Hector High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hector, AR)

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“The better the ath- letic programs the more school sup- port you have.” — Edward Linker “Being an athlete helps you become a better person.” — Stewart Condley “I love cheering our teams on to victory.” — Tammy Derry- berry “I love basketball, it has helped me mature and become a better person.” — Terry Skinner

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It is rumored that some people were worried about the mighty wild- cats at the beginning of the 86-87 year. Hey, we admit that there did seem to be a small problem, but just give us time, and then sit back and watch our smoke. This year’s basketball- team did a fine job of showing everyone that the Cats weren’t dead yet, and could not be counted out, but let’s back up. In case you didn’t notice, our football team had guts, spunk, and a good dose of determination, and they deserve a big hand. The next time you hear anyone say that the Wildcats aren’t so good, remind them of how 87 shaped up. And hey, why not? We all know we’ve got the best! Sporti Divider Designed by Carol Emcrton

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Football Junior High Participation Is Great Junior High football was one of the largest parlici- pant sports at Hector. This year there were 29 athletes from 7th to 9th grades tak- ing part doing (heir best and keeping up the traditions of junior high football. Although they ended the season with an 0 and 6 re- cord. these boys never gave in to the “agonies of de- feat”. The 1986-1987 sea- son began in August after a summer of trying to keep in by shape by pumping iron to maintain muscle tone and running to build endurance After weeks of learning plays, running drills, and preparing for the final test. The season began and ended without a victory. Darren Pettite stated “I think we could have won a few games if the season was a little longer ’ Despite the season the work continued. The name of the game was OFFSLA- SON. Possibly this lime was the hardest part of football From November until the end of school the new and re- turned athletes began their preparations for next school year. Back to the basics and the pain of using different muscles that one was not accustomed to using lifting weight, scrimmag- ing. and preparing for the com- ing season. This all means a lot of sweat, lime, and dissapoints. Dedication and self discipline are tested most at this time be- cause there was no Thursday night game to gel up for. Dover 24-0 O A 0-0 Danville 14-0 Lamar 16-0 Mayflower 27-0 Marshall 12-6 Russellville B. 20-0 Jr. high football include: (first row) Shannon Pruitt. Stephen Taylor. Joshua Coffman. Johnny Riley, Joey Fields, Brian Melton, Mark l,a - arotle. David Parks. Graig Gray. Robert Thacker, (tccond row) Tommy Riley, Scott Garrison. Rich Davis. Stephen Morris. Joe Don Cook. Alan Petite. Aaron Culwcll, Ryan Ramsey; (third row) Jamy Riley, Tim Petty. Robert Howell. Johnny Racklcy, Shannon Jordon. Alan Judd, Jeff Morris. Jason Thomas, Mike Morris. Darren Petite; (fourth row) Coach Bob Watson. Coach Larry Freeman. Michclk Patton