Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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Front Row Doug Haymens, Jeff WooJsey. |oe Balinger, David Wood. Tony Woolsey, Charlie Burch. Brian Easter, Jeff Kirby. Charlie Roach, John Armstrong. Don Dimatteo, Troy Buckler Back Row Robert Hill. Jerry Brash, Kyle Tyer, Jason Williams, Bruce Parker, Bill Libby, Chris Nolan. Arthur Holman, Allan Burch, Pete O'Connor, Scott Cheseldme, Jim Anthony. Joe (Chopper) Herbert. Brian Dean V CHS 2 Central Opponent 12 15 Lackey 00 12 Thomas Stone 00 7 LaPlata 20 18 Leonardtown 20 12 Southern 00 0 McDonough 22 6 Northern 0 32 Calvert 14 6 Great Mills 0 VARSITY FOOTBALL 115 ootball

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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

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Another Year, Another Coach The 1983 football season is long since over. For many seniors this last year of football will be a very memorable year Coach, Andy Palko, did a superb job in coaching the team to a winning 6-4 season and a second place finish in SMAC. Coach Andy Palko took over as head coach after the departure of Coach |im Anastasia the previous year and the year before Coach Steve Olczak. For many seniors this made it difficult for the players to adjust from year to year. Not only was it hard to adjust to their style of coaching, but it was also hard to adjust to each one's personality All three coaches had a dif- ferent personality, and this caused many problems in the relationship between the coach and his players. In the end both coach and the players worked out their differences and the team came around and played good football. Both the players and the coaches should be congratulated on a job well done. Look at them legs, Mrs Bottorf tapes Mike Sparks's ankle in preparation for tonights game |im Anthony awaits the same pleasure. 116 VARSITY FOOTBALL