Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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 Bet you never guessed it was me! Dale Drouin is Joey Long's Special Angel. We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do! “Who Vd rooting for?! Dawn Cox uses her megaphone to get the crowd motivated VARSITY - Splits: Stacy Aicher Bottom Row: CO- CAPTAIN Connie Oliver, Cindy Lyons, lulie Goldsmith, CO-CAPTAIN Karen Jenkins, Sheila Linn, Dale Drouin Top Row Kim O'Conner, Teresa Hall, Kelly McGurk, Kelly Rowling, Dawn Cox All my life, I wanna be a cheerleader — work, work ... These were words that were very familiar to any cheerleader at Chopticon. Although the first football game wasn't until September, the hard work began in July for the varsity cheerleaders as they prepared to go to camp, and sold notepads to raise money for new uniforms. In August, the varsity squad traveled to camp in Pennsylvania to learn new cheers, chants and spirit ideas. The trip wasn't all fun though; we had two flat tires, lost a carload of girls on the highway, got separated in rush hour in a Pennsylvania town and most of us vowed never to eat again until we got to McDonald's. It was all worth it when we received first and sec- ond place ribbons at each night's evaluation. As Homecoming week approached we found ourselves busy making signs, prac- ticing, and planning for the big event. On Friday morning the varsity squad arrived at school bright and early to decorate the locker room for our Braves. Spectators especially enjoyed our kissing contest at the pep rally (the football players weren't too sure about it though!). Winning the football game on Friday night was the perfect way to end an exciting week. |.V. and varsity both got new uniforms. Varsity earned enough to order new skirts and sweaters. |.V. had new skirts and also had money to buy pom-pons. On the first day of Great Mills week the varsity cheerleaders surprised the senior players by sending them little surprises such as candy, footballs, bumper stickers, poems and some even found decorated lockers, all from their special angels J.V. and varsity got together at the bonfire to get the crowd psyched for the big game. The game turned out to be rainy but vic- torious for the Braves. Now that it's all over, we look back and ask ourselves, was it all really worth it? YES!!! FALL CHEERLEADERS 113

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1 l.v - Splits Trina Parks Second Row Tina Carswell, Dawn Wildoner Third Row CO-CAPTAIN Kim Wood, Danette Woods Back Row Sherri Blanton, Pam Young. Ke y Wood, CO-CAPTAM Drema Ballengee, Jackie Payne, Agnes Harrell Rain' Who cares about rainf Kim O'Conner proves ram doesn't stop CHS cheerleaders 112 FAIL CHEERLEADERS

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Brave's Football, Awesome! Chopticon's defense huddles together and prepares for battle Lowering the boom, Chris Nolan makes an ex- cellent hit on opposing player Play by Play The 1983 Varsity football team finished the season with a winning 6-4 record and a second place finish in S.M.A.C. under the direction of new head coach, Andy Palko. Inconsistency moved the Braves opener against the Central Falcons. Four fumbles and one interception led the Braves to a disappointing 12-2 loss. Week two proved to be a totally different story. With Donnie Dimatteo replacing the injured Doug Haymans at quarterback, the Braves settled down to defeat the Lackey Chargers 15-0. The tough Chopticon defense recorded its first shutout of the year against the Chargers. The highlight of the year may have been the week three. The Braves traveled to White Rains Regional Park to battle the Thomas Stone Cougars and to avenge last year's 10-0 loss. They did this with a tough 12-0 win. The defense did it all. recording its second straight shutout and scoring al the points in that game. Chris Nolan and joe Wood snatched Cougar fumbles and raced untouched to the end zone. The Chopticon offense did their part by sus- taining a seven minute drive deep into Cougar territory, eliminating any chance of a Thomas Stone comeback. Weeks four and five proved very disap- pointing to the Braves First was the tough loss to the LaPlata Warriors. Chopticon's defense held the Warriors scoreless to preserve a 7-0 lead until there was only eight minutes remaining. The Warriors scored on a 78 yard pass play, and went on to defeat the Braves 20-7. The defense played outstanding football. Offensively, Brian Dean scored all the Brave's points with a 26 yard touchdown reception and followed with the extra point. Chopticon played a very poor first against Leonardtown and fell behind 20-6 at halftime But in the second half the Braves turned the game around as the defense got the turnovers and the offense started to move the ball. Chopticon's in- ability to convert any points after touchdowns eventually cost them the game. The Braves got back to their winning ways in week six. The Braves met the Southern Bulldogs of Prince George's County in the homecoming game. With the parade and the other homecoming events the Braves were up for this game. In a tough fought game, the Braves came out on top 12-0. The Braves traveled to White Plains Regional Park to play the McDonough Rams. The Braves' fans really enjoyed the first half action. The Braves held the unbeaten Rams scoreless in the first half. The second half proved equally exciting as McDonough was only up by seven points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter two big plays by the Rams did the Braves in 22-0. The score doesn't really tell how well the Braves played. In week eight the Braves played the Nor- thern Patriots, a team very similar to themselves both defensively and offen- sively. Both teams played very tough defense throughout the entire game. The game remained scoreless right down to the wire. With 1:26 remaining in the game, Charlie Burch plunged into the endzone from five yards out behind the fine block of Mike Sparks. The defense held on the final minute to preserve the 6-0 shutout victory. With the season coming to a close in week nine the Braves met Calvert at the one and only Braves Stadium. It was the Braves' offensive showing of the entire year. Many players who had seen limited action throughout the season got a chance to participate due to the fine performance of the Braves' offense. The Braves 1984 varsity football team ended the season on a good note. The Braves beat Great Mills Hornets 6-0 on a very muddy Braves' field. The turning point of the game was in the second quarter when the Braves put up a four down goal line stand and prevented the Hornets from scoring from three yards out. The Braves had an excellent season this year finishing second in S.M.A.C. The Braves would like to thank their coaching staff and the fans who came out and sup- ported them. Also they would like to wish the team the best of luck in '85. Give me one step, Brian Dean with one step on the Great Mills secondary takes it in for the score 114 VARSITY FOOTBALL