Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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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

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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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n - -. %fi ' biL4 ' . mj ' y.- ,-W ♦» VfrntHf Wf ■ r- Mickey Latta »20 skillfully follows his blockers for a succesistui rah. into the end zone (or a touchback, and Oneonta got the ball on the 20 The Skins charged all the way to the Eagles seven tjelore they were stop- ped by the clock With the Redskins receiving the ball in the second half, Latta made a 70-yard spnnt tor the end zone Again the PAT was good, and Oneonta extended their lead 17-0 The Eagles put together their longest drive but lost the ball to the Skins With 3:02 remaining in the game, Oneonta scored from a yard out The point after was no good and the score was 23-0 With 30 se conds left in the game, the Redskins threw an intercep- tion and the Eagles ran it for the TD The 2 point conversion was no good and the game ended Oneonta 23, Appalachain 6, Oneonta Defeats Susan Moore for Homecoming The Oneonta Redskins defeated the Susan Moore Bulldogs in what is known as one of the biggest county-rivalry games The final score of the game after a delay of 45 minutes due to ram and lightning, was 7-0 Oneonta The Bulldogs won the toss but gave up the ball to the Skins on downs. The Redskins started on the 44-yard line and a few plays later a Steve King pass was picked oft by a Bulldog on the 1 - yard line. The Bulldogs pushed their way to the nine, were unable to make the first down, and punted to the Redskins. The Redskins got the ball and pushed all the way to the 3-yard line, where the stubborn Bulldog defense held the Redskins. On the fourth down Jimmy Season attempted a field goal but it was no good. The first quarter ended with a score of 0-0 On the first play of the second quarter, Joey Whitlock connected with Charles Elliott on a pass to put the Skins on the Bulldog ' s 5-yard line. On the next play, Whitlock went to the two Then with 1 1 03 left in the half, Patnck Fendley drove his way in lor the TD The PAT by Beason was good and Oneonta led Susan (vioore 7-0 After the kick off the Bulldog ' s offense drove to the Redskins 25 Jim Murphree and Johnny Deavers made a beautiful defensive play to stop the Bulldogs from a first down The third quarter started out with neither team able to move the ball and the score held at 7-0 The Bulldogs came out passing in the fourth quarter, but thanks to fvlickey Latta an intercep- tion was made and the Bulldogs had to admit defeat to the Redskins by a score of 7-0. Panthers Lose to Skins The Oneonta Redskins renewed an old rivalry in a classic style as they defeated the Cleveland Panthers 7-6. The competition was just as close in every other phase of the game as it was in the score The first half saw completed dominance by the Panthers, and the second hall belonged to the Redsl ins In what was an extremely tight defensive game, Cleveland had good field position most of the first half and was able to put six points on the score tx)ard in the second quarter. The PAT was no good and Cleveland led 6-0. The second half started with the Redskins making their sconng drive of the night at their 32-yard line. After controlling the ball over half the third quarter, Rusty Moore carried the ball over from the two, and the PAT was good, mak- ing the score 7-6, Oneonta. Cleveland made a couple of late charges to take the lead out but was unable to get anymore points and was denied a victory. 53