Cave Spring High School - Accolade Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Little time or rest Playing on bot offense and defense, David Walton cools down with a gulp of water. He played quarterback and defensive safety in the biggest game of the season which the Knights won 977 against Northside. Winning isrft everything Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Five seconds marked the end of a football season filled with despair. The chanters of these words highlighted a season filled with few positives. iiWe felt that it was our duty to help the team win a game any 44 e Varsity Football Klictory! Brian Puckett, Tim Kelley, Sam Farthing, Steve Ewers, and Terry Sparks take part in their postgame celebration after the last game. With little tocheeraboutformostofthe season, the win against Northside, 97, was reason enough. I n the grasp Andy Hill t21i, pulls a Pulaski player down to the ground while Tim Ramsey t68i, looks on. With a full crowd on hand at the game, the Knights lost 42-21. way we could, said Rick Robers. Robers, along with Matt Wilkerson, Biil Stitt, Vic Hernandez, and Brad Lewis led, along with others, an optimistic Knightsi following. The students found several things to cheer about, such as the naming of David lsavid Dantzler David Dantzler Walton, Drew Oakes, Andy Hill, and Steve Ewers to the ail-district team. The student attendance at football games did not decrease with the losses each week. In fact, it'increased each week. By senior night, they were ready for a win. When the last game ended, they took part in the biggest celebration of the year. They tore down the goalpost. Faith uI fans Footba fans cheer wildly for the Knights. Even with the disappointing season, the crowds came out to support them. The Knights lost this one to PH, 296.

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c N 3 O O L- .23 'E C. v w eady. set. 90! Bang! Or was it? The football season may not have started out with a bang, but it definitely ended with one when the last game against Northside turned out to be their only victory after nine straight losses. However, the girlst cross country team, the gymnastics team, and the golf team had different results as they went undefeated through the entire regular season. Changes in the sports scene included a total of six new coaches for football, boyst basketball, soccer, track, cheerleading, and girlst tennis. In addition, Coach Chris Sherrill organized a new program of indoor track. The construction of the new gym meant more room for future practices and crowded games. Though there was a lot to cope with and adjust to, it was mostly fun and games in e Sports - 43 131;;

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Arhy Garlow David Dantzler Art Coumoyer Tears streamedl ' ' fenched face. As the crowd coun, d down the ew remaining seconds, he could at last feel the exhilaration of winning. When the clock hit zero, he cried with joy, and the fans went wild. Friends rushed out onto the field to congratulate him with hugs. The excitement that he displayed was not that of being a part of a championship team but rather a part of one looking for their first win. With the win against Northside, the Knights put to rest the notions of a winless season. The team, 0-9 before the last game, waited a long time for a victory, ltlt was the last game for the seniors, and we wanted to win it bad. We felt like since it was senior night, we had to win? said Andy Bowman. It was not a game that came easily for the Knights. In the days preceding the game, the team prac- ticed harder than usual, putting in a new defense. Because of the intensity of the final game, the Knights found themselves in controversy from the onset. After Ronny Angell slammed Northsidels quarterback to the ground, a fight broke out which resulted in the ejection of Angell and Drew Oakes. Coach Jerry Little had a not-so-friendly Of hisf eet gasstromt David Walton. en em1ngl89lwrestles a yHill l21l is brought Pulaski player away from dAowyn by a player from Pulaski. Hillhadjust caughta Hi The Knights 105t42 21 n gt qr 3- 95:4,? 13M$F34091Lanl V 112592911, 39 241 54; .w. Qy- Thereis no such thing as 11070. We did well to approach a hun- dred. Coach Little All played out Andy Bowman catches a breather during a home game against Heritage. The night was unpleasant for the Knights defense, which gave up 33 points in the shutout. 13133:7711 - FOOTBALL Front row: Ken Deming, Mike Gilbert, Sam Farthing, Brian Puckett, Ronny Angell, David Walton, Chn's Dillon, Tim Ramsey, Drew Oakes Andy Bowman, Steve Ewers, Tim Kelley, Shawn O Neill. Seconyd row: Freddie Williams Scott Edmondson Mike Malloy AnilPatwardhan Andy Hill, John Palmer, Teague Allen David Estep, Bobby Simpson Steve Brandtner Robbie Tennant: Mark Kemp,Terry Sparks Gerald Sames Eric Dillard. Third row: Scott Slater Jeff Kielty Darius Ladia Ray Lawrence Mike Morgan Mike Christley, Ken Gnnspun, Kevin Mabry David Boris, Eddie Dooley Back row: Matt Oyler, Joe Meador Greg Bly, Tommy Boone Mike Hartman Kevin Hudson. Art Coumoyer David Dantzller Week after week the Knights lost, but in the end got a win that was discussion with the officials who, as a result, flagged him for unsportsmanlike conduct. Several plays later, the referees called the Knights, coaching staff for unsportsmanlike conduct, and ejected Coach Little. Preparations for the season began in August with field and classroom instruction. Head Coach Jerry Little, who transferred in the summer from William Fleming, prepared his goals for the sea- son. iiWe wanted to enter the fourth quarter with an opportunity to win in each game,,, said Coach Little. With the exception of Heritage and Pulaski County, the Knights maintained a chance of win- ning every fourth quarter. When the season began in Blacksburg, the Knights had high hopes. uWe wanted to try to win the district championship. This was our goal, and we thought we could obtain it, said David Walton. With the first loss to Blacksburg, the team found that the road would not be so easy. Eight games later the Knights found long-awaited success and a season full of frustration came to an end. As the last remaining seconds clicked off, the agony of a winless season quickly vanished from the players and coaches minds. liThere is no way to describe how you felt. It was like someone lifted the weight of the world off your shoulders, said Coach Little. SCORE OPPONENT 7-14 Blacksburg 0-33 Heritage 3-7 Salem 7-9 E.C. Glass 21-42 Pulaski County 6-29 Patrick Henry 7-24 Franklin County 33-35 Martinsville 16-28 William Fleming 9-7 Northside Season record: 1-9 k J Varsity Football - 4'5