Annandale High School - Antenna Yearbook (Annandale, VA)

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I-Iardage's Alma ater Learns Hard Way. Way back in the anals of time our fearless leader Coach Bob Hardage played quarterback for the Mt. Ver- non Majors. Since then he has op- posed them many times and never been beaten. This time proved no ex- ception as the Atoms exploded in the fourth quarter to squash Mt. Vernon 38-14. The fourth quarter surge of 20 points was led by a John Novak in- terception that he carried 66 yards for a touchdown and a sparkling 37 yard run for a touchdown by Dave Prye. Lucido blasts his way for a short gain. Anderson., Bowen, and Pisciotta put the crunch on Mt. Vernon kick returner. Atoms Tune Up for Robinson with. . The Falls Church Jaguars had not won a game at this point but amazingly had two things going for them. One was that the Atoms had never won at the new Falls Church High and two was the Atomis sloppy play that night. This made no difference., however, as the Atoms Patton looks for runner. simply shook off their errors and coasted to a 31-7 victory. The game was in the long run, very fruitful for two main reasonsg one., the Atoms in seeing their errors got tuned up for the upcoming showdown with Robin- son and two, Mike Lucido gained 194 yards. Eric gets another sack. . . 1 -7 Rout Dave Prye runs for daylight.

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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.

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attle of Undefeateds Results in 17-7 Convincing of Robinson. Kevin Patton and Phil Harmon stop Ram's john Lample for no gain. Q Atoms Big Enemy, gjlp ge N At this point Woodson, T. C. Williams, Marshall, Robinson and the Atoms were the only undefeated teams remaining in the Northern Region. October 5th proved to be a night that would see at least one of the streaks brought to a halt as Robinson paid a visit to Annandale. The game got off to a slow start with most of the action taking place in An- nandale territory. Despite this the Atoms went in at the half with a 7-0 lead by way of a 15 yard Mike Lucido touchdown. The second half picked up a bit as the Rams came out and scored right off. Later in the third quarter Art White made good on a 26 yard field goal and the Atoms seemed to come alive. From then on one could sense who was in command as the Atoms con- trolled the ball and capitalized on their scoring opportunities to win 17- 7. ,i,'A w -T ,L F ., 1: use rms-- ,i 7, v ii, U , ' M f N R .1 W - i ' M' Y 'W if f J w -j W J J e -. was ,,,,.a4,-., .,. . . , - in hut ut of Cross Town Rivals, Jefferson. ' 'i-bt vm? il '-35 X ,psi s.. M: figs' , 2-7 X X. ,aj ljff-.32 4. A g avg.-Vf ' f, 'x:'3:q4f ' - , ff y ar -,-. - 1, atgszfiai 12 -' QQ-.ss-Q 4,yA.5' -if.: r 6,,tg35,i3ff3,,, if-if ,gi X-.11 Q .RQ Q 'Wa ' - sq- 1'1- is is Ssfsfifsrtl ' W J. if' , 1 . Lgr ,z .1.',.-. . 1 1, u ,I ,V V. 5,-ft, Aj,,5rs,2cL:g'- . gf : 5,1 lg 5255 :fi-vii A ' ' -'1f12r3Q.f11'afiT:l' me it my '74'S'ES'rs , -' -1 fa' -fql'-grae' .ggi 'U-11.5 VH 'l21'z5'c j.1'5 gtg ,jf Y, ig'-'j-1t,fw...' Yyrigimfhte-ff,5s'1kgw'Q,'f5GQsp,,,s4aa. Q55-f . .-- ,Q sig H QS532sifF.'5'sisf..,.9f11i.2lLW?f::siffsiwf,...w'1 Lou, Bob and Scott hold that line. In a game in which running backs., Mike Lucido, .lamey Carayiannis, and Dave Prye gained over 280 total yards rushing the Atoms won 21-0. As a whole the game was a disappoint- ment as the Atoms were plagued by numerous turnovers and could only muster -9 yards in the air. It would be the first shut out for the BIG RED on the year, but the defense had known better performances. The reason for the sudden mediocrity was un- doubtedly overconfidence on the part ofthe Atoms. Once the team got over this handicap, however, the game was really no contest and the Atoms chalked up win number 6. It takes 7 of themlto tackle Mike.