Webb School - Princeps Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Front row L to R: Chip Denton, Lacy Harville, Wade Sample, Mark Vesser, Morris Dalton, Dee Harrison, Fred Marsh, Mark Sherrod, 2nd row L to R: Manager Bill Ailor, David Bradley, Russ Rackley, Jim Alexander, Greg Preston, David Mize, Kirby Chritton, Steve Arnett, Doug Traver, Ke- nan Smith, Manager Philip Duncan, Back row L to R: Eric Grigsby, Jack Robinson, Richard Bowling, Pete Harralson, Al Vesser, Co-captain Joe Henderson, Captain David Dickson, Billy Arbo, Mark Dore, Marsh Frere, Coach Ron Gratz. Not Pictured: Trainer Hugh Slatery, Manager Jim O'Fallon. Spartans Have Hard-Hitting and Successful Season The 1973 Varsity football team overcame many obstacles and posted a 6-3 record, best at Webb in five years. The I Spartan Scoreboard pre-season outlook was not impressive, as the Spartans returned only ten individuals who had seen any appreciable Farragut 12 Webb action in the '72 campaign. But the enthusiasm of the new Gibbs 7 Webb head coach, Ron Gratz, and the excellent senior leadership Oliver Springs 26 Webb pulled the team through. r Catbebe 0 Webb In the season-opener against Farragut, the Spartans lost South 34 Webb by a touchdown. The most crucial blow was the loss of co- Teuiee Plains 7 Webb captain Joe Henderson in this game. His career was ended Seymour 0 Webb by a knee injury. Webb rolled over Gibbs 28-7 the next TMI 14 Webb week with a 94-yard touchdown by quarterback Bill Arbo. Yeung 2 Webb The Spartans succumbed to Oliver Springs, and fullback Al Vesser suffered a broken foot. Webb crushed Catholic 27-0 next as Arbo scored two TD's and the defense held the Irish to 115 yards. South caught the Green flat, but the team rose to the occasion and pounded Tellico Plains, Sey- mour, and TMI with decisive scores. The 57 points against TMI set a new school record. In the finale, an inspired de- fense shifted the momentum. The influence of the seniors was outstanding. As a credit to the team's effort, Webb was ranked seventh in the state in the A division. Individual honors went to Bill Arbo and Marsh Frere. Bill was the KFL's third leading scorer with 17 TD's and a member of the all-KFL team, and Marsh was lineman of the week, and a member of the sec- ond all-KFL team. With this year's crew of juniors and a great deal of work, the Spartans could contend for a play- off spot in '74,

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+ s- 2'3 3 rr THLETIC I thought we all voted to have summer practice in the morning . . . Don't give up yet - we're only behind by twenty points . . . Hey, who swiped that lucky shirt of coach's? . . . Guys, this is track, that sport where you run around in a circle chasing your feet . . . Whatever you do, don,t hit a home run. If we lose that baseball, we'll have to cancel the game . . . No, those V-neck uniforms won't do for the girls' track team, but we'd draw a crowd with 'em. ATHLETICS 59

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Above: Coach Ron inspires the Spartans with his oratorical talent. Below: Neither cold nor boredom can keep these brave men from their appointed chains. The managers are all smiles as the Spartans prevail again. Below: Air- borne Arbo lobs a pass to Henderson. And in the press box: Scott Sams. r ts , You can't see the crowd for the people. ATHLETICS 61