Calallen High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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. Expressing their excitement taking the lead over Coach Pat Cahill and Cavazos embrace one other. antastic TRUE GRIT The Wildcats were riding high to the top of the race for the district 15-4A crown. They had easily defeated Tuloso Midway, Flour Bluff, Port Lavaca, Calhoun and Robstown. Then a strange Hallo- ween night full of eerie tricks treated Rockport to a surprising upset over Calallen. The next week the Wildcats hopes for a play-off berth grew dim- mer as the other Wildcats from Gre ory Portland handed Caiallen a 29-12 defeat. l think people pretty much wrote us off, Calallen linebacker Matt McDonald told Corpus Christi Caller-Times srmortswriter Tom Keckner. l think they thought we couldn't come back from two losses like that. But we showed them. F. 11 Q Yes, for the second year in a row, the Wildcats showed Beeville that Calallen doesn't give up very easily. We wanted it bad, running back jeff Walker said. We knew what it was like to be in the playoffs, so we wanted to get ack. We did it. lt was a team effort. That team effort gave the Wildcats a 39-22 vic- tory over Beeville and the opportunity to play in the state play-offs once again. It seemed like de ja vous and the 1985 season. In order to make the lay- offs we had to lbeat Beeville in Beeville, Phil Danaher, head coach, said. We stuck together as a team. Our players knew the amount of time and work they had put in, and they were not going to be Q 4 4 denied the o portunity to make the pllay-offs, he continued. The Cats came through to prove that the ap- pearance last year as a play-off team was no fluke. Coach Danaher said, Winning traditions are built on a solid foundation, and they have only begun to start those traditions. The examples set by all of these young men, these leaders, is a egacy that we are very fortunate to have. After the victory over Beeville, the Wildcats kept on winning as they defeated Raymondville 24-15 in a ame played on a foggy fiefd in Alice. But, the season came to an end the next week as the Cats were outscored 37-23 by a powerful New Braunfel's team in the regional play- offs in San Antonio. .. -4-- Wildcat's Bi-District Championship team-tfront rowj Mark Sanchez, Chris De Alejandro, Gilbert Fuentes, Henry Rodriguez, Keith Martin, Mike Childers, jeff Brooks, Art Bayarena, Clay Pfluger, fsecond rowj Gary Mathis, Robert Afflerbach, Dolan O'Connor, Michael Barrera, Walter Sinwell, Matt McDonald, Eugene Sparks, jeff Walker, Wesley Mathisen, Brad Glasgow, Floyd Villarreal, fthird rowj Tim Bevly, Wesley Sonnier, Charles Cagle, jeff Baxter, Gary Lofthouse, Roger Roby, Cory McFall, Lonnie Fowler, john Doyle, Luke Balencia, Michael Parker, Russell Gammel, john Chapel, Tim Riehl, ltop rowj juan de la Garza, Lance Brawley, Frank Peters, Eddie Ramirez, jason Rios, Brody Borrer, David Molano, Carlos Cavazos, Tim Anthony, Tommy Lopez. Varsity Football

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0 y 11 1986 Wildcats , 1 Varsity 1 3 F00tballli M - King 110-14 Hebbronville 33- 3 Sinton 12- 6 Tuloso Midway 24- 0 Flour Bluff 41- 6 1 Calhoun 34- 0 Robstown 35- 0 1 Rockport Fulton 21-28 6 Gregory Portland 12-29 Beeville 1 1 39-22 Raymondville 24-15 New Braunfels 23-37 Arrghh! Defensive end Charles Cagle manhandles the Sinton Pirates. The Wildcats went on to defeat Sinton 12-6 in a non- district game. It's good! Fieldgoal kicker Mike Childers and holder Wally Sinwell attempt to add an extra point. Charge! Receiver Bobbin Affler- bach takes off after completing a pass. Tim Bevly and Michael Bar- rera try to clear a path for the runner. Varsity Football let me at them! Tearing down Tuloso Midway's running-at-1 tack, defensive Ktwo-L technique, Floyd Villarreal and defensive end Daniel Lopez rip though the helpless Warrior halfback. ,w if

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antastic 'Cats prove themselves When football season began, most opponents in district 15-4A idn't con- sider the Calallen Wildcats to be much of a threat. Even head coach Phil Danaher said, I started wondering how we were going to make it back into the play-offs, especially since we had lost 33 seniors to graduation, and many of those seniors were exceptionally gifted athletes. We had only four defensive starters and three offensive starters coming back. From that Q PePe Burning a path of his own, kickoff returner Henry Rodriguez scalds the Tuloso Midway s defensive barrier Crunch Smothermg Tuloso Mid- way s runningback linebackers Matt McDonald and Tim Bevly show no mercy stand oint the future look- ed ratlliier bleak. But, by the time the team re-grouped and district competition was underway, Coach Danaher and the district opponents knew that this new team was a championship contender. The oung men developer? into hard- working, dedicated, deter- mined young athletes. They were willing to put in the time it takes to become good football players, and winners, Danaher said. The biggest asset this team had was their desire to win, no matter what the cost, he continued. It took leadership, and that was provided, or the most part, by our seniors. I will alwa s remember many of the seniors for their leadership capabil- ities. They were there with a pat on the back, a few words of encouragement, pep talks and countless other deeds that often make the difference in the outcome of a game, he added. Varsity Football s