Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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Wildcat players and fans triumphal commemony fflSirViJtory over theTCams Jimmy Patten and Billy Lastinger, as cheerleaders, and Jani Shirah and Judy Weeks, as players, give an Elizabethan Age version of football and cheerleading. Taking a break from the jerk and variations, this group rests under the glazed stare of pie-eating contestants. 57

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HOMECOMING SPIRALS WILLINGHAM GAME Cindy Wade, reigning as Miss Flame of 1966, presides at the bonfire ceremonies and reads her prophecy of victory over Willingham. After cavorting through county fair antics for a week, students and faculty alike were ready to rumble the stands Friday night at the game against Willing- ham. Evidently this enthusiasm paid off, for the Wildcats continued their victory streak by defeating the Rams, 27-7. Halftime brought a change of pace and the high- light of the night—presentation of the king arid queen and their court. These festivities had a musical setting supplied by the Marchin' Cats, who played carnival tunes. But these climactic events did not end the festive week. Saturday night the Student Council transformed Valdosta Junior High School's auditorium into a fair- ground. Dancing to the music of Odd Job and the Mojo Men provided a pleasing finale before the Home- coming fair grounds closed for the year. Charlie Bob Bridges and Jerry Brooks close in on the rolling ball after a Willingham punt. 56

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TOP ROW: Mike Paine, John Flythe, Richard Vann, Mike McMillan, Jerry Greene, Rhett Dawson, Jim Wilkes, Jerry Neal, Grady Blankenship, Guy York. SECOND ROW: Coach Julian LeFiles, Matt Paine, manager; Ronald Strobo, Bill Brannen, manager; Cecil Dubberly, Larry Griner, Ray Chitty, Walter Jones, Jimmy Hiers, Tommy Luke, Sandy Ellison, Eddie Terrell, Jerry Brooks. THIRD ROW: Coach Wright Bazemore, Jim Lloyd, Scooter Singletary, Richard Moore, Don Davis, Byron Glover, Mike Markham, Billy Grondahl, Billy Gandy, Charlie Bob Bridges. FOURTH ROW: Bob Boh- ler, David Crockett, Stan Coppage, Harvey Swearinger, Harry Pilkington, Frank Deming, Ronnie Pitcock, Joe Clary. TOP ROW: George Carter, Gary Dallas, Ben- nett Luke, Roddy Scruggs, Rollin Matthis. John Cope- FINAL EFFORTS PROPEL CATS INTO STATE CONTEST Because of a loss to Albany, the Wildcats plunged into a frenzied struggle to win the last four games or drop their Region AAA title hopes. Preferring the simplicity of winning to the confu- sion of losing, the ’Cats in the next weeks blended smooth running and passing with stubborn defense. First they knocked over MOULTRIE, 34-6. Then the TIFTON Blue Devils breezed into town with every intention of blocking the 'Cats path to the crown. When the Wildcats posted a 21-6 victory, these Devilish hopes collapsed. To lambast LAGRANGE'S Grangers, 20-0, the Cats again relied on a strong defense and determination. This victory added the final link to the long chain of regular season successes. In the South Georgia AAA Championship game against JENKINS of Savannah, the Wildcats flirted with defeat. But again the defense held until the of- fense started to click for a 16-7 triumph. Co-captains Rhett Dawson, Danny Williams, and Billy Grondahl, TOP, prepare to speak at the pep rally before the Tifton game in which Mike McMillan, BELOW, and the other Wildcats bowled over the Imps. 58