The Warriors and Lady Warriors have a history of success at division, North Half, and state levels of competition. The Warriors are coached by Chris Vandiver,[4] and the Lady Warriors are coached by Bill Russell.
The 2009-2010 Warriors were the first boys team in Pontotoc history to make it to the 3rd round of the North Half tournament, the first to win North Half, and the first to go to the State Tournament in Jackson, Mississippi. The boys also hosted the North Half for the first time in school history. Pontotoc beat Louisville in the first round 71–47.[5] In the second round they beat Lewisburg 72–58 to make history and go to the third round for the first time in school history.[6] The Warriors made more history with a 74–64 win over Greenwood to send them to the North Half championship and to the state tournament.[7] In the North Half championship the Warriors beat Center Hill 61-56 and were crowned North Half champs.[8] The Warriors historic run was ended when St. Stanislaus beat them 65–39 in the first round of State.[9]
FootballEdit
The Warrior football team competes in Mississippi's Division 1-4A. The Warriors are coached by Jeffery Carter.
TennisEdit
The 2008 Pontotoc Warriors qualified two girls for the state tournament — Katherine Downing and Frankie Turner. They defeated Feliciy Flesher and Erin Dyer of Oxford to win the State Championship. The Warrior and Lady Warrior tennis teams are coached by Kevin Morrow.
BowlingEdit
Pontotoc's bowling team, a relatively new sport at PHS, is already garnering attention around the state as the boys bowling team won Mississippi's Class I title in 2009. The bowling teams are coached by Edgar Sorto. The Boys Bowling Team came in 4th at the 2010 State Championship, and they were the only 4A team that made it to State.
Cross CountryEdit
The girls and boys cross country teams, coached by Mike Bain, a Mississippi coaching legend, have a long history of success at the division and state level. The Lady Warrior cross country team won the 2007 4A state championship. And the girls and boys teams won the 2009 State Championship.
Pontotoc High School's cheerleading squad consists of 16 girls who compete for the spots each year in an extremely competitive tryout week. In 2008, the Warrior Cheerleaders won the State 4A Small Division state championship. They took home the Academic Award, stating that they had the highest GPA of all squads in Mississippi from 1A-5A.
BandsEdit
Though the sports at Pontotoc High School garner attention and praise from around the state, Pontotoc High School's most respected and successful program is the Pontotoc Warrior Band Program. Sarah Todd is the director of bands at Pontotoc High School. Assistant directors of bands are Keith Morgan and Richie Watson.
The Pontotoc Warrior Marching band consists of around 145 members, including drum majors, color guard members, marching percussion, marching winds, and a pit. The Warrior Marching Band is known throughout the state for its outstanding musical and marching abilities.
Year
Theme
Repertoire
State Result
2018
Fahrenheit 451
2
2017
The Odyssey
The Storm / The Lotus Eaters / The Cyclops / The Sirens and Charybdis / Return to Ithaca
1
2016
Life on Mars
Separation / Survival / Salvation // Featuring the music of David Bowie: Space Oddity, Life on Mars, and Starman
5
2015
Mercury Rising
Cool / Red Red Red / Fire / Mercury Rising
2
2014
Distorted Images
Featuring the music of Michael Daugherty
3
2013
The Killer Bees
Bach / Beethoven / Bon Jovie / ???
3
Year
Theme
Repertoire
State Result
2009
"Black and Blue: A Symphonic Jazz Suite"
Awayday / Rhapsody in Blue / Sevens / Blue Shades
4
2008
"West Side Story"
Prologue / Overture / Mambo / Somewhere / America / Tonight
2
2007
"Spanish Dreamscapes: Fire, Passion, and Fury"
La Mezquita de Cordoba
3
2006
"Sunset Boulevard"
Sunset Boulevard film score
6
2005
"Gladiator"
7
Concert BandsEdit
The Pontotoc High School band consists of four concert bands: the Symphonic Band, the Concert Band, the Varsity Band, and the Jazz Band. The Symphonic Band is directed by Sarah Todd, the Concert Band is directed by Keith Morgan, the Varsity Band and Jazz Band are directed by Richie Watson.
ReferencesEdit
^ abc"PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pontotoc County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-31. - Text list
^"Coach History - Pontotoc Warriors Basketball (MS)". www.maxpreps.com.
