Amherst High School - Growl Yearbook (Amherst, TX)

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CHARLES SCHROEDER Jumor Halfback The Bulldogs journeyed over to Lazbuddle Oct 19 for then thud D1str1ct game Every member of the team saw acuon as they won over the Lazbuddre team with a large margrn of several touch downs BILL STONE Juruor Guard WELDON MCQUEEN JERRY WRIGHT jumgf Guard Sophomore Tackle The Bulldogs won a vxctory over the Bovrna Mustangs Nov 2 for thetr fourth wtn toward the dlstnct play off The Bulldogs led the Mus tangs at the half and conun ued to make touchdowns and held the Mustangs to only one touchdown. The frnal Score was 32 6 wlth the Bull dogs on top. Y ' 'Q s

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Y 'sl LEDFORD ENLOE Semor Halfback I ERRY POLV ADO Senror Halfback The Bulldogs played the Whrtharral team Sept 21 for therr frrst Drstrrct game Both teams fought hard throughout the entrre game The score was tred when the game ended The Bulldogs won the game on frrst downs The Bulldogs defeated the Kress team Sept 28 here on our home freld The Kress team fought hard but the Bulldogs won therr sec Oct 5 the Sudan Hornets defeated the Bulldogs by a small lead at the end ofthe game The Bulldogs and Hornets played a hard game wxth the Hornets takrng home a vrctory On Oct 12 the Bulldogs de feared the Spnnglake team whrch was descrrbed as the upset of the state. The Bulldogs won over the Sprrnglake team for the frrst ume in many years. ,4- sf JOE PETERMAN Senror End JAMES RANKIN Senror Tackle - 1 ,B ' . J ' . X 'lsf.,.. .A h , ond District game. 2 2 , f , , I- Q' .S . g . ls I.

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Hart was defeated by the Bulldogs for the Bulldogs frfth w1n rn Drstrrct games Nov 9 was our Homecom mg game wluch turned out very mcely wrth a score of 33 14 wrth the Bulldogs out m front At half mme Mar tha McDan1e1 was crowned Football Queen for 1957 Jerry Polvado the Pep Squad Krng was presented wrth a gold football and charn JERRY GEE HUDSON CANTRELL Sophomore Fullback 50Ph0m0fe Guard KEITH BLAIR Sophomore Quarterback The Bulldogs played the Happy Cowboys Nov 16 for the Dxstrrct tltle The Bulldogs broke loose rn the f1rst two mmutes of the game to make the f1rst touchdown. However the Cowboys came back to if-.-ji? Q score seven points. The -q--- game ended with the score of 20-14 in favor of the Cowboys. We are truly H., proud of the Amherst Bull- dogs Football team for 195 7 . -, and hope that future teams ,J will equal and surpass this tr years fine record. MIKE ADAMS Sophomore End 'ra :M I