FOOTBAll TEAM. FIRST ROW: Thompson, Melfon, love, Harris, Sopp, Bixler, Bridgeman, lawson, Wilson, Wotts, Pace. SECOND ROW: Cooch FOOTBALL Harding Academy Wildcats gain clear conference record With August came the beginning of a trammg period which was to form the 1965 Harding Academy Wildca ts. Coaches Ed Higginbotham aq,d Cliff Sharp headed the daily practices as hopes were high for the coming season. Receiving quite a setback from their loss to Des Arc, the Wildcats worked harder and came back to win all conference games. A 13-0 victory over the Augusta Devils closed a winning season which won for the Cats the distri ct crown and a 7-1-1 record . Through their outstanding leadership the senior members contributed grea tly to the team's success and made their last year of football a memorable one. Ten boys were chosen for the district team: Phillip Elliott, JeITY Moore, Charles Bridgeman, James Bixler, Mike Hedrick, Phil Hughes, Gus Meuli , Mary Thompson, David Lawson, and David Berryhill. Bixler was named the outstanding lineman in this distric t. One Wildcat was picked for the all-state honors, James Bixler, and Phillip Elliott, Marty Thompson, and Mike Hedrick wen! given the honorable mention di stinction. 246 Sharp, Bridger, Stafford, Atteberry, Elliott, Marlin, Moore, Hughes, Hed· rick, Berryh ill, Meuli, Coach Higginbotham. ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Phillip Elliott
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