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we to
shots in the hoop, and
inconsistent rebounding was
oriented drills, it seems that
Coach Berry has found the
"Big Ab" McClintic teams with
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.V. Basketball Unbeaten Ill League
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BYDAVID MAY
BY BILL FIX
The Winter Track team is squad. Taylor Hill is developing
V Baasketball team is a l so a problem. After winning combination, and is
11Je J. . 'th afine start this season WI
offto d The Bishops to date 5-2recor ·
a defeated in Prep League
are un .
in heated compennon. thelatter. . .
Coach Tom Berry has ~t~hzed the team's passing efhnency
with various plays that the team against zone defenses.
runs B ' l l Standouts on the team are 1
Aldridge, Bert and Carter Kemper, James Magill, and Rick Wilkinson. Strength from the
bench is p r o v i d e d Roddeyand Ted Irvin.
concentrating in practices on
eyeing Prep League dominance.
practicing hard to improve its record of 0-2.
Pole vaulter Preston Belcher, who broke the school record last year with a vault of 12' 10", is working hard and has a good chance of raising that height.
into a competitive high jumper. Robert Cook, Pete Thornhill, and Doug Dickey are the premier runners.
Mr. Hornor admits, "the team lacks experience, but is steadily improving."
with wms
. hurch and Blue Ri ge,
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At the outset of the season, the
The Junior Varsity Soccer team has gotten off to a fair start
with a l-0-2 record. Coach Jim Pettyjohn says that "the team is young, but shows excellent future potential."
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Hal Jackson , Martin Arguello, T om Harper, and Heth Owen give the team a good scoring ability on the front line. John
Steele and Charles Munford share halfback positions with "Mr. Hustle" Eric Boyer. Second year starter Kent Cooper and Ed Penick give staunch defensive
of
to team had trouble getting the
Frosh B-Ball BY BLITZ JAMES
Anlyan, havestarted off to a great season, having lost only one out oftheir first six games. The one loss was by one point to St. Anne's-Belfield i n a n e x c i t i n g overtime period. Outstanding playersin that game were Tom Ross and Frank Wilkinson. All other games were dominated totally by the Bishops.
strength at
fullback. Mike given a good
Freshman Basketball
The
team, led by Head Coach Phil Ganney and Assistant Coach Bill
The joys the Fall Season Brought A Ford Mays' pass to Carl Danbury.
A l e x
shooting and
offensively-
Despite the icy field, James Hopkins moves the ball against Northcross with a pass to Peter Fredericks. The Bishops won 2-l. In recent contests the Bishops prevailed over Blue Ridge 3-0 and lost to Woodberry 1-0.
Rooters Show Talent
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the team lost by the closest Larry Lynde to the defense after
Mr. Doug Billman, the new teacher intern, is assisting Coach Pettyjohn.
an injury that has kept him out All-Prep goalie Jim Herbert for the first part of the season will has gotten off to another strengthen the team in the
fantastic season, giving up an future.
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- T h e all-around play of Jim Herbert.
-T om m y Brockman finishing first in a cross-country meet. - The defensive play of Bruce Carrington.
- The school spirit at the Woodberry Forest game.
- Coach Hornor saying, "ignore the pain."
- Coach Meador on the shoulders of the J.V. football team. - A Bill Carrington tackle.
- T h e Outward Bound T eam assaulting a mountain.
margin imaginable.
average of one goal per game so far. Halfback Peter Fredericks has added finesse and ball control that is augumented by Dawson Rascoe's defensive play. The loss of high scorer Steve
Other consistent starters have been Tom Stoughton, Ross Lynde, James Hopkins, Ford Spaulding, Rob Marshall, and Jeff Frassineti.
The team still has a long season ahead of them, and, weather permitting, Coaches Foster and Mundy will lead the
Bishops in the race to another Prep League title.
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The Cross-Country team defeating E. C. Glass
A Preston Belcher field goal ... the Norfolk game.
The team is led offensively by
Paul Owen, John Mays, and
Frank Wilkinson. Tom Ross,
Jeff Dawkins, and Frank Elder Moses due to injury will be are the team's rebounding missed, but Billy Hobbs has leaders. The team has exhibited
Rock Lee giving them hell.
its depth in the play of Tom Milstead and John Lee.
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filled the forward position well, scoring three goals in the last two games. The return of co-captain
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- A crunching block by Jack Barker.
- Coach Vaughn's flea flicker in the Freshmen's Blue Ridge game.
- The Cross-Country team's workout on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- A Steve Morris run around the end.
- David Heppner's violent assaults on the oppossing team.
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