Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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iw i .Q I THE '63 FOOTBALL TEAM: Front row, from left: W. Bechtold, W. Lips, E. Buonassisi, C. Holloway, B. Frelick, S. Lawton, J. McMillan, C. Bailey, H. Meyerman, D. Sweet, B. Carter, B. Shaw. Second row: J. Buonassisi, S. Smith, S. Farrar, M. Judge, D. Lyons, N. Hoffmann, T. Jackson, S. Waters, J. Brough- ton, C. Wood, J. Goodley, B. Wheeler. Third row: B. Borcheste, J. McConigle, P. Lips, R. Elliot, E. Heyden, J. Lipscomb, P. Wood, J. Calcaterra, S. Yeagle, J. Northrop, J. Geraldi, D. Baccino, B. Knox. Fourth row: D. Sadler, Manager, D. Founds, D. McDaniel, B. Heckler, P. Carroll, L. Starun, J. Welch, F. Stokes, B. Watson, A. Haigh, C. McBride, T. Craven. Fifth row: L. Lazopoulos, Manager: J. Hemphill, Manager, J. Benge, P. Huffman, R. Davis, T. Ellis, T. Bolton, E. Suplee, D. McConigle, J. Parkinson, K. Smith, B. Crowe, Manager, C. Campbell, Manager. W l N l F viii' WA SEXQVA f W lx J D9 Qu SEASON RECORD Varsity Coaching involves man tasks never seen bv the ct to Abo ' W lt L' ' d' d BHS 13 Cldriftiana 2 for action. Below: Coayoh Modica surveys his trsggs Sands-deteriiines Eihe draidss plleaanlif BHS 14 Dlckmson 0 operation. BHS 18 P. S. duP0nt 12 BHS Wilmington BHS De La Warr BHS Newark BHS Conrad BHS Wm. Penn BHS Mt. Pleasant Jr. Varsity BHS Christiana BHS Dickinson BHS P. S. duPont BHS Wilmington BHS De La Warr BHS Newark BHS Conrad BHS Wm. Penn 90 BHS-Mt. Pleasant not played

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Brandywine's athletic program has also grown since the Bulldogs first ventured onto an athletic field. We have since added new sports such as soccer' and swim- ming, and now have more participants in sports than ever before. But our athletic growth goes far deeper than that. ln a short five-year period, Brandywine has made the remarkable transition from an anemic laughing-stock to an athletic powerhouse. The name '4Bulldogs now represents a school that has been the top power in the Blue Hen Conference for each of the past four years. Trophies representing ten Blue Hen Conference championships, four state championships, three Girls, Suh- urhan Conference titles. four junior varsity crowns, and recognition for a number of other athletic accomplishments fill our overcrowded trophy case. No other Dela- ware school within memory has shot to the top as quickly as has Brandywine. SPORT While we have won numerous awards and great recognition for our individual athletes. the emphasis at Brandywine has always been on the team. Teams dressed in the Blue-and-Wihite are known, respected, and feared for their depth. Should a front-liner falter, Brandywine has someone getting off the bench who will get the job done. Our teams are not grandstanders or showhoats. Wfe stress fundamentals. In foot- hall and basketball. we stress defense: in soccer. positioningg in wrestling. hasic nia- neuvers: in baseball, defense and moving the runnerg and in all sports, condition- ing. In a tight game, the best-conditioned, best-drilled team will generally win. That team is usually Brandywine. Depth and conditioning are useless, however. without that indefinahle usome- thingn that drives an athlete or a team on to a top performance. Some call it Hdesiref, others say it's Hgutsf' others, Hhustlef, At Brandy- wine we call it Hschool spiritf, A Brandywine athlete's school spirit compels him to give'his all for the team and for Brandywine. We are known as much for our spirit as we are for our athletic prowess. Wie come out and support our teamsg we have no such thing as a uminor sportf' Our spirit has led us to where we stand todayg it has established the tradition for Brandywine athletics. With such a spirit. our future in sports appears even brighter' than our highly successful past. 89

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THE BIG DEFENS - Flaunting an indomitable defensive squad and good ground-attack offense, the Bulldog football team weathered well this season of upsets, to produce a 6-2-1 record and a second-place finish in the Conference. Though a high-spirited Christiana team led 2-0 at the half, Brandywine came on strong in the latter periods to win the season opener 13-2. Quarterback Matt Judge ac- counted for both tallies as he passed for one and got the other on a one-yard keeper. Penalties played a big role in the Dickinson game, but one touchdown by each of the Lips brothers enabled the Blue-and-White to slap down the Rams for the fourth con- secutive time, 14-0. A Walt Lips plunge, an interception runback by Bob Carter, and Bill Becht0ld's dazzling 80-yard kickoff return made it three wins in a row, beating P. S. DuPont 18-12. Defensive men Dan Sweet, Pete Lips, and Bob Carter played key parts in the game as they helped break up the strong P. S. offense. In an injury-filled battle of the unbeatens, the Bulldog defense held firm as J udge's passing and Bechtold's running moved the ball against Wilmington for yet another big win, 20-6. Following a disappointing first half, the running of backs Steve Farrar and Bill Bechtold, a 60-yard pass to Carter, and a touchdown run by John McMillan after he blocked and picked up a De La Warr punt highlighted the rally which left Brandywine unscathed, a 20-6 victory. The icy winds of THE JINX were blowing once more on November 2 as Newark triumphed for the fifth straight year. The strong Yellowjacket team took advantage of an ill-timed'fumble, a safety, and a 63-yard kick with the wind to overpower the Bulldogs in a contest much closer than the 16-0 score would tend to indicate. Will the curse ever crumble? In an engagement between the Blue Hen Conference's best offense and best defense, it was the Bulldog's defense that won, 7-0. Bill Bechtold,s plunge was the story of the scoring and Pete Lips' end-zone interception slammed the door on Conrad's late rally. Though the Colonials' famous offense controlled the ball much of the game, the equally famous Blue-and-White defense responded to its call in a game that ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Highlight of the game was the Brandywine squad's goal-line stand just before the end of the second quarter. An aroused Mt. Pleasant eleven ended Brandywine's season on a sour note for the first time since 1959. The Knights took advantage of penalties, pushed across a fourth- period touchdown, and held off the BHS attack for the. re- mainder of the game to triumph 13-6. l 1 1 Abow-: Pete Lips and Steve Farrar move in to break up a PAT attempt. A big rush at the right time was the key to success in most of this season's games. - KEY TO A GOCD FOOTBALL EASON Below: John McMillan smothers a devilish Wilmington runner as Bill Shaw and Dan Sweet move in fast. Few teams were allowed major ground gains against the mighty BHS defense.