Sheridan High School - Yellowjacket Yearbook (Sheridan, AR)

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l i I Size and determination make Linebacker Gary Eagle confers Joe Yancey hard to stop. As is fast becoming customary, the season began with a shut-out over Whitehall, The Bulldogs watched helplessly as a succession of Yellowjacket backs crossed the goal line, rolling up a score of 49-O, Guided by Eddy Easley, Dan Walters, and Dave Ingram, the three offensive strings made a spectacular showing. The Sheridan offense also enjoyed a field day in the con- ference opener against Little Rock Metropolitan. Eight different Jackets hit pay dirt to crush the Wolves, 55-O. Metropolitan was never able to penetrate deeper than the Sheridan thirty- five, Bryant was humbled, 31-O, becoming Sheridan's third consecutive shut-out victim, Halfback Bill Sites scored twice as did Don Webb, and fullback Rodger Haynes tallied once. One ball carrier is caught in a vise. with Coach Whitworth. Steve Jones gets a long punt off,

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Serious pep talk precedes the Whitehall game Gridiron Season Opens With F ive Wins Ashley and Holloway await the toss of the coin. Larry Allison takes the hand-off from Dave lngram

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Jackets Capture Title, .g T rt! ta? , EH 1 z .'l' .il , , 'tiff A X ,gf ,V fi 3' f 2 'N' ' ,WL ' Q ' X4 xg-1 Vg 1 1 4. Xi' ,V Ju ' We fi- , ' , i , .,, 'V 5, I f Senior Dennis Cramer slams into a Following an interception, Ingram eludes tacklers Bulldog, as Billy Holloway scrambles to his feet, Victories over Sylvan Hills and Morrilton renewed Sheridan's position as Region 3AA-Central champs. Slyvan Hills gained the distinction of being the first team to score on the Jackets after their quarterback rifled a pass through the SHS defense into the end zone, The stubborn defense more than avenged itself, managing three interceptions and a touchdown, when linebacker Dewayne Johnson nabbed a Bear fumble in the end zone. The Hnal score was 19-6, Morrilton played the Yellowjackets a somewhat tougher game. The Devil Dogs pressed hard in the last half, only to be held at a 27-22 deficit, Ranked number eight in the state by the sportswriters, Sheridan journeyed to DeWitt and came home stunned. The fired-up Dragons contained the mighty Jackets for a seemingly easy 30-6 win, much to the dismay of fans and players alik Sheridan 's only TD came on a one yard run by Haynes in the second quarter, capping a 79 yard drive. S. I2O