Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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T ough Season for Freshman Football Stiff Competition Hinders Winning Season Though built from an unusually small group this year, the Freshman Football team had their minds set to do their best in what turned out to be an exceptionally rough season. Although they placed third in the district, all of the young Buzzards gained valuable experience through the course of the fall. In the opening game, the young Owls faced AAA powerhouse CBHS. Outnumbered by more than fifty players, the Owls found CBHS overwhelming. The Brothers went on to win the game 27-0. MUS ' s next opponent, another AAA team, was no easier. Trailing most of the game, the young Buzzards fought hard but they lost to Germantown 18-7 with Trevor Benitone scoring the only MUS touchdown. Dropping another close game to ECS, MUS then really began to work. Coach Cady remarked, After the ECS game, the team began to play together and really mature. Determination towards their first victory motivated the Owls in the Bolton game. The Frosh came out on top with an impressive 20-7 win. The enthusiasm carried over in a blowout victory over Bishop Byrne. The Freshman Owls scored 27 points to Byrne ' s 0. Defeanse was the key to both big wins. The team next faced a more formidable challenge of Collierville, with the Dragons taking the game 20- 7. The following game against Harding was little better. Both defenses dominated, and the team played tough, but it lost 7-0. In the season ' s finale against Briarcrest, the Frosh simply outplayed the Saints, winning 14-6. Eight members of the team made All Metro: Jimmy Harris, Jimmy Langston, Trey Watkins, Clay Maddox, Trevor Benitone, and Ben Gibson. Coach Cady concluded, We should get several good varsity players from this group. Getting into the Byrne backfield, Darrell Cobbins and Clay Maddox stick the helpless Red Knights quarterback. Excellent defense plays like this one helped stop Bishop Byrne cold. Down 13-7 to Collierville, Coach John Cady points out some of the mistakes of the first half and encourages the team to keep up the intensity for the second half. Ninth Grade Football 103

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Leaving the Bishop Byrne defense in the dust, quarterback Rhodes Scott keeps the ball off the option for a sizeable gain. The Owls whipped the Red Knights 27-0. Sweeping around the right side, All Metro tailback Trevor Benitone looks for a hole in the Germantown defense. NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL: first row: Ryan Ehrhart (3), Tom Hutton (7), Graham Sexton (12), Martin Hussey (14), Rhodes Scott (18), Joshua Lawhead (22), David Waddell (24). second row: Trent Allen, Prichard Bevis (28), Carter Cambell (30), Michael Kim (32), Brad McArtor (46), Trevor Benitone (44), Trey Watkins (50), Jimmy Harris (63), Stephen Austin (65). third row: Coach John Cady, Darrell Cobbins (66), Clay Maddox (67), Joe Austin (68), Jon Roy (71), Chris Laster (72), Tim Johnson (73), Jimmy Langston (75), Ben Gibson (83), Jay Hickman (88), Coach Steve Leuze. NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL (3-5) CBHS 27 7 Germantown 18 ECS 15 20 Bolton 7 27 Bishop Byrne 7 Collierville 20 Harding 7 14 Briarcrest 6 102 Sports

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Using brute strength, the defense stops a Briarcrest player from advancing. Only one team scored against the first string defense. Exemplifying perfect form, Richard Collins punts the ball far down the field. The baby Owls ' offense was so overwhelming that they often punted the ball on first down to give their opponents a fighting chance. EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM (7-0) 7 St. Louis 30 Westwood 6 26 Germantown 8 14 Briarcrest 14 ECS 25 St. Paul 32 Holy Rosary 12 36 St. Louis 6 EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL: first row: Carr Kelsey (81), Todd Watson (84), William Tayloe (18), Lawrence Work (10), Jonathan McCrary (5), Starke Patteson (14), Matt Ducklo (21), J. B. Horrell (11), Tate Conrad (12), Matt Berg (7). second row: Arthur Chang (mgr.), Andy Perry (mgr.), Stephen Schadt, David Park (22), Hal Roberts (28), Paul Hedgepeth (41), John Laughlin (48), Brian Evans (44), Richard Collins (36), Marc MacMillan (30, Frank White (25), Elliot Kierksy (24), Coach Dan Griffin, third row: Bo Morgan (mgr.), Chuck Hamlett (mgr.), Joey Shanks (65), Preston Miller (66), Rick Essex (50), Jeffrey Bowlin (68), Josh Eggleston (82), Rob Abbay (73), Andy Allen (63), Barney Witherington (67), Coach Troy Benitone. fourth row: Christian Gilmore (74), Justin Hertl (88), Chris Dollar (70), John Sartelle (78), Spencer Clift (54), Harry Sayle (54), Oliver Doughtie (62), Brendon Cornwell (71), Evan Liollio (75), Patrick McCarroll (72). 104 Sports Bfi