· --Wildcats retain winning ways 356 Refusing to give up, even when their opponents had the upper hand, the Wildcats played hard at every game, Tony Felker, promoted to head coach, led the injuryplagued Cats in a 5-4 season. Two_ new coaches ....:::,. Dennis Rine and Gary Rhodes - joined the staff. The Wildcats started out on the right foot with an easy victory over the Arkansas School for the Deaf. Dana Tindell scored from the 2-yard line, Stan Gibson from the I -yard line. and tailback Jack Smith carried from the 6-yard line straight up the middle for the last score . Against Salem, the winning, and only score, was on a 30-yard run by tailback Anthony Tallbear. Aga inst " the Bluff ," Tallbear scored from the 19-yard line on two plays. Alan Pryor received on the 29-yard line, setting up tailback Tallbear 4 Senior Football for~l+ie· touchdown. In the game against Central Arkansas Christian, the final seconds saw a field goal by Scott Berry bring the victory. At Mayflower , Berry intercepted a pass to set up a touchdown pass from Scott Finley to Steve Burkett. Near the end of the third quarter, Gibson ran the ball in for the winning touchdown. Berry had a season record of 8 for 9 in extra point attemp ts. Eleven seniors provided valuable experience and showed good sportsmanship even under adverse conditions. They were Steve Ballinger, Greg Barry, Berry, Burkett, Dan Essig, Julio Perdana, Pryor, Smith, Steve Spurlock, Tallbear, and Tim Walker. The Wildcat Spirit Award, voted by the team to the senior player who has exhibited a positive, always encouraging attitude and good leadership , was given to Walker.
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