Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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The 1974 Cumberland Football season was one of inconsis- tency, elation, frustration, and excitement. The Dukes came as Close to an even season as possible. At times we showed a superb offensive attack, such as our 24 points and 357 yards against Clover Hill, or our 45 points and 383 yards against Page County. Defensively, although this was their strong point, they still showed inconsistencies. Only two teams were able to score more than 18 points against them, and seven were held to under 200 yards total offense. Perhaps the most consistent and solid part of the Dukes program was their kicking game, which made very few major mistakes, and kept the Dukes alive in many games by their solid play. Offensively there were several players who did an outstand- ing job. David Baber had two games in which he gained over 100 yards, averaged over 4 yards per carry over the season, and caught 10 passes, despite being hobbled by an ankle injury the second half of the season. Gene Shores led all recievers with 26 receptions, many of these being big third down plays. Sylvester Lipscomb at quarterback also did a commendable job, complet- ing 41% of his passes, and showing promise as a runner gaining 140 yards, and scoring two touchdowns against Page Country. Two other offensive backs, Abraham Langhorne and Wayne Con- 17 FRONT ROW: Abranam Langhorne, Sylves- ter Lipscomb, Wayne Conner, A.V. Driver, Ronnie Saunders. SECOND: Larry Mayo, Richard Nuckols, Marvin Mayo, Chuck Fer- guson. THIRD: John Wilson, Bernard Brown, CecilScott, Randy Martin, Alfred Trent. FOURTH: Tony Mullins, Mark Barksdale, David Buchanan, Howard Fox. FIFTH: Mal- colm Vannoy, Marvin Meadows, Matt Mc- Abee, Lee Blanton, Buford Latham. SIXTH: Derek Oliver, Doug Whaley, David Baber Danny Henshaw. SEVENTH: Coach Bill Pelot, Coach Al Neville, Gene Shores, Managers Jeff Martin, Dirk Warner, Louis Hatcher. ? DUKES POST A 4-5-1 SEASON Buckingham 24 Fluvanna eo: Bluestone 6 © fringe Edward. “wigs “Clover Hill 7 Amelia , 18 Page 0 Charles City 6 Powhatan 21 Goochland 14 ner, showed promise of a strong running game next year. Holding down the offensive line were Buford Latham, Doug Whaley, Derek Oliver, Marvin Mayo, Marvin Meadows, Dave Buchanan, Richard Nuckols, Danny Henshaw, Ronnie Saunders, and Alfred Trent. There were many standouts defensively, but the heart of the defense was the linebacker corps. Derek Oliver averaged better then ten tackles per game to lead the Dukes, and was closely followed.by Doug Whaley with eight tackles per game. David Baber lead the defense in interceptions with eight and was con- tinually one of the leading tacklers. Gene Shores also did an outstanding job which included three interceptions, all with good return yardage. The defenisve secondary showed their strength through con- sistency, allowing only three touchdown passes all season, and those coming the first four games. Marvin Mayo, Ronnie Saun- ders, and Danny Henshaw all did a commendable job. The de- fensive line showed continual improvement as the season progres- sed. Leading the defensive line were John Wilson, Dave Buch- anan, Cecil Scott, Maclolm Vannoy, and Tony Mullins. An in- dication of the alertness of the defense was the fact that they caused their opponents to fumble 38 times and recovered 33 of them.

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ANTICIPA TION ABOVE: Dukes hold Goochland to a short BELOW: Get him, Abraham and Marvin. gain. BELOW: Dukes pick up yardage as they defeat ABOVE: The referee sees it all. : Clover Hill. ie Fe ia ciaal

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PRUNE CORT FRONT ROW: Ann West, Madlyn Mosby, Sue Turner, SheilaHat- cher, Mitzi Turner, Carol Lig- gins, Windy Moorefield. SECOND: Cindy McAbee, Adrienne Gilliam, Penny Moorefield, Darcy Wil- liams. NOT PICTURED: Eleanora Gilliam. Fees ee,