Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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BOTTOM: TEETH clenched and muscles strained, Mike Gibbs tries to put one over for the Vikings. BELOW: AS THE TEAM comes off the field, Coach Mike Lynch congratulates them for their win over the Mecklenburg Knights. Younger Players Prove Capable, Promising A full reserve squad facilitated position juggling, and the younger players prov- ed themselves capable and promising. But no- thing could bring Prince Edward down in the home opener . . . another mark under “losses” Kenston blasted into town and melted BA butterfingers for 14 runs on 16 errors. Doom was apparent by the fourth inning. Athletic director Jim Woodruff helped muster a little incentive in the boys for their second meeting with Amelia, and new life manifested in their performance. The Vik- ings tied the score in the fifth at 6-6, but Amelia snatched up two unearned runs in the last frame to squelch BA’s renewed hopes. The guys now knew they could play a pretty solid game, but the battered bodies had begun to pile up, and hope was dying. Sore arms and weary muscles gave Prince Edward an added edge as they handily throttled BA and its hard-playing “rookies.” A two-run homer and a strong mound per- formance by Bernard Nash sparked the Vik- ing attack against Huguenot, but the decisive margin of the contest turned out to be seven runs BA gave away in the third inning. Einally, after eight losses and various moans and groans, the Vikings pulled out a victory — the 9-6 upset against Mecklenburg. This was the season-saver, as the final two games resulted in yet two more losses. The Rebels of Huguenot struck early at BA, and they were lucky they did. A new but old pitcher, Curtis Brickell, came in the fifth inning and mystified Rebel batters. Pitching three-plus innings, Curtis struck out six, allowing only one hit. For the season’s finale at Kenston, the team played pretty well and led the game un- til the Kavaliers caught on to Curtis’ pitching style. The bottom promptly fell out, and the Vikings ended the season with a 1-9 confer- ence, and 1-10 overall record. Doing— Baseball — 19

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r 1976 BASEBALL RESULTS BA 0 Southampton 1 BA 8 Amelia 15 BA 3 Mecklenburg 5 BA 2 Prince Edward 16 BA 2 Kenston Forest 14 BA 6 Amelia 8 BA 4 Prince Edward 20 BA 5 Huguenot 11 BA 9 Mecklenburg 6 BA 5 Huguenot 8 BA 7 Kenston Forest 13 RECORD: 1 win, 9 losses in VAAC, 1-10 overall MVP: Mack Daniel MIP: Mike Daughtry All-Conference: Mack Daniel, OF; Curtis Brickell, Utility V. RIGHT: HAVING FIELDED a sharp grounder, Charles Cross flips to Mike Wright for a quick out against Prince Edward. TOP: SCOWLING AT a Kenston batter, Curtis Brickell follows through his famous “trash pitch.” 18— Doing — Baseball

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Juniors Cr c ate Oriental Gardens’ Jright red walls met juniors and seniors and their dates as they entered the gym, which had been transformed into “Oriental Gardens” for the junior-senior prom on April 24,1976. The bright red walls, ceiling, and floor were the inside of a dragon, a colorful tis- sue paper, paint, and chicken-wire creation. Stepping out of the dragon, students and teachers were enveloped by purple and pink streamers, Japanese lanterns, and cherry blossom trees. “The Prophets,” a band from Charlottes- ville, provided the music, which Becky Clary labeled, “superb, and that means excellent.” ABOVE: BEFORE WALKING onto the dance floor, Mrs. Grigg commented on the evening. RIGHT: DANCING WITH her father, Mr. H. T. Blake, Bette Blake grins. 20— Doing — Junior-Senior Prom I