Breckenridge High School is a public high school located in the city of
Breckenridge, Texas
Breckenridge is a city in Stephens County, Texas, United States. The estimated population was 5,349 as of February 2021. It is the county seat of Stephens County. The mayor is Bob Sims.
Breckenridge was a stop on the since defunct Wichita Fal ...
and classified as a 3A school by the
UIL.
It is a part of the
Breckenridge Independent School District located in
Stephens County. In 2013, the school was rated "
Met Standard" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
Breckenridge High School's mascot is a Buckaroo (a cowboy riding a bucking horse).
In 2014 the University Interscholastic League (UIL) released district realignments for many high schools in Texas. As a result of this realignment, Breckenridge High School went from being a 2A school to 3A.
Athletics
The Breckenridge Buckaroos compete in the following sports
Cross Country, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Baseball
Football
Breckenridge's football success goes 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
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
.
Under coach
Eck Curtis (1935–44) they made the semifinals in 1942. 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 1950s the Buckaroos formed a true dynasty under head coaches
Cooper Robbins
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ...
(1945–51),
Joe Kerbel
Joseph Edward Kerbel (May 3, 1921 – March 20, 1973) was an American football coach. He is the second winningest coach in West Texas A&M Buffaloes history.
After a successful coaching career at Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville and Clevelan ...
(1952–54) and
Emory Bellard
Emory Dilworth Bellard (December 17, 1927 – February 10, 2011) was a college football coach. He was head coach at Texas A&M University from 1972 to 1978 and at Mississippi State University from 1979 until 1985. Bellard died on February 10, 2011 ...
(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. While at Breckenridge, Emory Bellard developed the
wishbone formation
The wishbone formation, also known simply as the bone, is an offensive formation in American football. The style of attack to which it gives rise is known as the wishbone offense. Like the spread offense in the 2000s to the present, the wishbon ...
.
State Titles
*Football
**1929*, 1951(3A), 1952(3A), 1954(3A), 1958(3A), 1959(3A)*
**Co-champions*
*Girls Golf
**2000(3A), 2002(3A)
*Tennis -
**1998(3A)
*Ready Writing -
**2002(3A)
Notable alumni
*
Spot Collins, football player
*
Jerry Tubbs
Jerry may refer to:
Animals
* Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National
* Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fi ...
, football player
*
Don Robbins, college football player and head coach; member of the
Junction Boys
The Junction Boys were the "survivors" of Texas A&M Aggies football coach Bear Bryant's 10-day summer camp in Junction, Texas, beginning September 1, 1954. The ordeal became the subject of a 2001 book by Jim Dent, ''The Junction Boys'', at Texas A&M
References
External links
Official website
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Public high schools in Texas
Schools in Stephens County, Texas