Hillcrest High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dalzell, SC)

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uildine. blocks F A Pulling it down. Larry English 1251 tightropes the sideline and pulls down at pass against West Florence. English scored one TD and set up another in the game with the Knights. HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS Varsity Football Lower Richland 22 Lake City 0 Lexington 36 Wilson 20 Hartsville 12 Sumter 27 Dillion 70 South Florence 28 Conway 26 West Florence 26 2-8 Heading upfield. After snaring an interception against Sumter, senior Rick Dale heads toward the goal line. He didn't quite make it and the Gamecocks won, 27-0, Varsity Football 77

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With only five lettermen returning from the '75 squad, the Cats were faced with a roster filled with underclassmen. Beginning practice Au- gust 1, the Cats worked out Hillcrest from his first two weeks on the Hill coaching job at Mid preparing for the annual Carolina High School. trip to football camp at St. Sanders had four outstand- Augustine College near ing years as a player at Lumberton, North Carolina. Newberry College. Former- Due to financial problems, ly a coach at Southside High camp was cancelled and School in Greenville, Coach practice continued at home. Fred Bowers moved to During the double session Hillcrest and assumed the practices in the summer, responsibilities of defen- the players got acquainted sive line and linebacker with two new coaches. coach. Defensive back coach While at times showing David Sanders came to their youth and inexperi- ence in losses to oppo- nents, the squad profited from their baptism under fire. Highlighting the game against Wilson, senior fullback Paul Garifalon broke several long runs scoring once on a fullbacl draw. In the same game, senit end Edwin Mclntyre, fact with a fourth down and lt yardage, faked a punt ant ran for a touchdown. 3 76 Varsity Football

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Fate frowned on the var- scrimmage. Sanders was forced to hob- We'ra winning! Mr. Lawrimore and senior guard Dennis Sanders watch the Hartsville victory from the sidelines. The victory was not without cost however. as Hillcrest lost Dennis and Wes Bowers for the season in the game. I , 1 sity team and sent five starting players to the sidelines with injuries, hampering the success of the young and inexperi- enced squad. Veteran Ioe Alston was lost for the season due to a serious knee injury re Other players also found ble on crutches after bad their knees vulnerable, as luck took its toll during the opdner against Lower Richland but the freshma: contindted to play until hi upperclassmen Paul the Hartsville game. leg was broken at Garifalon and Dennis Misfortune did not over Hartsville. Sanders were also put out look quarterbacks Wes Vereen was also sidelin of varsity action for that Bowers and Ioey Verueen. A with a broken hand but w reason. Bower's hand was .broken in able to finish the season. Garifalon finally suc- . - cumbed to a nagging condi- ceived during a preaseason tion which grew worse and C ' ' C I I 78 Varsity Football 1 1