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Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1995, Houston Times-Journal
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Times-Journal Photo by Eric Zellars
PRIDE OF THE CROSSROADS BAND PREPARING FOR SEASON DEBUT SEPT. 2 IN COLUMBUS
Band, Now Directed By Joe Hutcheson, Features About 30 New Members For 1995
Perry High band growing rapidly, plans Mobbusters show
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
The Perry High School “Pride
of the Crossroads” band is under
going some fine tuning by new
band director Joe Hutcheson.
Hutcheson said the band has
grown “by 30 members in the last
two weeks. I’ve done a lot of
recruiting.”
Hutcheson expects to have
Several new coaches join Perry staff
By RICK JOHNSTONE
l imes-Journal Staff
Not only will fans need a program to tell all
the new players at Perry High School this year,
they will also find the program helpful in iden
tifying all the changes in the coaching staff.
For starters, the new head football coach
and athletic d'rector is Houston County native
George Collins. He was a prep standout at
Warner Robins High. After graduating in 1973,
he became an All-America at the University of
Georgia in 1977.
The National Football League called and
Westfield has few coaching changes
By RICK JOHNSTONE
Times-.lournal Sports
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
That seems to be the approach
being taken at Westfield Schools
this year.
The coaching staff is largely
unchanged from last year, a season
which saw the football team make
it to the state semifinal game.
Ronnie Jones is back for his
third year as head footbalFcoach
and athletic director. While he is
pleased with all his team accom
plished on the field. Jones is also
proud of the fact all of his seniors
Panthers
biggest players in the area, though
just a junior. He should see consid
erable action on the offensive line.
Defensive, Perry will need to
replace some key defensive line
men as well as Stripling and Fann.
Also gone are defensive ends Billy
McDanier and Cheronskee
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around 100 students in the band
this year.
“We have 26 auxiliaries,
approximately 55 instruments, 18
percussion and the drum majors
and runners,” he said.
The students have been spend
ing the last few days of their sum
mer vacation learning a new show
called Mobbusters.
The gangster-style theme will
Collins played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He
spent several years in professional football. His
coaching resume includes stints at Valdosta
State College, and, more recently, at the
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Collins replaces John Stephens, who is now
at Pierce County High.
Other changes involve changes in assign
ments in some areas. The new defensive coor
dinator is Luke Smith, who served as offensive
coordinator last year. That spot is being
manned by Geoff Walters, who comes to PHS
from Tift County.
The Westfield Schools
coaching staff is largely
unchanged from last year, a
season which saw the foot
ball team make it to the
state semifinal game.
graduated with college to follow.
Jones is recovering from back
surgery earlier this year which has
relieved pain problems for him.
Back for his second year as
softball coach is Billy Sellers. He
is also head coach in girls’ basket
Johnson and tackle Bruce Rider,
while last year’s other tackle,
Ragin, moves to linebacker.
If they choose to keep him
there, the Panther staff has 250-
pound nose guard Quincy
Kendrick back.
Collins, though in his first year
dominate the Panther Band show
during the first four football
games. Mobbusters will be the
theme of a show for an October
marching band contest.
"It’s something from around the
1920 s period," said Hutcheson.
He added that the show features *
some original music, as well as old
favorites such as "Harlem Nocturne"
and "Big Noise" from Winnetka.
ball and is now the head coach in
baseball.
Also returning as football assis
tants are Larry Bennett, Bert
Brown, Ricky Lane and Jim
Massey.
One change to the football
coaching staff is that Westfield
grad Jamey Watson is not back.
Replacing him is Billy Law.
The other new face on the
coaching staff is Michelle
Maddox, who is an assistant soft
ball coach this fall.
as a high school coach, brings a
world of coaching experience to
the job.
There has not been a playoff
victory in football at Perry High
since Dave Crockett’s last team at
Perry, in 1983, beat Dublin 31-7 in
the region 3AAA opening round
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Universal Studios theme park
in Florida issued an invitation to
the band to play there during late
March.
The potential for the Perry High
School band is enormous. We will
continue to recruit students and
will continue to seek invitations. I
envision having 150-200 students
on the field in two to three years."
commented the director.
Also working with the offense is Ed Blount,
who will be working with the line. Blount is
changing places with Tony Thrift, who will
now focus on the defensive line.
Working with tight ends is veteran coach
Tim Simmons. Leslie Belcher instructs the
wide receivers. Last year, those two groups
worked together.
Rounding out the offensive side of the ball is
Max Vickers, working with the running backs.
Other defensive assignments include Ed
Mashburn with the ends and Sean Moistener
the linebackers.
MICHELLE MADDOX
New At Westfield
(Continued from page 1C)
before losing the region title to
Americus 28-10.
Ray Maddox never took the
team to the region playoffs in four
years, Ronnie Royston was 0-1 in
playoffs in his two years here, and
Stephens lost both region playoff
appearances, in 1992 and 1993.
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