Anderson County High School - Beartracks Yearbook

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Running on to the field, ready for a great homecoming victory are freshmen Chris Walker and Travis Farley Senior Ricky Roberts watches junior Randy Hudson as he falls to a Henry County Wildcat after a four-yard gain. Cutmaneuvering these Wildcats, senior quarterback Brian Renaud goes for the CUSTOM Digging for yardage, this group of Bearcats works hard to get a shut- out over the Wildcats. Football - 3

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TH T CLASSIC STYLE . . . Earns the 'Cats a Homecoming Victory The Bearcats on Homecoming night looked like two entirely different teams. They had only 106 yards of offense in the first half and only two exciting plays. After the opening kickoff, it took only two plays to go 70 yards as Rudy Iohnson ran a flanker reverse for his first rushing touchdown of the year. With Brian Renaud's extra point, the 'Cats led 7-0 only 54 seconds into the game. The only other exciting thing in the half was Chris Franklin's interception, his eighth of the year, when he picked off an option pass with 39 seconds left in the half. But in the second half, the Bearcats looked a whole lot different. This time they controlled the line, per- mitting Henry County inside the Bearcat 10 only twice in the half. The Bearcats rolled up 208 second half yards C140 of those contributed by Spencer Bar- nettj. Other players singled out for praise by Harp were linebacker Lee Aldridge for an exceptional block which permitted Barnett a 48 yard run, Chris Franklin for a ninth interception, and linebacker Brian Frank- lin for recovering a fumble which prevented Henry County from scoring late in the game. Followed by their teammates, seniors Ricky Boggs and Tony Puck- ett lead the 'Cats to a Homecoming victory 38 - Football Struttin' his stuff, freshman Spencer Barnett is all alone running for one of his many touchdowns. Running with a few extra burdens, this Bearcat's having a hard time gaining yardage.

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THAT CLASSIC STYLE . . . Ends a Stor book Season It leaves an emptiness, said Coach Harp. I feel an emptiness for these kids. This summed up Anderson's feelings after the highly emotional Fort Knox District Play-off. The statistics showed that Anderson had controlled the game but Fort Knox won on the scoreboard. Anderson had 15 first downs to Fort Knox's 9. Anderson tallied up 309 yards to 207 for the Eagles. Penalties and fumbles killed us, said Harp, on the 'Cats only defeat. It wasn't so much the number of penalties, but when they happened. Of Fort Knox's nine first downs, three came on Bearcat penalties. Anderson also fumbled the ball three times. Down 21-20, the 'Cats last chance came with 1:49 left on the clock when they took over on their own 14 and drove to the Fort Knox 27 in six plays. But with eight seconds left, the 'Cats had no choice but to let Brian Renaud try for an unsuccessful 45-yard field goal. X K E T C 1' Q A f Going for the gold, senior Ricky Roberts Ctopj and freshman Spen- cer Barnett Crightj show that they were winners even though the scoreboard didn't show it. 40 - Football V 6,533-:gi