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

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Freshman Football and the Tenacious 13 The Freshman Football Team, better known as the tenacious thir- teen struggled to a one and two record. In a close game, Gardendale nipped the Indians 7-6. Valley ' s only score came when Eric Hays blocked a punt and Clint Nail raced twenty- five yards to paydirt. McAdory defeated the freshmen 13-0 in a game that was close, regardless of the score. The Indians decisively defeated Mortimer Jordan 18-0. In that game Danny OToole hit Eric Hays for a twelve yard touchdown. O ' Toole scored on a quarterback sneak and Wortham had a touch- down run of fifteen yards. Kerry HtTt was awarded the Most Valuable Defensive Player award and Wort- ham received the Most Valuable Offense Player award. Tenacious Thirteen t4 » I ■nun X »™ - 4 4 4 i ♦ m» mu B v ; . ' . ' ■S- ' J» r y jj Dirty Dozen Plus Five Seventeen hardworking young men produced a five, two and one record this year for the B-Team Football Team. Quarterback Jerry Joe Chambers, who was awarded the Most Valuable Offensive Player award, led these athletes into vic- tory. Mike Snow received the Most Valuable Defensive Player award. Rather uneventfully the Indians defeated Leeds twice and Midfield once. They destroyed Tarrant in a 56-14 game with scores by Cham- bers, Sickman, Colvin, Samford, McClusky, Craine and Weiss. Pinson sneaked by Fultondale in a 6-0 game. The only score came from Weiss who returned a punt thirty- five yards for a touchdown.

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PINSON VALLEY HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE Weiss breaks into one-on-one situation. This was Pinson Valley ' s last game of the year, the Seniors last game to play for PV, and the team ' s last chance to break even for the year. The game was also a renewal of an old rivalry which helped to make the Indians fired up and ready to play some hard hitting football. Hewitt was also fired up and they put the first points on the scoreboard after driving down the field on the Indian defense. Valley was not to be denied a touchdown, however. In the first half Rusty Wynn scored on a 3 yard run. The third quarter belonged to Hewitt. The Huskies managed to put 7 more points on the scoreboard to take a 14-7 lead. The 4th quarter was a defensive bat- tle. Each time the Huskies got a drive going the Indians would put a quick stop to all action. With about four minutes remaining the Indians gathered their pride and drove for a touchdown. With a score of 14-13 the Indians wanted a two point con- version to win the game. Valley lined up on the 3 but the offensive jumped off sides which put the ball to the 8 yard line. The extra point team came in to try to tie the game up but the ball sailed wide. The Indians then lined up and kicked an on-side kick. Shane Wade recovered the kick and gave the game new life. Cn 3rd down the Indians ' hopes were drowned when Hewitt intercepted a pass.

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P.V. Basketball Building a Winning Tradition Basketball games at Pinson Valley are nnore than just thirty-two minutes of dribbling, shooting, passing and jumping. The players have proudly turned these few minutes into vic- tory after victory; they have built a winning tradition. Over the past few years, under Coach Tolson ' s excel- lent leadership, roundball victories have become commonplace. The Indians ' tallest players may have been only 6 ' 2 and there may have been only two seniors on the squad, but they were not to be denied the triumphant victories they sought. This year the Indians defeated every team they played at least twice. A few of the key victories were over Erwin, Pleasant Grove, Midfield and Tarrant. Jay Bonner, a 6 ' 2 senior, aver- aged twenty-three points a game and over twelve rebounds; several colleges are scouting him. Jay was quite a leader and will be greatly missed next year. Dale Brewster, the other senior on the squad was also 6 ' 2 . He too was a top rebounder and as such will be missed next year. The rest of the team consisted of four juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. Dale Glasscock, Kenny Sickman, Ricky Holmes and David Kelly were the juniors. Jerry Chambers and Andre Smith were the sophomores; and Jeff Darden and Allen Stearns were the fresh- men. Bonner led the team in scoring and Sickman had the best percent- age from the free throw line. Smith had the most assists; Glasscock and Brewster were the keys to an effec- tive defense. Coaches Tolson and Lowery kept these individuals together, winning as a team. Roger gets shot off with no time to spare.