Hardaway High School - Gold Nugget Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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l SPGRTS Chris Lancaster The competition was all and great But our time was more than games Sweating away our free time and all Early practices and late workouts Our muscles ached yet we worked on ' r ' it Winning and losing, the ups and ri, ' iti downs X ff of the hard season V lll U W X my m I W wk WW, Z KelLvG y M C Hitting his way out of a tricky sand trap seni or alhoun practices for an upcomingvtournament. Scott Ch Lanc

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Hardaway Football Determined To Let Quality Outnumber Quantity . . . I I s the crowd gathered, and the lights came on, the break through sign ' ' ' came up for the opening game of the season. The paper ripped, and the 1983 football team came onto the field with pure determination. Determined to prove that the decline wasn't going to upset the strategy of the game. It didn't. The games went on and so did the victories. By land or air the small team of Hawks pulled together with the support from coaches, parents, and friends, but mainly from each other. Running the ball, the Hawks rolled up 2156 yards for the year led by Pokie John- son, who himself gained 1100 yards or more. When running the ball didn't seem to work, another Johnson did the job. Passing for 2079 yards for the year, Wayne Johnson very early in the season became the center of attention. This was proved by the many visits to Hardaway by college scouts from all over the southeast. All eyes seemed to be fixed on the Johnson and Johnson tea- mup. Even though this year's team was small, Wayne and Pokie couldnlt have done it by themselves. Reliance on Cedric Campbell to help Pokie out came often when running the ball and place kicker Dan Kosobuki gave Hardaway its extra points, which was some- time essential. With the defense, such as Shelby Hood and Al Picken, working behind the offense, the season became a nice one. The Hawks knew from the beginning that it was going to be a tough year, but with support, courage and determination, the Hawks soon became sub-region champs for the fourth year in a row. HARDAWAY 29 . Opelika 15 Hardaway's explosive offense kept Ope- lika off balance and the Hawks were led by the Johnson brothers. Wayne Johnson hit 6 of 14 passes for 106 yards and 2 touch- downs and ran for 99 yards on 5 carries. Hardaway opened the scoring with a 25 yard field goal, set up by a 66 yard run by Pokie Johnson. Pokie finished with 163 yards on 10 carries, including a 30 yard touchdown. Wayne Johnson scored on an 8 yard run before Dan Kosobucki's field goal, but a penalty nullified the touchdown. Ope- lika fumbled later, and Al Picken fell on the ball. Three plays later, Pokie Johnson scored from the 26 on a draw to put Hardaway on top. HARDAWAY 42 , , Carver 6 CONTINUED VDoing the thing he does best, senior Cedric Campbell receives a perfect pass and takes off down field during the Jeff Davis game. Snr Columbus Lvdg Enquirer