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

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Discipline and drilling under the direction of Coach Jim Wyatt played an important part in the Johnny Rebs' 72-10 victory over the Northside Cubs, October 9. ,,,......, ,pn Y 'i Time aut for instruction by Coach Steven Capehart during the Rebel-Rougher clash is needed when the Roughers put the pressure on, 3' FOOTBALL 121

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120 FOOTBALL Iwo victor Effort was the key to victory as the Johnny Rebs completed the season with a 6-1 record, highlighted by two victories over their arch rivals Northside Cubs. Starting the season off on a high note, the Johnnies won a rugged victory over the Cubs 12-10 ies over the Cubs with TD's scored by Steve Matthews and Mike Anderson. This crucial win was followed with a romp over the Alma Air dales 38-O, with Les King's 65-yard interception highlighting the contest King again showed his team effort by making two touchdowns against the Subiaco Trojans which made the final score 35-O. Completely unprepared describes the Fayetteville Bulldogs when they were put up against the excellent passing of John Williams. The combination of pinpoint passing and alert receivers brought the Johnny Bebs another victory of 15-6. The running ability of Buster Byrd and Juan Berrios gave the Johnny Rebs the chance they needed to make a field goal to bring the score to 3-0 for our second victory over the Cubs. The Johnny Reb's only loss of the season was to the Muskogee Roughers Y by a score of 32-20. Taking a merited rest, John Longstreth, sophomore, fabove righti, sits on the sidelines to watch the Rebel victory over Northside on October 9. Reinforcemen ts are needed, lrightl, by the Northside Cubs when they try to bring down a Johnny Reb during a Southside victory of 724 70 on October 9.

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With a steady eye, David Anderson, senior, attempts a shot over a Forrest City Mustang as Southside dropped the game in overtime 65-62 in the semi-finals of the AAA State Tournament played March 2 in Barton Coliseum. ,,,,,..,..----1 Defying all pre-tournament predic- tions, the Rebels fought their way to the semi-finals of the state meet after compiling a season record of 16-15 and a conference total of 8-8. Unpredict- able might sum up the entire year for Rebs upset top-notch teams the cagers with wins over the number one team in Arkansas and a top-ranked team in lVlissouri. While victorious over Little Rock Central and Springfield Central, the Rebs fell to such lowly squads as Benton and Rogers. The mediocre season earned the Rebs a fourth place finish in the AAA West and a berth in the state tournament. The Rebels represented Southside well by defeating powerful Blytheville and surprising Helena. The Rebs were eliminated in a thrilling overtime loss to Forrest City. Seniors George Catsavis and Bill Baker led the Rebs through the season while gaining all- tournament, all-conference, and all-state honors.