Winnfield High School - Salt Rock Yearbook (Winnfield, LA)

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WSI-IS SQUEAKS PAST PARKWAY 25-23. WSHS is now 4-1 after its win over AAAA Parkway. After giving up a field goal, the Tigers made it 7-3 and never fell behind again. The Panthers came close in the 2nd half, scoring twice to come within 2 points, but the defense held tough to win. Senior Spotlight JESS GRIGG- I've played football beside Jess for years and I know he's a great . player. He overcame a lot of pain to play sometimes, but he was there when it counted. lI'luckabyl JAY I-IUCKABY- Jay was the heart of our defensive front line. He was someone you could count on not only play after play, but year after year. IWilliamsl DOUG LAWRENCE- It took Doug a while to come around this year, but when he did get everything together he meant a lot to our team and really helped us a lot. INelsoni MARCEL MILLS- Marcel was a good, steady performer. We knew we could always count on Marcel to go out on Friday night and put out his best effort.'l IBrinsoni BENNY MITCHELL- i'Benny was always a threat to break a game wide-open. Whenever he had the ball he was dangerous from anywhere on the field. lMylesi ww ww WSI-IS BOMBS JENA 78-16. WSHS easily eat its 4th AAA team in the final tune-up for the district schedule. The offense looked good as it tied a school record with 78 points. But the Tigers were also proud of their defense which forced 7 interceptions. WSHS is now 5-1 enter- ing district. 16 Football Huckaby and Riggs crush an unlucky ball- carrier. Johnny Williams - deep snap-artist. Coach Moreau ran the show from the sideline. The Leatherneck secondary didn't allow much -room for this receiver.

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Lisa Canerday drew the traditional run- through signs of every game to symbolize the way the Tigers ran-through opponents. WSH CRUSHES COUGARS 60-O. The Tiger offense looked great rolling up 60 points, but the team was prouder of the goose egg that the defense registered for Grant. With this victo- ry, WSHS improved its record to 2-1. Senior A Spotlight CHESTER BRINSON- f'Chester had to make a lot of changes this year. He accomplished great things by mastering each . ..... osition he was chan ed ,, , to. lCrawfordI ' KEVIN COLLINS- Kevin had a great attitude about football. He was always serious and businesslike on the field, and a fun guy and a good friend off the field.', tMillsJ SAMPSON COLLINS- He is a changed person. His attitude has changed for the better as he got better. He helped calm the team down when we needed it. fDurhaml KENNY CRAWFORD- Even though Kenn wasn't as big as some of us others, he always worked hard at his position and wasn't afraid to go up against anyone. lGriggI CALVIN DURHAM- This was Calvin's first year with the varsity. Even though he didn't have as much experience as some of us others, he still made big contributions. fWilliamsl 1 TIGERS TROUNCE TIOGA 47-14. For the 2nd straight year the Tigers beat AAA Tioga. After a slow start, WSHS Roared to a 34-O halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, it was stretched to 47-0 by the reinforcements, Tioga's only scores came with less than three minutes left in the game, Football 15

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Tigers Roar Through District The WSHS defensive line stayed in Tigers on the side were always ready to play. the Jonesboro backfield all night. WSHS MASSACRES MANY 59-7. The 7th ranked Tigers rolled on tonight, by clinching a playoff spot with a win over Many. The Tigers of Many had improved much but they were still no match for Winnfield. The Tiger winning streak is now 7 games going into the last game against J-H. Trainer Jon Pittenger helped keep the players in the game. TIGERS ROLL OVER RINGGOLD 75-O. The Tigers were really into the spirit of the Home- coming week. WSHS was very impressive over- all in the district opener that raised their season record to 6-1. The defense allowed only 47 yds. of total offense in the 2nd shutout of the year. Senior Spotlight PERRY MYLES Was one of the best athletes on our team He was a winner and it showed because he never gave up when we were ahead or if we were behind tCollinsl VV GLENN NELSON Glenn was one of the few and the proud who fought in the trenches where the battles were won It was a privilege to play the line with him lWoldl EDWARD PEARSON I admire Edward for staying with the team all the way through He was always a hard l worker and is very easy to get along with Collinsl YWNWWW JOHNNY WILLIAMS Johnny didnt think he could make the move to defensive end this year but then he realized how much fun it was and terrorized opposing backfields tMitchelli TODD WOLD Todd had some big shoes to fill this year playing center but he proved that he could handle any defensive player in the state tLawrencel I D rr , . H . 'Yuri gc I ff 3,' ' .gram -gyms it L , . E A g pi C . ' :sg its il rr . , . , . ii . rr , H WINNFIELD TAKES TITLE 47-6. The Tigers beat archrival Jonesboro-Hodge for the 5th straight time tonight, winnint the 41 spot in district 3-AA. J-H managed only one scoring drive in the 2nd half. WSHS, however, played everyone. The Tigers now enter the playoffs at 8-1. Football 1 7