6 man History

To the list off 6-man schools now playing 11.

Celina bobcats played six-man until 1957

according to the denton chronicle.

Denton Record-Chronicle (Newspaper) - October 5, 1958, Denton, Texas
dlspresed the threat. .Moss' kick was wide to the Ipft and NT led 18-7. Only one minute and 10 seconds later Christie snatched the ball away from a Tulsa receiver and followed fine blocked into the end zone to send the Eaglets furlher ahead, 24-7. Kramer ran wide for the extra points. and 53 yards respectively. And Bronco forward wall down, crippled Krush would send an aerial through two CAME AT A tUNCE McXlUNET First 13 Mil tuts Ralhir.j 6 Ker Ycrdi Passing 87 1 cf 13 ?niis a of 18 0 Piissi 2 1 Lcit 5 for 37.0 Pcrili, Avg, Djit. 9 ftr 3D 35 15 lor 135 BOBCATS' MALOWE SCOES 3 TD'S Bearcats Open District Race By Dumping Celina By JIM NEAL Record-Chronicle Slalf PILOT POINT Big. experienc- ed Bearcats ot Pilot Point High School rolled easily over the Celina Bobcats, who were playing their third 11 man football game, to a score of 44-22 in a District 13-A grid clash In Pilot Point Friday Bight. Pilot Point fullback David Mc- Kroney led the scoring list with 14 points touchdowns from the Celina three and from the Celina 34, and a conversion run.JJuarter- back Frankie Jurccka was next with 10 tallies two conversion CMC AT A OUNCE PHOT POIHT II Fin! 189 Nil tliil Si litl Verdi Paiiir; 3 cf 10 Plltti 3 Ey t Fur.bKs Vcit 3 Icr J6.S Av9. DM. I 60 Pi-jWes Jurccka snagged a pass for two more points. Following the kickoff, Celina managed lo hold onto the ball for five plays before punting. This time Dane went through the line from the Celina 32 to the 25, and then Hollar unlcased a looping pass lo Whitley who went over standing up. runs and a 34 vatd touchdown run following his interception of a Celina pass. Left half Gene Hollar blasted ov- er center for six points, and later passed twice to right end Tommy Whitley from the Celina 25 and the Celina 33 for 12 more. Right half Donald Dane went through the line for the remaining two points. ONE-MAN SHOW AH of Celina's touchdowns were made by fullback Jerry Jlalone, who ran the first over from the Pilot Point 12, took a pass from the 13 fof the second and Intercepted a Pilot Point aerial on his own 10 yard line for a 90 yard scoring scamper. Left half Ronnie Fipps accounted for both Celina conversion runs. The Bobcats, who had played six man football until this year, Were still playing a six man game with ll men on the field. They ran from a spread formation and tossed 29 passes. 11 of which were complete for 137 yards. The first score was msde earl> in the first period. Pilot Poinl moved from ils own 26 in four plays to the Celina three. McKln- uey blasted over from center, and Ihe Bearcat 13. The passes went for 19, 10. 12. and 8 yards. Then Lewis sailed another over the Pilot Point secondary to Malone, who took it over his shoulder in the end zone. Fipps went over right tackle tor the conversion. three defenders into the wait Ing arms of a Lion receiver. I Kruse compleied eight of 18 passes for 87 yards and one touch down. After a scoreless firs! quarte! McKinney exploded for the only points of the game in the last fdui minutes of the initial half. FIELD GOAL With left in the period Me Entire climaxed a stalled 66-yarc drive with a field goal from Ih six. Two minules and 47 second, !ater McEntfre, all alone in the 3enton secondary, pulled in a 36 yard pass from Kruse and trotter
 
ya I uploaded some things to flicer a while back...need to go back and see whats on there.

Celina played 11man in the 30s and 40s I think and moved to 6man in the 40s...believe I saw their 1940 or 41 yearbook and they were playing 11man then (been in one of the side projects of mine finding Allen scores and articles from the 1930s and have had no luck)
 
Here is what I have along with current classifications and enrollment.

Nueces Canyon 1A 86
Gilmer Union Hill 1A 90
Leakey 1A 93
D'Hanis 1A 99
Bovina 2A 113
Gruver 2A 128
Colmesneil 2A 133
Sabine Pass 2A 135
La Pryor 2A 141
Collinsville 2A 148
Milano 2A 148
Normangee 2A 153
Santo 2A 153
Center Point 2A 165
Blue Ridge 2A 173
Forsan 2A 196
Weimar 2A 196
Harleton 2A 199
Tolar 2A 203
Harper 2A 205
Jewett Leon 3A 221
Tom Bean 3A 229
Rio Vista 3A 241
Danbury 3A 245
Coahoma 3A 247
Poth 3A 247
Waskom 3A 255
Gunter 3A 264
Rice 3A 274
Jarrell 3A 295
Elysian Fields 3A 306
Lone Oak 3A 307
Palmer 3A 313
Hallettsville 3A 325
Hitchcock 3A 327
Santa Rosa 3A 349
Kountze 3A 351
Tornillo 3A 411
Hempstead 3A 417
Caddo Mills 3A 449
Nevada Community 4A 480
Venus 4A 508
Orangefield 4A 537
Orange Grove 4A 540
Tarkington 4A 554
Sweeny 4A 565
Celina 4A 630
La Marque 4A 642
Abilene Wylie 4A 988
Splendora 4A 1021
Medina Valley 5A 1110
Lubbock Cooper 5A 1144
Santa Fe 5A 1430
Dripping Springs 5A 1480
New Caney 5A 1520
Hutto 5A 1547
Prosper 5A 1629
Willis 5A 1862
Manor 5A 2008
Friendswood 6A 2160
Copperas Cove 6A 2201
Cedar Hill 6A 2281
Dickinson 6A 2581
Los Fresnos 6A 3016
Clint + Horizon (5A) + Mountain View (4A) 4A 3021
Sharyland + Pioneer (5A) 5A 3232
Pearland + Dawson (6A) 6A 5789
Allen 6A 5987
Pflugerville +Hendrickson (6A) + Connally (5A) 6A 6887
La Joya + Juarez-Lincoln (6A) + Palmview (6A) 6A 7456
Katy + Taylor (6A) + Mayde Creek (6A) + Cinco Ranch (6A) + Morton Ranch (6A) + Seven Lakes (6A) 6A 19778
 
So...I went to the Marlin Library today to check out the microfish. Nothing so far, but I only made it through 1941.

I did see a one-off add of interest.

FOOTBALL
Washington Wildcats
vs.
Calvert Bears
Oct 9, 1941
Marlin Athletic Field
Kickoff at 8:00
Admission .15-.30

Microfish - Marlin Democrat, Oct 9th, 1941.
 
CT6MFL":2pg8bzzw said:
So...I went to the Marlin Library today to check out the microfish. Nothing so far, but I only made it through 1941.

I did see a one-off add of interest.

FOOTBALL
Washington Wildcats
vs.
Calvert Bears
Oct 9, 1941
Marlin Athletic Field
Kickoff at 8:00
Admission .15-.30

Microfish - Marlin Democrat, Oct 9th, 1941.


Would those have been a couple of the old PVIL schools?
 
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