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Wynne High School is a public secondary school located in Wynne, Arkansas. It serves 9-12 grades and has an enrollment of 921. It is part of the Wynne School District.
[edit] Athletics
[edit] American football
The Wynne Yellowjackets varsity football program is one that competes at the third-highest classification in Arkansas high school football. Its head coach is Ray Shempert, with assistants Mike Singleton, Lee Moore, and David DeArmon. It competes in class AAAAA (5A), and is in the East conference. Wynne's colors are blue and gold.
The Yellowjackets were widely considered a top program in the 5A classification until the recent domination of Greenwood High School, who won its third straight title this season while the Jackets finished with a 2-8 record.
The Yellowjackets hold a storied football tradition.
On January 3, 2007, head coach Don Campbell retired after a thirty-nine year career that included a stellar sixteen-season tenure at Wynne, with an overall record of 257-90-6.[1] His 257 wins rank sixth all time in the state of Arkansas. Campbell also won sixteen conference titles, and two state championships. He was known for being a coach that stuck with a run-heavy Diamond-T (inverted Wishbone formation) that threw a minimal number of passes, and still won, where in recent times, many programs were adopting pass-based offenses.
[edit] Distinguished Players
Current Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams played at Wynne, carrying the program to its third state championship in 2001 with a 2,204 yard, 34 touchdown effort, earning him the single-season school record for yards rushing.
Former Yellowjacket Bud Brooks won college football's Outland Trophy in 1954, garnering the award as a member of the heralded "25 Little Pigs", the moniker given to the 1954 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
Hugh "Bones" Taylor, a former Wynne Yellowjacket, played wide receiver with the Washington Redskins from 1947-54, and was honored as one of the 70 Greatest Redskins in 2002. Taylor later was the head coach of the Houston Oilers in 1965, and was an assistant with the New York Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the San Diego Chargers.
[edit] Records
| Date |
Time |
Opponent (Class) |
Ranking |
Site |
Home/Away |
Result |
| September 1* |
7:30 PM |
Marion High School (6A) |
# 1 |
Marion, AR |
Home |
L 13-14 |
| September 8* |
7:00 PM |
Jonesboro High School (6A) |
# 1 |
Jonesboro, AR |
Away |
L 7-14 |
| September 15* |
7:30 PM |
Forrest City High School (6A) |
# 3 |
Forrest City, AR |
Away |
W 41-14 |
| September 22 |
7:30 PM |
Blytheville High School |
# 3 |
Blytheville, AR |
Away |
W 27-0 |
| September 29† |
7:30 PM |
Greene County Tech High School |
# 2 |
Paragould, AR |
Home |
W 42-7 |
| October 6 |
7:30 PM |
Beebe High School |
# 2 |
Beebe, AR |
Away |
W 49-7 |
| October 13 |
7:30 PM |
Batesville High School |
# 1 |
Batesville, AR |
Home |
W 21-14 |
| October 20 |
7:30 PM |
Paragould High School |
# 1 |
Paragould, AR |
Away |
W 49-13 |
| October 27 |
7:30 PM |
North Pulaski High School |
# 1 |
Jacksonville, AR |
Home |
W 42-0 |
| November 3 |
7:30 PM |
Nettleton High School |
# 1 |
Jonesboro, AR |
Away |
W 49-7 |
| *Non Conference Game †Homecoming # Rankings from Hootens Ark. Football |
| Date |
Time |
Playoff Round |
Opp.Seed Opponent |
Ranking |
Site |
Home/Away |
Result |
| November 10 |
7:30 PM |
First Round |
(SW-4) Arkadelphia High School |
# 1 |
Arkadelphia, AR |
Away |
W 49-7 |
| November 17 |
7:30 PM |
Quarterfinals |
(W-2) Morrilton High School |
# 1 |
Morrilton, AR |
Away |
W 31-6 |
| November 24 |
7:30 PM |
Semifinals |
(SE-2) Pulaski Academy |
# 1 |
Wynne, AR |
Home |
L 42-43 |
| # Rankings from Hootens Ark. Football |
| 5A-East Record |
7-0 |
| 5A Record |
9-1 |
| Playoff Record |
2-1 |
| Overall Record |
10-3 |
| Date |
Time |
(Opponent (Class) |
Site |
Home/Away |
| August 31* |
7:00 PM |
Marion High School (6A) |
Marion, AR |
Away |
| September 7* |
7:30 PM |
Jonesboro High School (6A) |
Jonesboro, AR |
Home |
| September 14* |
7:00 PM |
Forrest City High School (6A) |
Forrest City, AR |
Home |
| September 21 |
7:30 PM |
Blytheville High School |
Blytheville, AR |
Home |
| September 28 |
7:30 PM |
Greene County Tech High School |
Paragould, AR |
Away |
| October 5 |
7:30 PM |
Beebe High School |
Beebe, AR |
Home |
| October 12 |
7:30 PM |
Batesville High School |
Batesville, AR |
Away |
| October 19 |
7:30 PM |
Paragould High School |
Paragould, AR |
Home |
| October 26 |
7:30 PM |
North Pulaski High School |
Jacksonville, AR |
Away |
| November 2 |
7:30 PM |
Nettleton High School |
Jonesboro, AR |
Home |
| *Non Conference Game †Homecoming # All times Central Standard (CST) and subject to change. |
[edit] Historical Records
A Wynne tailback gets around a defender.
