Starkville High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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umm N' LINE COACH PETE RAY HEAD COACH WALTER SCALES This was Coach Ray's first season as Assistant Coach For Years now Coach Scales has been turning out ol the Yellow Iackets. He played a lot oi football at superior lootball teams. He believes in mal-:ing the State College and he really has what it takes to most ol the material he works with, and he knows coach a team. how tO do il- STARKVILLE B-LOUISVILLE B The Starkville Yellowjackels opened the 1950 football season by battling the Louisville 'Wildcats, champions of the Choctaw Conference, to a 6-G lie. Bill Fulton, Louisville ace, led the Wildcats to a touch- .tt 4 down with his accurate passing. In the second quarter Louisville, with Fulton in the driver's seat, moved down to the lacket's two yard lineg and Tripplett racked up six points from there. The extra point kick was wide. Starkville struck back in the last period. Don Walker intercepted an all-important pass deep in his own territory. The Iackets then rolled all the way up the field from their own thirteen. Bobo Kirkpatrick took the ball over to begin a brilliant season. The run for the extra point failed and the tinal score stood locked at six lor Starkville and six for Louisville. The Yellowjackets pass ollense was not working well but they moved twice the length ol the lield on the ground. STANLEY EDMONSON IOHN EDD PARKER FRANKLIN BARNETT Sonny Boy Tunia Iohnny The Yellow Iacket managers were always on the spot to do a good job and do it right. They played an important part in keeping the team rolling. Our beautiful cheerleaders Kirkpatrick ties up the score with Amory

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BOB KIRKPATRICK. Tailback Bobo Bobo, All Little Ten Back, was high scorer for the Yellow Iackets this season. His speed, weight, and determination made him one of the sparkplugs of the team. CHARLES McELROY Blocking Back upap.. Pap won honorable mention as an All Little Ten back this season. He helped SHS to many a victory because of his fine all-'round play- ing ability. STARKVILLE 6 OXFORD 13 On September l5 Starkville journeyed to Oxford to meet the University High Colonels. This was the Yellow Iackets second game. Oxford scored first on a sustained drive of 60 yards with Pettis going over from the 2-yard line, but they failed to make the extra point. Oxford kicked off and Starkville led by Bob Kirkpatrick moved 45 yards in 5 plays. Kirkpatrick went over for the touchdown on an end sweep from 8 yards out. The try for the extra point failed. ln the second period the Oxford line held the Starkville backs, and after an exchange of punts the Colonels put on a drive. Holcolmb went over for Oxford from the 4-yard line. The extra point was good and that left the score standing at 13 to 6 in favor of the Colonels. This also ended the scoring for the game. Starkville threatened the Oxford goal line again in the third period but failed to score. This was the first defeat of the season for the Yellow Iackets and the boys played a fine game. STARKVILLE 7 WEST POINT 0 On September 22, Starkville took their first win of the season by defeating the West Point Green Wave 7 to O. They preserved their long record over West Point again for the sixteenth year. The first half was marked by terrific lineplay and hard tackling by both teams. The whole half was played around the midfield stripe with neither team threatening the other's goal. In the third quarter a Yellow Iacket recovered a Green Wave fumble on the 33-yard line of West Point. After the few plays the ball was moved to the 18-yard line by Kirkpatrick and Walker. Walker took it over. Billy Slaughter kicked the extra point to end the scoring at 7 to U in favor of the Yellow Iackets. After the score the rest of the game was un- eventful and Starkville goal line was never threat- ened. The game ended with the Yellow Iackets setting the Green Wave way back in their own territory. The team as a whole played its best game as a unit and there were many outstanding players. LAMAR WILLIFORD. Wingback 1 -Hess., Hess had to double up at both offensive back and defensive end this season. His speed helped him to make several touchdown gallops this year. DON WALKER. Fullback Pheba Don's all-'round play on offense and defense tagged him as a gridder to watch. He is a fast and elusive full- back and he will be totin' that pig- skin again next year.