year. A rally in the last period was of no avail.
Summary of District Tournament
Spartanburg........ 51 Cedar Spring..... 23
Spartanburg........ 36 Ixxrkhart ........ 16
Spartanburg........ 23 Inman .............. 17
Spartanburg........ 22 Cowpens .......... 12
The tournament proved a set-up for the now perfect working Spartanburg team. These games gave the first team a rest while the second carried on as veterans. | Spartanburg, 27; Piedmont, 11
In the first of the Upper-State elimination games, Spartanburg won easily from Piedmont. This game took place in Greer.
Spartanburg, 18; Asheville, 13
The second game with Asheville proved that the Spartans were really superior to their tall and rangy opponents.
Spartanburg, 20; Greenville, 5
"Vengeance was ours," and Spartanburg took it from Greenville for a former defeat in football.
Spartanburg, 14; G. M. A., 18
On a glorious trip to Atlanta the "Red Birds" tasted defeat at the hands of a smooth working cadet team.
Spartanburg, 26; Richmond, 22
For the second time on our trip to Augusta we had the good fortune to beat Richmond. However, as in the preceding year, it took an extra five minutes to decide the fray.
Spartanburg, 27; Greenville, 17
This encounter proved "beyond the shadow of a doubt" who had the best basketball team. The Red Electrics were all negative as far as scoring was concerned.
Spartanburg, 24; Parker, 11
Parker was encountered in Spartanburg, and the Crimson Birds showed their usual winning form. The team looked like cham-
pions that night.
Spartanburg, 28; Clover, 8
At home again, the Spartans showed how strong they were for the Upper-State when they defeated Clover.
Spartanburg, 19; Six-Mile Academy, 16
Maybe this team didn't show plenty! They came within a mite of winning, and they had gobs of fight right to the end. This game
gave the Crimson Birds the title of "Upper-State Champions."
Spartanburg, 13; Columbia, 8
Playing for the State title spurred Spartanburg on to win from Columbia. Though really never threatened, ''there's many a slip
betwixt cup and lip." and the boys kept heads up the entire game.
GAMES AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, CHICAGO
Spartanburg, 33; Rexsburg, Idaho, 20
Our first game of the National Tournament was a howling success. The whole team played excellent ball.
Spartanburg, 22; Linsley, W. Virginia, 25
Somehow these Cadets eased a victory out of seeming defeat. However, the boys acquitted themselves well and wound up a most successful basketball season for our dear old Alma Mater. |
| S. H. S. "B" Basketball Team The Spartan "B's," although getting a late start, had a most successful season, downing most of their Opponents. Several of the members of the team proved their ability to play good ball, and will give somebody a hard light for one of the empty berths left in the varsity line-up by graduation. | PLAY RECORD-BREAKING GAME The Spartan and Greenville "B's" played a sensational game, the final score being five to four in favor of Greenville. This is the lowest basketball score on record in the South. The return game in Spartanburg was quite different, though.
The Spartans won by a score of twenty-five to ten.
The members of the team were: Johnson, D., forward; Cannon, C. forward; Berry, M.. center; Bridges. J., guard; McCredie, C., guard. Subs: Griffin, Ligon, Johnson. E., Ellege. Hall. |
"Dragons"
 | "Pups"
 | B. Anderson, P. Clayton, H. Cohen, G. Ruff, B. Hodges, A. Hendley (Captain), W. Simpson, J. L. Staples. | R. Hudgens, B. Biershank, B. Ligon, E. Tuck, G. Rouquie, J. Montgomery, M. Durant, B. Burnett, T. Cannon, W. Evans. |
Eleventh Grade Team
 | Tenth Grade Team
 | | Ruth Coleman, Frances Baxter, Gladys Frazier, Elsie Sanders, Mildred Smith, Evelyn Gentry, Marian Ball, Sarah Anderson, Sarah Butler (Captain), Lillian Champion, Miss Rudd, Coach | Kathryn Moss, Elizabeth Lyles, Virginia Barnwell, Ruth Smith, Margaret Mccreary, Louise Page, Sarah Ligon (Captain), Elizabeth Jennings, Mary Wallace. |
Ninth Grade Team
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Eighth Grade Team
| | Martha Wallace Bunch, Verna Biershank, Undine Tolbert, Lorene Hyatt, Jennie Hendrix, Guinetta Lackey, Shirley Jennings (Captain), Nancy Dickerston, Miss Rudd, Coach | Nell Clinkscales, Elizabeth Perrin, Helen Holt, Eugenia Chreitzberg, Margaret Jennings, Kathryn Brown (Captain), Elizabeth Johnson, Hallie Wofford. | 
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