Cove High School - Leopard Yearbook (Cove, OR)

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 r Going all out is the name of the game.

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Achieving— The Road to State Row !: I. Hurley, J. Nicmitalo, D. Seaman, C. Hamann, R. Hafer, T. Coxen, T. Leighton, D. Kennedy, R. Sutton, S, Moore. Row 2: T. Grant, C. Rager. W. Ryan, G. James, J. Springer, B. Fritz, B. Ott, K. McBride. C. Wiggcr. Row 3: G. Comstock. T. Peterson, D. Stocker, J. Johnston, P. Blaylock, M. Denning, L. Vansickle, W. Kepplinger, K. Fite, S. Elmer, A. Short. Top: Asst. Coach R. Thcw, M. Roberts, Head Coach S. Pereira Leonard Good son: Cove's best supporter Who’s an avid sports fan? Who’s Cove’s biggest supporter? As you may already know from the opening questions, it would have to be Leonard Good- son, “better known as Cove's number one fan. When the students were asked to describe him this is what they had to say, “I can remember him out on the football field with his knee high rubber boots on, keeping time for the football game.”—Kevin McBride. “An irreplacable asset to this school.”—Will Ryan. “He’s the type of guy that everyone looks up to.”—lan Hurley. “When an athlete feels like they’re on their own, he takes the feeling away and gives you confidence. He’d follow us to the end of the earth, if necessary.”—Pam Endi- cott. “1 think it is truly a special gift for our school to have a man so dedicated that he puts the success of our school’s athletics before his own personal needs.”—Dani Folson. “He’s the type of person that all the kids look up to for a word of encouragement. He’s always on the bus, no matter where the trip is, sitting on the rock hard seats, without a word of complaint.”—Russ Hafer. Everyone at the school feels the same way about Leonard Goodson. Things wouldn’t be the same if there weren't a Mr. Goodson to give a “Go get ’em before the game or a “Congratulations after a game. Leonard Goodson, the man behind the success of the Cove Leopards. Coke Bottling Company 9

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Who lost the contact? The dominating force! 38 Cove vs. Mt. Vernon 0 62 Cove vs. Huntington 16 46 Cove vs. Crane 0 20 Cove vs. Prairie City 18 62 Cove vs. Powder Vally 20 50 Cove vs. Adrian 8 16 Cove vs. Burnt River 8 36 Cove vs. Jordan Vally 0 14 Cove vs. Wallowa 34 Districts 50 Cove vs. Adrian 14 Quarter finals 46 Cove vs. Condon 0 Semi-finals 62 Cove vs. Echo 12 State 34 Cove vs. St. Paul 28 Making the first move. “How sweet it is“, “Thriller ', “Cove re- mains perfect , “Unbeaten”, “The Machine”, Rampaging Leopards”, these were a few titles given along with “State Champs”, this year in football. The season opener was against Mt. Vernon. After going through two weeks of hot, sweaty, painful, double sessions, it was all about to be put through the test. The last week had been a little slow, and the Seniors noticed it. Our main objective was to keep the team high in spirit this year, and it paid off. When game time came, you could see the emotion in all of the eyes of the players. After the Leopards 73-yard drive the Mt. Vernon Bears held the Leopards on fourth down, on the three yard line with 2:20 to play in the first quarter. At the start of the second Quarter the Leopards let loose a rampage on the Bears. In nine plays the Leopards were on the board with 7:46 to play in the half. From there on. the Leopards unlcached what it had. and when the final horn blew, the Leopards were the victors, 38-0 over the Bears. Over the course of the season, the Leopards faced many formidable, old Oregon league, op- ponets but always came out on top. Prairie City was a close game, the Leopards winning only by two points, after falling behind by six, late in the fourth quarter with 3 minutes left in the game. On an 11 play, 80 yard drive, the Leopards pulled ahead with only a few sec- onds left in the game. Burnt River was to close to let out a breath of relief. With 3:35 left to play, the Leopards took the lead and held on to it for keeps. The 8 points were the main factor in the game. The Leop- ards only recorded one loss this season, against the Wallowa Cougars, an A-School from the Wapiti league. In the regular season the Leop- ards out scored their foe's, 344 points to 95 points. Hair Shack 11