Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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Speedster Charles Elliott revs up Oneonla ' s offense tor extra yardage In the final minutes the Tigers attempted another field goal It was fourth and lour, and with an offsides penalty on the Skins the Tigers had a choice ol a first down or 3 points They chose the first down and it paid off The Tigers scored on a 5-yard run The PAT attempted was blocked by Earl Warren The score was at a start with the Tigers leading 6-0 The skins started on the 20 after the kick off A tew plays later Charles Elliot ran 55 yards to the Tiger ' s 10-yard line The Skins were unable to score and the Tigers took over With a tew min- utes left in the game the Tigers had to punt from their own end zone On the snap the punter downed the ball tor a safety giving the Skins 2 points Oneonta got the ball on the Tigers ' 40 On 2 plays the Skins got the ball down to the 5 On a keeper, Whitlock went to the 1 and suffered a knee injury Steve King came in lor the injured Whitlock With 2 seconds left in the game and hall a yard to go, the Skins were unable to break the wall-defense of the Tigers and the game ended 6-2 Redskins Roll to Easy 42-12 Win Over Spring ' ille The Oneonta Redskins skinned the Spnngville Tigers 41-12 in a thriller, to give the Skins a 3-1 record. The start of the game looked disastrous lor the Skins The second play ol the game the Tigers scored on a 46 yard run The PAT was no good The Tigers led 6-0 At the opening of the second quarter. Mickey Latta went 3 yards around right end lor the TD The PAT failed and the score stood at 6-6 On the kick off the Skins recovered a Tiger tumble The next play Charles Elliott ran the ball in for a TD The 2 point conversion was no good and the Skins led 12-6 Less than 3 minutes later. Latta ran 67 yards tor another Redskin TD Jimmy Season attempted a successful 2 point conversion and the score was 20-6 The Tiger scored in the last minutes ol the half The PAT was blocked and the halttime score was 20-1 2 The second half opened with Steve King in tor the injured Joey Whitlock at quarterback King threw a pass to Elliott for a TD Season made the point after and the score was 27-1 2 The Skins recovered a Tiger tumble and a lew plays later Johnny Deavers ran the ball for another TD The point after was good and Oneonta led 34-1 2 With 3 minutes lett in the game. Robert Ratliff intercepted a Tiger pass and ran 38 yards lor a TD The PAT was no good and the score was 34-12 With 9 seconds left, Rodney Ratchford and Robert Marsh caught the Tigers in the end zone lor a safety The final score was 42-1 2, Oneonta Oneonta Redskins Torpedo Brighton To the delight ol the hometown crowd, the Oneonta Redskins won big by defeating the Brighton Bears 38-6 in a second half scoring spree There was little action in the first half The Redskins gave up the ball to the Bears in the second quarter and Earl Warren caught the Bears in the end zone tor a safety The Skins led at halttime by a score of 2-0 To open the second half the Bears received the ball on the kick off. A tew plays later Earl Warren recovered a Bear fumble which helped the Skins in scoring a 4-yard touchdown The PAT by Jimmy Season was good and Oneonta led 9-0 After the kick oft. Steve King interecepted a Bears ' pass This set up for a TD run by Patnck Fendley. Season ' s Pat was good and the score was 16-0, DJyj n a r ( I On the next kick off the ball rolled into the end zone where the Bears downed it for an immedi- ate safety This gave the Skins 2 more points for an 18-0 lead The fourth quarter opened with Joey Whitlock running 55 yards lor a TD but it was called back because he stepped out of bounds on the 50, The Bears recovered a Redskin tumble and con- verted It into a TO The two point conversion was no good and the score was 1 8-6 The Bears kicked off to the Skins, and a few plays later Harold Lunstord scored on a pass from Whitlock The PAT was good and the score was 25-6 In the last minutes of the game, Steve King connected with Charles Elliott tor a TD The PAT was no good Then on the final play of the game. King threw a pass to Lynn Nolen for another TD, The PAT was good and the final score was 38-6, Oneonta ABOVE, FOOTBALL AWARDS Rusty Moore (Rotary Award — Most Academic, Co-Captain), Jim Murphree (Most Valuable Lineman), Earl Warren (Most Improved, Most Pass Intercep- tions), Mickey Latta (Most Valuable Back) Joey Whitlock (Cc-Captain). Jimmy Season (Most Opponents Fumbles Recovered. Rotary Award — Most Underrated). Danny Kelly (Carey Lee Johns 1 10%). Johnny Deavers (Most Team Spirit). 51

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FRONT ROW, Steve King (All County), Earl Warren (All State, All Area, All County), Harold Lunsford (All County) BACK ROW, Johnny Deav- ers (All County), Joey Whit- lock (All County), Rusty Moore (All County), Jim Murphree (All State Honor- able Mention, All County) NOT PICTURED, Micl ey Latta (All County). Super Murph, Jim Murphree, intimidates the Susan Muore gujrterback with his tenacious pass rush. Redskins Win Season Opener Defense was the name of the game as t Redskins flattened the Hayden Wildcats 14-0 a season-opening thriller. The game started out slow with neither tei able to move the ball in the first quarter The second quarter speeded up with tl Skins scoring the first touchdown of the seasi on a pass from Joey Whitlock to Harold Lur lord However, due to an offensive-interferen call, the score was nullified The Redskins w€ unable to make it to pay dirt again before the h which ended with