Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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The freshman football team fin- ished the season with a 6-1 record. That was one game improvement over last years record. Our team goal was to strive to improve everyday, explained Coach Roger Mayo, head football coach. I told them if they did this Winning would take care of itself. I felt the 6-1 record indicates we achieved that goal. The Baby Gators wins came from victories against: Washington, 24-19, Woodham, 7-0, Pensacola, 21- 0: Milton 14-0, Gulf Breeze, 7-0, and Tate, 29-8. The teams only loss was to Pine Forest, 0-6. Freshman team I think we did great! We all played as a team not as an individ- ual, commented Mike McClain. g'We had three of the best coaches pushing us to be the best. The team consist of 47 players. The two assistant coaches were Mickey Hudson and Paul McEwan. The three managers were Tony Ba- ker, Darrel Askew, and James Knight. I felt the team became funda- mentally sound and performed bet- ter each week. We played each team as a team, not as individualsf, con- cluded Coach Mayo. 6:1 uoY'W 9 -lf' K 'KJ runs to 6-1 record under new coach opposite page: 1. bottom row: Coach Dwight Thomas, second row: An- thony Atkins, Junior Pura, Patrick Barge, Tommy Krause, Roosevelt Hill, Sean Hardtke, Billy Kimball, Mike Doyle third row: Billy Schuck, Randy Peebles, Harold Lowe, Eric Galryg Bobby Hardy, Jarrod Leach- man, Chris Schodowski: fourth row: Mike Sewell, Bobby Patrick, Mar- vin Brown, Brian Mohorn, Anthony Young, Marvin Miller, Russell Clem- mons, Chad Hamilton, fifth row: Jason Huckabee, Johnny Johnson, Scott Dean, Mark Hatton, Randy B. J orenson, Raymond Thomas, Jason Whitehead, Jason Livingston, Kit Howell: top row: Stewart Chavis, Scott Heath, Pat Davis, Brooks Endacott, Dion Hearn, Horace Carter, Craig Stone, Wade Hatter. 2. Walton makes the tackle. 3. Brooks fires the ball. 4. defenders hold the line. 5. Offensive line keeps the pressure off. 6. J.V members go off to practice. 7. Coach Watson gives friendly instructions. 8. Brooks completes a pass for a first down. 9. Kit hands off the ball. this page: l. Team members show good sportsmanship. 2. Oh no you don'tl 3. bottom row: fleft to rightj Patrick Shields, Wes Mont- gomery, Jody Hinckley, Rusty Goldbach, Jon Snellgrove, Bret Beck- strom, Mike Merson, Patrick Reade. second row: Derek Warr, Chris Dixon, Brian Miller, Chris Johnson, Fred Rich, Robert Browning, George Blackmon, Tim Nagim. third row: Thomas Thibault, Gary Price, Tommy Birge, Tim 0'Connor, John Evans, Chris Butler, Scott Chesley, Jay Young. fourth row: Todd Martin, Roderick Salter, Mike McClain, Mike Steward, Pat McNealy, Shawn Powers, Shaun Hale, Mike Panko, fifth row: Tony Baker, mgr: Ramon Hearn, Bubba Hemby, Greg Fayard, Darel Askew, Mgrg not pictured: Darin Smith, Sean Bailey, Kris Robin- son, Danny Marshall, Travis Barker, Jason Moss, Jarod Denman, Jason Plott, Erlc Reed, Greg Files, Gary Smith, Jody Deocampo, James Knight, mgr. 4. Team busts through banner. 5. Pile up! 105

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The boys basketball team was holding a 12-8 record during mid February with five games remain- ing. This year 's team success total- ly depends on our senior leadership. and team defense, commented Coach Norm Ross. The teams wins were against: West Palm Beach Forest Hill, Nice- ville, Tate, Gulf Breeze, PHS, Wood- ham, Milton, and Sumter County High. Their losses were to: Ocala Forest, Kissimmee Osceola, Moss Point Mississippi, Pine Forest, Mil- ton, and Washington. They also par- ticipated in some tournaments. Fellow Gators Maurice Webster and Kevin Dale were honored with awards during the season. Kevin was selected to the All-Tournament teams in the Breeders Cup Tourna- 7 ., :Wh e .zr:,-'Z r ' ' 7 fl. F? . Varsity Squad Shoots to Winning Season ment, and the Gator Holiday Clas- sic. Maurice Webster was selected The Pensacola News Journals Boys Player of the Week ftwice in three Weeksj. I think our play this year is com- ing along very quickly and team play is advancing with each game,', ex- plained Maurice. We must maintain a high level of unity among our team to rewach our goals. The team members include nine seniors, four juniors, and two sopho- mores. The shooting gators are: Or- lando Crocker, Shannon McCreary, Robert Boyden, Maurice Webster, Leon Simmons, Emmitt Smith, Rob- ert Johnson, Dave Wesley, John Thomas, John Buford, Dana James, Greg Thornhill, Kevin Dale, Ronald Lampkins, and Lynn Williams. 106 LFP 1 E l il. 3