Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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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

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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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Season Brings Record of 2-8 Expressions of uneasiness: Coach Lynch (above) stares blankly at the field, while Coach Newsom looks dejectedly at the turf, following another Kenston touchdown. Above: Deep in BA territory, Kevin Blackwell punts on fourth and long yardage. Upper Left; Poised and ready to strike, the Viking defense awaits the Nansemond snap. Below: As quarter- back Tex Wliitley yells the count, the Viking offensive line gets set to hold back the Nansemond-Suffolk Saints.