Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Above: Halfback Tom Phipps moves out to clear a path for Kelvin Medley. Below: Cliff Culbertson tackles a Tornado player, with teammates David Harless and Sam McKinney bringing up the rear. Richland ' s Number 22, Sid Maxwell, tries to inter¬ cept the ball, but agile Greg Halsey foils his at¬ tempt, Abingdon lost her Homecoming to the Rich ' land ' s Tornadoes, 48-0. SCOREBOARD Falcons Opponents 14 J. S. Battle 40 13 Virginia High 14 6 Ketron 10 7 Ma lion ' 33 0 Richlands 48 0 Gate City 36 7 Grundy 20 12 Tazewell 36 7 Patrick Henry 0 21 Graham 34 Season Record: 1-9-0 12 Varsity Football

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Above: Coach Curtis Burkett watches sidelines as Gus Janson follows the play. Below: Falcons deliv¬ er a rib breaking tackle. victory. None came during our Home¬ coming contest or during the game with Marion. Out chance finally came when we played Patrick Henry in a fight for the finish, literally. It was a toss-up for last place in the district, and suddenly, Abingdon took on a new idea of We Believe. Fans turned out and cheered like they never had be¬ fore, and our own players fought with a new found determination. We won our first game. It felt good to be able to yell, We’re Number One! for the first time in the season. We did have a losing season. No euphemisms can dress that up. Face it, with the weather turning Latture Field into a virtual swamp, and rib¬ cracking tackles putting some of our top players out for the season, not much can be said, except that luck just didn ' t smile on the Falcons. .yiiS ■Js ' Alt j .

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Junior Falcons Have A So-So Season It would be logical to assume the biggest thrill a J. V. player could gain is when junior is dropped and the varsity stands on its own. The junior varsity squad had its ups and downs. They knew how hard prac¬ tice and work were for their positions on the field. The fervor of victory, after a one point win over Gate City on their field, died a bit as our next game with Patrick Henry proved an upset for us--our first loss. It was a tough schedule to follow and held as many hurt egos as sore backs. Still, all the drudgery and aches were discarded as J. V. f s started seeing varsity sidelines and field action. It was a good season--not the best, but not the worst. It also saw one major hope fulfilled for many, the step from J. V. to varsity squad. Above: Scott Gregory dashes downfield to escape the Bearcats in hot pursuit. Middle: Coach Mike Lethcoe engages in one of his famous conflicting viewpoints with the referee. Below: A major play has the offense engrossed as Coaches Mike Lethcoe and Mike Hagy prepare strategy for the next move. i Falcons SCOREBOARD Opponents 25 Holston 0 6 Patrick Henry 6 7 Gate City 6 0 ? Virginia High 12 20 J. S. Battle 0 70 £,4 14 xjra.L© vi ty Marion Season Record: 4-3-1 16 J.V. Football 13