What the Blue Devils Say About Baldwyn...

I think it means more to the people in Baldwyn if they beat Booneville. They seem to get a little bit more enjoyment out of it.
Steve Beavers
Sports Editor, Daily Corinthian

 

We always thought those guys in Baldwyn ran their mouths a lot.
Lee Bethay
Former Booneville Football Player

 

I don’t have a better friend in the coaching profession than Jimmy Dillinger.
Jim Drewry
Booneville Head Football Coach

 

I don’t think the rivalry has the swagger and the real ding to it without both schools being in the same division. When that happens, it will be a brawl.
Blake Jones
Booneville Radio Announcer

 

Baldwyn people think of us as the preppy school.
Johnna McDougal
Former Booneville Cheerleader

 

We don’t wish them any harm. We just want them to win every game except when they play us.
Rickey Neaves
Booneville Principal

 

We get tagged as the preppy school.
Kyle Robbins
Former Booneville Football Player

 

I remember my junior year when we played at Baldwyn. We were on the bus going through a subdivision to get to the school. There were two little kids, maybe third graders, walking down the street. When they recognized it was the Booneville team, they started throwing stuff at our bus.
Bill Hawkins
Former Booneville Football Player

 

You can’t find better men than Coach Drewry and Coach Dillinger.
Steve Beavers
Sports Editor, Daily Corinthian

 

Man for man, Baldwyn has Booneville beat speed-wise every year. But remember; you might be the fastest horse on the track, but that doesn’t mean you are going to cross the finish line first.
Jacques Calamese
Former Booneville Football Player

 

Hubert Tucker was one of my best friends. I would go to his home on Sunday during the season and he would help me get ready for the teams that he had played that were still ahead of us.
Jim Drewry
Booneville Head Football Coach

 

If Baldwyn beats Booneville, they are going down to our restaurant – Mitoro – and hang out in their letterman jackets. Of course if we beat them, we are going to the Pizza Factory in Baldwyn and do the same thing.
Kyle Robbins
Former Booneville Football Player

 

The Pizza Factory has pretty good pizza.
Bill Hawkins
Former Booneville Football Player

 

Baldwyn – Home of white socks, rednecks and Blue Ribbon beer.
Banner Placed on the Baldwyn Sideline by Unknown Booneville Operatives

 

  

What the Bearcats Say About Booneville...

When we are playing them, the rivalry is nasty. But when we are just hanging out, it’s okay.
Becky Bishop
Former Baldwyn Cheerleader

 

It’s a unique rivalry due to the closeness of the two communities. Our kids know each other; so do entire families. The rivalry has been there for years and years and it has built and built. Regardless of the size of the respective schools, we still have to play this game.
Jimmy Dillinger
Baldwyn Head Football Coach

 

Booneville thinks they are better than us. They are kind of snobbish.
Clay Gholston
Former Baldwyn Football Player

 

It doesn’t matter if it’s jacks, hopscotch, Tiddlywinks, football, baseball, basketball or whatever; if it’s Baldwyn and Booneville, it’s going to be a clash.  
Danny Horton
Mayor of Baldwyn

 

When I was in high school at Baldwyn in the early ‘70s, there was a Baldwyn boy dating a girl from Booneville. If she came to Baldwyn, that girl got her tail whipped by a bunch of girls. You didn’t date anybody from up there and they didn’t come down here. You just didn’t do that.  
Melanie Long
Former Baldwyn Student

 

The adults don’t have any animosity toward Booneville folks. However, to beat Booneville is really something that makes you feel good. After we win, it’s more enjoyable going to Booneville to shop or eat out and wear your Baldwyn shirt.
LaRane Dillinger
Baldwyn Head Football Coach’s Wife

 

This rivalry is unique because you know you are fixing to get 48 minutes of hard-fought football. We’ve been on the end of getting kicked for 48 minutes and we’ve been on the other end of kicking back.
Michael Gray
Baldwyn Assistant Football Coach

 

You have two coaching staffs that really prepare their kids, not only for the Booneville-Baldwyn game, but for all their games. Once the game is over, many of the coaches play golf together and are close friends.
Ronnie Hill
Baldwyn Principal

 

The Booneville cheerleaders act like they are trying to compete against us, even though they are not in our division. They act like, ‘We are better than y’all.’ We say, ‘Not really, but whatever you want to think!’
Becky Bishop
Former Baldwyn Cheerleader

 

They look at us like we are a small little town and we can’t do anything. They view themselves as a big town that has everything. We don’t see it that way.
Jarvey Grice
Former Baldwyn Football Player

 

Coach Drewry has done a great job year after year. He is one of the best coaches in Mississippi.
Jimmy Dillinger
Baldwyn Head Football Coach

 

There is something about the way they act. It seems like they are arrogant.
Dominique Davenport
Former Baldwyn Football Player

 

Everybody in Baldwyn thinks Booneville is preppy. I think we get stereotyped as just the opposite.
Brody McCreary
Former Baldwyn Football Player

 

Over time growing up, you know each other because the towns are only 10 miles apart. You play Little League baseball against each other. You develop a love-hate relationship. You love to beat them and you hate to lose to them.
Gregg Tucker, Baldwyn Assistant Football Coach

 

  

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