Ben L Smith High School - Aquila Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Fired-Up Grapplers Bring Fame To Smith Eagle matmen warm up in pre-match calisthenics before blistering another opponent. James Badeau overpowers another opponent en route to a sparkling 24-0 record. David Brown quickly puts the stop to an opponent ' s inside switch. David was one of the reasons for the excellent team record of 1 1 -3. After two years of preparing his grapplers for 4Acompetition, Coach Claude Manzi stepped down as head wrestling coach, leaving the job to new¬ comer Sal Gero. Coach Gero proved more than equal to the job by leading this fine team to 1 1 wins and only 3 losses. Three undefeated and untied team stalwarts were: Joe Lenins (14-0), James Badeau (14-0), and Wayne Brackett (8-0). Joe Lenins and James Badeau won state champion¬ ships in their weight classes, with Paul Welch finishing 4th. Wesley Buffaloe (13-1), Paul Welch (12-1-1), Eddie Ramsey (1 1-3), and Dickie Hughes (5-2) all had outstanding records against 4A op¬ ponents. In the East Central 4A Conference Sec¬ tionals, Joe Lenins and James Badeau finished 1st, Bobby Apple and Wesley Buffaloe finished 2nd, Wayne Brackett and Paul Welch finished 3rd, Keith Robertson and Robert Fuller finished fourth with an over-all 2nd place team finish. Our boys wrestled well all season and their rec¬ ords are indicative of the effort they exhibited

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This brand of basketball may be patterned after our wrest¬ ling team. Laymon Williamson pins a Curry opponent in a scramble for the ball. Rebounding gives the Eagles an extra edge. Sterling Flowers goes up to top in a shot over the outstretched arms of West Forsyth defenders. Outstanding defense was the deciding factor in their opponents to take outside shots which were our first game with Salisbury. The Eagles forced not very accurate. 93

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4-A Competition Easy For Eagles 1965-66 WRESTLING SCOREBOARD SMITH OPPONENT 39 13 W. Forsyth 49 10 E. Forsyth 33 19 Page 40 5 Parkland 13 32 Salisbury 25 22 N. Forsyth 29 26 Grimsley 45 3 E. Forsyth 24 25 Salisbury 32 19 Page 39 16 Parkland 29 16 N. Forsyth 33 16 W. Forsyth 21 23 Grimsley Randy Robinson rides on opponent in search of his first vic¬ tory of the season. Coaches Manzi and Gero discuss pre¬ match strategy while the team mem¬ bers prepare for Page. The Smith Varsity Wrestlers, front row, I. to r.: Wesley Coach Gero, James Badeau, Paul Welch, Dickie Hughes, Buffaloe, Steve Fredricks, Randy Robinson, Wayne Brackett, Benny Miller, Joe Lenins, Eddie Ramsey, Keith Robertson Robert Fuller, David Brown, and Bobby Apple; back row: ond Coach Manzi.