Monticello High School - Hillbilly Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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Senior Players GEORGE AKIN, Senior End ' ' Hustled every minute. DICK FORREST, Senior Halfback ' ' If that ball was only round! ROBERT ONEIL, Senior Tackle ' Sleepy stayed awake long enough to play good f?J football. BILL SCOGINS, Senior Tackle ' Blocked on every play. fThat went to the other sidej HANK WELLS, Senior Quarterback The Golden Toe finally kicked one. BYRON SCOGINS, Senior End L-Left the B team star: Why practice? HARVEY ADCOCK, Senior Halfback Zip: l'm gonna get you, Hyatt. JAMES DOLLARHIDE, Senior Guard If1 just hadn't tripped. . . CEXCUSES, EXCUSESj Years Lettered

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,411-Distric! Players JOHN PRICE, Senior ' ' Center, Honorable Mention All- District Offense 1957. BILL BANCROFT, Junior ' Guard, A11-District Defense 1957. Offense 1957 . HILLBILLIES EDGE HAMBURG, 6-O The Monticello Hillbillies, after a poor first half, came back to score a single touchdown on Robert Hyatt's 13 yard run in the third quarter and then settled down to fight off the tough Hamburg Lions, 6-O. MONTICELLO 14 STAR CITY 14 Robert Hyatt scored two touchdowns and two extra points to lead the Hillbillies over the Bulldogs. HILLBILLIES UPSET FAIRVIEW, '7-0 A fourth quarter touchdown and a point after by Robert Hyatt provided the District 8-A Hillbillies with a 7-0 upset over the Cardinals. MCGEHEE 13 MONTICELLO 13 The McGehee Owls took advantage of a lagging Monticello pass defense to come from behind and tie the Hillbillies in their homecoming after Monticello had chalked up a 13-0 lead on Ed Hyatt's 25 yard TD run and R. Hyatt's PAT and his TD pass to Jim Hamner. BOB HYATT, Senior Fullback ' ' ' A11-District, All-State 1956: A11- District Offense 1957. JIM HAMNER, Senior End ' All-District 1955, Honorable Men- tion All-District 1956, All-District VERNIE THURMAN, Senior ' District Defense 1957. ED HYATT, Junior ' ' District Offense 1957. MONTICELLO 18 WARREN 0 i The Hillbillies played their best game of the year ' to defeat the Lumberjacks, 18-0. George Akin scored first on a 30 yard pass from Robert Hyatt. Then fleet- footed Jim Gladden ran 35 yards for another tally to make the score 12-0. Robert Hyatt closed out the scor- ing by ramming into the end zone from 8 yards out. MONTICELLO 32 EUDORA 6 Monticello ran up its biggest score of the year by defeating Eudora 32-6. Jim Gladden, a fleetfooted junior halfback, broke loose for many long gains and two touchdowns. Dick Forrest played his best game of the year, scoring one to give the Hillbillies a 3 TD lead before Robert Hyatt scored two more. Wells and Hyatt made the point after touchdown. End, Honorable Mention All- Halfback, Honorable Mention All- I

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