Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Mike Davis, outstanding defensive player. EHS I8, Woodham I6 The Real Steel Dr. and the EHS Defenders m the field but shut down the end zone to defeat Woodham I8-l6. Woodham Head Coach Bobby,Waden, attributed their defeat to EHS Reginald Morgan and his open field speed. The second half was scoreless except for a Woodham touchdown late in the fourth quarter which set up one of the most exciting last second efforts of the season. Woodham, trailing EHS I6-IS. placed its hopes in place-kicker Bentley. From 28 yards out and with 38 seconds left, Bentley's kick was long enough but slightly off to the left. EHS was victorious by the width of an upright. EHS 28, me 3l '5 In what was termed the Super Bowl of Escambia County, Tate outscored Escambia 3I-28. Because of this win, the Aggies captured the District I-AAAA Football Championship. Escambia got on the scoreboard first with senior fullback ReginaliMgoVrgan's 22-yard run, but Tate responded with touchdown runs by Randy Kittrell and Mike Bennett. The Aggies' heralded place kicker, Mark Madisonlmissed his first two extra point tries and the score stood at I2-7. Both teams traded touchdowns giving Tate the lead I8-I4 at halftime. Escambia took the lead 20-IS on Morgan's I7-yard scamper. The lead was short-lived as the Aggies came right back 24-20hMorgan's-fumble on his own 34 set up the Aggies' final uscore. Trailing by I I. Escambia narrowed the margin to SI-28 when quarterback Keith Hughes climaxed an 89-yard drive with a I-yard sneak to score again. ,fi EHS O, Pine Forest IO Driving rain and numerous injuries helped Pine Forest to defeat Escambia in the final game of the season. Quarterback Keith Hughes' iniury early in the second quarter virtually tied the hands of the home team. The Dynamic Duo of the Escambia back field, senior fullback and junior halfback Monnie Stallworth, were held to 50 and 37 yards endell Williams, 250- pound Pine Forest noseguard, amply plugged the middle for the Eagles.

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fa EHS o, Choctaw 3 l In the fifth game of the season, Choctaw Indians shattered Escambia's hopes for a perfect record. Defense was the call with the only score being an Indian 27-yard field goal by Bruce Cienmiecki. Escambia's defense rose to the occasion and held the Indians to only three points. The defensive secondary played a tight zone allowing only two complete passes. Escambia's hard nosed goal line stand came through again in the fourth quarter, holding the quarterback to no gain at the eight-yard line. EHS 26, Milton O bla s 26 O shut out over Milton Carrying the ball almost at will running back Monnie Stallworth sped for I09 yards and two touchdowns .S.ta.I.l.mLo,Lth, assisted by senior fullbac Re ie Mor an rolled over the powerless Panthers. Morgan, the city's leading rusher, gained 58 yards on I3 carries and scored twice. The EHS defense stood tall and rugged, allowing Milton only 85 yards rushing. The victory raised Escambia to 5-I. crushing any thoughts of a losing season. Since it was the first Homecoming triumph in five years, the win was the bright finale for the week's activities. Highlighting Homecoming Week was Escam- Les.. ,....8QfQ EHS o, Godby 27 Capitalizing on numerous Escambia mis- takes. Godby shut-out EHS at Tallahassee's Capital Stadium. Coach Harrell Harrison des- cribed Escambia's play as sloppy, sloppy football. EHS drove effectively throughout the game. but turnovers and penalties halted chances of any score. With this loss, Escambia's record sank to 5-2 on the season, but maintained a 3-O in district play. ,wiv- Reginald Morgan. outstanding offensive player. 'Q 56A HH SCH

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Erased J Hopes ' For Championship r First Row: Mike Salsbag, An1liony,,Piclt:ti'!B,Kelvin Scott. 'Eric Brown. Kenny Lyons, Tom Hill, Daniel Mitchell. James Bessette, Joseph English. James Joyner. Randall Medley. Michael Flynn. Arthur Ullrich. Second row: Zollie White. Kenneth Sims, Richard Kirloy. Philip Vaughn, Jeffrey Wright. Richmond Harvard, Craig McNair, William Jones, Troy Pate, Russell, o 0 Injuries Create The junior varsity appeared to be on their way to the city-county championship as they outscored their first three opponents 62-6. Their hopes soon disappeared as they lost the next three games because of injuries to the defense. With the offense carrying most of the load. Head Coach Fred Waters depended on running backs James Bessette, Joey English and Michael Flynn for ball control. With this in mind, Coach Waters led his team to a I8-I4 victory over Tate to end the season with a winning record. The JayVee Squad had one more scheduled game against Pine Forest which was forfeited to complete the season with a five and three record. We could have had a perfect season, comment- ed Coach Waters. lf we had a larger team the injuries would not have affected us so badly. I 976 JayVee Scoreboard Escambia Opponent gf Pine Forest 0 PHS 0 29' Washington 6 6 Tate as 3 Mahon 32 Woodham I 6 I Sf Tate I4 If Pine Forest O Williams. Third Row: Ronald Jackson. Edward Lane, Robert Mullen, Darwin Kiel. Michael Welter. Kevin Adams, Kevin Clewis, Johnny Mohan. Kevin Siverly. Zane Smith, Jack Jacobs. Fourth Row: Dexter longmyers. Bernard Kemp. Timothy O'DeII. Ananias Harris. Richard Boothe. Thomas Johnston. , David Byrant. Halfback Joey English Q30 breaks away from Washington defender for first down.