Mount Pleasant High School (Texas)

Mount Pleasant High School
Address
2110 N Edwards Ave. Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455 United States
Coordinates	33°10′38″N 94°59′25″W / 33.17728°N 94.99028°W / 33.17728; -94.99028Coordinates: 33°10′38″N 94°59′25″W / 33.17728°N 94.99028°W / 33.17728; -94.99028
Information
School type	Public High School
School district	Mount Pleasant Independent School District
Principal	Dustin Cook
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1458^[1] (2012)
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Tigers/Lady Tigers
Website	Mount Pleasant High School

Mount Pleasant High School is a public high school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas (USA) and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Independent School District located in central Titus County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Mount Pleasant Tigers compete in the following sports - ^[3]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State Titles

Baseball - ^[4]
- 1978(3A), 1993(4A)
Boys Track - ^[5]
- 1972(3A) State Meet - First Place (team members: Gary Miracle, Barry Hamilton, Lewis Spencer, Billy Keefer, Amos Rockwell, Richard Rockwell, Randall Huggins, Johnny Greene)^[6]
- 1972(3A) One-Mile Relay - First Place (team members: Amos Rockwell, Billy Keefer, Richard Rockwell, Lewis Spencer)^[7]

State Finalists

Football - ^[8]
- 1973(3A)
- Soccer
- 2006(4A) 2012(5A)

Golf (individual competition)
- 1972(3A)
  - Greg Heinz (1972 Region II, Class 3A Golf Medalist)^[9] [after tying Dave Parker of Stephenville in regulation play, Heinz claimed Medalist honors by winning the sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole^[10]]

Golf (team competition)
- 1971(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Allen Clay, Greg Heinz, Philip Roach and George Toledo)^[11]
- 1972(3A) (team members: Jimmy Bedsole, Greg Heinz, Rusty Hurse, Philip Roach and George Toledo)^[12]

Tennis (doubles)
- 1972(3A) (brothers Robin Roberts and Landy Roberts)^[13]

Tennis (singles)
- 1971(3A) (Gary Roberts)^[14]

Track (220-Yard Dash)
- 1972(3A) Third Place (Lewis Spencer)^[15]

Track (440-Yard Relay)
- 1971(3A) Fifth Place (team members: Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Amos Rockwell, Jerry Shurtleff)^[16]
- 1972(3A) Second Place (team members: Amos Rockwell, Barry Hamilton, Billy Keefer, Lewis Spencer)^[17]

Track (High Jump)
- 1972(3A) Fourth Place (Gary Miracle)^[18]

Notable alumni

Maury Buford, former NFL punter^[19]
K.D. Cannon, receiver for the Baylor Bears
Barry Minter, former NFL linebacker^[20]
Chaun Thompson, former NFL linebacker^[21]

References

↑ Texas Tribune
↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
↑ The Athletics Department
↑ UIL Baseball Archives
↑ UIL Boys Track Archives
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 49; Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 72
↑ Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 66
↑ Lone Star Football Network
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 23
↑ Longview Morning Journal, May 4, 1972
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 63; Longview Morning Journal, May 9, 1971
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 23; Longview Morning Journal, May 4, 1972
↑ Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 63; Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune, May 7, 1972
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 62
↑ Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 67
↑ Official Program, 62nd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 4,5,6, 1972, page 64
↑ Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 65
↑ Official Program, 63rd Annual State Meet, University Interscholastic League, May 3,4,5, 1973, page 71
↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUFORMAU01
↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MINTEBAR01
↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMPCHA01

External links

Mount Pleasant ISD

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