1953 and 1954 Pettus Eagle Boys Basketball - STATE TOURNAMENT
In 1953 and 1954, Coach Dennis Grizzle led the Pettus Eagle Boys Basketball team to the State Tournament in Austin, TX. In both of those years, they were defeated in the semi-finals (once by one point). Yes, that's the same Coach Grizzle who led the Eagle Football Team to an undefeated Regional Championship in football in 1951. Coach Grizzle coached at Pettus from 1948 to 1956. He was even the principal of the school during one of those years.
(Below is a photo of the program from the 2001 reunion of the State Teams.)