Temple High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Temple, TX)

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........................ Cats CIIITID tcon t. y Dropping back to pass, quarterback Kyle Harmon l1 OT eyes a Corsicana tackle. The Cats defeated the Tigers 28-0 to bring my; season record to 7-0. An effective defense and a choked offense oharaotenzed the Cats champIon- ship play. The defense was so effeotIve that they held the Chargers to only two I + + I IV-f'fChUl'Cth was also only able to notch two ' l fIrst downs In the openIng quarter as the l Cats shUt them out in these three periods. It was the second quarter that did the back RonnIe NIpper set up all 10 points ?ethle his puntIng kept the Cats In the h0le.g. The second half saw two big plays that could have gIven the Wildcats the football iiraoed 48 yards but not far enoughfor snx , pomts ' . e - Temple had good field posmon on the ChurohIll 3O bUt HarmOn was dropped for ; an eight yard loss. Molett had a 13 yard . . , . With arms and legs flying through the air, any'Jackson setback th le tryI ng to unload a halfback . . . last. Jim Camoun 05,, Todd smphens t65l. 6.9,, Mom pass on thll' d dohwn . - an and Silvester Youngblood l66T attempt to block a The next Temple opportunIty Came Copperas Cove Pm - when Robinson intercepted a Nipper pass - and came within a gnat' s whisker of six points. W The Cats stIll had a chance since they were on the Churchill 23 but Harmon was ' dropped for two more Iosses while trying to pass. Final score was Churchill 10, Temple 0, and the long climb was over The community 8 reaction to the win- ning Wildcats was just about: as eontIng as the games. They supported the Cats In numerOUsways. Giovanni s, afavorite pizza place for THS students, sold Temple playoffs Were compliments of American PrIntIng Company Texas Bank and Trust , sponsored a decorated oar parade before f1: the state finals game KTEM had a couple l' of top hits, McQueen s Miracle Men and I McQueen s Monterey Massaore. Temple wasliterally covered with cars and store windows painted in support of the Cats. The FHA sold spirit ribbons with the size increasing with each playoff victory. Newsmen at KCEN-TV supported the Cats by wearing giant spirit ribbons on the air. The traffic; to the games became increasingly heavy. The Quarterback Club sponsored buses along with the Blue Crew and various Temple businesses. On the way to the state game in Austin; l-35 looked busier than the 3:20 rush at the THS parking lot. Scouting was essential to the success of the season. Coaches Coleman, Hop- pers, McMurtry,. Kerezstury, and Morgan, assisted by 12 middle school coaches, scouted teams the Cats would face in coming games. Among these future oppo- nents, Killeen was scouted weekly. : ark ' Queen 612T runs an 09! - ' .' .PaulTyson Stadium. . . WV '21 03' is - 18lWinter Sports ' i g 3 icopy andlayout by kim pechal and loose calhoun

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Cats climb icont-i Injuries were not a problem during the season with Charles Young missing the Monterey and Highland Park games with an injured an kleand Brian Cottle suffer- ing a freak injuryin the Monterey game when he broke a bonein his right foot. - Glen Molett replaced Young and did a fine job. Robert Caughlin also broke a small bone in his left hand during the Churchill contest. The Cats played all their playoff games on artificial turf. The only extra precaution taken was taping the backs' elbows to pre- vent skin burns. Coach McQueen felt the artificial turf helped the Cats. He said That surface is fast-l mean fast. And we think that speed is one of our strengths. 3, ABOVE LEFT: In the pre-game warm-up against Abilene, center Bryan Smith ism snaps the pigskin to quarterback Kyle Harmon i1 0t who in turn throws a pass to senior tight end John Dillard wot. Waiting in line are running back Tommy Rankin t22i, fullback Ernest Davis t25i, split and Gary Tutor t1 8, and running back Carl Robinson t36i. CENTER LEFT: Senior cheerleader Judy Jarolik is all smiles as she is named the 1976 football sweetheart at the Temple-San Marcos game, Judy was escorted by lunior a Preston Rowan and was presented the traditional bouquet ' of red roses by Bryan Smith. L CENIER RIGHT: Watching the activities at one of the 15 pep rallies is Athletic Trainer Ron Scott. According to Scott, ice, compression, and elevation are the three impor- tant things to remember when treating an injury. Scott esti- mated that atter an extended tootball season, he and his trainers used 23,040 yards at white tape and 1 .440 yards of elastic tape. LOWER LEFT: Varsity members are botton row Amos Devers, Tony Jackson, Glen Molett, Anthony Johnson, Alfred Truesdale, Charles Young, Tommy Cox, Roger Bruce, Will Jackson, Vernon McVade, Gary Tutor, Stephen Graham, Joel Johnson, and Silvester Youngblood. Second row: Ron Anders, Ron Scou5'8rian Cattle, David Dillon, Byron Gray, Mark McQueen, Ernest Davis, Robert Love, Preston Rowan, Jesse Cavil, Donald Conner, Al Pinchback, Tommy Rankin, Dale Baker, and Raymond Bennett. Third row: Tim Stephens,Steven Cracker, David Holloway, Bob Bandas, Jim Calhoun, Bruce Matous, Todd Stephens, John Dillard, Johnny Wood, Paul Thomas, Dan Case, Carl Robin- son, Lester Ward, James Durbin, Bobby Sneed, and Pat Gteen. Top row: Bob McQueen, Wayne Morgan, Bryan Smith, Kenneth Doan, Kyle Harmon, Bruce Smith, Chris Zepher, Robert Caughlin, Herbert Davis, Herbert Jenkins, Mike Johnson, Anthony Bivins, Ron Henson, Dick Stattord and Toby York. UPPER RIGHT: Being named Mr. Defense 0! a Wildcat game is quite an honor and senior Jeff Davis t1 7t shows his ability bylbatting down ahEagle pass. Sophomore Ernest Davis tZSi waits to assistidtiring the first quarter of the Abilene game. l LOWER RIGHT: In the second quarter of the San Marcos game wingback Anthony Jonshon mm runs a sweep l around the left end. Assisting Tank are tackle Will Jackson ism, tackle Robert Caughlin 06L quarterback Kyle Harmon t1 0i and guard Kenneth Dean t7 - i INSET: Late in the fourth quarter 0! the Abilene game 1 Robert Caughlin looks on while the second string takes their shot at the Eagles. Robert was named to the first team all district both ways and earned the Scholar Athlete Award and Most Conscientious Player. 20xWinter Sports