Annandale High School - Antenna Yearbook (Annandale, VA)

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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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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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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.