Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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Jimmy Finney makes a strong finish after running crossroads before lunch. Coach Bailey explains to the Kittens what they're doing wrong during a time-out. Kendall Brown and Jeff Hall spot Scott Walker while he works on weights. Scoreboard 6-0 BHS OPP Greenwood 30 0 Alma 18 q Waldron 20 0 Mena 12 0 Paris 22 8 Ozark 26 8 Front row: D. Powell, J. Hall, J. Leftwich, S. Walker, M. Lasiter, K. Brown, D. Powell, R. Bryan, M. Whitaker. 2nd row: J. Schlinker, J. Weaver, B. Reed, W. Underwood, J. Lee, B. Wilkins, C. Goodwin, B. Coleman, C. Stracener. Back row: Coach J. McGowan, T. Blankenship, S. Davis, W. Wooten, J. Rowe, E. McConnell, E. Canada, T. Watson, E. Catlett, J. Baker, Coach G. Bailey. 42 Run that by me again

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CHAMPS Sean Rowe spots Cody Smith while he lifts weights on the bench press. This year's team was healthy for the first time in three years, said Coach Cook in reference to the junior high football team, which won the conference championship (4-1) and had a season record of 7-1. The Kittens opened the season with a 32-6 victory over Green- wood, a AAA team. The Kittens defeated another AAA school, the Alma Airdales, 30-0. touchdown. Despite the defen- sive efforts, the Kittens lost 7-0. In the Waldron game the only touchdown of the evening was a quarterback sneak and Dustin Blankenship brought the score to eight with the two point con- version. The defense, led by Bri- an Crossland, Joel McDonald, Cliff McAnally, and Blanken- ship stopped Waldron cold. Blankenship's interception sealed the 8-0 victory. the Kittens the biggest challenge of the season. It was a typical Paris-Booneville hard-hitting game, with the Kitten defense deciding the outcome. The de- fense held Paris four downs in- side the three yard line to sal- vage an 8-0 win. The final game of the season was against Ozark. The 14-6 win sealed the conference champion- ship. District Mark Bradford runs off the field after defeating Ozark for the confer- ence title. Stingy defense allows no team to score more than one touchdown The only blemish to the Kitten record was created by Mansfield. The first of nine Kitten fumbles occurred on the opening kickoff and Mansfield recovered. From then on, it was a long night, Coach Cook remarked. The Kit- ten defense was outstanding in holding the Tigers to a single The Kittens' record went to 4-1 as they defeated Mena 28-6. Ter- ry Capes, Shawn Witt, and Mi- chael Wilkins kept opening holes in the Mena defense for the Kitten running backs. Cross-country foe Paris handed The Kittens completed the sea- son with a 4-1 conference record and 7-1 overall record. The of- fense averaged 17.7 points per game, while a stingy defense al- lowed only 5.1 points per game and no team scored more than one touchdown. Junior high football 41

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V. District CHAMPS Tommy Watson and Andy Smith show what it takes to be District Champs. Tonya Baker shows her spirit on purple and gold day by wearing Eric McConnell's jer- sey. Seventh Grade undefeated “The unique thing about sev- enth grade football is that you've never seen the opposing players and it's interesting to see who your own leaders will be, said Coach John McGowan. This year's squad was very coacha- ble. Attitude and the will to win was the key to our success, agreed Coach Gene Bailey. Some of these guys have been up here since June and July lift- ing weights. Scrimmaging against our eighth grade team also helped to condition us and build up talent. The offense, which was practi- cally injury-free, was led by backs Eric McConnell, Jason These football numbers never stay on, complains Rhonda Killion to Fran Hud- son during a pep rally. Rowe, John Weaver, and Brian Wilkins. They tallied up 128 points in six games. The defense, which allowed an average of less than one point per quarter, was led by starters Stephen Canada, Brian Coleman, Steve Davis, Doug Powell, John Schlinker, and Wesley Wooten. Probably the most challenging game of the year was the one against Mena, commented Coach Bailey. The Mena team, made up mostly of eighth grad- ers, had the weight and age ad- vantage. Even though less exper- ienced and away from home, the Kittens played their best. When the game was over, the Kittens were on top 12-6. Seventh Grade undefeated 43