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

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Hip Hip Hooray! Showing en- thusiasm, trainer Frank Peters yells cheers of encouragment to players on the field. S-t-r-e-t-c-h- out the hands. Gary Mathis strains to catch the pass against the Unicorns in the regional play-off game. Here it comes. Feeling pressure, quarterback Gilbert Fuentes spots a receiver before the defender can spot the play. '

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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

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O Charging through the hole open- ed up by his teammate, jeff Walker runs for a touchdown against the Unicorns. Friendtastic. Affectionately fullback Artie Bayarena befriends linebacker Matt McDonald for destroying Robstown Cotton Picker's running attack. In search. Quarterback Gilbert Fuentes reads the defense to locate an open receiver while guard Eddie Ramirez and split- end Gary Mathis block. , ' N f kr antastic GRDWI G PAI Even though, basically we started from scratch with this group of young men, they turned out to be an outstanding team, Coach Phil Danaher said about his Wildcat football players. Playing together as a team, they not only set several team, as well as individual records which might stand in the books for a longtime. Our defense was excellent the entire year, and our offensive team was as productive, if not more so, than the previous year's, Danaher said. Along the way to helping the team have a successful season, several of the 'Cats received awards and special recognition for their outstanding accomplishments. Linebacker Matt McDonald was named the Corpus Christi Varsity Football Caller-Times Defensive Player of the Year. junior fullback jeff Walker set new rushing records for the district and was selected the Caller-Times 4-A Offensive Player of the Year. Russell Gammel, john Doyle, Henry Rodriguez, Charles Cagle, Daniel Lopez, Eddie Ramirez and Robert Afflerbach also received All-District honors. .tty 1 Way to go! Coach Stuart Isda congratulates linebacker C0 McFall for his miraculous defel sive tackle.