Campbell High School - Panthera Yearbook (Smyrna, GA)

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fi, 55411 Pg -5- 'gal g.. 6 fx,i,g'H53 5 -,441 9, f The strong Panther Defense digs in to stop the Wildcats another time. Discussing the game situation with Coach Nicely, Coach John Allison decides on the next play. Varsity Football 95

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OOTBALL 7 - - Get your mind right +Monty Fountain he small but aggressive varsity football team showed its colors by gaining a play-off berth after winning its first eight games. lt's one of the smallest teams we've ever had com- mented Coach John Allison, while Troy McClellan added one of the best. Coach John Allison had high ideals of practice, Practice doesn't make perfectg perfect practice makes perfect. Hard work made for perfection and was benefi- cial with a winning season and a play-off berth. Practicing against the varsity was tough, but it helped them to win games, stated Terry Sheffield who, like the rest of the J. V team, scrimmaged for fourteen long weeks against the varsity. The Panthers displayed winning poten- tial by stunning Wills in the opening game scoring 27 points in the first quarter and coasting to a 27-0 win over the Tigers. The fired up Panthers took on Marietta the next week by overpowering the Blue Devils 33-0. The strong Panther defense held the Osborne Cardinals to only seven points in a hard fought battle. Mike Rhodes threw 74 passes and completed 7 to lead the team to a 30-7 win. Get the Brook could be heard throughout the school as the Panthers began their tough sub-region schedule against the Pebblebrook Falcons. The emotional strain did not bother the Pan- thers as they defeated their strongest op- ponent thus far by a score of 28- 74. 7983 Panther football team: David Lacey, Marvin Spears, Mike Rhodes, Chip Rice, , David Bradley, Garth Snider, Mike Sohlink, Palmer Mainor, Todd Corran, Adam James, ,Ea me Qa vis, Steve Barrentine, -BQ CooQer, Mark Taylor, Billy Harrison, Wendell Kemp, gMike Waters, gBarney Grau, Tommy Akers, Um Et-angil, Matt Tener, Kevin Nix, , Toby Murghv Harold Owens, T5g,LMgCieM3n, Kevin Mar- in, Jack Keheley, Bubba Hill Frank Johnson, Lee Cook, Jamie Templin, Chip Hurst, Todd Culver, iq ry Garrett, Harold Thompson, Steve Barrett, Garry Decken Mike Ballew, Eddie Williams, Brad Austin, Steve Hurst, Kyle Jones, Terry Lallerstedt, .Ned Johnson, Van ' , Joe McDurmont, gn Barge, Victor Sellers, Ja orle Tommy Laverty, Q-BLQWQ, Wade Cadle, ,Jeff Jardine, Loreg Mgtt, Robbie Cook,' , 'Marcus Woodward Gary -27.605, Brad Qay. Coaches: John Allison, Randy Crump, Alan Nicely, Monty Fountain, Fred Bowers. Matt Hambricks job with the Varsity football team is statistician. Being awarded Defensive player of the week was one of Matt Tener's many accomplishments, Enthusiasm marks John Barge as the Panthers score another touchdown. 94 Varsity Football 1 ' w I 1

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y . 'Y :VR If e, .. . ,ss . 5 They gave it their best shot - Donna Walter he Panthers made their final home stand before the Home- coming game by overwhelming the Wheeler Wildcats by a score of 35-7. Campbell 41 Etowah O, an awesome , was how chris ivigitqf -fgt,about the big win against the Eagles. Traveling to McEachern, the Panthers faced a much tougher opponent. After being off from school the Panthers seemed to ha ve lost their composure, but as they always did, the Panthers rallied and came back to win against the mighty indians in an exciting 28- 73 victory. After an open week, the Panthers faced another mental barrier. Even the press thought that the team would lose their edge. Even with the many doubtful spectators and fans, the Panthers pulled through again by shutting out Douglas County 78-0 and gaining a play-off berth. During a hard fought battle against Sprayberry, the Panthers suffered a dev- astating blow by losing 27- 74. The burnt out and injured Panthers limped home only to suffer another pain- ful defeat to Paulding County 33-7. These loses held no bearing though be- cause the Panthers had their sights set on the play-offs. Facing a new Marietta foot- ball team, the Panthers had a fight on their hands. Although the Blue Devils de- feated the Panthers 2 7- 73, a positive out- look on the season was maintained by the team since they had accomplished the most winning season on record They ga ve it their best shot, was how Donna Walter and most of the school felt about the Panther's 8-3 season. Coach Crump summed it all up by saying The better team doesn't always wing the win- ner is the better team that night. The dedication of coaches John Allison, Alan Nicely, Monty Fountain, Randy Crump, and Fred Bowers also contributed to the winning season. 00TBAL 96 Varsity Football 1,171 , X 7Z'?ff X X