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

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Ol F44 'Sv' L4-bb AA 1.4 wf QW Q -M I of Bobby Martin, senior, throws the ball, as the passing game was part of the 9 to 6 win.

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fx Winning lsn't Everg- Thing lt's the Only Thing Although unrecognized for much of last season, the Rebs jelled at just the right time in the playoffs and cap- tured Arkansas' most coveted high school football award, the state AAAA crown, by shutting down Parkview and its star tailback, James Rouse, 9-6. Second-year Rebel head coach Bob Gatling was especially pleased with the defense's feat. The defense played great. They really pleased me, he commented. Southside's defense was led by lineman Jeff Boyett and linebackers Brett Hood and Larry Fulford. Fulford was selected to the Arkansas Super Team. The game was especially special to him. lt's a feeling l've never felt before, he commented. When I was in the ninth grade in Georgia, we won the state championship and I made a goal to win the state crown when l was a senior. So, with his dreams realized, the Rebels ended the season with a 11-2 record and the No. 1 ranking in the state - and, of course, that football trophy which the players worked so hard to achieve. Southside fans flock onto the field to help celebrate the State Championship with the players. Senior linebacker Larry Fulford leaps into the air to block an extra point attempt by the Patriots. Senior Mark Moore is tackled by a , Parkview player in the State Championship game. After the most exciting game of the season the Rebels hold up their State Championship Award. Senior Bobby Martin, quarterback, prepares to hand the ball off to junior Doug Wyatt 4142. .ff

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asf 0 O IDI h Rebel Spikers Have Successful Season Having placed second in con- ference and fifth in state volleyball competition, the Con- federettes ended the season with a record of 16-8 and felt this year as the most successful season ever. Last year we placed second in conference and fifth in state, also, but our record was not as high, volleyball coach Steve Haaser said. I would have liked to have finished if ge Helping the Confederettes to win against Northside senior Cind Mosle attem ts to , Y Y P score more points. M, ,, .....a.,..,.,,. . ,wtf sq. Determined to score a point for Southside, senior Confederette Kellye Hoover serves. higher this year, but we had a very successful season and I am very pleased at the outcome. The Confederettes found the Russellville team to be the toughest challenge. After holding the spot as overall state champions for two con- secutive years, the Russellville team finally dropped to number two this year, but still proved to be quite a challenge, according to Coach Haaser. The team's success all goes back to the players themselves and their contributions to the game. Senior Angie Shelby seemed to help raise the scores on the scoreboard and was named to the All-State Squad for the third straight year. She also made All-Conference along with three oflher teammates, seniors Trina Trankell, Kellye Hoover and Cindy Waggoner. 3 f Returning the ball back across the net, junior Janice Deuster played for the Con- federettes against Northside. An excellent return is made by senior Gina Angeletti as she plays at a home game against Northside.