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n Powder Puff Football game for cancer, 3

n Juniors, seniors help others on Service Day, 5

n ‘And Then There Were None’ reviewed, 7

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As with the past several years, The Bear Facts has once again started up its own online newspaper: The Bear Facts Online.

The Web site, www.sjbearfacts.com, replaces the older site, www.sjcrest.com. The new Web site features many improvements, including many differ-

ent mediums of delivering information that cannot simply be done through a newspaper.

On the main page of the Web site, vis-itors will find the most recent stories re-leased by the newspaper. The main front page story will be displayed along with a photo and several other stories orga-nized by categories.

As each newspaper is published, the stories displayed on the home page will

change according to the date that they were entered onto the Web site. Any old-er stories on the site will still remain on-line for people who wish to read them; the Web site will archive all stories au-tomatically.

Besides publishing all stories found in the print version of The Bear Facts, the Web site also will feature such exclusive content as photo galleries of campus ac-tivities and sporting events, multimedia

slide shows, audio podcasts and break-ing news that happens on campus.

The Bear Facts Online also will fea-ture breaking news. Visitors will be able to check the site for the latest news and events from the St. Joe campus.

The Web site is part of the Interscho-lastic Online News Network, or ISONN, at the University of Tennessee. The net-work includes high school newspapers from around the country, each having its

own self-managed Web sites.The Bear Facts Online, like The Bear

Facts, is staffed and produced by stu-dents taking the Introduction to Journal-ism and Journalism II classes this year at St. Joseph Catholic School.

Teryn Yazdani, co-editor of The Bear Facts, said the new student newspaper Web site “will be an effective tool for students and their kinfolk to use to keep up to date with the news of the school.”

BROOKHAVEN – The St. Joe Bru-ins made history on a cold Friday night near this city some 80 miles south of Madison.

With a 60-12 win over the En-terprise Lincoln Yellowjackets, this year’s Bru-ins football team became the first in school history to go 11-0 and the first in 40 years to go unde-feated – both in the regular season. The Bruins also took its second straight dis-trict championship by going undefeated in league play.

“So many people didn’t believe in us this season,” said running back William Fetherson. “There were so many doubt-ers that thought last year was just one good wave of seniors that carried us the whole way. We proved them wrong.”

Next up are the playoffs, with the first game set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, on the St. Joseph Catholic School campus.

Last year, the Bruins went 10-1 in the regular season – with its only loss against Pisgah. The team moved to the state playoffs, notching two more wins before losing at Bassfield and ending the season 12-2.

Many people thought much of the Bruins’ talent graduated last year. They were wrong. With 20 seniors return-ing for this year’s season – including a few who didn’t play last year – the 2012 squad has turned out to be better than last year’s team.

Not only did the Bruins go undefeated this season, they also defeated many of the teams they played by extremely large margins – including this year’s re-match with Pisgah. The Bruins’ closest game was against St. Patrick in the sec-ond week of the season; the Bruins beat the Irish 20-13.

The rest of the road seemed to be a breeze for St. Joe as the team had an average margin of victory of 32 points this season. The defense was unreal and never gave up more than 14 points in a game this year.

“We practiced great all season long, and it showed on the field,” said Coach Flip Godfrey. “I also think the doubt-ers fueled the fire to win in our guys. It made them want to show people what they could do.”

By halftime of the Enterprise game, the Bruins already put up 44 points on

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Top photo: The Bruin football team celebrates its victory over Wesson on Friday, Oct. 19, the last regular season home game on campus. Above photo: Josiah Paulding runs off the field during the Bruins’ season-ending game against Enterprise Lincoln on Friday, Oct. 26, Right photo: Brett Burgess stays in-bounds during a run in the Wesson game. See Perfect Season, Page 10

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The Bear FactsMiranda Barrett • Teryn Yazdani

Editors

Matthew McKinleyWeb Site Editor

Jack ButtsSports Editor

Terry R. Cassreino, Faculty AdviserKeith Barnes, Principal

Halle AndersonJack Butts

Rachel DivineSearcy Fox

Nathan GiebVictor Griffin

Matthew HarkeyLondon HattenNic HembreeJack Hoffman

Mary Claire LogueJacquelyn Massey

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“I just thought that it would be a great way to raise

awareness and money for breast cancer.”

