Christian Brothers High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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4 ROLL ..... TIDE ROLL! Mike Dion struggles for a first down against Southside, due fo a great second effort. Pat Steepleton's hard hit typifies the Brothers' defe sive strength all season.

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ALL HAIL T0 DEAR OLD MEMPHIS CBC Lelt: Bill Batt snares another pass Abov:W'l b t f' ld I. y of Memphis Press- Scimitar 8 Lg ey cos Ie goa Skinner unleashes long pass to McEachran.

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FROSH FOOTBALL m left to right: Row 1-A. Depperschmidt, l. McCormick, 1. Heavy, B. Weaver, 1. Havis, 1. Moran, D. Parsels, P. Robin , B. Odom. Row 2-J. Adams, J. Robinson, C. Ketchmark, C. Folk, B. Cummings, C. Dunn, A. Palazola, D. Bain, P. ce, F. Grisanti. Row 3-T. Stone, S. Leary, l. Mitchell, R. Wolbreck, C. Presley, B. Balton, J. Tankersley, R. Aquadro lill, D. Apple,M. H0uston.Row 4-Coach Brantley,l. Williamson, M. Orians,T. Garbuzinski, D. Wardlaw, l. Werkhoven ch Crone. THE REGULAR SEASON The 1977 season began on an exciting note, a 7-6 triumph over Grenada. The key play of the game turned out to be a defen- sive stand on a Grenada 2-point conversion attempt. This year's victory avenged last year's loss. The Brothers then travelled to Melrose and defeated them easily on their home field. The following three games demonstrated the Brothers' football prowess as the rolled over Kingsbury, Central, and Overton. The Purple Wave, now boasting a 5-O record, began to prepare for the meat of their schedule: Raleigh Egypt, Hamilton, and Woodale. These three games would deter- mine the league's representative to the state playoffs. In a game that was built-up to be a close contest, the Bro slaughtered Raleigh Egypt 28-0. The next encounter matched the 5th ranked Brothers against the 4th ranked Hamilton Wildcats. The game was so widely publicized, that it was decided that the site for the contest would be Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. ln the game, the Brothers dominated the first half and led by the score of 12-0 when the horn sounded. The second half was a different story though, as the Wildcats turned our mental errors and turnovers into 13 points, which led to a heartbreaking 13-12 defeat. The Brothers had lost a game in which they had clearly outplayed the opponent. With Hamilton on probation, the spot in the playoffs boiled down to CBHS vs. Woodale. The Brothers won a thriller with Wigley redeeming himself, by booting a tough field goal with only seconds to play. The margin ot victory was only one point, 22-21, Brothers. The game after Woodale was anti- climactic, as the Brothers thrashed hapless Craigmont. The Purple Wave finished the regular season with an 8-1 mark, and they had obtained the experience necessary to be STATE CHAMPIONS. T05