Littlefield High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Littlefield, TX)

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Hui Pvuferhouse Kalb Hereford and Dumas in Distric! Play 1 NATHAN HUDSON junior. Guard. End Wfeight 165 October 314Younger brother Don XYfilliam's Wfildcats took their first district win from older brother Bobby Williams Wfhitefaces, 33-6. The 'Cats were led by Pressley and Koller, each scoring two T.D.'s with R. Minyard scoring once. Pressley kicked 3 extra points. The 'Cats gained a large portion of their 339 yds. rushing around the Hereford ends because they couldn't go through the middle against the big Whiteface linemen. Reserves again played most of the 4th period. The most im- portant machine was the Xlffildcat defense, which allowed Hereford a measly 54 yds. in the whole game and only 3 first downs. Littlefield had 161 1st clowns. Those outstanding linemen were B. Wade, Bo Roberts, L. Roberts, Blackwell, R. McWil- liams, H. Hemphill, N. Hudson, and K. Wilemon, backed up by Koller, Pressley, R. Minyard, G. Gallini, and B. Jeffries. Injured back, Goldston played very little. A56 0 This Book is Propertv of Lamb County Library Below: TD, FOR L.F.D. Ray Minyard, Sr. halfback, swings around left end for 20 yds. and a touchdown against Hereford Whitefaces. BO ROBERTS Junior, L. Guard Wfeight 140 Znd. All-District JAMES BLACKWELL junior, R. Guard Vlfeight 161 RONNIE MCWILLIAMS Junior, L. Tackle Weight 195 Hon. Men. All-District

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BILLY JEFFRIES Senior. Quarterback Weight 1-15 BILL VUADE Senior, R. Tackle Weiglit 172 lst All-District Hon. Men. All-South Plains Outstandi y, - ' ' . 5- pl VU. T. ERWIN Senior. Guard Weiglmt 115 1 Hats Se! X ' ecard in ' Penalties ,d..V lx. Y, ' ' -'- '. -,,f,1'e..w' I :X 5 1 v y r '--- v uw. - . .,'.,w1..n...' ,. Q N 1 , fa:,!T.- '. ' , K v- ft- - KEN XVILEMON Senior, Tackle Weiglit 180 October 18WMistakes and penalties cost the Vifildcats their 2nd loss of the year as they fell before Kermit in their homecoming game, 28-16. Pressley scored the 'Cats' 1st T.D. from 3 yds. out after Goldston had run it from the 16. Pressley threw to Gallini for the extra 2 points.', Score at the half was 22-8 in Kermit's favor. Kermit dominated the lst half with 135 out of 187 yds. in the air. The 3rd period saw both teams drive on the ground to threatening positions, but neither could cross the goal line. B. Jeffries passed to Koller after a fake kick, for the 2 points. Littlefield received 3 defensive penalties plus many 15-yd. penalties to set a record for the year in penalties in one game. October 25-The Wildcats started district play against the Phillips Blackhawks on another Saturday night before a Blackhawk homecoming crowd. The 'Cats fell before one of the hardest hitting and fastest teams in the district, 24-12. It was all Black- hawks the 1st 3 quarters for Littlefield couldnt get started. But the hard fighting Wfildcats came back the 4th period and looked like a new team. This time it was nearly all Wilclcats although they could muster only 2 T.D.s, both scored by fullback, J. Koller on plunges of 1 and 3 yds. with assisting gallops by Pressley and Goldston. Hard luck hit the 'Cats in the 2nd half when a Blackhawk kickoff bounced off guard, james Blackwell's back as he turned to set up his blocking pattern. The Hawks scored on this drive. A few plays later, on a punt, the ball hit Robert Massengale on the shoulder and was recovered by the Hawks who scored again. Neither team could score an extra point. Bo Roberts, junior, Guard, returned to action after laying out for four games with a broken wrist. Below: Bill Jeffries, senior. playing defensive QB. against Kermit. is ready to roll off yardage after interce tin the 1st of three Clovis' asses ,L A ., 1 . '. . P g ' P ' nf- lmman W-U1 fllfl Jeffries played one of his finest games of the season for the XY'ildcats against the opposing Yellowjackets.

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Qin f Q iJ. NA . z'4-f,.'v-.ta- fs- . . JERE MARSH junior. Tackle XY'eight 180 Y JERRY KOLLER Sophomore, Fullback XVeight 150 Hon. Men. All-District JAMES POKEY HAYES Sophomore, Tackle Weight 210 3 1 'i 9' easier? f- Hats Drap i -.1aai'i. Distric! fa ,C0b05' --fi,-. A, .. -,- f. ' Weigel' HI., a f'f 'f .I '-e-'4' .I A 5 4,-.if ia if -- . , ,v.. U l , ,',. 3.5 -6 . mg . '54 , . ug' + , ' ,x . .f ' . - 'Qww - ' . -. fm ,. -ai-y ' . . -in .r-I' .. -.ei ' 4 ' - 1 4 1 ' w Sf: 44 K ., . V efgwgrt ,- .fi A .4,., E y L ii, LOVIS PUTMAN Junior, Guard Weiglit 137 NOVEMBER 7- -Littlefield's hustling Xlifildcats threw a fright into mighty Sweetwater before the 'Cats' 1st homecoming crowd. The Mustangs, rated No. 1 and 2 in the state all season, slipped past the hard-fighting Wildc'ats, 30-26. On the lst play of the 2nd quarter Jeffries passed to Pressley for the 'Cats' lst T.D. netting 63 yds. Points were no good and the score was 8-6. Sweetwater. Score was 22-6 at halftime. Sweet- water scored its last T.D. early in the 3rd period, Littlefield really caught fire. On taking advantage of a Mustang fumble to score on a 27-yd. pass from Jeffries to N. Hudson. Point was no good. Again the 'Cats romped to a T.D. after a Mustang fumble with Goldston going from the two after some razzle-dazzle running by Press- ley, who faked on a kick when the 'Cats needed 15 yds. for a lst to run for 22 and 40 yds. respectively. Again point was no good. I-lalfback Goldston electrified the crowd with an 81-yd. T.D. scamper in the final stanza. This time Pressley passed on to Hemphill for the extra 2 points. Sweetwater kicked to Littlefield with just a few minutes remaining. Pressley ran the ball to the 'Cat 35, but a clipping penalty, a close call, nullified the play, penalized the 'Cats and gave Sweetwater a first down at the 50-yd. line, when the clock ran out Littlefield had recovered seven of ten Sweet- water fumbles although the Mustangs led by large margins in the statistics. The whole team played as great a game as could be asked for the first homecoming in L.H.S. history. Below, right: Speedster halfback. james Pressley, finds running room, laid down by fine Cat linemen, against the mighty Mustangs of Sweetwater, and rambles on a 22-yd. scamper to T.D. land to score Littlefield's first Touchdown