Hillcrest High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dalzell, SC)

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'tt as-v f 5' 51,4 at 5 Q Q- v ,SE 5 X A 5 k ' 7'i 'g.m Get on with it. loe Alston and the cheerleaders await the start of the Hartsville game. They got their money's worth as the Wildcats won 16-6 but joe painfully had to watch from the sidelines as a pre- season injury halted Ioe's football career. Where is everybody? Senior captain Edwin Mclntyre seems to say after he snares a pass against Lower Richland in the opening game of the year. His effort was all for naught as Lower Richland won 21-6. Varsity Football 79

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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

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Individual performances that sparkled the season were recognized at the fall sports banquet. Senior Edwin Mclntyre, the first player from Hillcrest to be picked for a berth on the '76 S.C. Shrine Bowl te am, was named Most Valuable Player. Another first was set by Bubba Champion, who broke tradition to claim two trophies. His steady per- formance at tackle let him take both the Best Blocker and Best Defensive Line- man awards. Hard-hitting linebacker Thomas Colclough was se- lected as Best Tackler. Sophomore Iohn Durant nabbed the Best Offensive Back award. Larry Alston was given the Mean Wildcat award for his consistent aggressiveness. B0 Varsity Football