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Varsity Football Wins Six In Superb Season
Together, the members of the Bishop team held a determination to end the previous year's losing streak. At season's end - six games were Bishop victories. "The delightful thing," commented Head-coach Rock Lee, "is that we had a squad of thirty-six men and were able to use all of them. This was the first time in my nineteen years here that that has happened."
With Head-coach Lee, coaches Goggin, Atkins, and Elder provided individual training for each player. For the team and coaches, satisfaction was earned by hard-fought games. "It was a vast improvement, and with the same material from last year," said coach Goggin. "The spirit was different - something that VES needed. We had a great line!"
The full slate of losses was first interrupted in the third game by a 32 to 0 win against Blue Ridge. Players Clay Ferebee, Lynch Christian, and Peter Grover instituted a running game with 4 out of 6 passes completed for 181 yards. Only twice were the Bishops threatened, and each time the challenge was met by another touchdown.
At EHS, the Bishops carried the ball ahead 12 to 0 in the first half, but a nullified touchdown and a maroon comeback in the second half resulted in a loss.
Varsity Foothall Scoreboard
St. Christopher's Episcopal High Blue Ridge
Norfolk Academy Christchurch Collegiate
Asheville School Rock Hill Academy
Fishburne Military
21 . VES 19 20 . . . VES 12 0 .. . VES 34 27 . . . VES 55
6...VES C
0 . . . VES 4C 12 . . . VES 27 0 . . . VES 53 6. .. VES 47
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