Bradshaw High School - Mark VI Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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arf, A . Q .. 19 4,21 - 5 : I , 1-f'22' l T in 1' in 'L'J'1 LJ' Baseball Team Members-FRONT ROW: Manager Maury Shipper. Brett Heathcock, Sam Calloway, Steve Mitchell, David McAfee. Mike Gough, Mike Mason. SECOND ROW: Dalen Keys, Mickey Barnett. Doug Keeble, Danny Lazenby. Steve Green, Curtis Watkins. Chris Bruins finish third in state A third-place finish in the State play-offs and a runner-up spot in the TVC highlighted the 1972 season for the Bradshaw High Basee ball team. The team lost a two out of three games series to Berry High of Birmingham, the eventual State champions. In the TVC meet, the Bruins were shut out by Austin High ot Decatur, 2-0, in the championship game. The season was also outstanding as the Bruins won nine straight games without defeat, finished the year with a total of 18 wins and had a pitcher, David George, win nine games, all Bruin history marks. 1972 BASEBALL SEASON RESULTS We Opponent They State Play-offs 7 Grissom 5 9 Walkef 3 7 Savannah 5 2 Lee 0 6 Sheffield 3 State Semi-Finals 3 Muscle Shoals 0 7 BGVVY 3 5 Mars Hill 1 3 Berry 5 15 Deshler 3 2 Beffy 5 5 Cent,-ai 1 TVC Tournament 4 Colbert County 2 9 Sheffield 1 7 Russellville 9 6 Russellyllle 2 4 Coffee 1 0 Austin 2 6 Savannah 7 6 Rogers O 15 Russellville 5 4 Athens 7 186 0 BASEBALL -LMA. George. Gary Horton, manager Gary Heathcock. BACK ROW: Andy Yates. David Pruitt, Neal Keeble, Travis Elliott. Walt Aldridge, Jimmy Thompson. Darryl Cantrell. David George, Coach Robert O'Kelley. with 18-6 record Robert O'KeIley, in his second year as baseball coach, let the team to the State semi-finals. Q

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Gymnastics Team Members-FRONT ROW: Susie Warren, Chris Sleeper. Debbye Pirkle. Becky Triplett, Leigh Crocker. Mary Lynn Cofield. BACK ROW: Mimi Arnold, Debbie Adams, Vicki Bratcher, Carol Lewis, Kathyn Harrison, Katherine Hatcher, Kather- ine Hicks, Chris Burt, Sharon O'Steen. Climaxed by the gymnastic program, It's a Girl's world, 1971-72 proved to be a successful one for the girls' physical education de- partment. By winning its second State bowling title, BHS won four State tro- phies. In State bowling competition, Jeannie Hick- man won first place with a score of 171. Bradshaw girls captu re four state championships KABOVEJ Becky Triplett performs on the uneven par- allel bars. KRIGHTJ Girls perform on trampoline in post gymnastic program play. W GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION 0 185

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PLAYER David George Neal Keeble Gary Horton PLAYER David Pruitt Danny Lazenby Doug Keeble Neal Neeble David George Mickey Barnett Darryl Cantrell Steve Green Steve Mitchell Sam Calloway 1972 stats significant ERA 74 9 0.85 41 8 1.37 27 7 1.82 HITTING RECORDS AB H AVG. 66 27 .409 67 22 .328 61 19 .312 66 20 .303 34 10 .294 68 19 .279 33 9 .273 27 7 .259 73 18 .247 42 10 .238 97 46 25 iTop 101 Composing the mound corps for the 1972 team are Mike Gough. Gary Horton, KNEELING: and Mike Mason, Darryl Cantrell. David George, Neal Keeble, STAND- ING. Danny Lazenby C241 finished as Bruins' second leading hitter with a .328 average. -S Top pitcher for the Shoals area is southpaw David George, who finish ed the season with a 9-2 record. K 1 M 'Ms Senior second baseman Steve Mitchell checks a swing on a low pitch. BASEBALL 0 187