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

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FOOTBALL fcontinuedl Battle of Fort Smith ends in 7-7 deadlock plays in the ball game were a 58-yard touchdown gallop by senior Shelton Sargent and a crucial interception by Kent Brown, who also played at defen- sive end. The high point of the season for me, Coach Rowland remembered, was winning our final game against the Spring- dale Bulldogs and seeing the seniors being victorious in their last high school football game. In that game as well as others, the specialty teams for the Rebs performed well. In kick-off returns during the sea- son, the squad totaled 473 yards on run- backs. In punt returns, Southside totaled 146 yards on 36 carries. Junior punter Ronald Jernigan booted the ball 51 times, averaging a little over 27 yards per punt. Junior place-kicker Jim Edwards scored 21 points in field goals and PAT's. This fcontinued on page 741 W f 1 Y I i , ., . , ,.r Mi.. ht 4.-. s N , .... WWA W .--f.w-,-,,.'- f 222.51-4 ' 4 3 w wax! ff vs- , -.lW . . .- l,.,, .,., . W1 at if 15 -was ll ,if , 1 1 1 gr' , Watching from the side, Coach Jim Rowland studies the play on the field against Rogers. The Mounties beat the Rebels, 23-21. 72 arfaaf ' , my K 5' Every football playerls dream- David Eames takes the opening kickoff and gallops for a TD against Rogers. t. ,.,.., 1- ' sf t . i s za, A Sei ,-if 5... V , 512, s '-11 ii i i, W A w v' , ig hw -.4-4 r f 'K Y f: 1fw '.1Qff.-ses? V , :'x2L:.gf?,Q1a1ft 'S -11 lv. l 5 Senior Kent Brown tries to gain a few yards as a Grizzly looms in the background. The game en- ded in a 7-7 deadlock. 1 'Ms ' 2- .ii .ggi fe Q 1 Ewa: yi 451 J x V 6. E232 K. sl L. 2 all , if :fit EFI .i ij? W, 'fat ez--, 4? if .l i1 G... Q +3 w fl , x 3 .. ,, . ... r

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gave him second place in most points scored. Brown had a total of 32. While the varsity did not perform up to expectations, the Johnny Rebs had an impressive year. Sophomore quarterback Ken Clark led the squad in winning its open- ing five games. Such teams that went down in defeat were Northside, Springdale, and Rogers. Most of the B-team's yardage was accumulated by sophomore runnign backs Paul Porter and Ray Whatley and by junior flanker Dallas Evans. Teamwork seemed to be the key word for the Johnny Ren defense, as it allowed only 57 points to be scored in eight games. Coach Don Hart and the Johnny Rebs finished out the season with a 6-3-0 record. With the return ofjuniors such as Floyd Sagely and Jim Edwards and with the help of the Johnny Reb veterans, the Rebels should be an improved team for the 1977-78 warfare. Putting his toe into it, sophomore Vince Walbe loosens up the old kicking boot during summer practice. 74 Wx