A season to remember

We had lived here only five years before going to state in 1980. I knew we were destined to do great things that year when Byron Linwood kicked the field goal to beat the Mount Pleasant Tigers with no time left on the clock. That season did so much for the community -and this season is no different. What a year we’ve had. The band was invited to Chicago and represented our small town and everyone chipped in to send them. The Pirates are the new Area Champions and played their hearts out Friday night up against an undefeated team that I swear had two first offensive teams and two first defensive teams. Our guys never gave up and out played them in the first half and in “heart” the entire game. And the Canton game was especially memorable because the junior high band stepped in and played for the high school band while they were away in Chicago. They were just unbelievably awesome. But there are others in this community who are major contributors. What would we do without Smith Furniture? They delivered and handed out 750 milk jugs with BBs at all the playoff games. The sound was deafening in E. H. Hanby Stadium. I’ve never experienced such high school spirit. Steve Bragg, former Pittsburg athletic director and athletic director for Mesquite ISD remembered those milk jugs well when we played Daingerfield and Liberty Elyau in 2000. And he said so.

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