Lancaster High School LHS (SC) State Championship Football Team - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

Most football players and coaches pose for their official group photo before the season starts. But when the team wins the state championship, another group photo is made after the season is complete. 

Here, members of the state championship team are seen in December of 1959 in Lancaster. They had just beaten Winyah in Georgetown days earlier for the state title. 

At top left is coaching legend Wade Corn. Corn led the team to 11 wins, including 4 shutouts. LHS averaged almost 14 points per game while their opponents averaged only 5. 

(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive) 

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Wade Corn with Lancaster High Football Team - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High School head coach Wade Corn talks to his team during halftime of the Greenville game in November of 1959 in Lancaster. 

LHS, known then as the Blue Hurricanes, went on to win the state championship that year, beating Winyah High School. 

Corn played on Wofford's undefeated 1949 team. Lavoy Bauknight, who made this photograph, also attended Wofford. 

(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive) 

Coach Max Clyburn With LHS Golf Team - 1965 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High School golf team members pose with Coach Max Clyburn (kneeling at left) in March of 1965 at The Lancaster Golf Course. Clyburn led the team for 27 years and finished his career with an amazing .857 winning percentage as coach. 

(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive)

Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith Catch vs Greenville - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith leaves Greenville High behind as he hauls in a pass on Nov. 13, 1959 in Lancaster. 

Goldsmith and The Blue Hurricanes beat Byrnes in the playoffs the next week and went on to defeat Winyah for the state championship. 

LHS only lost one game that season and averaged almost 14 points per game while their opponents averaged only 5. Four opponents never scored a point against The Hurricanes that year. 

LHS was coached by Wade Corn and their mascot later became The Bruins. This field was located near the present day Wylie St. Pool. 

(Photo by Lavoy Baunknight via The Lancaster Archive) 

Coach Roscoe After State Championship Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

LHS head football coach Johnny Roscoe is congratulated by his wife, Jane, and team doctor Rogers Walker after the state championship game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia in December of 1989. 

Although the Bruins fell to Northwestern, it was a season to remember and full of historic wins. It was the first time Lancaster High had appeared in the championship game in 30 years. 

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(The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive) 

Fans at State Championship Football Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

The "Bruins Dawg Pound" (as seen on sign) comes alive as the Lancaster High football team enters the field in Columbia at Williams Brice Stadium in Dec. of 1989. 

The Bruins played Northwestern in the state championship game. It was LHS's first state championship appearance since 1959. 

(The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)

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Go Bruins Sign At State Championship Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

No, you're not seeing things. That's a big Go Bruins sign on the sidelines at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia in December of 1989. 

Lancaster played Northwestern in the state championship game that year. It was their first state championship appearance in 30 years. 

(Lancaster News Photo via The Lancaster Archive)

LHS Majorettes - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

Wow. Look at that fashion back then. The Lancaster High School majorettes pose for a group portrait in 1949. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive) 

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LHS Pep Rally for State Championship Football Game - 1989- Lancaster SC Photos

Students, football players, faculty, news media, and family members gather at a pep rally in the former Lancaster High School gym in December of 1989. 

Sitting on the floor is the 1989 football team led by Johnny Roscoe with the 1959 players behind them. It was the team's first trip to the state championship game since the 1959 team won the title under Wade Corn. 

The '89 team played Northwestern at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The 1990 team made it back to the state championship in Columbia to battle Union High School. 

Both teams attended the same school building as students. This building was located near where the current building is today on Woodland Drive. 

Members of the 1959 team were quoted in stories saying it was the loudest and most energetic pep rally they had ever heard or seen. (Photo by Bobby Bell/ Bell Studio/The Lancaster Archive)

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LHS Athletes - 1962 - Lancaster SC Photos

A rare, color photograph of Lancaster High athletes in Sept. 1962. From left are _______, Andy Dickert, Vicki Porter, ________, Margaret Bell, Edward Knight, Bucky Hardin and Suzanne Wylie. 

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive) 

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Earl Cunningham at North Elementary - 1992 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High graduate Earl Cunningham signs autographs for students at North Elementary in 1992. 

The slugger was selected in the first round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. 

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Cunningham and South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coach Mark Kingston were teammates on the Cubs' minor league team in Peoria, Ill in the 90s. 

Today, Cunningham owns his own business in Columbia and gets back to Lancaster often.

(Lancaster News photo via The Lancaster Archive)

LHS Band Room - 1970 - Lancaster SC Photos

A fisheye view of the Lancaster High School band room seen during a tour of the new building following a dedication ceremony in August of 1970. 

The room is now home to Learn TV. (Photo by Lee Studio/The Lancaster Archive)

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WIS-TV's Rick Henry Interviews Coach Johnny Roscoe - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

WIS-TV's Rick Henry interviews Lancaster High School head football coach Johnny Roscoe before the Bruins' game against Spring Valley in Nov. of 1989. LHS would play in the state championship game in Columbia in December.  (Photo by The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lancaster High School Majorettes - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Wow. Look at those hairstyles back then. The Lancaster High School majorettes pose for a group portrait in 1949. 

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)  

LHS Majorettes at Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1964 - Lancaster SC Photos

 
 

Can you find the Lancaster County School District building in this picture? Hint: It was a Winn Dixie in 1964. 

Here, the LHS Majorettes head north on Main St. during the Nov. 1964 Christmas parade. 

Mac's Lunch, a popular diner known for its hamburgers, is seen facing Arch St. Today, 

Today, the Spirit of Lancaster mural could be seen on the side of the building at right. See anyone you know in this classic photograph?

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

Lancaster High School Midget Football Team - 1948 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Facemasks were not regulation back in 1948 when this portrait of the Lancaster High midget football team was made. See anyone you know? 

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

 

 

 

 

 

Rambler Pageant - 1967 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

See anyone you know? Lancaster High School Rambler Pageant contestants pose for a group portrait just after the event at LHS in October of 1967.

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)