Whitney High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Whitney, TX)

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Page Editor - Lance Reader - - 4 , g 1983 Winning Season . . Football is a collision sport. l lso Q1 -I - - -- Vince Lombardi Chfis Johnson e Landon Dale Baily and Kenny Caviness make a tackle against Hubbard. Jerry Phillips Tommy Rhodes Brad Weiss gains ground during the China Spring victory. Scott Shaw Bill Bob Robby Chuck Dale Wilkins Wilkins Woods Miller Ingram Kwen Karr Kent Leech -ff . A f'f?'i' 1f 1 Vlvk f fa. Anthony Pool 'G J ' ': ihv r ,.,V I ,6,,, , , David Shaw Brad Weiss Not Pictured: Greg Payne 1167, Russell Lyday Manager.

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Dale Bailey Jarvis Rodney Basham Bryant yya iz. A 'If fl V Greg Robert Callaway Camp , , I - .7 Kenny Tony Caviness Clendennen W i ' , 3 ., , . ar Monte James Fergason Fowler William Mark Fowler Halbert Page Editor - Lance Reader Defense Highlights Wildcats' Dancing is a contact sport . For the second straight year, the Wildcats won the district 16AA title. The Cats started the year with a close 3-0 win over ltaly and beat a tough Lorena team 7-0 the next week. For the third straight week, the Wildcats' defense held their opponents to zero total points when the Wildcats defeated China Spring 35-0, ending a seven-year jinx. The Cats' toughest challenge came from the strong Alvarado team. The Wildcats lost in a close 8-14 battle. The following week, theteam suffered their second loss ofthe year to Hubbard with a score of 14-27. Entering district play with a 3-2 record, the Wildcats defeated Glen Rose 21-8 in front of a large Homecoming crowd. The Wildcats destroyed arch rival Clifton 33-0 the next week. The Cats were out for revenge against Itasca but came up with a 7-7 tie. The Wildcats had a 2-0-1 district record going up against undefeated Blooming Grove. The game was expected to be close but the Cats won 54-8. In the final district game the Wildcats defeated Grandview 29-7. Going into Bi-District with a 7-2-1 record, the Wildcats won in a tough defensive battle by beating Crandall 7-0. Advancing to Area for the second year in a row, the Cats played a strong Frisco team and suffered a 22-3 heart-breaking defeat. Frisco scored 20 points in the final four minutes of the game, ending the Wildcats' football season with a 8-3-1 record. Shane Hooten leads the Cats to a victory over Clifton. ,..,.f 64 V , . ... Z AJ: ,,:, .N .1 f Q2 f ,', .. .lvrf ' ' ' . - tx- a e . .a,.. 4 rw ,, , if M 9 A f Wk M , f AW , K A 1 75 V I iw f E A hx a . f , 3 Y ve R l M I ..,,,,. ,, 1 1, PQI! V .. ,Y Lg, ,jul .,., ,f ' -. -- 2, 'f ,-f... f fy.gg1f,, l. gf Mark Johnny Ricky Hancock Hill Hines Hooten

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JV Finishes 2-8 Tim Hill and Steve Butcher make a tackle on a Hubbard back. Eric Williams runs behind the block of Steve Butcher. .M ' 'W . . ' 1- f ,T .,,i , f I 5 -J rr' . f, V. I . 1 . 6. ,. . 1 ? M L C' fi AW - 1- ' . 2- .za ff ' if -, - , -f , 1 1 Y ' J 32 . 4 ' , . ,Q ' It ' ' ' . Q , J Mi ' flzf 9 'r ILL M K ,Ln ,fb f 117. I 4 ,J Q' . . f ' ' 1 V f . g '- .. 'fm -mazzwm 5 ,, to ,t,,V .. ,:, 3, m,,,,, ,, by ,0., ,. VkLi W ,,,,,t l,,, ,ly,V T 4VV.b x,,,,VV , , ' 1' L 4' 4 'if -h,, ll' ..-' I f' Yr . V I V ,,,a, V w, .H U Kevin Callaway makes a tackle on a strong Italy runner Italy Whitney Lorena Whitney China Spring Whitney Alvarado Whitney Hubbard Whitney Glen Ftose Whitney Clifton Whitney Itasca Whitney Blooming Grove Whitney Grandview Whitney The 1983 Junior Varsity football year was not what Coach Hay had bargained for, but itwas not atotal loss. This year's J.V. was a very young team. The squad consisted of 26 playersg 14 freshmen and 12 sophomores. In their first game the Cats were defeated by the Italy Gladiators 24-O, but came on strong in the second game beating Lorena in a close fought battle 16-14. The Cats then faced China Springs who downed Whitney 35-0. The following week the Wildcats faced the Alvarado Indians who would prove to be the Cat's toughest challenge. Thelndian's overtookthewildcats 46-0. Entering district play with a 1-2 record, the Junior Varsity squad kept giving it their all. They finished the season with a 2-8 record. It may not have been a championship year for the J.V., but it certainly was a learning experience for the team and an enjoyable experienceforthespectatorswhoadmiredthesquad's integrity. Page Edt Bubba Pete son