Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Adage proves correct The Baby Blues had a perfect season: all losses. ' t It has been said that a junior varsity football coach has the roughest job of any coach at any other job because he only has the players for a season. When practice begins, he has such little time to prepare and mold a team bef ore the season starts. With new coaches and always new players to prepare, the JV staff found these words to be true. The Baby Blues had a perfect season; matter of fact, it was a perfectly disastrous season. The Baby Blues played eight games and lost eight games. The nightmare started with the opener with Person Co. at Roxboro as the Baby Blues were trampled, 28-0. The Baby Blues seemed as though they could not wake up as they were demolished by Martinsville 30-8, Amherst 18-0, and George Washington 21-0 in the next three outings. The Baby Blues woke up to find their nightmare a reality after the fourth game. The coaches worked hard at trying to build up the players’ mental attitudes and they almost succeeded as the Baby Blues invaded Brookville. The Comets were very strong in the first half but seemed to quit in the second half as Brookville edged the Baby Blues 7-6. On a quick snap from center, Charles Green punts a long one down field that gives the Comets defense an advantage. Most valuable player Charles Green (23) turns up field through a narrow hole for a ten-yard gain in the Glass game. JV Football 23

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On his way to the only touchdown in the Martinsville game, Lee Burkholder finds a quick opening and blasts 12 yards for the score. JV Football 1972 Season’s Record: 0-8 HCSH 0 Person Co, 28 HCSH 8 Martinsville 30 HCSH 0 Amherst 18 HCSH 0 GW 21 HCSH 6 Brookville 7 HCSH 0 E. C. Glass 12 HCSH 0 E. C. Glass 21 HCSH 8 GW 12 JV football: (bottom row) Allen Satterfield, Ray Billingslea, Charles Green, Everette Nichols, Roy Watkins, Bobby Medley, Ronald Garland (second row) Eddie Brown, Joseph Wilborn, Robert Womack, Rick Farrell, Rick Traynham, Kevin Watson, George Womack (third row) Matthew Johnson, Lee Burkholder, Gerald Lovelace, Jarious Harris, Jay Camp, Lacy King, Nelson Kirby (fourth row) John Snead, Joseph Gwathney, Tony Hill, Craig Humphrey, Eddie Robinson, Larry Scott, James Brame (fifth row) C. W. Watkins, Charles Waller, Jimmy Clark, George Fountain, Samuel Smith (top row) Coaches Joe Hyatt, Tyrone Powell, Tom Berry and Mickey Vanney. 22 JV Football Sideline instructions are absorbed by quarterback Everette Nichols as Head Coach Tom Berry relays them to him. d

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The club dilemma increases Opinions concerning failure of clubs could be heard on any hall, most any day When the end of the term finally arrived, some people’s minds were preoccupied with more than the fun that summer seemed to promise. As they reviewed the year, many students and faculty members found themselves both saddened and perplexed over the club situation. Even though no one could pinpoint the reason for the failure of the majority of clubs, nearly everyone could at least offer a personal opinion on the matter. Indeed, during the ’72-’73 term, nearly everyone did give their idea. Clubs had been a concern a year previously as well as in the course of the ’72-’73 term. There had been predictions and speculations that most organizations were moribund, and unless somebody did something, the groups would surely perish. lican t! Queei showcase cause and think abou 24 Clubs