Putnam City Central Junior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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ali. Forming the ninth-grade offensive line were Paul Nelson, Mark Kennedy Larry Weaver Alan Parker Jim Schuman Gary Peters Mickey Vernon Backfield: Duke Webb, Ron Standage, Joe Linder, Frank Williams T T. ' Defending Wildcat's territory against opposing teams were defensive llnemen Ron Standage Mark Kennedy Gary Peters Joe Linder Danny Hutton, Frank Williams, Larry Weaver, Larry Sherer. Backfield: Dan Shelton Duke Webb Alan Parker Signals are given . . . A quiet prayer . . . The snap of the ball . . . Victorious cheers . . . all describe the Wildcat season for '68, To boost the spirit of the Wildcats was the record 5-1-3 which earned them conference title. Spirit Day, October 15, proved to be victorious with the rival win over the Hefner Vikings to break the Vi- kings three-year winning streak. The Wildcats have been defeated only once in the past two football seasons. Their only loss was against Moore in ,68, the score 12-6. Central had three ties, one with Kerr, 14-14, Western Oaks, 8-8, and Shawnee, 18-18. Triumphing over Edmond Bulldogs, 23-6, the Wildcats sewed up the conference trophy. ln one of the first pep assemblies Coach John Arnold stated, One of our outstanding players is Duke Webb, quarter-back. Webb threw 10 complete passes for touchdowns and scrambled to the goal for 14 points. Covering the most ground for yardage gain was Joe Linder, and with one less yard, Frank Williams. Linder also surpassed records for top scoring, totaling 32 points. Central scored 129 points allowing only 74 to be scored against them.

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-r I ' l don, D. McKinney, R. Sanders. Third Row: G. Corelius, D. Cram- er, M. Stroud, .l. Day, S. Lisle, D. Shelton, D. Tucker, M. Peters, A. Nelson. Fourth Row: B. Clark, B. Barber, T. Furrh, G. Whitten, J. Harden, M. McCoin, R. Duncan, J. McKinney. Team Battles Hex As Excitement . . . thrills . . . yells in the hall . . . running for one more touchdown . . . all indicate how the eighth grade team members reacted to their first year of football. The first of the two seasonal wins was against Western Oaks. Wildcats rushed in during the third and fourth quarters to lead the school to victory with a final score of Central 12, Western Oaks 6. Central's crowd went wild as the Wildcats held back the undefeated Hefner Vikings in October. During the first quarter, the Wildcats rushed in for a touchdown, and to Hefneris dismay, the final score was 6-0. Kerr game's four quarters ended in the season tie. Everyone was waiting and cheering for the next period play. A tied score of 6-6 ended the 'October game. if Halfback Randel Sanders breaks through Monroney s defense for Taking time out for discussion of plays are eighth grade captains ground yardage Randcl Sanders and Doyle McKinney.