Airline High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Bossier City, LA)

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T - 50 Vikes Were District Champs, State Finalist For the first time in Airline's nine year history, the 1972 edition of Coach Jack Gray's Vikings cap- tured an undisputed District 1-AAAA Champion- ship. The Vikings accomplished this by beating every team in the Shreveport-Bossier area. But Air- line's winning ways didn't stop there. Representing their district, the Mighty Vikings moved into the state playoffs and went all the way to the finals, handily conquering all of their opponents, and fin- ishing with an 11-3 record. The season began immediately after the 1971 sea- 9 son was over. With a large number of talented sen- iors, the Vikes had high hopes for the upcoming 'J 7 year. As the season progressed, more teams became victims to the victorious Vikes. Among them were Bossier, Southwood, Captain Shreve, Byrd, West Monroe, Fair Park, Woodlawn, and B.T.W. Then, on marched the Norsemen through the playoffs, all the way to the finals by beating West Monroe, Sulphur and South Terrebonne. Not until the final game did the Vikings drop a 6-0 decision at Neville. But it was evident, as most people knew, that the Vikings 7 had the better team. With all of their desire, pride, 1- 1 and determination, even though they lost on the 1 1 ,,,f,..,.1-1 scoreboard, the Vikings won the hearts of hundreds -.., of people. The 1972 Airline Vikings were true cham- ,Q ,,,,.,, ' ' 1? rt pions. , 'Cf 9- 1 ii 1 wr- --, 1 ' f PFW!-f 'I 1 1 F i ' ' ' v 1 A fF: ' 'i 4' 4 V O 4 ' Y' A1 7 Y ' 'l ':'1 J Wi 5 14' 9 I '-WY I- - i 'J' YW i ii i' i I 'U 1 1 4 F--51 1 1 1- f -1 1 f-1 -1- 1 1 'T ' 4' 1l 1 if 1 Fd if f I1 L1 . . A ww 1 i'w'I 1' 1 r-fr rri-r' '-B '1 r-1 -1 1 1 1 i I F I 3' 1 i I ff: M17 3 V' 11 1 I . - 'T 1 8 ' 1 1 1 IMA if ! f f W1 r 1 5 it ' iiii ' ir' 'ii 1 4 1 ' 1 1 1--12 . 'A1 V ' W P 'i 1 1 1 rj r B Q -r-'- 1 .. , i A .1 1, V .. I 7 dr :Vk ..-. ,- .-.g.....- K K T -Q we af, Wx' 5..s-...-.,.......-f A , A qi V .W 1 .. I ...H , V K, - Y . ix. 'li ..,.i. ff?fif i' .. ,.,. .. 3 .sdi . is . , . s J - ,' 3 . 3 153 BU, E5 JU ,. Q Q .e A - Q , 3 any il sp A 1 A .gggs - 1 , . P P so ,... , 1- . .' V A J Y V A I y t if 1 U 7 ' 3 S U 1 -1 . . .Q Q ,'tt- li Q- - , - . ' 'Q ,'i ff'fff if... . 'V 9 : , K ' ---Q .5 Q .-,. J ' , . . , s .Y I ii - S lssll 1 I sste g --1 1 1 .IJ , JT, . ssls . 6551. A . vs 1 -3 I fr W FIRST ROW: R. Mitchell, J. Prothro, J. Sikes, P. Kelly, D. Morrison, M. Kelly, S. Williams, J. Gibbs, N. Nicolo, R. Calkins, S. Harris, R. Lesikar, M. Morgan, A. Anderson, R. Wall, R. Kobelt, G. Branch. SECOND ROW: G. Wren, D. White, J. Merrick, B. Gravitt, S. Malone, S. Bailey, M. White, B. Carter, D. Dunlop, L. Guilory, K. Sawyer, V. Raley, D. Barnette, J. Finck, C. Ray, M. Hamby, W. Patrick. THIRD ROW: J. Williams, D. Harris, M. Banard, J. Kesterson, J. Jimenez, M. Dooley, C. Young, G. Smith M.