Breckenridge High School

Breckenridge High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Breckenridge, Texas (USA). It is part of the Breckenridge Independent School District and hosts 9th to 12th grade. Breckenridge High School's mascot is a Buckaroo (a cowboy riding a bucking horse).

Athletics

Breckenridge's winning tradition reached back to oil boom era in the late 1920s. P. E. Shotwell, who coached the Buckaroos from 1927-34, guided the team to the state finals in 1929, where they tied Port Arthur Jefferson 0-0 in the snowy weather of Waco. Despite Breckenridge's declining population as the oil boom faded, the Buckaroos still played some of the largest schools in West Central Texas. With an enrollment of less than 400 students during the 1950s, Breckenridge's football varsity barely comprised 30 players. Yet, during the '50s the Buckaroos formed a true dynasty under head coaches Cooper Robbins (1945-51), Joe Kerbel (1952-54) and Emory Bellard (1955-59). Breckenridge appeared in five Class 3A State Championship games, winning four times in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1958 and tying Cleburne for the title in 1959. [Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362] [Breckenridge's two co-championships in 1929 and 1959 tie it with Cleburne (ironically, its 1959 opponent) for the most co-championships in UIL football; as UIL has adopted NCAA overtime rules, no other school can achieve this distinction.] Under coach Eck Curtis (1935-44) they made the semifinals in 1942.

While at Breckenridge, Emory Bellard developed his famous wishbone formation. His 1958 Buckaroo squad was voted the "Fort Worth Star Telegram" team of the century.

Notable alumni

* Bill Collins, football player
* Jerry Tubbs, football player

References

External links

* [http://www.breckenridgeisd.org/HighSchool/index.htm Official website]