- Alex Cosmich

After watching their mother Keri be-ing treated for breast cancer, Alex Cos-mich and his two sisters decided they wanted to do something to help fight the disease.

So, last month Alex, a senior, and his two sisters, sophomores Isabelle and Sophia, came up with the idea of spon-soring a “Powder Puff Football” game – an event in which girls play football and boys serve as cheerleaders. All money raised went to fight breast cancer.

“Actually, Isabelle was the one who came up with the idea of a Powder Puff Football game,” Alex said. “I just thought that it would be a great way to raise awareness and money for breast cancer, and I knew that St. Joe would want to get involved in such a great cause.”

With the permission of Principal Keith Barnes, Alex, Isabelle and Sophia planned and organized the event.

Each morning last month, the siblings

signed-up players and cheerleaders.Girls were split up evenly into four

teams, the Pink, Blue, Red and Purple teams. The coaches included the senior football players: Nick Beasley, Denarius Odell, Alex Cosmich, Blayne Jones, Brett Burgess, Dylan Culberson, Bobby Tallant, William Fetherson and Charlie Waddingham.

Referees for the game included se-niors Drew Meyers and William Lind-sey, as well as junior Kyrie Harrison.

The cost was $5 to play or cheer. Also, people attending could donate money to help support breast cancer. This event raised $2,100 total that will go to benefit the fight against breast cancer.

On Sunday, Oct. 14, the hard work and planning paid off. St. Joe hosted its first Powder Puff Football game to ben-efit breast cancer. Pink balloons could be seen as each person walked toward the football field.

Pink cowbells, pink bracelets, pink cupcakes, as well as red beans and rice prepared by Alex, Isabelle and Sophia’s dad, were sold to benefit breast cancer.

Players and cheerleaders wore stick-ers honoring women suffering from breast cancer.

Alumni, students, teachers and family members, all wearing pink, enjoyed an

amazing Sunday, watching girls, athletic and non-athletic, play flag football.

“It was so much fun dressing up and playing football with all the girls. I was so impressed with how good some of the girls played and how much they knew about football,” said Gabriella Nuzzo, a senior at St. Joe.

One of the oddest sights was seeing male cheerleaders.

Cheerleaders sophomore Jay Newman, left; junior Conor Crain, center; and sophomore E.J. White, right, show their support while cheering the Purple Team in the Powder Puff Football game benefitting breast cancer.

By JORDAN WELSHStaff Writer

Powder Puff Football game helps raise breast cancer awareness

“Seeing Bobby Tallant in a pink tutu was the highlight of my day,” said Coach Whistle, commenting on the cheerlead-ers’ enthusiasm and fun outfits.

Many people said they will never for-get watching the boys perform the cheer “Paws, Paws, Baby, Tails, Tails.”

The Red team came out on top. Team members included Natalie Younger, Azian Frazier, Caitlyn Beasley, Isabelle

Cosmich, Whitney Willoughby, Joanna Bellan and Kaitlyn Hanneke.

All of the coaches, players and cheer-leaders showed good sportsmanship throughout the day, shaking hands and giving each other high-fives.

All in all, the event was a success. Smiles could be seen across the faces of the coaches, players, cheerleaders and spectators as they walked off the field.

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Breast cancer: second leading cancer in women

By LONDON HATTENStaff Writer

Breast cancer is the second-leading deadliest cancer among women in the United States.

Breast cancer occurs in humans and other mammals. It also can occur in males – although an overwhelming ma-jority of cases are in women.

The cancer can often be found early in screening, which is a strategy used to identify an unrecognized disease in indi-viduals without signs or symptoms.

Breast cancer originates from breast tissue. Most women who get breast can-cer are older than 50.

The strongest risk factor is age. The risk is higher if a family member has had breast cancer.

At the moment, there is no cure for breast cancer. Many treatments can help stop the spread if caught early.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is every October – an annual health campaign internationally orga-nized by major breast cancer charities to increase awareness and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention,

diagnosis, treatment and cure.Daniel Trussel of Madison, a junior at

St. Joe, is familiar with breast cancer be-cause his mother treats the disease.

He said his mother recently diagnosed his close friend’s mother with breast cancer.

“This has really opened my eyes to want to reach out and help,” he said. “Throughout the remainder of this month, I hope that I will find more ways to participate in the fight against it and do anything possible to help find a cure.”

