Annandale High School - Antenna Yearbook (Annandale, VA)

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Au ust 13, Practice ens with Theme J, I- , - I -3 , X.. ,..'. 7.-'-I, ,H ' A, ff. 1 ' ' - .-,N I fx' - - r ,ff mls jg f T0 many Pe0Ple, including some of lf-fl I Li i' ' ll 'l'V' Annandale's own students, 1973 was going to be a rebuilding year for the Atoms. The players had a different H idea, as 156 candidates showed up at ' ractice to prove them wrong. At the Beginning the work was hard, but 1, most were in excellent condition so f, A injuries were low and the spirit was 1 , '- high. After a week the Atoms went on dis- K I play in the annual intersquad scrim- , mage. The final score was 0-0, but it , w'i. V N marked the beginning of Sophomore 7, 'iz' Bill Dobson s reign as starting QB. Bob Delaney pushes the beloved 2-man sled. From here the Atoms went on to - scrimmage T. C. Williams and Lane. In the Williams scrimmage, the , , Atoms fplaying without Mike Lucidoj won 7-0 on a fumble recovery that , i resulted in a touchdown by Jeff Belue. The Lane scrimmage was no contest as the Atoms won easily 36-0. The Atoms could now look ahead to Stuart. The roster was now at 55 and all of them wanted nothing less than being State Champions once again. Bob Crimesey pulls left as Dayle Ash blocks down. Sully about to catch pass. First Row, from left: Dale Babione, Pat Tracy, Dave Prye, John Novak, Mike Lucido, Dave Mork, Mike Witter, Brian Mullin, Rick Rabil, Art White, Mike Brown, Bob Grimesey, Dennis Quesenberry,Dave Kreber. Second Row: Dick Adams, Don Pisciotta, Peter Payne, Mark Sullivan, Joe Kroger, Jim Carayiannis, Chris Mullen, Lou Bonato, Phil Brockway, Bob Freind, .Iohn Daly, Rick Fisher, Bob Delaney, Jeff Malovich. Third Row: Phil Harmon, Pat McGill, Don Hart, Bill Dobson, Ron Novak, Tim Ketcham, Bill Sanders, Bill Robinson, Bob Bowen, Jim Harris, Eric Anderson, Dayle Ash, Scott Lawrence, Jeff Belue. Fourth Bow: Harrison Watkins, Frank Tatum, Chuck Hollingsworth, Bob Tedesco, Kevin Patton, Scott Vantine, John Hughes, Lane Spigner, Tom McDonald, Ed Zaborowski, Don Slee, Mike Zaborowski, Tom Oliver. 'QT

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.rs ' +P I V 6' 1- 5 .n 2 I 3 ' Q A ,J Q 2 ' 1 sf 1 , ' . f '3fQQQfi-Lflff' i i fi 'jf T F ,,..,j ' X e If T151 1 1' '11, I 'Q A ,nl ' .fx 1 . 5 , .Q J' 'fs' 'J , m ,- AJ. I . 55 ,ir fl? -v-,Q 'V P x V .f 2 fs 1 1 f so 1 Ends In the summer of 1970 starting running back Bruce Belanger injured his leg and the Atoms were forced to start a freshman in the first game of the season. That night was a night many will never forget as that number 44 broke away for several long runs and showed an amazing knack for breaking tackles. That young man was Mike Lucido. He would end the year with a total of 883 yards gained and several All-District honors. He continued his amazing career into his sophomore year as he scored 98 points and rushed for 1,387 yards, This was enough to persuade the Washington Star to name him Offensive Player of the Year. 1972 proved to be the year of the Lucido as Mike poured it on with a phenomenal 1,636 yards gained and 120 points scored to lead the Atoms to the Virginia AAA State Title. It was also enough to bring him Player of the Year honors in both the Star and the Washington Post. with 8-2 Season. This year Mike had to pick up the slack for the Atoms weak passing attack. For this reason every time the Atoms got ahead by decent margin Coach Hardage, rather than risk injury to him, would give Mike a breather. On the other hand Coach Dick Pugh of Woodson enjoyed seeing his star running back Mel Collins run over people. fEven when the score was lopsided.J As a result Collins outscored and out- gained Mike in his senior year to take away the honors that should have been his. Despite this, Lucido did end the season with 1,290 yards gained and 94 points scored. What's more is that he did make All-American and set records during his four year purge that will be around for quite a while. It is for those 5,196 yards gained, 340 points scored and that 6.1 yards per carry average that his jersey number., 44, was retired. And it was for those four years of excitement that the Antenna Staff of 1974 would like to ex- tend it's felicitation to Micheal James Lucido.

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Atoms pen 1973 Season with Sweet Revenge ver ,I.E.B. Stuart 14-6. On a rather chilly September night in 1972 the J.E.B. Stuart Raiders defeated the Annandale Atoms 22-21. The Stuart fans were ecstatic. They swarmed onto the field screaming, We're number li The players themselves went crazy, throwing their helmets in the air, jumping around and carrying their coach on their shoulders. Yes it was the highlight of the year for them and they weren't afraid to admit it as they put the final score of the game on the front of their yearbook. All the Atoms did was shake it off and win the Virginia State Title. They never forgot the humiliation of the year before, however, and on September 7., 1973 they returned the favor. It was a very warm night with temperatures in the upper 70,s. The temperatures of the Atom football players couldn't be read on any scale, however, as each was sky .. N wif fm, , hfiztww , . . A H lf' yr- ' 1' Ln- fiflgfgii . f Zia :vt -swefgfs -'se iii , ,,- .A wig- 1 -j.,Y.,vf.v.-, 4 N Y V ' - f,2ri'tl?, .f ,, .' U fa'-' Q' 'lk fi' . i .filers Q. '-f gfgfi-Q31 , ...Y 'V-Girl! ,- ty gm -gsfiis' . .1 , i -. - is E gg if gi id? 1 f i n .ff-Six' . Stuart linebacker about to get it from Dick Adams. high to murder the Raiders. Despite this the Atoms got off to a bad start. This was due almost entirely to mistakes caused by the over anxiousness of the defense and nervousness on the part of Sophomore Quarterback Bill Dobson. As a result the Raiders led 6-0 at the half. But oh how sweet it was when the Atoms came out in the se- cond half. The defense mauled Stuart runner Ray Friday and the Atom offense ran over their defense with fantastic blocking and the power running of, who else, Mike Lucido. It was this plus three very timely interceptions by Dale Balmione and Jeff Belue, that led the Atoms to possibly their sweetest victory of 1973. A giant hole opens as Bill prepares to hand off. Edison Next Victim 28-6. Phil 81 Don bruise a poor Eagle. The second game ofthe year involved the Atoms and the Eagles of Edison High School. Prior to the game Mr. Hardage said . . . all they have to do is knock off the BIG RED and you won't hear anything more about poor old Edison! He was absolutely cor- rect. The Eagles came to win. How unfortunate! When it was all over they had been smashed by a superior football team 36-6. The tense moment before the snap.