That championship season

Members of the 1987 state 2A champion football team celebrated the 20th anniversary reunion of that accomplishment Friday with a luncheon at the Interim Healthcare Center banquet room and with a tailgate at Legion Stadium prior to the WHS-South Columbus game. Team members and cheerleaders were recognized during halftime of the football game. Pictured at Friday’s luncheon are, front row, left to right, Matt Tedder, Kevin Harrelson, Phil Justice, cheerleader Christy Whitson Aley, cheerleader Kristen Tyndall Rodgers, Chris Etheridge, Ricky Harrelson, Assistant Coach Greg Blackmon. Back row, Benji King, Bobby Manning, Hugh McPherson, Bill Chepul, John Plasky, Chris Brown, Otis Pridgen, Marico Best, Greg Dillard, Assistant Coach Yogi Hickman and Head Coach Bill Hewett. The 1987 WHS football squad posted a 15-0 season, defeating the Thomasville Bulldogs 14-12 in the state championship game at Legion Stadium. The reunion also established a scholarship in memory of Natalie Padrick Platt, who was senior cheerleader for WHS during the 1987 football season.