Camden Military Academy - Excalibur Yearbook (Camden, SC)

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The Team. Front row: Philip Cecil, Richie Coulter, Danny Offutt, Chuck Croom, Marc Rogers, Steve Witter) Dodd Stewart, George Pagan, Doug Mahan, Chris Sloan, Paul Tamborrino, Sammy Tyson, Tyler McCreery, William Carnes, Sean Boone, Bobby Clemenz. Second row: Jimmy Lowery, Mike Lassiter, Fred Ashley, Ricky Spires, Joe Eicher, Jon Hill, David Blackmon, Danny Pearce, Steve Stotts, Chafles Holley, Chad Carricker, Bill Collins, Chip O'Dell, Gene Callaway, Mike Coffey, Dwane Hemming. Back row: Coach William Funderburk, Coach Emory Bowers, Cameron Dozier, Ray Hudson, David Whitley, Rhett Crull, Frank Hanna, Amer O'Connor, Sid Myers, Trey Greene, Pete Hicks, JoeJoe Bravo, Tom Flowe, Stewart Holley, Richie Cannon, Coach Larry Seymour, Coach Leigh Dellinger. 27

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A LOSING SEASON Spartans chalk a final mark of 0-7. That Number 22 ate us up, Coach Emory Bowers observed after we dropped our opening game 41-0 to Lewisville on their turf September 19, Number 22 was Wesley McFadden, high on college recruiters' lists, and only one of many carnivores to come, we discovered, as the season pro- gressed. We didn’t play too bad- ly. We fumbled deep in our own territory and gave 'em three touchdowns Bowers said of Charlotte Lat- in's Hawks in a 35-0 home field loss on September 30, They ate us up on passes. Between Latin's scoring thrusts, we moved the ball well at times, mostly behind George Pagan's running. Sean Boone picked off a good pass and Jonathan Hill's tackles were a defense standout. Bethune took us 18-0 on Octo- ber 10. just before the end of the first half, with Bethune 12-0, we moved from our 49 to a first and goal at the Wildcats' one. Quar- terback Richie Cannon lost the handle on the snap, Bethune re- covered, and the Spartans had nothing. I tasted that touch- down, Bowers said. Aynor's Blue Jackets struck early and often on October 17, a 47-0 triumph for them. The Spartans enjoyed little success offensively, having lost our en- tire starting back field to injuries. Scoreless in four games, the Spartans finally put 12 points on the board against winless Heath- wood Hall on 21 October. The Highlanders, however, managed one more score — a touchdown in sudden death overtime — to claim an 18-12 victory and the Palmetto Athletic Conference championship. We started off looking pretty good, but then we'd hold it one down and fumble, Coach Bow- ers said of the St. Angela's Acad- emy 25-0 victory on October 28. Quarterback Steve Witter com- pleted seven of 16 passes for 120 yards in that contest, and Jona- than Hill led the Spartan defense with 18 tackles. Football season ended at home on November 4 with a 32-0 loss to Blackville- Hilda, a final season mark of 0-7. Right: Spartan Defense, led by Number 7 Tyler McCreery, stops Bethune back with assist from Number 77 Frank Hanna and Number 53 Bill Collins. Below: CMA fullback Gene Callaway ft44 gains rough yardage with Number 68 David Whitley leading the blocking.

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PAC CHAMPS A slow start, a blazing finish. With a combination of power drives, good passing, and chance plays, the JV's turned a losing season into a winning one and earned the conference champi- onship. The Junior Spartans opened up the year with a defeat at Christ Church. The team played good hard-hitting ballr but couldn't pull it offat the end. The second game against Cardi- nal Newman was another tough defeat, the team having again played a hard-fought game. Spirits, though, did not falter. Coach Eric Boland and his deter- mined JV's went to Bates where, baptized by fire, they tasted vic- tory. Passing in this game by Jay Byerly was of the best and that winning feeling carried the young Spartans through the rest of the season. The next win, against Heathwood Hall, brought with it the Palmetto Athletic Conference (PAC) championship. Power drives by Pat Langley, coupled with accu- rate passing by fay Byerly, con- tributed largely to this win. The JV's f inished the year with a bang by defeating Hammond Academy. In this contest the team pulled a chance play that allowed them to score in the first action. After that, it was all down hill, a most rewarding sea- son closure. SCOREBOARD Christ Church 3-0 CMA Cardinal Newman 14-12 CMA Bates Junior High 6-20 CMA Heathwood Hall 0-26 CMA Hammond Academy 6-20 CMA Conference Championship Spartans' defense, 86 William Davis, 74 John Faulkner, and 52 Ben Boozer, crash the line with a blitz to tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. 28