Pine Forest High School - Pifonoca Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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On Th The J.V. football team had an excel- lent season this year under the direction of Coach Gerald Humphrey. Coach Humphrey thought the team played exceptionally well and said, Overall we had a good season. We pro- moted several of our .I.V. players to Varisty, which weakened us. We could have won if we had themf' The players that were upped were Mike Gholston and Young Blue. The key players who worked hard to- wards making the J .V. team successful were Drew Daniels, Byron Cooper, Del- vin McNeil, Mike Gholston and Young Blue. All of the games they played were good, but the best game of the season was against Richmond County, which was a non-conference game. Says Coach Humphrey, It was good be- Coming through! . . . Delvin McNeil speeds through an open hole as one of the Colts defensive players tries to stop him. e Ball cause usually Richmond had a good team plus they were tough. But we beat them out after all of those years and it was satisfying. The score was 38 to 0. The Terry Sanford game was the most important one. The game was a tie, 14 to 14. They had the weakest team in the league. We beat them on the field, but there were still too many fumbles and other mistakes. Their final record was 5-4-1. Defense played well this season, but offense was stronger. The returning players had really improved from last year. Of next year's team, Coach Hum- phrey says, You can't exactly say what you will have from the junior high be- cause its split, us and E.E. Smith, plus you don't know who will go out. But we know it will be good. Does that hurt? . . . Coach Reggie Ford tends to Curtis Smith's wounded leg after he comes in from the last play. Awesome offense! . . . The mighty Trojan offense devastated the Colts which led to a Pine Forest victory. sports l

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Do n, ut ot ut Although our varsity football team did not do as well as expected, they still put forth plenty of effort this football season. At the beginning of the season, they were picked to be second or third, but this seemed to affect their playing ability. The key players who tried to hold the team together were Chris Barnes, Marty Freeman, Robert Records, Win- ford Lee, and Reggie Richardson. When asked which were the most im- portant games and which were the most memorable, Coach Weller responded, All of the games were important, but there were not any that were more memorable than the others. During the season, it was obvious that defense put forth a lot of effort. Trojan defense was ranked third in the conference, and offense ranked fifth. Their overall record was 3-7. As far as talent is concerned, the Trojan squad had plenty. They started off well enough, but early in the confer- ence play, they lost momentum. After the Douglas Byrd game, they started picking up their feet and playing well again. Said senior quarterback Marty Free- man, The season was a very disap- pointing one for the coaches, but it was an interesting season for the team. Af- ter having a winning record for the 1986-87 season, we learned how it feels to have one win in the conference. Coach Weller felt that the season was a very frustrating one. He said the team could have done a lot better than they did because they had the potential to do so. Junior tightend, LeRoy McCul- lough, said of the season, UWell, we didn't have a good one at all this year, but it was a learning experience for all of us who will benefit next year from seeing the mistakes we made this year. With several returning varsity play- ers, as well as advancing J.V. players, next year is expected to be better. Re- gardless of their record, the Trojan football team will always have the un- dying support of its fans. lst Row: B. Weller, D. Wiggins, C. Barnes, J. Brown, R. McDougal, M. Lewis, R. Miller, B. Green, C. Parker, M. Duffel, C. Noel, D. Sales fmgr.J, 2nd Row: Coach Starks, Coach Latham, C. Morris, R. Michaels, S. Baldwin, B. Harris, M. Freeman, M. Murphy, T. Leonard, J. Byrd, D. Hammer, T. Davis, J. Johnson, B. Walker, N. Green lmgrj, Coach Tenhet, 3rd Row: Coach Weller, Coach Ellerbee, W. Lee, W. Walton, T. Daniels, K. Davenport, R. Allen, H. Williams, L. Watson, M. Wee, K. lngram, Coach Humphrey, Coach Ford, Coach Umphlct, 4th Row: Coach Miller, N. Hogans, R. Records, L. McCullough, R. Richardson, M. Cass, C. Keesce, G. McCoy, D. LaCoste, A. Smith, S. Yon, Coach Lockamy sports 3