Indian River High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Chesapeake, VA)

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Don ' t just stand there! Help! 212 Barry Sawyer receives another pass from quarterback Bobby Voight. Ability, Zeal, Teamwork The 1968 season was one of ups and downs for the Braves. Opening their second year of Varsity experience, the Braves successfully defeated the Churchland Truckers by a score of 13-6. The Braves then dropped losses to Oscar Smith and the district champions from Woodrow Wilson. Lake Taylor ' s offense was stopped by a strong, determined defensive effort in an Indian River win. First Colonial and Kellam were able to stop the Braves attack as Indian River was defeated. The Braves travelled to meet York on their field. Their determination and the memory of last year ' s defeat helped the Braves to defeat the Falcons by a score of 19-7. Kempsville, another newcomer to Varsity competition, was unable to stop the attack of the Braves as Indian River defeated them 7-0. Deep Creek, one of the powers of the Southeastern District, had a hard time overcoming the defense, as well as the offense, of the Braves. It was a hard-fought game, with Deep Creek coming out as the victor. Indian River ' s community rival. Great Bridge, defeated the Braves with their ground attack. The final score was 41-1 2. With a record of four wins and six losses, the Braves are steadily proving their strength and ability in competitive Varsity football. The defensive unit was given the challenge of striving to win the award of Savage Brave, an award given to the best defensive player of the week. Those successfully achieving this goal were Bryant Lowe, Pal Flarris, Wayne Richards, and Vic Wilfore. The offense was run this year by quarterback Bobby Voight. Due to the excellent running and scoring of Walter Flick the offense steadily progressed on the ground. The passing attack came from Bobby Voight as he threw to Barry Sawyer and Ray Smith. End Ray Smith again won the honor of being named to the Eastern District Flonorable Mention roster. Bryant Lowe, a junior this year, was named a first-team linebacker in the Southeastern District. You can ' t win ' em all, but you can have a strong competitive spirit was the obvious philosophy of the 1968 football team. With graduation taking 13 Seniors, next year there will be places to fill that can only be filled by the remaining Braves. Football seems to be a game of complete concentration.

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' Mm ?andy Barnette; Bill Brickhouse; Vic VVilfore; George Berryman; Mike Schoedler, John Pate; Vance Vanhorn; Billy Keeter; Billy Wynn; David Abrams, iykes; Jay Council; Pal Harris; Walter Hicks; Ronnie Forehand; Randy Hicks; Sonny Rice; Tom Whitehurst. STANDING: Ray Smith; Gurney Hill; Sobtay Wall; Steve Cook; Bryan Lowe. 21 1

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The spirit of the team just never quits. Braves Exhibit Themselves Well. Lead Braves Through Season