Overton High School - Overtour Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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THE ANTIOCH AND HILLSBORO GAMES Top left: Randy Foster 1285 streaks over for all the Bobcats' points as Antioch scores a stunning upset 12 6. Top right: Roy Carter closes in on Jimmy Huskey of Antioch. Bottom left: Bobby Tolleson 1103 fights a Hillsboro defender as Hal Barnes' pass falls short. Overton 6 Antioch 12 KAAAF Overton 61 East 6 QAAAQ Overton 7 Fayetteville 20 Overton 27 Hillsboro 33 Overton 13 Cohn 7 QAAAJ Overton 27 Pulaski 6 Overton 7 Goodlettsville 26 CAAAIJ Overton 0 Dupont 126 QAAAD Overton 28 Bristol 7 Overton 7 West 6 CAAA7 183 149 18.3 pts. per game 14.9 pts. 'fHomecoming per game FOOTBAL By Bill Preston STUNNING VICTORIES AND HEARTBREAKING DEFEATS MARK '63 GRID CAMPAIGN To say that the '63 Bobcats were unpredictable would be a gross understatement. Preseasonally Coach Solon Apple's charges were picked as the odds on choice as the class AAA champions. The 1962 Blanket Bowl Champions started practice this year with jovial spirits and showed some really fine hit- ting. Always a strong squad, the adequate line was led by senior tackle Dave Elam, sophomore center Mike Hrabovsky and senior tackle Jim Atkinson. In the backfield was a stunning, array of talent with such power runners as Randy Foster, Gene Andrews and Wayne Patterson. The team looked stronger and stronger as the weeks progressed. In scrimmages they moved the ball well and won all of the preseason clashes, one by the un- holy score of 72 6. The stage was set for the season opener with Antioch's perennially title contending Bears. These two titans of the turf clashed on Sep- tember 6, in jam packed Bobcat field, and when the smoke had cleared the 'Cats were laid for dead 12 6. Stunned by the ease that Antioch had skirted the Bobcat flanks, and the inability of the 'Cats to score, many fans held a dismal view of the upcoming clash with East High's rugged Eagles. But here is where 147

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EAST GAME 148 the unpredictability shows itself. With an unprecedented offensive assault paired with a tenacious defense the Red and Black thun- dered to a 61 -6 humiliation Win over the flabber- gasted Eagles. The Overton express seemed to have gotten on the title track once more, but the Bobcats could not pre- Top left: Lee Crouch C225 scores against East as Randy Foster C217 looks on. Bottom left: Bobby Banniza C855 scores on a long run in the Bobcats' 61-f6 rout of East. Bottom right: Overton defenders Gene Andrews C263 and Hunter Harris hold East Halfback Vic Overall C22j. vail against tough Fayetteville as they dropped a 20-7 decision. In the fourth game of the season Overton faced revitalized Hillsboro, featuring the strong running attack of All-Class AAAA halfback Doug Moulton. This game was a spectator's dream and a coach's nightmare with long scoring runs and stellar passing