Ford High School - Panther Yearbook (Quinlan, TX)

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won, 13- Injuries, Mistakes Hurt Panthers' Chances sportswriters to be in the battle for the District title this year But they actually finished in fifth with 3 4 record after losses in their final two games had an overall record of 4-6. believe the main reasons for the Panthers' fall The Ford High School Varsity Panthers were selected 4 . . 4 n 1 I n I turnovers and injuries to key players in some games. To mie ' ' , ' ' Manklns said The team finished about would. Learning to adjust to a new head and usually the first season is a disappointing The Panthers opened the season against Red Oak and 0 despite outgaining Red Oak in total yards, 264 It was 8 turnovers that kept the Panthers from Starting quarterback, Gary Taylor, was injured in game with a knee injury. he second opponent Ford High faced was Ferris. FHS out on top, 14-12. Again, turnovers plagued the but they held on to win. next game the Panthers played the Kennedale and lost, 19-8. Backup quarterback, Joey was knocked out of the game with a shoulder and ' . i t a broken rib then came around and the Panthers first Lions. Many people thought this decide the District 12-AAA winner. and went on to win the title. good on one of its extra-point conversions, he Panthers missed after both of their touchdowns. varsity quarterback, Chris Kiser, started in place of the injured quarterbacks and played a good game, but it just wasn't enough. Trying to keep pace in the district race, FHS beat Malakoff, 7-3, in their Homecoming game. The Panthers saw quarterback Callahan come back and he helped lead the team to victory. The previous injury did not seem to bother Callahan as he punted the ball three times for a 49-yard average. Tackle, John Colombrito, however, was injured in the game with a knee injury. Next on the schedule was the Forney Jackrabbits, in which the 'Rabbits prevailed, 19-10. Overall, the Panthers glayed a good game, but Forney just played a little bit etter. The Panthers evened their district record at 2-2 with a 25-14 win over Kemp. The Panthers out-rushed C332 yardsl and out-passed C1271 the 'Jackets for a total of 459 yards to Kemp's 182. Callahan led the team in rushing with 174 yards on 21 carries. The Panthers then beat Canton, 25-11, to keep their chances of a playoff spot alive. They outgained the Eagles 354-178 in total yards. The Panthers lost any chance of any playoff spot when they lost, 34-7, to Mabank in the next game. The Panthers opened the scoring in the first quarter, but Mabank shut out the Panthers the rest of the game, while scoring five touchdowns of its own. Wills Point was the last game of the year and the Tigers won, 27-22. This game meant nothing for either team except the winner would finish in third place. The Panthers fell behind early, and a late rally fell short. Panther Stats Total yards - season - 2,651 Average first downs per game - 13.9 Average points per game - 13 Average points given up - 15.8 Average total yards per game - 265.1 Average rushing yards per game - 168 Average passing yards per game - 97.1 Leading rusher: Joey Callahan - 626 yds.!125 carries!5 TD Leading passer: Gary Taylor - 50 out of 99f631 yds.f4 TD Leading receiver: Greg Adams - 32 catches!258 yds. Leading tackler: Jimmy Gray - 133

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aa he 03 1? F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S F.H.S. F.H.S. 1986 Results Red Oak Ferris Kennedale Kaufman Malakoff Forney Kemp Canton Mabank Wills Points All-Distnct ad 5. row Mlchael Hllton John Brown, Joey Callahan, Greg Adams. Top row Danny Joslm Doug Whltley Jlmmy Gray Dustln Not pxctured Leshe Smith and Gary Taylor.