Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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Oh no. it's Mr. Phil! Phillip Redmond makes a break work for him and starts the dash for the longest yard Feet don’t fail me now, George Washington while running for first down yardage J V Football Front Row John Dottdn. John Jonev Ricky Dean. Paul Miller. Phil Redmond. Matt Youngwn. Brmn Wilkev Dwayne Grime Second Row David Wedding. Tom Loeliter. Dale Grace. Phillip Wihon. Rickv Wood Bdlv Andervm Jody Willett Back Row Ed Alvey Ray Wile». Ken Sawyer Shane Thompson Billy Tucker Delgado Butler Not Pictured Steve Ha«g. Mark Permo. Matt Scheer. Bobby Baldwin. David Wilkerson. Mike Jordan Shewm Thoma . Brian Brncoe. George Wa h«gton. Rich e Faunce. Steve Poole May I have this dance or your life. Matt Scheer tackles his opponent. Scoreboard CHS 6 Lackey OPPONENT 34 0 Thomas Stone 41 0 La Plata 8 20 Leonardtown 12 6 McDonough 27 0 Northern 6 8 Calvert 14 6 Great Mills 34 Competition Junior Varsity Football 157'

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Eye on the Future! Through the ‘84 football season the J.V. team was plagued with untold problems that they were unable to surpass. They were in the middle of a change over from Coach Charlie Baker to the new blood of Coach Philip Magdic. J.V. was stricken with the loss of players who moved to Varsity, leaving the J.V. team with mostly Freshmen and first year Sophomore players. Although the team didn’t show well in their 1 in 7 record, their games were hard fought and the team was always ready for the next game to challenge their quest for excellence. The J.V. Braves win of the season was against county rival Leonardtown Raiders. In prepar- ing for that game there were rumored comments from Leonardtown players which really angered the CHS team. Spirit ran high for the game. Looking ahead, Coach Magdic talked about new plans and a more extensive training program to create a bigger and more intimidating monster of a J.V. Football team. There were even secretive and more complex ideas for plays and with-in the coaching staff, all with the hopes of a more dramatic, enthusiastic season to really prove the ability of the new coaching and the rebuilt Junior Varsity team. Well. I wonder if we need a new game plan? Coach Magdic surveys the field while George Washington takes five on the bench. Watch out Theisman! John Dottelis goes for another long pass. r i56 Competition Junior Varsity Football

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So Close and Yet So Far Our football season was one of missed opportunities and lost dreams. At the beginning the Braves had high hopes and expected to be among the S.M.A.C. leaders. However, as the season unraveled, those expec- tations turned into tears with the help of too many key injuries and bad breaks as the Braves finished with a 3 and 7 mark. As usual, the season began with a tough loss to Central by a score of 13-12 marking the fifth straight opening loss to them. The next week the Braves traveled to White Plains to play Lackey. After trailing most of the game, the Braves came back to tie the score and force the game to overtime where they won it 20-14. The feeling of victory was short-lived though because the next week the Braves lost to Thomas Stone 34-0 in a game that they were never really in. This draught came to an end against Northern just in time for Homecoming. It was not only the seniors last Homecoming but would be the last time they played at Braves Stadium. They responded with a big 20-0 win to end a great week. This was one of the few bright spots of the season and the memories from that game won’t easily be forgotten. That was the last win for the Braves. They lost to Calvert and then Great Mills in the last game of the season. Though the Braves lost to the Hornets 30-25, it was their best game. They got behind early but battl- ed back to take the lead late in the game 25-24. However. Great Mills took the lead for good with a touchdown in the final seconds. The heart breaking loss brought many tears and a feeling of emptiness especially for the seniors who would not get another chance. But it best typified the kind of year the Braves had. So close . . . But yet so far. U this Doug Flutie? No. it’s Steve Douglass throwing a halfback pass against Thomas Stone. Get out of my way! Charlie Roach heads upfield against Central. Just missed. Eric Fenwick attemtps to block a Central punt. r 158 Competition Varsity Football