Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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We scored! beams a happy Vickie Helper, You ' ve got to ba kidding? says cheerleader Todd Myers to coach Neil Huffman. While Tony Nicely looks on. Catch mm if you can! Shelia Halsey tries to score for the Juniors. Wake up! Coach David McCormick seems to think Lisa Davis has taken a nap. Waiting patiently Tammy Downer waits for some action from the Seniors. 1-2 3-riow! says Senior leader Kaye Smith. While Shelia Halse y (31) and Angie Loan (62) wait to attack. POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL 27

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Hustle Bustle Sore Muscles There was a tremendous amount of pregame publicity. Boasts were made Challenges were accepted. Coaches wor- ried Cheerleaders cheered. Both teams practiced long and hard on trying to get their battle plan in order. By all appearances this seemed to be just like any other football game. Such was not the case for on one bright and crisp Saturday in November the girls of the Senior class met the up- start challenges from the Junior class in the annual Powder Puff Football Game. The first quarter of the game the two teams were scoreless. But in the second period the Juniors found them- selves backed up in their own end zone. The Juniors then went into a shot- gun position. Rita Lemon snapped the ball to Shelia Halsey which went over her head. Shelia then picked up the ball and threw it to Dorthea Jordan. But not before Kaye Smith could grab Shelia s flag in the Junior ' s end zone. The safety had been scored. During the third and fourth quarters of the game neither of the two teams were able to score. But as a result injuries were ex- changed: busted lips, sore muscles, and broken fingernails. The sounding of the buzzer signaled the end of the game. When Kaye Smith was asked how she felt the game went she replied, Our de- fense was super and we had fun, it was a good clean game We played as a team and had good coaches. The Juniors walked away in disbelief. Shelia Halsey said that the game was rough although it was fun, a lot of people got mad and hurt. Shelia concluded by saying that I really don ' t believe that the Seniors got a safety and it was a bad call on the referee ' s part, but that ' s the way things go some time. The Seniors might have walked away the victors but the Juniors put up a tough fight. It will be a game to be remembered by both teams for a long time . . . 26 POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL

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More Than Just a Game It was a shocking experience! said Michelle Burks. Practices were just as much fun as Homecoming itself. It was an honor just to be able to run even if you didn ' t win. Randa Fen- derson added. We had a lot of fun be- fore Homecoming night at Humpback Bridge. All the other candidates and escorts know what I mean. The highlight of the year ' s Spirit Week had to be the crowning of Miss Michelle Burks as our Homecoming Queen. Tammy Wilson was voted as the first runner-up, and Susan Albert won second runner-up honors. It was the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me, said Lisa Davis. It was really nice being a part of Homecoming, added escort Pete Rigney, It was something I won ' t forget. We had the chance to be an escort to the top-ten senior girls, commented Mark Huddleston, before the whole stu- dent body. The actual Homecoming ceremonies capped-off a week in which the whole stu- dent body got into the act of getting ready for the big game. There was a hall decoration competition, an outdoor pep rally, and a football player auction handled by Mr. Tommy Garten (The ball players were sold for a maximum of $3.00). There Randa Fenderson and her escort Mark Huddleston nervously approach their places in the Homecoming ceremony was also a day set aside for wearing funny costumes. Everything was not all roses about Homecoming as our team lost a touah game to Radford 13 to 6 But for the Queen and her court it was a week they will not soon forget . .