Pontotoc High School - Warrior Yearbook (Pontotoc, MS)

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In one ofthe best games ever, the Warriors literally whipped the Grenada Bulldogs down to size, and then cut them apart to take a fast hold on the Number One position in the Little Ten Conference with a 13-6 victory. An estimated 800 or more fans followed our Warriors to Aberdeen, After much excitement the count down began 15, , , 14, , , 13. . . 12, , , The crowd chanted 10. . . 9. . . 8, . , 7. . . 6, One boy took off his helmet as they stood facing the clock . . . 5. . .4.. . 3. . .2, . . 1, and the crowd roared its approval as Pontotoc won its seventh game with Aberdeen the 27-21 victim. As the Starkville game approached, interest ran high. A steady downpour and a muddy field greeted the Warriors but it failed to dampen their spirits and determination, Pontotoc jumped to a 7-0 lead and the heavy Yellow Jackets came from behind to knot the score and then fought off a fierce Warrior attack near the goal line as time ran out, Closing out one of the finest football seasons ever at P,H,S, the Warriors pleased a partisan crowd on hand, trouncing the Okolona Chiefs to a 40-13 scalping, ,I ' ' Never giving the oppositiona chance, the Warriors turned on the power to pul- verize the New Albany Bulldogs 41-0. Displaying the fire and determination of a great football team, the Warriors stunned the Bruce Trojans Senior Stars JERRY BRAMLETT CHARLES POUND HUBERT CRANE JERRY MASK TERRY DONA LDSON MADISON ROWZEE GERARD HOWELL ELLIS REEDER RAY LEEPER JOHN ALLEN TUTOR LEO WALLACE WAYNE DILLARD, Manager

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, 1 Is Rowzee STUBBORN? He just won't go down!!! l 1958 Football Schedule Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc Bruce Amory Oxford Houston West Point New Albany Grenada Aberdeen Starkville Okolona Moving with the steady determination of a bull- dozer moving a mountain, the Pontotoc Warriors uncovered a fast and hard -hitting brand of foot- ball to open the 1958 football season with a 32-O victory over Bruce. The next game was with Amory. The War- riors had a hard time doing it, but a rough game of control football gained them a touchdown edge over the Amory Panthers and set the stage for an all-out battle with the Oxford Colonels for the following Friday. The Colonels turned recovered fumbles into a pair of touchdowns for a 14-6 triumph over our Warriors. The next game was another victory for our boys with our eleven turning back the Houston Hilltoppers 27-7. Our Homecoming game was played with West Point. The score was a dandy 26-0 for the Warriors who played a jam-up ball game against the heavier lads from Clay County, The next weekend found the Warriors furnish- ing opposition for New Albany 's homecoming af- fair, Displaying potential football power in three deep positions, the Warriors scattered the New Albany Bulldogs 41-0.

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,fists r 09 TUT0 4 119 0 , Ably led by Co-Captains Jerry Bramlett and Madison Rowzee, the Warriors fought their way to the top of the Little Ten Con- ference, - . , t A -,-'- ' As responsible as anyone for the team's success, the Warriors' hard working managers, Calvin Roberson, Lavaughn McGregor, and Wayne Dillard fulfill one of their many du- ties when they prepare for an out -of-town game, 5 inf ea ' 2 .ft L' FQ' ' Q After an afternoon of hard work Head ,N P ive '1 ' Coach, James Butler, explains to Coaches Dudley Nash and Car1Lowrey a new play, W! , I ' 31's at M 'I .3 -,Q I -A f I. Fifteen rahs! for those vivacious cheer- leaders, Louanna Cox, Jeanie Baldwin, Jane McCoy, Mary Jean Lowrey, Kaye Browning, and Sherry Baker, who backed the Warriors all the way through a victorious season. ,I 1 l