Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Give 'em Hell, Truckers, ury the ruins! At the start of the Friendship Bowl Week, it was Churchland with a 7-1 win-loss record and Western Branch at 8-0 and leading in the district race - THE CLASSIC HIGH SCHOOL RIVALRY. The week before the game was hectic as VICA sponsored a spirit rally and awarded a spirit bowl to the club or group who showed the most spirit and S20 to the club with the best sign. The sophomores won the poster contest and the Seniors won the Spirit Bowl for their enthusiasm. The Spirit of '76 club went so far as to hire a plane to circle the field on the night of the game, illuminating the evening sky with the slogans: HTRUCKERS ARE NO. 1 and BEAT THE BFtUlNS . The night before the game VICA sponsored a bon-fire, requiring an admission fee of one logg the turnout was exceptional. Throughout the week there were rumors of students breaking pumpkins and throwing eggs at the respective rivals' school. One report noted that one unfortunate Churchland group, while breaking pumpkins in the Western Branch parking lot, stalled out and was surrounded by Western Branch students. Before breaking away, the car had one headlight shattered. Friday morning before the game a pep rally was staged in which the football players tore down an effigy of a Bruin. By the afternoon the entire school was vibrant with the expectation ofa victory for Churchland. The climax of the week came that night. The game was well played and, in the end, Churchland came out on top by a score of 8- 0. The first quarter had little action, but, in the waning seconds of the second quarter it looked as if Western Branch might score. The possibility of the score arose from a blocked punt which Western Branch recovered on Churchland's 1 yard line. The Trucker defense outdid itself and held off the attack on all four downs. That series of downs was undoubtedly the turning point of the game and perhaps the finest defensive set of plays in the entire district this year. The Trucker defense held the Western Branch unit to only 37 total yards gained in 32 carriesq whereas the Truckers had 160 total yards in 45 carries. The win for Churchland put the race for the district championship into a three way tie between Churchland, Western Branch, and Manor.

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Crowds reacting to the successful goalline resistance by the CHS defence. A Drape- the-school spirit poster. Offensive back Tee Tee Sumner giving his all and the final scoreboard.