East Ridge High School - Musket Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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n i H A new breed of Pioneers arose in 1968-69 and captured the HIL A Division Championship for the first time in the history of the school. lt was an impressive 10-1 record posted by the Pioneers this year and the best yet recorded under Head Coach Mack Franklin. As the season progressed, each game became increasingly vital if they were to win the title, and the team regarded each one as the most important game of the year. The Pioneer Machinel' marched through eight straight victories before tasting their first and only defeat at the hands of the Central High Purple Pounders. However, the loss to Central did not deter the Big Orange as they roared back with a substantial win over Soddy Daisy to give the Pioneers the A Division crown and an invitation to the Civic Bowl in Tullahoma, Tennessee. A bowl game victory and a team trip to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, ended the most successful and by far the most exciting year in football history at East Ridge. It was also a year of honor and recognition for the Orange-clad Pioneers. They found themselves ranked seventh in the state at one time, but finished fifteenth. Five Pioneers were named to the ALL-CITY Teamg seven were named to the ALL-HIL Teamg and two were spotlighted as State Linemen of the Week. 56 fLef2j CAPTAINS: Steve Jackson, Steve Bevilaqua . ' f

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Rig Gran Cheerleaders Earn Spirit Stick at Summer Clinic Hot, thirsty practices . . . three first place wins . . . the coveted spirit stick . . . pep rallies . . . dry throats . . . We got spiritw . . . orange, white, and rah rahs . . . signs for the Pioneers . . . Western' Union . . . a horn honking motorcade to the big game . . . all for East Ridge . . . THE EAST RIDGE CHEERLEADERS. Wh spirit begins . . .

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t't' 9 9 Champions SCHEDULE 18 City 12 20 Brainerd 7 4-2 Kirkman 6 33 Notre Dame 7 21 Baylor 19 14- Hixson 7 20 Tyner 14 39 Red Bank 7 7 Central 27 33 Soddy-Daisy 7 4 21 Tullahorna 20 The brains behind the brawn. ,Aer WUGL mm hm, mg: wat RIDGE ' A31 lv ,rr Q 331 FA QUIT - . - H.: ninnr , ,M f, 4 MW. , , ,Q V , ,,, ,-. . .r ,E W Bottom Row: Steve Riden, Doug Parker, Tom Martin, Bobby Smith, Ronald Boren, Steve Jackson., Mike Crockett, Mike Fugatt, Mike Gregory, Bobby y Wilkinson, Steve Roberson, Tip Oxford, Steve Bevilaqua. Row Two: Wes Stephenson, Chuck DeGarmo, Pete Faulkner, Mike Rice, Ed Cofer, Tim Boyd, Chuck Strickland, Melvin Warren, Gary Kilzer, Cary Maxwell, Paul Hutson, Jerry Smith. Row Three: Ken Shipley, Fred Huff, Tip Stott, Tom Rhyne, Tom Harbison, Jim Manning, Steve Minnis, Tom Wilkey, Tim Mitchell, O. Z. Simpson, Daryl Massengill, Calvin Keeton, Jeff May. Row Four: Jerry Brock, Jack Moore, Doug House, Mike Hampton, Bruce Friel, Bill Kreis, Don Norton, David Brown, Mark Bookout, Don Tindell, Mike Baugh. Top Row: Steve Hall, Steve Turley, Robert Wilkinson, Joey Randall, Buddy Rozell, Monty Howard, and Tom Richards. 5