This year, St. Joseph Catholic School students raised money and held a Pow-der Puff Football game.

Isabelle Cosmich, a sophomore at St. Joe said, helped organize the game be-cause “breast cancer affects many wom-en around the world today. I feel like it is a great way for the whole school to get involved in something together to support.”

St. Joseph also had a “Pink Day” in which everyone was encouraged to wear pink. The pink was show to support breast cancer victims. The color pink is mainly associated with breast cancer and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Photo by Jordan Welsh/The Bear Facts

Left photo: Conor Crain, left, and E.J. White, right, lift Jay Newman in a cheer. Right photo: Senior coaches Bobby Tallant, foreground right, and Charlie Waddingham, far left, direct the Pink Team during the powder Puff Football game.

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When St. Joe junior Caroline Bonin found herself dancing at Mustard Seed, she knew she was having a good time and helping people on Service Day, Oct. 16 – the day juniors and seniors took to the community to help others.

The annual Junior and Senior Service Day lasted from 9 a.m. to noon. Students helped people and organizations in metropoli-tan Jackson while also doing work for their required service hours.

Work done varied from or-ganizing supplies in offices and doing outside cleanup to sorting through thrift stores.

Organizations receiving help included St. Joseph Catholic School, Gateway Mission, Hope

Hollow, Pro-Life Mississippi, Mustard Seed, Diabetes Foun-dation, Alzheimer’s Association, Leukemia and Lymphoma Soci-ety, American Lung Association, Mississippi Natural Science Mu-seum, Catholic Charities and In His Steps.

Every senior and junior chose a specific organization they want-ed to help.

“I liked being with the people because they were really friend-ly, even if they didn’t know you,” said Anna Grace Salem, a junior at St. Joseph who spent the day at Mustard Seed – a home for men-tally handicapped people.

“They can see your face once and always remember you. They treat you like you are their very best friend. And they love to dance,” she said.

Philip Ewbank, campus min-ister and eighth grade religion teacher, said the day was impor-tant.

“These service organizations look for St. Joe students. They are excited to have our students because they know that they will work hard and will have a good attitude,” Ewbank said.

Ryan Delmas, a junior, spent

Junior-Senior Service Day finds St. Joe students helping others

St. Joe sophomore Rachel Reddix attends DNCRachel Reddix grabbed her sis-

ters’ arms in anticipation as they anxiously waited for First Lady Michelle Obama to step onto the heavily-lit stage in the Time War-ner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

Obama stepped onto the stage, took a deep breath and delivered an introduction like no other for her husband, President Barack Obama. Reddix, along with her family, watched the president in person at the Democratic Nation-al Convention.

Reddix, a St. Joe sophomore, joined her parents and thousands of other Democrats at the conven-tion – attending political festivi-ties during the week that included hearing speeches from different party leaders and participating in many interviews.

The Democratic National Con-vention took place during the week of Sept. 3 through Sept. 6. The event followed the Republi-can National Convention, which took place Aug. 27 through Aug. 30 in Tampa.

Both conventions were in advance of this month’s 2012 presidential election, which pits incumbent Democratic President Obama against Republican nomi-nee Mitt Romney.

“It was very interesting, and it’s nothing like anything I’ve ever experienced before. It was great.” Reddix said. Reddix ac-companied her father, Michael Reddix, who was one of the many delegates representing Mississippi.

Also attending with her were her mother, Sandra Reddix, and her sisters, Kelly, Robin, and Sherry Reddix.

While attending the conven-tion, Reddix spent her days, usually until midnight or 1 a.m., watching and participating in caucus events, forums, speeches and other activities.

Some of the speeches Reddix heard and watched were given by Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johans-son, former President Bill Clin-ton, Vice President Joe Biden, the first lady and the president.

Reddix also attended differ-

ent caucus events, including the women’s rights caucus and the youth caucus. During these caucuses, she saw and listened to Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.

Reddix, along with her sisters, even had a turn in the spotlight during numerous interviews. Reporters asked the family about their experience; Rachel and her sisters were often asked if they were quadruplets because they look similar.

Brother John Brennan, who teaches government at St. Joe, said that Reddix experienced an important event. He said young people must learn the impor-tance of voting and then actually get out and vote.

“Young people having the right to vote is extremely impor-tant,” Brennan said. “And not many people vote. Only around 50 percent of people who actu-ally have the ability to vote exer-cise their right.”

