Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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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

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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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Catch That Redskin Feeling How do you catch that Redskin feeling ? Just stay around the Oneonta varsity cheer- leaders for awhile, and you ' ll catch it ' They started the year by attending clinic at Auburn where they received one red ribbon, three blue ribbons, and a spint stick Afterward they returned home fired-up and ready to start the school year As soon as school began football season was upon them, and they cheered their team on to be county champs Immediately after came basketball season which turned out to be the highlight of the year Our cheerleaders, along with the whole school, went to State with the basketball team for the first time in over a decade After all the anxieties and pressures of the year, the cheerleaders enpyed a weekend of rest and relaxation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee courtesy of IVIr and Mrs Frank Mollis Mrs Donna Godfrey, Cheerleader Sponsor A Beth Bottcher, senior Jllly McMiftaff, ' . (I Hpphomore . Becky Gibbs, sophomore 54