Fort Walton Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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Praying Challis Poifm The Vikings avenged a bitter 1972 defeat at the hands of Bay High School by blanking the Tornadoes 14-0 on a damp muggy night in Fort Walton Beach. The hard-hitting Viking de- fense held the Tornadoes to a total of 50 yards offensively and only 4 first downs as Bay's offense never made a se- rious scoring bid. When the Vikings found their running game stymied, they went to the pass for two touchdowns that provided the Vikings with their winning margin. Quarterback Bobby Mikel hit split end Ron En- clade for 38 yards and a TD in the second quarter and then hit tight end Alan Winslette from 5 yards out in the fourth quarter for the final TD. Ron Enclade successfully con- verted both points after touchdowns. The game was a gruesome de- fensive battle with the kicking game and a big play offense turning the struggle into a hard earned victory for the Vikings. No way baby, this one's mine! The Viking defense pulls in for the tackle. 128!Bay

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22 f ..,. 3 V 5 J V ., H De eme: Deciding Factor The Viking offense was late in getting started and the defense was called on to provide the impetus for second time in as many weeks. In the first half the only score came when an Escambia defender raced 21 yards for a touchdown after picking up a Viking fumble. In the third quarter Alan Win- slette recovered a fumble and 8 plays later Churillo took a Bobby Mikel pitchout and went 5 yards to score. The PAT failed and the score was momentarily tied at 6-6. With 2:17 left in the third quarter, lack Smith made the play that turned the game around by blocking an Escambia punt and running it into the end zone from 15 yards away. Dur- ham converted the PAT and the Vikings moved ahead to stay 13-6. Three plays after the ensueing kickoff, Kim Duncan inter- cepted an Escambia pass and three plays later he went 18 yards for the Vikings' 19th point. Dane McDaniel then hit Duncan for a two point con- version and a 21-6 lead. Six seconds later the Vikings added 2 more points when an Escambia player downed the kick-off in the end zone for a safety. In the fourth quarter the Vi- king offense put together its best and longest drive of the night going 40 yards with Randy Timm climaxing the drive by driving in from 2 yards out. McDaniel hit Mikel for the 2 point conversion and a final 31-13 win. Rutherford!127

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L View Eoqblode The Vikings notched their 4th win in a row as they downed the Pensacola Tigers 30-6 in Tiger Stadium. lack Smith blocked his second punt of the season in the first quarter and swung the ball to the Viking 15 yard line. After failing to move, Tony Dur- ham's field goal attempt was wide on a fourth and three sit- uation from the 10 yard line. The Vikings moved close again, but could not score and with 2:50 remaining, Ron En- clade's field goal was good and the Vikes led 3-0. Bobby Mikel then scored from 1 yard out giving the Vikings a 10-0 lead at the quarter. The rest of the half was scoreless as the teams matched defenses in the second quarter. Greg Worley breaks lose for yardage. Warren Gould, Frank Ceravolo, and Cliff Lewis stop the Tiger offense. Bobby Mikel passes on offense. The Tigers got on the board in the third quarter as a Bobby Mikel pass was intercepted and returned for a 26 yard TD. The PAT was unsuccessful, cutting the Vikings lead to 10- 6. The Vikings then put to- gether a 70 yard drive, but the drive stalled at the Pensacola 10 as a Viking fumble was re- covered, by Pensacola. Then two plays later Mike Hro- madka returned the favor and this time Mikel found the end zone from 1 yard outg Enclade converted and the Vikings lead, 17-6. The Vikings added 13 more points in the fourth quarter with Timm and Stewart scor- ing on short runs to make the final score 30-6. .,,, . ,Pk Pensacola!129 -aggq ' S k 12,-p