Reddix called her trip “a phe-nomenal experience. Not every 15-year-old gets to do this.”

Submitted photoSt. Joe sophomore Rachel Reddix proudly shows her support for President Barack Obama while attending the Democratic National Convention.

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By BRIA PAIGEStaff Writer

“I liked being with the people because they were really friendly even if

they didn’t know you.”

- Anna Grace Salem

his day at the Diabetes Founda-tion, where he sorted and orga-nized supplies to distribute to diabetics.

He said his “favorite part of service day was being able to hang out with other people in my class outside of school doing ser-vice.”

Ewbank said St. Joe offers Ser-vice Day as a way for students to get away from school and focus solely on serving the community.

“It is part of our Catholic iden-tity,” he said.

“Being a religious institution, we believe in being compassion-ate toward others as Jesus taught us. And it’s really important for us to really express that by pick-ing a day out of our busy sched-ule to take a moment to really help other people out.”

Photo by Elisabeth Scott/The Bear FactsSt. Joe students Katherine Mangialardi, Richard Brown and Abbie Dupont offer their help on Service Day.

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St. Joe fall play: a killer productionAgatha Christie’s novel “And

Then There Were None” is a chilling murder mystery that has kept readers and audiences on edge for many a generation.

The St. Joseph Drama Depart-ment’s rendition of the Christie classic held true to her brilliant style. Although I was one of the few seniors who has not read the book, that was actually a gift.

Going into the play with no idea of the ending helped me live in excitement and anticipation for the verdict and conclusion. The cast and crew kept the sus-pense high by using sound and darkness to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The fact that a cast of 11 high school stu-dents led a suspenseful play with pure dialogue was impressive and tough to execute.

In this production, 11 seem-ingly random strangers are invit-ed to the vacation home of “U.N.

By TERYN YAZDANICo-Editor

The cast of “And Then There Were None” performs a scene in the play staged at St. Joseph Catholic School. Cast members are, from left to right, freshman Mason Fridge, senior Miranda Barrett, freshman Joey Flaherty, junior Maggie Smith, senior Will Lindsey, sophomore DeZell Lathon and sophomore Andrew Morgan. Portraying the first victim sprawled on the floor is Brantley Bariola.

Photo by Barrett Photography/Special to The Bear Facts

Owen” on the deserted and rocky Soldier Island. What starts out as a weekend getaway turns into a string of mysterious murders re-volving around one thing: a chil-dren’s nursery rhyme.

Each actor portrayed his or her character uniquely. The darkness of this play amplified the talent of every actor, giving the produc-tion a Hitchcockian quality.

Sophomore Andrew Morgan, who played the mad man, did an exceptionally good job execut-ing the insanity and complex-ity of the murderous Lawrence Wargrave. As one who has never read the novel, I found the twist at the end unexpected and overall extremely well done.

The ending differed greatly from Christie’s novel. In contrast to the book, where there are liter-ally “none” left, the play closes on a lighter note while it still leaves the viewers impressed.

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In October 2009, the British band Mumford & Sons made a big splash with their debut al-bum, “Sigh No More,” and in-troduced their distinctive blend of folk rock and whimsical lyr-ics, topped with unique mandolin and banjo.

It seems the world has held its breath for their sophomore re-cord, “Babel,” ever since. When the band released its strong sin-gle, “I Will Wait,” in early Au-gust, many fans couldn’t help but pray the rest of the album would be worth the wait. It was.

Mumford & Sons album worth waitBy KATHRYN SCKIETS

Staff Writer

Indie Spotlight: Freelance WhalesThe new album “Diluvia”

by the up and coming New York -based band, Freelance Whales, is one to please the ears of any alternative-indie music connoisseur. Freelance Whales, a band featuring the brother of Starkid and Glee actor Darren Criss, prides it-self on songs that are not only unique but also nostalgic for the band members and those who listen to their tunes. Every song on the new album reflects the chill, laid-back style that radiates from every aspect of

On this 12-track album, Mum-ford maintains the rhythmic and bluegrass style first used in “Sigh No More.” The band also satis-fyingly expands its musical and emotional territory.

Songs such as the title track, “Babel,” and the guitar-infused “Hopeless Wanderer,” overflow with passion and frustration.

