Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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(i. ;jSjtt- PV ' s defense dominates the game PINSON VALLEY MORTIMER JORDAN P V s vicious defense attacks rushing and 4 interceptions. For Mortimer Jordon, this match was a long awaited rivalry. Last year, the Indians blew Jordon away on their home turf and as a result the Blue Devils did not have any trouble in getting fired up for this game. The Indians knew though that they must not underestimate Jordon and they were ready The Indians won the coin toss and decided to receive But the Mortimer Jordon defense dug in and held, and forced the Indi- ans to punt The first of six Pinson Valley touchdowns came on a three yard run by tailback Anthony Smiley. The rest of the game was uphill Ala- bama bound Anthony Smiley racked up for a total of three touchdowns; fullback Jerry Chambers had two touchdowns; and tailback Rusty Wynn had one. Not only did the offense have a great night on the gridiron, but the defense had a good one also, allowing only one touch- down and cornerback Steve Davis getting in on the action. Davis had an interception with a fifty five yard return to the Jordon one yard line that set up a touchdown. The Valley Chiefs were more than happy to see the night end with a final score of 42-6 and look forward to meeting the Blue Devils again next season.

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Loyal fans show their spirit. Highlighting defense, alligators, and gut check, the PV-Midfield match proved to be one of the high spots of the season. Each time a Midfield Patriot would touch the pigskin, the Indians ' linemen and linebackers would take turns stuff- ing their runners like sausage. Each time the Patriot quarterback would throw the ball the Indian secondary, better known as the alligators, would either intercept or knock the ball down. The Indians got the ball on the first possession and were turned away. PV ' s only score came in the second quarter after Shane Wade picked off a Patriot pass.The very next play Ronnie Weiss con- nected with Wade for a TD pass. The PAT was no good. With 13 ticks remaining in the half PV recovered a Patriot fumble. Coach Currier sent in the man with the Golden toe, Jerry Chambers. The officials then ruled that time had run out and this could have cost Pinson the game. Due to a very good defense the Indians held the second half. Only once did the Patriots get a small drive going and this was stopped with a Donnie Weiss interception. Twice more the Patriots got the ball and twice more the defense intercepted. Both inter- ceptions were by Larry Sanford. The Indian defense proudly held the Patriots to 3 first downs, 55 yards

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PINSON VALLEY ST. CLAIR Patrick and Minton are ready to strike With the Pinson Valley Indians winning their last two ballgames, and earlier during the season beat- ing Fultondale, they now had a chance to even up their record at four wins and four losses. Yet in order to do so they had to beat the St Clair County Saints. The Indians won the toss and elected to receive. The game got off to a terrible start for the Indians after the first play from scrimmage resulted in a fumble. The Saints recovered the old pigskin at the Indian ten and took a very early 6-0 lead. The extra point was blocked by Shane Wade as he sneaked his way under the offensive line. The offen- sive team would not be kept from scoring as Jerry Chambers made it on a three yard plunge. The extra point was kicked through the uprights to give the Indians a 7-6 lead at half. All the scoring done in the second half belonged to the Indians. Anthony Smiley scored twice, first on a four yard run and then again on a five yard run. Ron- nie Weiss scored the final touch- down on a one yard run. The Indian defense held the Saints scoreless the remainder of the game and also dominated statistics. The offense had a total of 270 rushing and pass- ing yards. The defense held St. Clair to 6 first downs and a total of 97