Montevallo High School - Montala Yearbook (Montevallo, AL)

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The Guts To Cry Game XIl On November 18, the Bulldogs’ hopes of being State 2A football champs were crushed by the Handley Ti- gers at Theron Fisher Stadium. The Tigers defeated the ‘Dogs 34-14 in the second round of State competition The Bulldogs opened up the game driving 71 yards on their first possession to go on top 7-0. Handley In the second half the Tigers took advantage of cru- cial Bulldog mistakes to widen the lead Knowing there was finally no chance to win, the Bulldogs still managed to suck up their pride and drive for one final touchdown. which ended with a one yard score by Jeff Chism, ending the game and their dream season 009 O showed no let up as they came back with two scores of their own. As time ran out in the half, MHS drove des- perately toward the goal line in hopes of tying the score. But as the horn sounded a Blackwell pass fell to the ground uncaught, and the Bulldogs wenf to the dressing room six points behind.

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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.

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Victory Sacrificed For Experience Although the Montevallo Bullpups finished their season on a losing note they were able to accom- plish many of their goals. The main goals accom- plished were conditioning, both mentally and phys- ically and gaining playing experience. Under the leadership of Kurt Pnazek the pups fin- ished the season 2 wins and 4 losses, with wins coming over Briarwood and Chelsea. Leading ground gainers were Jimmy Sailes, Charles Devinner and Slade Blackwell. Leading the receivers was Dan- ny Kelly. At the conclusion of the season several members were moved up to varsity for playing exper- ience