Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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Although the ball carrier has been downed by Billy Tatum (83) and Tom Robinson, and David Seward) come to their teammates’ aid. Temple, a host of other Viking defenders (Weaver Squire, Clint Clary, Bill Playing Prince Edward was, to put it mildly, unrewarding. BA’s play would have been quite impressive, but against the overpowering Wolverines, there was no comparison to be made. A disastrous season can always be for- given if the finale is a victory, and the Vikings went to Broadwater with the hope of bringing their record to 3-7. The seniors especially wanted to win. These are their comments on the 28-12 loss; Derick Thomas: “We should have won, but we had a lot of bad luck, as usual.” Weaver Squire; “The officials didn’t take control of the game. There was one minor incident . . . after another.” Michael Williams: “Everybody was up for the game . . . but we couldn’t get any- thing going.” Having freed himself of the Kenston tackier, Derick Thomas, recipient of the Sportsmanship Kevin Blackwell: “We played well, but injuries killed us. 1 hope 1 play in college; 1 miss high school football already.” Clint Clary: “Even though the season wasn’t a winning one, all of us were sorry to see it end, expecially the seniors.” Bill Robinson; “At the end of the game, 1 had a bad feeling I’d never play again. Looking back, we may not have had such a good season, but we had a lot of fun.” Wayne Keefe: “We didn’t play too well the first half, but the second half we put out more. We all played well, but had a lot of injuries.” Carl Connell; “If we had gotten into the fight sooner, we would have won. We didn’t have a winning season, but we had a good time and really tried.” No better way is there to summarize Award, inches forward to gain all the ground he can. the ’74 season than by the words of an- other senior, David Seward: “In some ways I am glad this was the end of the football season, for practice is often long and hard. But I shall certainly miss the mutual comradeship that one experiences while playing on a team such as the 1974 BA Vikings.” Who cares what the record was— BA’s Vikings were winners ... at heart, any- way! tlopmg his boys will hold Kenston’s rush. Coach Har- rison watches the Viking offense. Competition — Varsity Football - 19

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Winning Efforts, Losing Scores Story of ’74 Vikings Football In late summer when the gridiron sea- son commenced, all associated with the Vikings began predicting BA would come out on top for the first time in many years. At the end of the season, the team was criticized for winning only two games; seldom did anyone realize the improvement in hustle and attitude this year. No one thought to consider that the games were played with more injured players than not. Also, nearly every play- er changed both offensive and defensive positions at leas t once, and five different quarterbacks were used. BA opened the ’74 season with a non- conference win over Enfield. Viking de- fense was outstanding, and though the offense wasn’t overpowering, one touch- down was made, on a short run by Derick Thomas. The Vikings made it two in a row with a slaughter at Rock Hill. With the new VAAC rule, eligible JV’s dressed for the game and got to play, a credit to spectac- ular BA play. Traveling to Gill School for a non-con- ference contest, the Vikings repeated their favorite cliche, “It just wasn’t our day.’’ The score was kept close until the third quarter, when Tex Whitley and QB Hall Squire were injured. Tex returned to action, but BA morale had broken in half when their quarterback’s arm did the same. Weaver Squire led the team the rest of the game, but nothing went right; the guys slightly gave up, and were over- whelmingly defeated. Kenston Forest literally ran over BA lines, as the Vikings were outplayed and outscored the majority of the game. The defense was reviving, while the offense gained its third quarterback, Kevin Black- well. BA coaches predicted a 12-point win over Mecklenburg, but somehow the “12” was in the Knights favor instead of ours. Penalty— and injury-prone, BA hit and played hard until the Knights scored late in the fourth quarter to make it 12-0, after which the Vikings played “Punch- and-Judy” with more gusto than before. With Rick Lee out for six weeks, Carroll Moseley for one, and at least six more Vikings injured, the bench began to look more pitiful every day. Playing undefeated Huguenot without reserves was a farce, but with newly re- cruited players, coaches Harrison, New- som, and Lynch could afford to rest the regulars. The Rebels took a very early lead, but the Vikings never gave up, even at the end. Defense looked good, despite the score, and again there was a change of quarterbacks, as Tom Temple took over in the backfield. The Isle of Wight game was one of few mistakes or big plays by either team. For three quarters, BA held the Chargers to six points. But after the Chargers added eight more points, the Vikings lost mo- mentum, and Isle of Wight blew the game open. Due to the loss of Tom Temple in a JV game, there was another shuffle of quarterbacks; Tex Whitley emerged to guide the team the remainder of the sea- son. In the Homecoming game, against Nansemond-Suffolk, BA broke its five- game scoreless streak. After Nansemond scored on their first drive. Kevin Black- well lateralled the Saint Kickoff to Billy Tatum, who sprinted 83 yards for the score. At halftime, the team really got “up” for the last half, but after the Saints scored once more, BA was doomed. Above; Trying to keep his balance against Kavalier defenders, Hampton Hite plants his foot, stretching over higher to grab a pass deep in Kenston terri- tory. Below: A hot Saturday game with Kenston tires even the most enduring Vikings. A welcome relief to the boys is seeing Managers Mark Lucy and Mike Browder bringing cool water to pick up tired muscles and spirits. 18 ( ' ompetition - Varsity f ootball

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Above: Flanked by a wave of Vikings, Hampton Hite kicks off to start the Kenston game. Upper Right: 1974 is the first year the Vikings had a trainer. Chris Brockwell tapes Mike Wright’s knee to prevent further injury. Right: Ready for the kill: already engulfed from behind by a host of Vikings, a Kavalier is about to be buried by Carroll Moseley. Below: An unexpected rest comes to Bill Robinson. ‘X Front Row: Michael Williams, David Seward, Clint Clary, Derick Thomas, Kevin Blackwell, Weaver Squire. Second Row: Manager Mike Browder, Bill Young, Billy Tatum, Roland Guerrero, Donny Thomas, Mike Wright, Manag- er Charlie Grigg. Third Row: Bernard Nash, Rick Lee, Hall Squire, Bernie Jones, Bob Milam, Curtis Brickell. Back Row: Coach Dave Newsom, Carroll Moseley, Tex Wliitley, Hampton Hite, Coach Mike Lynch. Not Pictured: Coach Bob Harrison, Carl Connell, Wayne Keefe, Bill Robinson, Manager Mark Lucy. 20 Competition football 1