Beechcroft High School - Cougars Tale Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Cougar Football di e2 Jr!! gig-W3 UI 5+ ,rf Going into the league games the Cougars had gained much experience and felt that they were as prepared as they could be for the first game with Brookhaven. The Cougars trampled the Bearcats with a 28-8 score. In the second game against Whetstone, the Cougars rolled up 43 points to maul the Braves 43-13. The Cougars slid by the Linden Panthers 7-O, and a lot of work had to be done before the Cougars could go to the Puncher stadium. Playing in the game which was the City League North decider, the Cougars went in with con- fidence. lt was a very physical game, but the Cougars were shown at their best. Their win- ning score was 22-12. The East game was more of a fumble bowl, but again the Cougars were victorious. The Cougars went on to defeat Centennial C38-65 and their Northland rival Q19-145, giving Beechcroft their first undisputed championship and capping their season with an 8-2, 7-O record. The Reserve Football team also played superbly and won the city league division championship. The Cougars had now won their right to play at Franklin County Stadium on the funny grass, as Mr. Powell called it. The Cougars had expected to play Eastmoor but Eastmoor qualified for the State Playoffs. As a result, the Cougars played the Walnut Ridge Scots. Remembering the 1978 Scot victory the Cougars were out for the kill. Et , I 9 l lr. itll ,lj D713 U.Qf1lLf'i.4gy 5,1 W , W! , M f M fi hp

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First Undisputed North Section for aj P. Cooper scans the field as he rolls out. bj Look coach, d'plane, d'plane! cj Head Coach A. Powell admires his champion- ship team. dj A normal Friday afternoon consisted of dinner at Rax. ej T. Crockron turns the corner and runs to daylight. O B. McCague, M. Coughlin, J. Douglas listen intensely to Coach Dunlap as he tells them the game plan. gj T. Dunlap makes small adjustment. hj The difference of scores is told to the team by E. Dunaway. bi ,ar K i we R QW Q 'IF iw

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5, , ' , f n . ' g . al il' .westin 1 '-gi :YX F 111: Sim.. gal ,. ,f V1 f Eli :fit ,ix 2 fl ' .5 EQ. .MM . ,,.. .K-5 ,Lux .K I ,X N: 4' V -A Xe- . g -ii- ---, ' . - ' ,..t.,.-..,,,,...-,......... bl Going into the game, the Cougars were ranked 6th in the division and 8th in the region. The defense, which had adopted the nickname CRAZlES, were ranked very high among city con- tenders. The game began and was never really a contest - the opening Scots' play was an intercep- tion and from then on it was all Cougars. The half- time score was 34-O. At the beginning of the second half Beechcroft scored twice, making the score 48- O. The Scots scored on their final possession, and the final score was 48-8. The Cougars rolled up 429 total offensive yards, and the defense played very wen holding the scots to 123 total yards and forcing six turnovers. This year's Cougar squad was led by captains John Sims, Mike Coughlin, Vaughn Volpi, Kevin Hairston, Tony Crockron, and Rob Johnson. This year's all city players were Mark Pawlak, Joe Trombetti, Charles Moushey, Mike Coughlin, Kevin Hairston, Tony Crockron, Rob Johnson, and Pierre Cooper. Receiving Honorable Mention were Bill Mc- Cague, Vaughn Volpi, and Kevin Collins. 1981 was definitely the year of the Cougar. The season's grand finale came when Coach Andy Powell was +namnrl Citvgl Annum n narI ,wwf ...., .