Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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Back and forth the ball bounced, flew, and was kicked. First quarter lethargy bit the dust in the initial encounter against Albemarle when the Blue Streaks got it all together and sneaked by Albemarle for a Maher goal. It came as a result of a penalty kick, but it put 1 point on the boards for AMA. Second quarter action placed the ten- sion on Larry Debnar who stopped three sure shots from the Albemarle men. Suddenly the ball shot out of bounds. Placed for a corner kick, the ball fell within reach of Maher. Carl Kellogg then outjumped three AHS men and headed the ball in for a second tally. Strangely few showed for practices and yet scores suited out for the expected win over Eastern Mennonite. Line-up changes placed inexperienced men in halfback positions. Failing to feed the line, Augusta men allowed EMHS to dominate play. The scoreboard meant a wipe up of 5-0 for the visitors. Outmaneuvering AMA’s fullbacks, HMA placed the ball in the net for a point. In the final quarter Herb Maher tied the game by dribbling the ball through the Tiger defense and kicking the ball into tally territory. Late in the fourth quarter, a penalty was called against AMA for a handball, giving HMS a free penalty kick with only Larry Debnar facing the attack. Swish - HMA had managed to upend the Streaks. Revenge hungry Albemarle thought a jinx was on them when Carl Kellogg booted the ball, hitting the goal post. It deflected onto Rick Uhl’s anxious foot, and into the net. From then on, AHS fired up the attack for a 3-1 win. Home games and corps support didn’t inspire the soccermen. Two more defeats wrapped up the season. Putting It Together SOCCER TEAM — FRONT ROW: Herb Maher, Joe Garry, Carl Kellogg, captain. SECOND ROW: Barry Fiege, Sam Wood, Mark Spigle, Ben Stewart, John Eden. THIRD ROW: Larry Debnar, Pompeo Di Franco, Chip Fletcher, Wayne Vincent, Mark Huff, Luis Marien. BACK ROW: Johnny Walker, Charlie Creekmore, Lester Lawter, Jeff Irish, Lowell Galumbeck, Pat Collins, Rick Uhl. AGGRAVATION and frustration are reflected in Jorge Mena and Barry Nelson’s expression. Warming the bench, they dream of what they might be doing out on the field. Soccer—19 O

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Seventh Grade VITAL BLOCK ATTEMPT on Ron Slagle’s part just misses the kick Sam Plank gets away in the closing minutes of the Hargrave game. Final tally put AMA on the short end 1-2. SOCCER SCOREBOARD AMA 2. Albemarle High 0 AMA 0. EASTERNMENNONITE = 5 AMA 1 HARGRAVEMILITARY 2 AMA 1. ALBEMARLE HIGH 3 AMA 0 EASTERNMENNONITE 3 AMA 1 HARGRAVEMILITARY 3 1 win — 5 losses SCRAMBLING TO POSITION, offense men Ron Slagle (47), Wayne Vincent (63), Carl Kellogg (32) and Rick Uhl (4) set up a piercing attack, but EMHS earns a 5-0 win. Chuck Arthur Mike Butera Jeff st Ae Ron Campasano Dave Clifford John Comstock John Garrison Rocky Gooch Ron Hepler John Hogue O 18 — Seventh Grade, Soccer

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Gloom in August could have meant a disastrous season for Augusta. Informed that 1971's coach had resigned suddenly, Sgt. Joe Josephson was coerced into as- suming the leadership. Faced with few veterans, no “pro” PG’s, and with only 34 men from the ranks, Sgt. Joe gained help from Coach Dave Trimble and Ma- jor Merlyn Wright. “Do It!’ was the battle cry from the late start of early football practice up to the moment of entry onto Clay Bowl for an intra-squad game of Blue versus White. Attracting just as much interest as a varsity game, the corps came out to root for Trimble’s Blues or Wright's Whites. Controlling the ball at first, the White team was stunned with Tom Peifer’s in- terception of a pass on the 50 yard line. Peifer gave the ball to Danny Calabrese A NEAR TRIP doesn’t prevent Bodie Cook (21) from recovering and going all the way for a TD. Al Collins (23), Mal Livick (80) Bill Hammond (63) and Ed Dixon (40) protect Bodie. O 20— Football and later threw out to Chris Bowman for short yards. Peifer then belted a pass to Mal Livick at the 25. Al Collins evaded the Whites and carried to the one yard line. The old quarterback sneak came in handy for Tom Peifer who scored for the Blues. Confident then, the Blues called for a Calabrese carry for the two point tally. From then on, it was defense against offense. Twice the Whites had chances to score, but one was spoiled by an inter- ception and later by a goal line stand. But the Blues had won 8-0. When the Orangemen arrived from Woodberry Forest, the Streaks greeted them with plays that never went right. Taking advantage of the nervous plays, Woodberry scored early in the game and added two for aconversion. Just before the fourth quarter began, the Streaks perked up. A hand-off to Danny Calabrese made the difference. Calabrese streaked 35 yards for a TD. Quarterback Tom Peifer converted with Mal Livick on a pass to tie the score 8-8. The corps went wild. It was the first time since 1962 that WF had not left the field as victors. Hargrave won the toss in the next game, and decided to receive. AMA’s defense took over after a kick by Tom Peifer. Finally, HMA was forced to kick. Lindsay Sharpless unbelievably blocked it and then ran it back for a touchdown. When the second half began, Al Col- lins bulleted a TD pass to Bodie Cook. The play covered a total of 65 yards. A successful conversion and a Bodie Cook 95 yard run placed more points on the boards. Tom Peifer’s final two point run for conversion game the Streaks a 21-0 win. Accepting a quick handoff in the MMA game, Lindsay Sharpless started the 34-6 massacre with a 65 yard run. Bodie Cook scored and then ran 65 yards foraTD.