Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Sportsmanship, Leadership Are Key Elements to Success With the guidance of Coach Reed Killett, Escambia's J .V. basketball team scored a 7-18 season record. The team started out very strong, winning its Iirst seven of eight starts, however, things weren,t as prosperous from that point as the next ten games were losses. Coach Killett feels that at the junior varsity level it was im- perative to stress the most basic basketball skills so the ath- Coach Killett observes the result of many hours of hard work and devotion. letes would be able to measure their success in terms of prep- aration for varsity competition in the future. Coach Killett stressed certain sociological ideas such as sportsmanship and cooperation so that every player will strive for excellence. Fellowship, leadership, and citizenship should be emphasized as important factors of success. Steve Welch gets the opening tip-oil' against Niceville in 65 to 62 defeat. Kneeling: Glen Bousquet, Jeff Cagle, Gordon Dey. Standing: Keith Buch- spics, Steve Boyd, Danny Williams, Steve Welch, Roger Britts, John LaCasle 164

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Ross Moses rushes in to assist teammate in bringing down Washington running back ,5- f,,, . ' ? J'3M1'i.., ' , V ', hi Q J Young Rebels Show Promise as Future Varsity Players JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL Under the leadership of coach Jackie Nelson, Escambia's J.V. football team closed their season with a 3-4-0 record. Coach Nelson places great emphasis on the importance of a good relationship between the coach and his athletes. He says a coach must eam respect as a person and for his coach- ing ability. Once respect has been established between play- ers and coach other problems become less severe, such as communication. This is a vital aspect of a winning athletic program. Without communication you have no base on which to build a team. First row: Larry Johnson, Mark Strothe, Mike Heton, John Nolan, Jimmy Fradejas, Ronald Greene, Donald Bunje, Robert Armour, Ross Moses, Rich- ard Peterson, Billy Bessette, Freddie Smith. Second row: Bruce Brenizer, Dale Phillips, John Tookes, Ricky Quisol, Robert Wright, Brad Carr, Randy Whiting, David Summerlin, Terry Sumlin, James Montgomery, Barry Drew, John Strasser. Third row: Eddie Martin, Andy Garrett, Russell Whitehill, Michael Knights, Tom Sinnott, Kevin Janda, Gary Lockwood, Wayne Bas- well, John Wright, Jan Rich, Harold Mahan. F RESHMEN FOOTBALL Showing promise as future varsity players, the Rebels' freshman squad finished with a hard earned 4-4-l record. In a final analysis of the season Coach Herbert Boykin ex- plained that players must set a goal, then decide how hard they are willing to work to achieve this goal. Also, he feels that without communication there is no way to motivate. Without motivation there is no way to be a consistent winner. He says communication is not only from coach to players but players to coach as well. Ninth Grade Scoreboard Escambia Opponent 14 Washington 6 30 Pensacola 0 54 Woodham 6 6 Tate 6 20 Catholic 12 20 Milton 30 J .V. Scoreboard Escambia Opponent 34 Washington 6 8 Woodham 16 19 Ft. Walton 6 2l Pensacola 6 28 Tate 38 18 Pace 22 0 Milton 28 163

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Front row: Greg Jones, Terry Kroll, Dennis Welter, Tom Danks, Ricky Thompson, Glenn Braddock. Second row: Glenn David, Gary Lockwood, Jay Maughon, Scott Latemo, Frank Parsons, Phillip Wright, Jan Lipham, Louise Kust. 9--' , , .. .. is ' ,',...,. ,I A 'A ' ,.., ., . , ,hh 11 it 'V ill ai? A rt i mf ' i 1 :tt ll -l ' vu git x A E . ' K . 1 :wwmfa-mms --qu -0-Giisfwtih' Second baseman Jay Maughon shows his power as he speeds to make throw. Greg Bessete tags second, gives him a pitch out. Training Team Includes Hustling, Conditionin J.V. baseball coach Harry Knickelbine has been coaching baseball for the past four years. He feels the key to training a team is hustling, conditioning and improving daily attitude. Coach Knickelbine emphasizes playing experience instead of just winning games. He feels the most important factor is using as many players as possible during each game. Coach Knickelbine feels that the purpose of a J .V. baseball program is to groom the younger players for the future. In the coach's words, The greatest satisfaction any coach can achieve is in the quality of the end product of the attempt at helping young men develop into well trained, self-disciplined individuals? With 13 games to play this year, the J.V. team had not played their first game by the March 5 yearbook deadline. 165