Montevallo High School - Montala Yearbook (Montevallo, AL)

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Game VIII Looking forward toward more action, the Bulldogs traveled to Winterboro’s territory to challenge one of its own; another Bulldog. MHS was out to prove who was the better dog. The Bulldogs wasted no time unloading their attack, romping over Winterboro 34-0 in an icy cold first half, with scoring by Senior backs Jeff Chism, Taylor Blackwell and Barry Worthey. Leading the at- tack, Coach Gilliam played every member on the team, giving the ‘Dogs more playing experience going into the playoffs Reserve teams saw all the action in the second half: gaining 76 yards with Antonio Devould scoring the final six points of the night. MHS’s defense played aggres- sively holding Winterboro to only four first downs before the half. The Winterboro 'Dogs managed to score only twice on the reserve team, making the final score 40-12 Game |X Two minutes was ali it took for the Bulldogs to take a substantial lead when they took on the B.B. Comer Tigers on October 21. Senior Jeff Chism racked up two touchdowns and a two point con- version. Chism's first score came on the fourth play of the game. On the return kickoff, Comer fumbled and ““AMP ’ Prentice recovered on the Tiger's 36. On the first play, Senior Terry Rutledge connected with Ju- nior Andy Chism for six points. Chism then added the two-point conversion. The Dogs’ defense never allowed Comer beyond Bulldog 30-yard line. The 24-0 victory over the Tigers as- sured the Dogs’ a place in the play- Offs. Junior Paul Bush’s field goal (17 yards) was MHS’s first since 1977 Plunging forward senior Team Captain Barry Wi rthey helps the Bulldogs to a 40-12 rout of Win and up their record to 7 and 1

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the Hornet's 2-yard line, where Blackwell took it in for the score. Throughout the night Blackwell handed-off to Jeff Chism who gained 129 yards and 2 touch- downs. Other scorers were Barry Worthey and ‘‘AMP ”’ Prentice. The defense, who were not playing as well as it was capable, gave up 19 points to Chelsea. Handing the Bulldogs to their only regular season loss Thompson passed and ran to a 20-0 victory. Barry Worthey (47) and Dwayne Jackson (33) try to defend a Warrior pass. Games VI VII It was a total team effort for MHS as they beat the Jemison Panthers 27-7 in a grand fought victory on September 30. Coach Richard Gilliam commented that ‘‘no one player won the game.” The ’Dogs gained a total of 374 yards against the Panthers with Senior Jeff Chism ripping off 232 of those. Chism ran touchdowns of 79, 35 and 28 yards. Along with Chism’s running, Barry Worthey had a 17 yard TD. The Bulldog defense played aggressively and caused two major Jemison fumbles. Recognized for their defesnive performances, Lonnie Layton and James Lucas were named Linemen of the Week by the Birmingham News. The following week Taylor Blackwell passed for a total of 80 yards to help give the Bulldogs a 20-6 victory over Vincent. Blackwell completed one pass to Senior Dwayne Jackson for 44 yards and a touchdown. Vincent managed to slow the ‘Dogs’ running attack, but not before Jeff Chism gained a total of 107 yards. Later short yardage scores came from ‘‘AMP”’ Prentice and Barry Worthey. The defense managed to give only one score on a tipped pass by an MHS defender to a Vincent player in the endzone. —©20 Football Sports

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Game X Playing their final game of the regular season, the Bulldogs heaped playoff intensity on West Blocton’s homecoming crowd. MHS took charge beating the pre- viously 7th ranked Tigers 27-0, crushing their playoff hopes Leading the offense, Junior ‘‘AMP”’ Prentice rushed for 108 yards, scoring two TD’s. Senior quarterback Taylor Blackwell scored once and had an average of 13.8 yards a carry. The final score for MHS came from Junior Ricky Gaddis’s short run The defense played with good intensity, holding the Tigers to minus three yards rushing, with Barry Worthey standing out on defense with 7 individual tackles, 3 assists, and a sack Sidelined for diciplinary actions Jeff and Andy Chism were only able to cheer as the Bulldogs played their last regular season game. Trying Out A Dream Game XI After six years MHS returned to the playoffs to face the Hokes Bluff Eagles in the first round of State compe- tition. The Bulldogs wasted no time to score with Taylor Blackwell taking the first honors from three yards out. Chism gained 258 yards of the 449 total (one yard short of Thomas Browns’ 1977 rushing record for a single game) with touchdown runs of 1, 5, 21, and a 64 yard sprint for an average of 10.3 yards a carry. Other scores for MHS were Junior Freeman Rutledge and Paul Bush's PAT'’s. “‘The victory was a great effort by the whole team!’’ exclaimed Coach Gilliam, who was look- ing toward next week’s play in the quarterfinals against the winner of the Handley-Holtville game.