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

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Yes it's winter, and yes l'm cold Natalie Marfisi smilcs broadly for the camera, showing her enthusiasm. sports l l S a .X ' :. B: .w, ,L Y .X -, 1 WE DONT MESS AROUND There's 56 seconds left. The Trojans are down 70 to 71. Our team looks very tired. We need this conference win. It seems hopeless . . . We don't mess around. We don't mess around. We don't mess around. We just do what? Get down. A surge of energy travels through the entire team. There he goes! It's up . . . up . . . UP! We win! Cheerleaders are probably the most underrated group of athletes in the entire school. And ath- letes are just what they are. They run, they jump, they yell, and they sweat. Keeping spirit alive is very important, difficult, and crucial. This year, the varsity cheerleaders were full of talent and experience. Ac- cording to Ms. Little, the varsity cheer leading coach, This year's group ha more gymnastic ability than in the pas They put personal problems aside an worked well together to promote schoi spirit. Skits were performed before the foo ball team this year, which brought on ei thusiastic applause. Another first was tl fact the roles were reversed. The varsit football team threw a party for the chee leaders in a show of appreciation. The gir competed in March and did very well. That was a close game, fans. The tea played wonderfully. But we know who tl true winners are, people. Let us give a b hand to the Trojan varsity cheerleaders

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SPEEDI G TG SUCCESS The men's track team found that leading the pack to the finish line was a common occurrence in the '87 season. Our men sprinted their way through an- other winning season. The fleet-footed Trojans stayed after school every day, working and training, while Coach Al Miller repeatedly shouted, 'SPush it, push it!!', The daily workouts these men went through in- cluded running the triangle, running and hopping up and down the stairs, and doing numerous running exercises on the track. The menis track team did exception- ally well this year. Three outstanding all-conference performers led the team Pouring it on . . . Pouring on that extra burst of speed, Damon Green sprints to the finish line. to success. Says Coach Miller, Last year's team was a rebuilding year after losing sever- al athletes. I thought they held their heads high and did a very good job . . . The rebuilding process is over and we should have a very good '88 year. The strongest events for the team were the shot put, the 1600-meter run and the lO0-meter dash. We had a lot of good athletes. We finished third in the Mid-South AAAA Conference, but we could have done better in some events such as the high jump and the long jump. We were very strong in the discus, shot put and running events, says Chris Barnes. Our men's track team hopes and ex- pects only the best. Letls hope they keep speeding their way to success. Up, Up, and Away Corey Whitbeck soars high in the air as he makes his victory jump. sports

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Hustle, Trojans. ' . . . The varsity cheerleaders move on up and put on an impressive show during a time-out. Defense! . . . Defense! . . . Kelly Williams, Alicia Young, and Denise Peters try to stir motivation in the team. l i lst Row: Tara Clemens, Stacia Acker, Lisa Bare- Row: Shirley Burgess, Sandy Judkins, Natalie foot, Alicia Young fCaptainJ, Denise Peters QCO- Marfisi, Lori Fail, LaRee LaBorde, Sonia Mata. captainl, Kelly Williams, Angela Watkinsg 2nd sports 3