| 1947 |
3-7 |
| 1948 |
4-7 |
| 1949 |
9-2-1 |
| 1950 |
12-1 |
| 1951 |
5-5-1 |
| 1952 |
10-1-1 |
| 1953 |
6-5-1 |
| 1954 |
9-1-2 |
| 1955 |
7-3-1 |
| 1956 |
3-8 |
| 1957 |
6-5 |
| 1958 |
2-9 |
| 1959 |
8-4 |
| 1960 |
10-2 |
| 1961 |
4-8 |
| 1962 |
1-10 |
| 1963 |
2-9 |
| 1964 |
4-8 |
| 1965 |
4-8 |
| 1966 |
1-10-1 |
| 1967 |
6-6 |
| 1968 |
5-3-2 |
| 1969 |
5-5 |
| 1970 |
7-3 |
| 1971 |
6-4 |
| 1972 |
9-2 |
| 1973 |
5-4 |
| 1974 |
8-2 |
| 1975 |
5-4-1 |
| 1976 |
3-6-1 |
| 1977 |
7-4 |
| 1978 |
8-4 |
| 1979 |
8-2 |
| 1980 |
11-3 |
| 1981 |
6-5-1 |
| 1982 |
6-5 |
| 1983 |
3-7 |
| 1984 |
2-7-1 |
| 1985 |
5-4 |
| 1986 |
13-0 |
| 1987 |
7-4-1 |
| 1988 |
3-8-1 |
| 1989 |
6-3-1 |
| 1990 |
3-6 |
| 1991 |
9-3 |
| 1992 |
6-5 |
| 1993 |
7-5 |
| 1994 |
6-5 |
| 1995 |
8-3 |
| 1996 |
9-1-1 |
| 1997 |
8-4 |
| 1998 |
9-3 |
| 1999 |
12-1 |
| 2000 |
12-1 |
| 2001 |
11-2-1 |
| 2002 |
10-2 |
| 2003 |
9-3 |
| 2004 |
12-2 |
| 2005 |
9-3-1 |
| 2006 |
10-3 |
The Yellowjackets celebrate after winning the 2004 AAAA state championship.
| 1926 |
| 1945 |
| 1946 |
| 1950 |
| 1954 |
| 1972 |
| 1977 |
| 1978 |
| 1979 |
| 1980 |
| 1981 |
| 1982 |
| 1986 |
| 1992 |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 |
| 2006 |
| Coach |
Years Coached |
Overall |
Conference Record |
Winning Pct. |
| Roy Littlefield |
1947-54 |
58-29-7 |
- |
67% |
| Gene Cobb |
1955 |
7-3-1 |
3-1 |
70% |
| Rex Lovell |
1956-58 |
11-22 |
3-12 |
33% |
| Bill Kissinger |
1959-61 |
22-14 |
10-11 |
61% |
| Bill Nance |
1962 |
1-10 |
0-7 |
9% |
| Ralpy "Sporty" Carpenter |
1963-66 |
11-35-1 |
5-24 |
24% |
| Howard Cissell |
1967-70 |
23-17-2 |
5-7 |
58% |
| Jim Jordan |
1971-72 |
15-6 |
10-1 |
72% |
| Dean Pitts |
1973-74 |
13-6 |
9-3 |
68% |
| Bill Smith |
1975-81 |
48-28-3 |
26-5-1 |
63% |
| Roy Hall |
1982-83 |
9-12 |
4-4 |
43% |
| Bill Riley |
1984-90 |
39-32-4 |
17-11 |
55% |
| Don Campbell |
1991-2006 |
147-46-3 |
94-18 |
76% |
| Ray Shempert |
2007- |
- |
- |
- |
[edit] References
- ^ Jonesboro Sun
[edit] External links