The album also knows to slow things down. “Lover of the Light” and “Holland Road” prove to be beautiful love songs – very likely influenced by Mar-cus Mumford’s new wife, Carey

Mulligan. The band even conveys a

touching story in just two min-utes with the short track “Re-minder.”

In just a few short weeks since its release, “Babel” already has

gathered immense success. With 600,000 copies sold in the United States, it is the top-selling album of the year thus far. In addition, six of its songs are currently on Billboard’s Hot 100 – an achieve-ment last made by the Beatles.

Overall, “Babel” has cemented Mumford & Sons’ place as one of the best indie folk bands around. I’m already looking forward to the next piece of poignant work they’ll deliver.

Until then, whether at a cof-fee shop or in the car with some friends, sit back, relax, and let these four British gentlemen ser-enade your soul.

“Babel” has cemented

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around.

The cover of Mumford & Son’s second album, “Babel” which proves to be anything but a Sophomore Slump.

the band including their name, which was derived from the “freelance” atmosphere that their home city embodies.

“Diluvia,” released in Oc-tober 2012, is the sophomore album for Freelance Whales and seems to hold with it a more mature sound. It feels as if the band has grown greatly since the debut of their album “Weathervanes” in 2009 and have settled into the course of adulthood. While “Weather-vanes” was fast paced and seemingly adolescent, “Dilu-via” is much more melodic and

easy going -- an established feel altogether. Although it is more relaxed in nature, the album is by no means boring. The entire compilation is a musical expe-rience from start to finish.

Freelance Whales makes great use of many varied instru-ments -- from synthesizers to banjos and trumpets to harmon-icas. The first track, “Aeolus,” captivates from the start with a unique melody and poignant lyrics to accompany. Each track seems to lead into another, re-laying the feeling of traveling on a musical journey. Songs like “Follow Through” and “Winter Seed” reflect the style

of bands like Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear; the sound cre-ated seems almost otherworldly and mystical in nature. Other songs like “Locked Out” and “Spitting Image” feel as if they should come straight from a Postal Service album with their poetic yet whimsical lyrics and synthesizer-heavy melody.

Overall, this album is highly recommended for fans of bands like Panda Bear, Postal Service, Fleet Foxes, and Grizzly Bear. Although they fit nicely with great alternative-indie bands of our time, they hold with them a unique quality that allows them to shine on their own.

By TERYN YAZDANICo-Editor

This is the cover of Freelance Whales’ second album, “Diluvia” which sends listeners on a musical and nostalgic journey.

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Photo by Sara Powell/The Bear FactsSt. Joseph juniors Caroline Bonin, Mary Zuniga and Sam Osborne tailgate before the Homecoming game.

Photo by Dave Vowell/Special to The Bear FactsHomecoming Queen MariMac Collins is escorted onto the field by her father.

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Photo by Dave Vowell/Special to The Bear FactsSenior Maids Miranda Barrett, MariMac Collins and Alexis Ware wait for halftime during the Homecoming game. MariMac was later crowned Homecoming queen.

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Bruins host first-round gameSt. Joe is returning to the playoffs for

the third straight season and the second straight season as a No. 1 seed.

This year, however, will be a little dif-ferent as the first opponent is not very talented at all.

The St. Joe Bruins will play Enter-prise Clarke in the first round of the 2012 playoffs. The Bruins should be heavily favored They should be heav-ily favored in this game as Enterprise Clarke has a record of just 2 wins and

This round is also the South State Fi-nals.

The site of this possible game all de-pends on the way other teams play in the playoffs

If all of the No. 1 seeds win through this game, Bassfield will travel to Madi-son this year. But if anything differ-ent happens, the Bruins will return to Bassfield for a second straight season.

In their eyes, there isn’t a team in the state that can beat them. No matter what team the Bruins are facing or where they are playing, it will be an exciting No-vember for St. Joe football.

8 loses.The game is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff

on Friday, Nov. 2, on the St. Joseph Catholic School campus.

If the Bruins continue to pile up wins throughout the playoffs, they could find themselves standing opposite Bassfield once again.

If this happens, it will be one of the most popular playoff games that isn’t the state championship.

The only way for the St. Joe Bruins to win a state title is to make it past that highly talented Bassfield team in the fourth round.

By JACK BUTTSSports Editor

The St. Joseph Catholic School Bruins will participate in the state high school football playoffs beginning Friday, Nov. Here are game details:

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

The year in review

2012: An unforgettable Bruin seasonBy JACK BUTTS

Sports Editor

the scoreboard. By the start of the sec-ond half, most of the starters were on the bench resting for the playoffs.

