Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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I V Football Front Row: Steve Douglas. Dan K rouse. Emest Butler. Corey Butler. Jimmy God- dard. Corey Hutcherson. James Butler. Shane Potts. James Gant. Jeff Burroughs. Thomas Bums. Gerald Knott Middle Row Brian Taylor. Stan Gnffm, James Willen. James Styles. Ricky Zois. Mike Foreman, Dwayne Jones. Joey Graham. Wayne King, Andy Bell. Kenny Ptlkerton, Mike Weber. Scott Wood. Joe Butler. Bob Slaughter Back Row Tyrone Price. Tom- my Dixon. Corey Butler. Carl Nerum. Mike Ragan. Tim Oraheim. Doug East bum. Steve Guy. Brian Bohlc, Steve Baldwin. Lynn Bean. Joe Stanaloms, James Hill. Robert Dugan. Doug Hunter. Mike You mans And you are going down Steve Baldwin does his job well keeping the ocher team from getting to quarterback Stan Gnffin. We re number one, not two. not three, not four. We re number one! The J.V Braves had a tremendous season, coming away with a county championship. Mike Foreman and Rick Zois made a fine team as kicker and holder

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The Junior Varsity Football Team earned the unofficial county championship by defeating Great Mills 25-0 in the season opener and defeating Leonardtown by a score of 33-0 in the season finale. Despite suffering a 16-12 heartbreaking loss to undefeated Lackey H.S., the team maintained its enthusiasm and outstanding team attitude throughout the season. Coach Mike Denny was proud of his team, as they completed a very successful season by finishing with a record of 5-3• Contributing to their impressive record by scoring many of the team's points were Steve Guy, Stan Griffin. Joe Graham. Thomas Barnes, Brian Taylor, Mike Foreman, Doug Eastbum, Tim Drahtem, and Mike Youmans. The offensive line led by Carl Nerum.Joe Stamalonis, Ken Ptlkerton, Steve Baldwin, Robert Dugan, and Scott Wood were instrumental in assuring a consistent Braves offense. Defense also played a key role this season. Leading the pack was Linebacker Bob Slaughter, Lineman Wayne King, and Joe Butler,Defensive backs Mike Webber and Rick Zois. You can t stop me. I'm a Braves man?? Stan Griffin breaks away free from the opposing team 's defense Coach Denny and Jamie Wdlen discuss of- fense attacks These and defense plays help map out victories.

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Waiting and watching, the main question was could we do it again? Could we regroup from losing seven starters to graduation in '86? Could we win S.M.A.C., regionals and compete in the state playoffs? The question was answered when the Braves field hockey team opened against Calvert and won by a score of 2 to 1. From then there were many tough gmes for the lady Braves but they held together by defeating 12 out of 14 teams. Overtime games provided much of the season's excitement. The game with Northern went into a triple overtime leading to a 1 on 1 with the goalie. Some fine stick work from Kim Fugera and great saves by sophomore Holly Benton brought home the win. The St. Mary's Ryken game also went into overtime. Eight minutes in Stephanie Payne put the ball in the cage with an assist from senior Kns Ohler. The game that brought tears to ours was the loss against LaPlata determining S.M.A.C. champs. Fans came out to see the two teams compete, but unfor- tunately the Braves ctfme out on the short end losing 1 to 0. My girls overpowered the LaPlata Warriors, stated Coach Mrs. Bottorf. Whenever a team out comers and out shoots a team, we should have won. Maybe this was good for the team to prepare them for regionals. The day before regionals Mrs. Bot- torf had a fun day. Pumpkin carv- ing, contests, games, and candy. The idea was to let the team relax and have fun before facing Leonardtown Raiders. The Brates beat Leonard- town, a score of 3-1. Once again the team had to face LaPlata. The Braves got off to a slow start, but after half time they wasted no time putting in 2 goals for the score to stand 2-1. However, con- fusion on the field led the Braves to lose their abrupt momentum, and the game went into overtime. A break away by a LaPlata player, resulted in a score. LaPlata won by a score of 3-2. The Lady Braves held then heads high while walking off the field. It took style for the team to ad- mit and accept the final loss. Their classy style displayed that they were the real winners. Just keeping my eye on the ball. Sophomore Holly Benton did a great job as the varsiry team goalie Stacy Mueller watches and learns as the J.V. goalkeeper