^"Louisville vs Pontotoc - Basketball - 2/16/2010 - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
^"Lewisburg vs Pontotoc - Basketball - 2/18/2010 - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
^"Greenwood vs Pontotoc - Basketball - 2/19/2010 - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
^"Center Hill vs Pontotoc - Basketball - 2/20/2010 - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
^"Mississippi High School Boys Basketball State Championships (Class 4A Boys Bracket) - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
External linksEdit
Official website
August 28, 2023
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pontotoc High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pontotoc High School is a secondary school in Pontotoc Mississippi Pontotoc High SchoolLocation123 North Main StreetPontotoc Mississippi 38863United StatesCoordinates34 15 04 N 89 00 00 W 34 251152 N 88 999873 W 34 251152 88 999873InformationTypePublicSchool districtPontotoc City School DistrictPrincipalKenneth McGahaStaff42 52 FTE 1 Grades9 to 12GenderCo edEnrollment673 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio15 83 1 Color s Black and Gold MascotWarriorsNewspaperTomahawk TalkYearbookThe WarriorWebsitephs wbr pontotoc wbr schoolIts boundary covers almost all of Pontotoc and some unincorporated areas 2 Contents 1 Sports 1 1 Basketball 1 2 Football 1 3 Tennis 1 4 Bowling 1 5 Cross Country 2 Extracurriculars 2 1 Cheerleading 2 2 Bands 2 2 1 Marching Band 2 2 2 Concert Bands 3 References 4 External linksSports EditPontotoc High School is active in 15 varsity sports and play as The Warriors 3 Varsity sports include Baseball Basketball Bowling Cross Country Running Football Golf Powerlifting Soccer Softball Tennis Track and Field and Volleyball Basketball Edit The Warriors and Lady Warriors have a history of success at division North Half and state levels of competition The Warriors are coached by Chris Vandiver 4 and the Lady Warriors are coached by Bill Russell The 2009 2010 Warriors were the first boys team in Pontotoc history to make it to the 3rd round of the North Half tournament the first to win North Half and the first to go to the State Tournament in Jackson Mississippi The boys also hosted the North Half for the first time in school history Pontotoc beat Louisville in the first round 71 47 5 In the second round they beat Lewisburg 72 58 to make history and go to the third round for the first time in school history 6 The Warriors made more history with a 74 64 win over Greenwood to send them to the North Half championship and to the state tournament 7 In the North Half championship the Warriors beat Center Hill 61 56 and were crowned North Half champs 8 The Warriors historic run was ended when St Stanislaus beat them 65 39 in the first round of State 9 Football Edit The Warrior football team competes in Mississippi s Division 1 4A The Warriors are coached by Jeffery Carter Tennis Edit The 2008 Pontotoc Warriors qualified two girls for the state tournament Katherine Downing and Frankie Turner They defeated Feliciy Flesher and Erin Dyer of Oxford to win the State Championship The Warrior and Lady Warrior tennis teams are coached by Kevin Morrow Bowling Edit Pontotoc s bowling team a relatively new sport at PHS is already garnering attention around the state as the boys bowling team won Mississippi s Class I title in 2009 The bowling teams are coached by Edgar Sorto The Boys Bowling Team came in 4th at the 2010 State Championship and they were the only 4A team that made it to State Cross Country Edit The girls and boys cross country teams coached by Mike Bain a Mississippi coaching legend have a long history of success at the division and state level The Lady Warrior cross country team won the 2007 4A state championship And the girls and boys teams won the 2009 State Championship Extracurriculars EditThe school participates in Band Cheerleading and Dance competitions Cheerleading Edit Pontotoc High School s cheerleading squad consists of 16 girls who compete for the spots each year in an extremely competitive tryout week In 2008 the Warrior Cheerleaders won the State 4A Small Division state championship They took home the Academic Award stating that they had the highest GPA of all squads in Mississippi from 1A 5A Bands Edit Though the sports at Pontotoc High School garner attention and praise from around the state Pontotoc High School s most respected and successful program is the Pontotoc Warrior Band Program Sarah Todd is the director of bands at Pontotoc High School Assistant directors of bands are Keith Morgan and Richie Watson Marching Band Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pontotoc Warrior Marching band consists of around 145 members including drum majors color guard members marching percussion marching winds and a pit The Warrior Marching Band is known throughout the state for its outstanding musical and marching abilities Year Theme Repertoire State Result2018 Fahrenheit 451 22017 The Odyssey The Storm The Lotus Eaters The Cyclops The Sirens and Charybdis Return to Ithaca 12016 Life on Mars Separation Survival Salvation Featuring the music of David Bowie Space Oddity Life on Mars and Starman 52015 Mercury Rising Cool Red Red Red Fire Mercury Rising 22014 Distorted Images Featuring the music of Michael Daugherty 32013 The Killer Bees Bach Beethoven Bon Jovie 3Year Theme Repertoire State Result2009 Black and Blue A Symphonic Jazz Suite Awayday Rhapsody in Blue Sevens Blue Shades 42008 West Side Story Prologue Overture Mambo Somewhere America Tonight 22007 Spanish Dreamscapes Fire Passion and Fury La Mezquita de Cordoba 32006 Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard film score 62005 Gladiator 7Concert Bands Edit The Pontotoc High School band consists of four concert bands the Symphonic Band the Concert Band the Varsity Band and the Jazz Band The Symphonic Band is directed by Sarah Todd the Concert Band is directed by Keith Morgan the Varsity Band and Jazz Band are directed by Richie Watson References Edit a b c PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved August 16 2021 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Pontotoc County MS PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved 2022 07 31 Text list http www pontotoc k12 ms us athletics htm Coach History Pontotoc Warriors Basketball MS www maxpreps com Louisville vs Pontotoc Basketball 2 16 2010 MaxPreps www maxpreps com Lewisburg vs Pontotoc Basketball 2 18 2010 MaxPreps www maxpreps com Greenwood vs Pontotoc Basketball 2 19 2010 MaxPreps www maxpreps com Center Hill vs Pontotoc Basketball 2 20 2010 MaxPreps www maxpreps com Mississippi High School Boys Basketball State Championships Class 4A Boys Bracket MaxPreps www maxpreps com External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en 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