1950 Class B State Basketball Champions

Athens High School Makes it to the Top

Selected photos from the 1951 Yearbook are shown below. Click here to read the newspaper account from the Raleigh Register.

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They're the Champs: Concord Training team in the finals of the Class B high school basketball tournament at Morris Harvy field house capture the state class B scholastic basketball championship defeating Kermit 61-57. Left to right: Jack Martin, Gale Wiley, Sam Holdren, Badger Martin, Bill White, Fred Tony, Coach Joe Vachon, Junior Parker, Sandy Pennington, Jim Rogers, John Kahle, Ronnie Redden, and Frank Nash. (Source: Concord Training School Treasure Chest, 1951.) Receives Class B Trophy: Captain Badger Martin receiving State Class B trophy. Left to right: Coach Joe Vachon, Captain Badger Martin, Johnathan Lowe (State Board of Appeals.) (Source: Concord Training School Treasure Chest, 1951.) Team Receives Medals: Captain Badger Martin receives individual medals for the Champion Team. Left to right: Coach Joe Vachon, Badger Martin and Johnathan Lowe. (Source: Concord Training School Treasure Chest, 1951.)