Connor High School - Archives Yearbook (Hebron, KY)

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A Season Full Of Excitement “Coach Clark is a good coach who has brought a great system over to Conner. He is a real winner and has the respect of every player on the team. explained Mike Dragan. Numerous fans turned out to see just how the new head coach would do, and what he did was great! Coach Clark (pictured at left) reached a milestone this year which was his 200th victory. He obtained the milestone winning against Newport with a score of 19 to 8. Coach Clark commented on this, Not very many football coaches have been fortunate enough to reach that plateau. The feelings of the players about their season was that it could have been better if they could have controlled their main weaknesses which were mistakes and turnovers. But they often made Tip for them with their strengths which were their hard blockers and the speed of the back field. One of the most exciting games was against 5th ranked Covington Catholic — 23 to 15. A big factor of this win was the opening kickoff return by Greg Vicario. He fielded the kickoff at the 15 yard line, went to his right, and ran 85 yards for the first score of the game. Duane Hudson then added his talent and scored again which gave the Cougars a score of 13-0 for the first quarter. IContinued on page 80) Football 79

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1. Keeping his cool before a game is Mark Fox. 2. Brian Becker and Mickey Clore take a quick rest at halftime. 3. Coach Bowling explains the facts concerning the game plan. 4. Helping to keep the team organized is Lauri Moore and Kerry Sumpter. 78 Soccer

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(Continued from pg. 79) Another run by Hudson set up the final score of the half. After the kick-off return he was on the 12 yard line, but 5 more yards were awarded because of a facemask penalty. The Cougars chalked up three more points thanks to Mike Timberlake and left for the locker rooms with a half-time score of 16-7. During the second half Jeff Akers put the game out of reach with a 45 yard touchdown run with only a few minutes left in the game. This was a game that would not soon be forgotten! At the end of the season other Cougar players held outstanding records. F. Anneken led the number of tackling points with 165 while Brian Couch had the most recovered fumbles which consisted of 3. Overall the team was a great success. 1. Taking a break from all the action at the Conner vs. Lloyd game is Curtis Messerly. 2. Discussing some strategy to help with his 200th victory is Coach Clark and Mike Dragan. 3. Chris Conner, Joey Jameson, and Duane Hudson go in for the tackle. 80 Football