Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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,W , ' A 1 Clutch performances spark Rebs Coming through in the clutch was probably the most evident Southerner trait this year as the inexperienced Rebs mounted final period comebacks in all four conference wins giving them a second place finish in the AAA West. Tough AAAA competition in the Reb's first two outings led to defeats at the hands of the North Little Rock Wildcats, 34-O, and the Northside Griz- zlies, 28-0. New conference foe, Ben- ton, edged the South squad 14-7 as senior halfback Rob Jolliff scored the Rebel's lone TD on a 25-yard run from scrimage. Victory came to the Rebels at Fayetteville as Southside took a 9-7 conference win. The scoring consisted of a 14-yard touch- down run by senior fullback Mike Hanna' the extra point kicked by junior, Arthur West- moreland, and a safety. The two- pointer occured as tackles lVlaniin Orndorff, senior, and Chris Rhodes, junior, led the Rebel rush dumping the Bulldog quar- terback in the endzone. Led by lVlike Hanna, who scored three TD's in the contest, the Rebs beat a favored Van Buren squad 23-3. Sophomore halfback David Jones crossed the goal line once for the Reb's fourth touchdown in the October 9 struggle at lVIayo-Thompson Stadium. Slipping past Texarkana 15-14, the Rebels scored touch- downs on a run by Mike Hanna and a pass from junior OB Steve West to Arthur Westmoreland. West then completed a conver- sion toss to junior tight end, Steve Gentry, giving Southside the upset victory. Good balance helps senior fullback Mike Hanna churn for more yardage in the years final Northside con test. Football 65

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Relaying in forma tion from the press box, Coach Jim Wyatt plans Rebel strategy in the first Northside tilt. North meets South as the Rebel line tries to give junior OB Steve West time to pass in the 26-0 loss to Northside, September 7 7. 64 Sports Second effort gives sophomore back David Jones an extra yard in the annual Red-Blue game. IVlud and fatigue cover the face of senior Doug Pogue as he takes a break from his spot on defense in the win over St. Anne's.

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Reb win streak nets team second place Running their winning streak to six in the second half of the season, the Rebels captured second place in the AAA Western Conference, making Coach Jim Rowland's first year as head mentor at Southside successful. Combining their efforts for two touchdowns, Rob Joliff and Mike Hanna led the Rebs to a rain dampened 14-0 victory over St. Anne's at lVlayo-Thompson Stadium. Arthur Westmoreland booted both extra points. The passing of junior quar- terback Steve West and, again, the running of Hanna led to a come-from-behind 14-12 confer- ence win over the Bulldogs at Springdale on October 30. West- moreIand's converted the PAT's. Repeating the score of the week before, Southside defeated Little Rock Parkview 14-12 in an out-of-town conference contes' on the running of Hanna, whc scored twice, and Westmore land's PAT kicking. A 66-yard touchdown rur by Ronnie Warlick and West- moreIand's two-point conversior accounted for the only Southside scoring as the Rebs lost to con- ference champion Hot Springs 23-8, at lVlayo-Thompson Stad- ium, November 13. Mike Hanna and Rob Jollift combined for three touchdowns in a losing effort against North- side 33-19 on November 20. Each ran for one and Hanna scored another on a 17-yard pass from West. Ending the season with a 6-5 record and second place honors in the AAA West Conference, the Rebels did much better than predicted in pre-season polls. Dejected, quarterback Steve West walks to the sideline after a Rebel Hrst do wn measurement falls a foot short against the Northside Grizzlies. Time-out on the sideline as White quarterback Steve West talks with Coach Jim Rowland ix during the Reb Blue-White game. 66 Football W ,, , , ,,..l