Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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WHAT DO I DO NOW, COACH? Tommy Shaw looks toward the sideline in hopes of attaining a vital play. HURRY UP PUT THE BALL DOWN. Blair Morgan puts his foot into a needed extra point boot, while Don Henke holds. Football 79

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I KNOW THEY CAN DO IT! The camera catches Coach Allman deep in thought while pac- ing the sideline. GIVE UP MAN. YOU CANT CATCH ME. James Henley eludes some opposing tacklers while making a lengthy run. The Chargers succumbed first to Pascagoula, 26-0, on the Coast. The next week, Callaway held Gulfport to six points at Newell Field, but the margin proved to be enough to give the Beach Boys the win, 6-0. The Chargers traveled to Biloxi for their third game, but the third Gulf Coast team completed the hat trick. The Beasley Road Gang fell, 32-7. In the first of a string of six Capital Zone wins, Jim Hill yielded 9-7. A week later, Wiiigfield toppled 29-9 to the rolling team. 78 Football

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SPECTATOR OR PLAYER. An opponent looks on as the gallant Callaway Chargers apply the Orange Crush. KNEELING BEFORE THE ALTER. A Wingfield falcon rises to his knees after light- ning struck him in the form of Tommy Shaw, Callaway ' s commanding quarterback. In-town opponents proved to be un- able to defeat the now warmed-up- and-rolling Callaway Chargers, even though disaster almost struck many times! The Chargers surpassed Wingfield, 13-6. Next came the showdown with Forest Hill. Coaches Allman, Den- son, Jenkins, Bilbro, and Butler stared nervously as the Callaway team completed two late fourth- down passes to score, and converted the two-point play to win, 8-7. Thanks to Kevin Manton ' s super toe, the Chargers held off Lanier 3- 2. One week later. First Place Mer- dian earned a 17-9 win, despite a strong fourth-quarter comeback by our Champs. 80 Sports