Berrien Basketball History
Alapaha, Enigma, Nashville, Ray City, and all points in between
Poplar Springs

Poplar Springs is the only one of Berrien County's rural high schools to really be a full high school. At the height of its being, they gradually assimilated into Nashville High. Their senior class moved over in 1950 with the rest of the high school portion following suit in 1951. In 1954, Gaskins School combined with Poplar Springs to form East Berrien Elementary. That arrangement lasted until c.1966, when all of those students were moved to Nashville Elementary.

In their last few years, they began playing bigger schools, venturing into several neighboring counties. During this era, they had some very strong girls' teams. Poplar Springs quite probably did not have a gym. In the early days, they would have played outside in the dirt. As for later years, it is known that they played at least a couple of home games, but not many scores were reported so it is difficult to ascertain just what exactly they did.

Historic Scores (very, very incomplete)

Known coaches
Girls: Winford Chambless (1930-31), ? Chandler (1932-33), Meredith Martin-Robinson (1938-39), Mrs. Henry Johnson (1941-42), Frank Irwin (1949-50)
Boys: Julian Paulk (1930-31), Earl Bullock (1932-33), J.C. Moore (1941-42)

Someone named Greenway handled one or both teams in 1935-36 as well.

Season
Date
Loc.
Opponent
Girls' Score
Boys' Score
Notes
1930-31 11-??A Ray City 18-1416-36  
  12-16A Willacoochee     
  01-23  Crisp 6-7 14-8 girls are now 2-2, boys 2-3
  02-06A Enigma 9-10 4-24  
  02-18A Alapaha 18-7 12-9  
  02-20H Ray City     
  03-04  Enigma 7-5 9-12 last game of the season
1931-32 12-11  Alapaha 7-11 9-6  
  03-03  ?? WW County Tournament
  03-08  Alapaha 14-10 8-17 County Tournament
1932-33 01-27A Ray City 18-15 3-4  
  03-09  Alapaha  L County Tournament
  03-??  Nashville L  County Tournament
1933-34 01-12A New Lois WW  
  01-26H Crisp WW  
  03-09  Ray City 37-29  County Tournament
  03-09  Enigma  11-23 County Tournament
  03-10  Enigma 28-9  County Tournament
1934-35 11-17H New Lois     
  11-18A New Lois 15-11 25-11  
  12-10A Hahira LL  
  12-14H Enigma  9-24  
  01-18A Enigma 8-12 10-16  
  01-19H Cottle 23-6 23-10  
  02-21H New Lois WW  
  02-22N Ray City WL at Nashville
  03-08  New Lois 21-19  County Tournament
  03-09  Nashville 23-15  County Tournament
  03-09  Enigma LL County Tournament
1935-36 11-15A New Lois 10-7 41-12  
  12-20H New Lois 0-8 20-14  
  12-20  Willacoochee LW  
  01-03  Enigma W32-6 PS girls are now 11-2, boys are 13-0
  01-17  Enigma     
  03-06  Nashville 34-21  County Tournament
  03-06  Alapaha  33-18 County Tournament
  03-07  Enigma 30-19  County Tournament
  03-07  Nashville  24-12 County Tournament
  03-07  Ray City 26-27 28-45 County Tournament
1936-37 11-20H New Lois 14-15 12-11  
  11-27A New Lois 7-20 14-25  
  01-08  Enigma     
  03-04  Enigma  26-7 County Tournament
  03-04  New River 33-12  County Tournament
  03-05  Alapaha  37-12 County Tournament
  03-05  Nashville 32-15  County Tournament
  03-06  Cottle  10-11 OT County Tournament finals
  03-06  New Lois 13-12  County Tournament finals
1938-39 11-18N Cottle 16-11  at Nashville; girls only
  11-18N New River 9-4 7-6 at Nashville
  01-27A New Lois 10-10 22-24  
  02-03H New River     
  02-04A Cottle    girls only
  02-11N Alapaha    at Nashville
1939-40 10-13A New Lois WL  
  11-10H New Lois 16-10 15-34  
  12-15A New Lois 10-14 10-20  
1940-41 11-08A New Lois 10-23 15-31  
  11-22?H New Lois 18-17 4-15  
  12-13A New Lois     
  01-03?A New Lois 11-15 5-14  
  02-07N New Lois LL at Nashville
  03-07  Alapaha  14-24 County Tournament
  03-07  Enigma 22-5  County Tournament
  03-08  New Lois 18-27  County Tournament
1941-42  HCrisp 33-5 10-22 all four games were played before December 4
   NNew Lois 15-17 15-9 at Nashville
   HMidway 15-4 27-13  
   ACrisp 24-5 8-16  
1946-47 11-01A Nashville 3-38 16-20  
  11-27A Enigma 23-26 14-18  
  03-??  Alapaha 29-10 29-23 County Tournament
  03-??  Enigma 24-16  County Tournament
  03-??  Nashville 29-39 20-35 County Tournament finals
1947-48 10-21A Enigma 27-23 17-28  
  11-07H Nashville 18-13 25-9  
  12-03?A Naylor 24-14 15-22  
  12-12A Nashville     
  01-01  Willacoochee 25-24   
  01-02  Naylor 27-12  PS girls are undefeated
  02-14H Enigma 29-11 16-15  
  03-??  Alapaha  16-22 PS girls do not participate
1948-49 12-11A Nashville  L  
  01-??  Nashville 7-23 18-41  
  03-??  Nashville 20-37  County Tournament
  03-??  Nashville  15-37 County Tournament finals
1949-50 11-15  Nashville 21-17   
  11-17  Mystic 29-29 22-6  
  01-24A Nashville     
  02-07  Mystic 42-39 39-21 Girls now 6-7-1 (3 from Mystic, 1 from Nashville, Satilla, & Alapaha);
Boys 9-5 (4 from Mystic, 2 from Satilla and Enigma, & 1 from Nashville B team)
  02-28  Alapaha  23-68 County Tournament
  03-??  Nashville 35-39  County Tournament
1950-51 11-03  Mystic 38-15 29-26  
  11-10H Ambrose     
  12-11H Mystic 37-36   
  12-15  Satilla