Nick Beasley did what he usually does every game. The senior wide re-ceiver rushed for two touchdowns and also returned a punt for a touchdown.

St. Joe started the season facing its four biggest rivals: St. Al, St. Patrick, St. Joe Greenville and then St. Andrew’s. The Bruins ran through all of them. Now, with the playoffs in front of them, the team is looking to run the table.

The Bruins enter the playoffs ranked the No. 2 in the state. The only team that is ranked ahead of St. Joe is Bassfield, which defeated the Bruins in the third round of the playoffs last season.

This year is different for St. Joe. If the Bruins meet Bassfield again in the playoffs, Bassfield will most likely be highly favored. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, because the loss last year could fuel the fire for the Bruins to prove everyone wrong once again.

“We believe that when we play our best, that we are the best,” senior Bobby Tallant said. “People have their doubts about us. And I’m glad they do because it gets us pumped up.”

Photos by Jack Butts/The Bear Facts

Top photo: Members of the Bruin football team dump a tub of water after defeating Wesson on Friday, Oct. 19, a victory that made St. Joe district champs. Right photo: Bruins celebrate a road win on Friday, Oct. 26, against Wesson, capping an undefeated regular season.

Here is a look back at the 2012 St. Joe Bruins regular season, game-by-game.

GAME 1: AUG. 17St. Joe, 41St. Aloysius, 7The Bruins came into this game

knowing exactly who St. Al was. But the Bruins were not sure of who they were. The team soon discovered its identity, though, putting up 403 rushing yards and 41 points in defeating the rival from Vicksburg.

GAME 2: AUG. 24St. Joe, 20St. Patrick, 13This was a defensive struggle, as

neither football team was able to pull away for a commanding lead. As the rain poured down, Blayne Jones made a fantastic interception late in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Bruins.

GAME 3: AUG. 31St. Joe, 41St. Joe Greenville, 14This game was billed as the first

real challenge for the Bruins, and they handled it well – making lots of big plays all over the field, including a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jones.

GAME 4: SEPT. 7St. Joe, 34St. Andrew’s, 12This is always a big game for St. Joe.

On this night, the Bruins traveled down the road to Ridgeland to face the Saints of St. Andrew’s. William Fetherson carried the Bruins, scoring three rushing touchdowns.

GAME 5: SEPT. 14St. Joe, 49Pisgah, 14This game was extremely personal

for the St. Joe Bruins. Last season, Pisgah spoiled what looked like could be a perfect season for the Bruins. The Bruins sure remembered that pain and took care of business.

GAME 6: SEPT. 21St. Joe, 35Union, 6This was predicted to be a very close

game like the previous year. Last year, St. Joe won 21-20 in overtime. This year, Denarius Odell and Jones provided two quick scores. And the Bruins never looked back.

GAME 7: SEPT. 28St. Joe, 44Loyd Star, 0This was homecoming for the Bruins,

and they staged a show to remember. Odell had a great interception and a touchdown catch from Nathan Gieb. Gieb also had a touchdown pass to Nick Beasley and a rushing touchdown.

GAME 8: OCT. 5St. Joe, 47Puckett, 13This was not the same Puckett team

of recent times. They were much less talented. And St. Joe came out and took care of business, especially on special teams with many long returns.

GAME 9: OCT. 12St. Joe, 42Amite County, 0This was a very big game, even though

the score did not show it. By winning this game, the Bruins put themselves

in position to take the district title with a win in the following week against Wesson.

GAME 10: OCT. 19St. Joe, 27Wesson, 0This probably was the biggest game of

the season for both teams. This was the battle for the district championship, as both teams came in at 4-0 in league play. Brett Burgess scored three touchdowns in this extremely physical game.

GAME 11: OCT. 26St. Joe, 60Enterprise Lincoln, 12Here it is. The game that made

history. This was not a hyped-up game around the state. But it was for St. Joe because this game gave the Bruins an undefeated regular season for the first time in 40 years as the team rolled right over Enterprise Lincoln.

Perfect Season, from Page 1

Photo by Jack Butts/The Bear FactsThe St. Joe Bruins line up for a play against Enterprise in the final game of the season, Friday, Oct. 26.