Campbell High School - Panthera Yearbook (Smyrna, GA)

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t's a one-on-one contact sport that requires one hundred percent concen- tration, commented Todd Isley, a freshman that wrestled 138 lbs. The varsity wrestlers opened their season with a win against Wills. The long and tiresome practices seemed to benefit the Panthers in their first match. We have a lot better team this year than before, stated Brett Player. However, the team was a very young one, consisting of only five seniors. These five seniors helped the younger boys with such moves as the pan- cake, cross-face, basket cradle, and the big move. acwhen a young man finishes the season the canl finish whatever he started.l,, G I gfjpoach Keith Gossett V ' :-:-:- -:-msg.-.55 5.3.3.5-.g.-.3,g.g.:.g.-.-.5,,-.3-.:.:.:.:.-.U-.:.55::5.:,:. In their tri-meet against Lassiter and Marietta, Chip Hurst, who wrestled 185 lbs., pinned his opponents using the head-lock. Because of their limited number of seniors, many freshmen got to wrestle varsity. There is a disadvantage with wrestling varsity as a freshman be- cause the older varsity wrestlers have more experience, but if you stick with it, it will help you in the long run, com- mented Richard Johnson, who wres- tled 132 lbs. Their coach, Coach Keith Gossett, explained why he enjoyed coaching wrestling, When ga young man finishes the season, he has matured and dem- Varsity onstrated the tenacity. 54 Varsity Wrestling After Joe Isley breaks the Lithia Spring opponent down, he works on his pin. During Saturday's match against McEachern, Johnny Morris C167 lb,J drills his rival into the mat.

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love it when I get to wrestle some fish that I can stick in less than a minute, joked Jake Player, a soph- omore who wrestled 112 Ib. The junior varsity wrestlers prac- ticed each day with the varsity wres- tlers. Some even got a chance to wres- tle in a varsity match by beating out a varsity wrestler in the wrestle offs held before each match. I got a chance to wrestle in a varsity match a couple of times, one being the Cobb County Varsity Tournament, stated Mark Hampton, a freshman who wrestled many 132 Ib. varsity matches. , I U fl think that Coach Fountain is an Q It's the toughest sport there is. - Jake Player excellent coach. It really fires you up when you hear him yelling for you from the sides of the mats, commented Jeff Holley, who wrestled 126 Ib. Coach Monte Fountain lead the junior varsity team. After defeating North Cobb, Bryan Wright commented, I think that we have a strong junior varsity team and I hope that we are just as successful as a varsity team. - ---- - ,. , .j -. 3-: .. Members of the junior varsity wrestling team in- clude: ROW 1: Jeff Holley, Mel Burger, Mark Hamp- ton, Todd Hamby, Scott Allen, Jake Player, Greg Zieminick and Richard Pittsg ROW 2: Coach Monte Fountain, Keith Wilson, John Sosebee, Gus Vickery, Bryan Wright, Chris Potter, Ed Weaver, Todd Isley, Todd Culver and Kevan Williams. Not pictured: Mi- cheal Puffee and Kirk Wimberly. Before shooting, Scott Allen concentrates on bring- ing his McEachern opponent down during his match. Trying to stick his North Cobb opponent, Jake Player applies the head-lock. Straining to pin his man, Todd Culver fights to win his match against North Cobb. 56 J V. Wrestling Boys And Girls