the score of Oneonta 0. He denO The Skins cranked up the second half by mc ing down to Hayden ' s 4-yard line, Quarterba Whitlock ran it in for the TD after breaking aw from Hayden pursuers The PAT by Jimmy Be son was good, and Oneonta led Hayden 7-0. In the fourth quarter, Hayden was unable move the ball The Skins drove down to the 1 yard line where Fendley bulled his way to tl one Fendley fumbled in the end zone, but Lyi Nolen recovered it for the Skins The PAT E Season was good, and Oneonta led the Haydi Wildcats 1 4-0, which was the final score Skins Clobber Hornets Oneonta Redskins came out on top of tf Locust Fork Hornets with a score of 31-0. Tf Skins had the game under control from the star Four minutes after the Hornets kicked off the Skins, fullback Patrick Fendley ran the fir TD. The PAT after was good The Hornets nil man line didn ' t show much so the Skins strate; fell right into position After the Hornets had their chance with tl ball the Skins got it back The ball was given Harold Lunslord who in turn ran it for the s points Locust Fork fumbled the ball on the ; and the Skins recovered it to convert it into touchdown run by fvlickey Latta Oneonta ' s fal PAT to Steve King who in turn passed to Lat for the 2-point conversion. The halftime sco was 2 1-0 Third quarter statistics didn ' t improve mui lor the Hornets Oneonta ' s Jimmy Season r, with the ball for another TD Late in the fourt Season place-kicked a three-pointer. The Red kins had clinched a 31 -0 victory. Oak Grove Tigers Down Redskins in Final Chapter The Oneonta Redskins lost a heart-breaki against the Oak Grove Tigers by a score of 6-2 The first and second quarters were slow wi ' neither team able to move the ball or put poir on the board This left the score 0-0. In the middle of the third quarter Oak Gro attempted a 20-yard field goal, but the kick w; no good. With possession of the ball the Red kins drove to the Tigers 1-yard line. The Tigi defense held them and the Skins were not ab to score. On the 4th down Jimmy Seasc attempted a 1 5-yard field goal but it went wic and the score was still deadlocked 0-0 50

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Oneonta Upsets Sardis Hayden Locust Fork Oak Grove Springville Brighton Sardis J. B. Pennington Appaiactiain Susan Moore (HC) Cleveland ABOVE. Redskins ' stingy defense shuts out Bulldogs at stormy tiomecoming- RIGHT. Geraldine transfer Automatic Jimmy Season splits the uprights The senior Redskin was a valuable asset to Oneonta accumulating a total of 21 extra points and 3 field goals dur- ing the season. The Oneonta Redskins spoiled a Sardis home- coming by defeating the Lions 7-6 in a heart- stopping thriller at Sardis. The first quarter opened with both teams mov- ing the ball well, but neither team was able to put points on the board The first quarter ended Oneonta 0, Sardis With 5:05 left to go in the half, the Lions hit the target when a Lion sprinter ran 50 yards for the score The PAT was no good and Sardis led Oneonta 6-0 The half ended with the Sardis Lions leading the Oneonta Redskins Action was fast in the third quarter, but the defense were too tough to allow scoring by either team. The third quarter ended 6-0 The Redskins made two attempts in the fourth quarter to score, but they were refused because of fumbles. Later in the quarter, Steve King replaced Joey Whitlock at quarterback. In eight plays, the Skins were on the 11 -yard line, with the main play coming when King connected with Harold Lunsford on a 23-yard pass With 1 43 left to play. King spnnted 1 1 yards around left end for the score The PAT by Jimmy Season was good and Oneonta defeated Sardis by a score of 7-6 Redskins Win 31-0 Over Pennington The J. B. Pennington Tigers suffered a great defeat as they hosted the Oneonta Redkins. After tour touchdowns and one field goal, the Redskins enjoyed a 31-0 victory. As the game opened, Pennington was to receive the ball. They gave the ball to the Reds- kins, and Joey Whitlock broke loose from the Tiger defense and ran into the end zone for a touchdown. Jimmy Season kicked the PAT, giv- ing the Redskins a 7-0 lead. With just 3:05 into the second. Redskins Harold Lunsford scored another TD by Luns- ford, Oneonta scored again when Pennington was unable to receive the punt, and the Reds- kins fell on the ball in the end zone Season kicked his third successful PAT of the game, giv- ing the Redskins a 21 -0 lead. Oneonta scored the last TD of the game before halftime when Charles Elliott ran the ball in the end zone Season kicked his fourth and final PAT of the game giving Oneonta a 28-0 lead at halftime The game resumed play after halftime with neither team moving the ball. Season kicked a field goal in the last few minutes of the third quarter. After a no-scoring tounh quarter, the game ended with Oneonta 31 , J B Pennington Appalachian Loses to Oneonta The Oneonta Redskins downed the Appala- chain Eagles on Eagles home field with a score of 23-6. The Eagles returned the kick oft to the 25 but the skin defense held and the Eagles punted. Oneonta took possession near midfield The Eagle defense held the Skins and the visitors had to settle for a field goal. Appalachain took possession on the 40 as the quarter ended. The Skins took the ball and went to the Eagles ' 7-yard line but then fumbled and the Eagles recovered on the one However, Applachain fumbled almost immediately, and on the first play f ickey Latta scored The PAT was good and Oneonta led 10-0 Appalachain returned the kick oft to the 27 but, unable to move the ball, punted from the 35. The kick went 52