Southwest High School - Spirit Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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CHEERLEADERS PROPEL WINNING SEASONS The cheerleading squad for the year of 1981 and 1982 is probably one of the most enthusiastic and spirit-filled groups thar Southwest has ever had. They create their own dance routines and pyramids often moving to the rhythm of the band’s songs. Our cheerleaders cheer at every football and basketball game and that itself is a tough job, but this year they have also taken on the task of being in charge of the pep rallies and the bonfires. A cheerleader's responsibility is to promote both spirit and enthusiasm at athletic events as well as at school, and it is more than safe to say that our cheerleaders do. The cheerleading squad of 1981 and 1982 is what Southwest would consider ‘Red Hor.”’ PAGE 20: UPPER RIGHT: These girls stuck to being cheerleaders throughout the year. We are very proud of them all. LOWER LEFT: Cheerleaders show why they're “RED HOTI! MIDDLE RIGHT: Miss Taylor — Varsity Cheerleader Advisor. BOT- TOM RIGHT: Priscilla Montgomery getting penned by Milton Hand. PAGE 24: UPPER LEFT: Angie Wor- sham receives pen from Randy Griffin. UPPER RIGHT: Coach Hatcher and Cheerleaders fire up the crowd. BOTTOM: Our Gang. ae ie. a :

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DOMINATE ON THE GRIDIRON SOUTHWEST vs. CENTRAL: The game of the year for our Patriots was set to kickoff at 7:30 at Henderson Stadium on a windy Oct. 16th. Even before Southwest collided against Central, the Southwest student body put the ‘Orange Crush” 6 feet under In a Central funeral pep rally, rhe Charger was put to its final rest. Our cross-town rival entered the game with a 6-0 record and ranked 10th in the state. Their intentions were to shutout the Patriots’ star quarterback Bur hey Terry Brown exploded behind a dynamic offensive line thar was anchored by Jerry Hamlin, Tony Bell, Marty Bardash, Reggie Green, Robert Bishop, and Kelly Purvis. Terry ran for two touchdowns and passed to Mike Shepherd for another score The Red Machine defense was simply A-W-E-S-O-M-E. As our Patriots drained all the juices from the Big Orange, we chalked up a tremendous victory with an 18-6 decision SOUTHWEST vs. ROBERT E. LEE: Oct 23 was a windy night for Sourhwest's Homecoming game. Our opponents . ; , came all the way from Alabama fo hy, hae a a . Se try to destroy our Patriots, but mpage sh. we yy ele. destroyed we were not Terry mg A ey } 7 a a a ee ee Brown passed for 3 touchdowns to Hife voy) By Mike Shepherd, and he and Michael Holston ran for the other two scores Randy Griffin booted 5 extra points and a field goal as Southwest defeated R.E. Lee 38-6. SOUTHWEST vs. NORTHEAST: The last game of the season was a shocker for Southwesr. Everyone ex- pected an easy victory over the low- ly Raiders. But Southwest got dismantled, losing 28-14. What Hap- pened??? First off, star quarterback Terry Brown was finally shut down Next the Patriot defense gor run over. Larry Emery ran for over 300 yards against a solid defense. Our Patriots ended with a 6-4 record and Head Coach Hatcher believes the Southwest football program looks very bright TOP: Jimbo Hammond wresties an Americus Panther off the ground. BOTTOM: Kenny Slaughter runs for yardage afrer making an interception Varsity Football — 19

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Varsity Cheerleaders — 21