6 man History

[Old Bearkat]

Out of curiosity, when/where were the first six-man private school teams? I'm thinking you'd have to hunt through the archives of the TCIL (Texas Catholic Interscholastic League), which may have been the first private school league in Texas.

Price Catholic in Amarillo was in a 6 man district with Groom, Happy, Adrian, Booker, and Lipscomb.

 

[Old Bearkat]

They were also playing 6 man in 1938.

Brownsville St. Joseph was in a 6 man district with Sharyland, Los Fresnos, Stuart Place, El Jardin, and Santa Rosa in 1940.

 

[FCSA football]

Re: List of most years playing 6 man. Here’s a few questions.

How long has Woodson been playing 6 man?
Did they ever play 8 or 11 man?

Same questions about Utopia.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Re: List of most years playing 6 man. Here’s a few questions.

How long has Woodson been playing 6 man?
Did they ever play 8 or 11 man?

Same questions about Utopia.

Woodson played 11 man from 1930-1958, 8 man from 1959-1973, 11 man 1974-1975, and then 6 man since 1976
Utopia did nothing but 6 man from 1949-1963. When the 6 man district they were in went 8 man in 1964, they dropped football.

 

[FCSA football]

Thanks, informative and interesting indeed! I appreciate your diligent research!

 

[CowboyP]

1965 scores
Abbott 45 Trinidad 12

Abbott 52 Covington 6

Abbott 36 Coolidge 23

Abbott 1 Milford 0

Abbott 28 Tolar 14

Abbott 46 Walnut Springs 0

Abbott 54 Iredell 19

Abbott 42 Venus 32

Abbott 44 Cranfills Gap 6

Abbott 52 Morgan 6

Buckholts 46 Abbott 24

 

[Old Bearkat]

1965 scores
Abbott 45 Trinidad 12

Abbott 52 Covington 6

Abbott 36 Coolidge 23

Abbott 1 Milford 0

Abbott 28 Tolar 14

Abbott 46 Walnut Springs 0

Abbott 54 Iredell 19

Abbott 42 Venus 32

Abbott 44 Cranfills Gap 6

Abbott 52 Morgan 6

Buckholts 46 Abbott 24

Posted in Lone Star.....

 

[CowboyP]

1965 scores
Abbott 45 Trinidad 12

Abbott 52 Covington 6

Abbott 36 Coolidge 23

Abbott 1 Milford 0

Abbott 28 Tolar 14

Abbott 46 Walnut Springs 0

Abbott 54 Iredell 19

Abbott 42 Venus 32

Abbott 44 Cranfills Gap 6

Abbott 52 Morgan 6

Buckholts 46 Abbott 24

Posted in Lone Star.....

More coming- stay tuned.

 

[CowboyP]

1958 scores

Sept 25
Star 18 Mullin 13

Oct 2
Star 33 Priddy 6

Oct 9
Star 51 Gustine 38

Oct 16
Star 26 Jarrel 19

Oct 23
Star 31 Carbon 24

Nov 1
Star 19 Sidney 13

Nov 15
Pottsville 38 Star 0

 

[CowboyP]

1974 Abbott

Strawn 38 Abbott 14

Abbott 67 Jarrell 26

Miles 48 Abbott 38

Abbott 57 Oglesby 12

Abbott 71 Buckholts 50

Abbott 64 Covington 19

Abbott 62 Aquilla 12

Abbott 67 Milford 19

Abbott 51 Venus 6

Abbott 54 Rio Vista 44

Tolar 36 Abbott 30

 

[Old Bearkat]

Got those in....

 

[CowboyP]

Got those in....

Check your email.

 

[rattlerfan88]

Oh how I wish the Tolar Rattlers still played six-man. The people moving from Fort Worth to the country forced the change to 11 man in the 70's. Now, the overflow from Granbury has them at AAA. The growth is mind blowing. The only thing connecting the Rattlers to six-man are those Golden Footballs in the trophy case.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Oh how I wish the Tolar Rattlers still played six-man. The people moving from Fort Worth to the country forced the change to 11 man in the 70's. Now, the overflow from Granbury has them at AAA. The growth is mind blowing. The only thing connecting the Rattlers to six-man are those Golden Footballs in the trophy case.

You guys are 3A now? Man, I knew you were growing due to proximity to Granbury, but that is ridiculous! I moved from Acton in 1997 and you were still a mid-size A 11 man school.

Is Joan Slaughter still teaching there? We knew her well, great lady. She was one of the first women to graduate the Naval Academy.

 

[rattlerfan88]

Yeah Old Bearkat it's crazy. They enroll about 800 now K-12 when back in the late 80's when I was attending there sometimes wasn't 300 total. I'm not sure about the Slaughter gal. Back in the day we played Lipan, Huckabay, and Strawn in basketball and Santo and Perrin in Football. Now its Breckenridge, Jacksboro, and Eastland. Just doesn't seem the same.

 

[Old Bearkat]

It's all those refugees from Granbury......

 

[Cougarfan13]

Same thing with Venus, 4A now, left 6-man in '86 I think, and kept growing.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Extinct school.

Centennial. Consolidated with Talpa in 1958, and then Talpa-Centennial with Mozelle to form Panther Creek in 1986.

BUMP....

I'm gonna get this thread hopping again.....

 

[Old Bearkat]

The Barstow football field now

I wonder if that old scoreboard is still standing at Barstow?

 

[Old Bearkat]

Toyah High School today

Is the old school at Toyah still in one piece?