Junior 'Cats Take District 342 Excluding a forfe it victory over Jefferson Prep, the 1980 Junior Wildcats posted a 5-1 record, and brought home the Dist rict Champions hip for the second year in a row. The lone loss of the year went to the experienced hands of the Heber Springs Panthers. Mostly a defensive game, the only touchdown came on a Wildcat punt that was partially deflected and run twenty yards into the end zone, making the score Heber Springs 6, Harding O. Trying in desperat ion to score, Wildcat Quarterback Gregg Barden was dropped in t he end zone for a safety. ending the game for the Cats, with an 8-0 loss. The next game proved how the Cats cou ld come back. Going against Central Arkansas Christian, the Cats soundly defeated the Mustangs 25-0. Touchdowns by Lance Bailey, Marty Spears, and Danny Womack capped off the victory for the Cats, along with a sound defense wh ich hadn't been scored on yet. Traveling next to the Mayflower marshes, the Wildcats, led by Danny Womack with 175 yards, scort!d every time they got the ball and rolled over the Eagles 27-0. Next came the a rch rival Hazen. Showing tough defense and tremendous desire, the Wildcats ripped the Hazen Hornets 6-0. Holding off t he powerful and quick Hazen offense, t he Wildcats fi nally put a drive togethe r and pushed it over with less than a minute left in the first half. Next was the big game of the season, Pulaski Academy, and the conference championship was on the line. The only score the Cats needed come when Kim Smith blocked a Bruin punt and Jason Clevenger recovered the live ball on the one-yard li ne. Danny Womack ran it in on the next Junior Football play. By that time , the Bruins' troubles had just started. With just a minute left in the third quarter, Kim Smith again broke through the line jarring the ball loose wi th Scott Corbin falling on it. Having a fir st down and ten on the fou rty-two yardl ine, the . Jildcats marched down the field to score and fina lly won 12-0 thus making 1980 the second champions hip in a row. I. LEADING the interference, Andy Thomas springs Danny Womack for a big gainer. 2. MAKING a key tackle. Mike Davis stops a Heber ball-carrier for a loss. 3. JUNIOR HIGH FOOT· BALL TEAM. Front Row: Corder, B. Thomas, House, Gillham. Altman, Branch, Ransom, Tate, Spears. Second Row: Clevenger, Smith, Olree, Richey, Bailey, G. Henderson, Burks. Reynolds, Tiffee, Fox. Third Row: White-team physician, Rhodes-coach, Walker-manager, Allen, A. Thomas, Brown, Ballin ger, G. Barden, Throckmorton, Barden- coach, Devenport-coach, Felker-coach. Fourth Row: A. Henderson-manager, M. Davis, Barnes, L. Davis, Kreitling, White, Womack, Johnson, Corbin, Daughety, Banks. 3
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