Jefferson Forest High School - Selvetta Yearbook (Forest, VA)

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.,rr Varsity Football Team: Row 1: G. Brown, H. Hicks, W. Robertson, C. Newcomb , F. Crawford, V. Reid, C. Williamson, S. Callaham. Row 2: M. Tomlin, M. Lindsay, R. Jefferson, B. Hare, R. Martin, B. Davis, H. Alexander, T. Rhodes. Row 3: J. Mitchell, W. Cocke, B. Moody, F. Wade, W. Hicks, W. Jackson, S. Jefferson. Row 4: E. Brown, F. Austin, J. Austin, B. Davis, M. Harris, C. Bowling, D. Callaham. Bill Davis, after receiving his letter, is named Most Valu¬ able Player. Both mud and opposing players had to be considered in the Bath County game.

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Announcer Glen Styles and scorekeeper Bryant Hare tally the scores following the Appomattox game. Coach Wingfield and Coach Russell spent long hours watching the progress of the team in practice. Coaches Miss Wilkerson, sponsor, presents a cheerleading btter to Cindy Green at the athletic banquet. Following the Brookville game. Coach Wingfield discusses the outcome with the newspaper, sportswriter. It takes a certain breed of man to devote his personal time and interest to coaching a high school team. A desire to attain personal fame can be generally ruled out. Instead, a desire to teach young people not only to excel, but to work together, is shown. Long hours are spent each day, supervising practice, travel¬ ing to games, counseling players, and often going so far as to give them a ride home. Some coaches are more devoted than others, with each having a chance to show his own personal style and zeal. The value of athletic competition to a student, and to his school, has long been known. Personal qualities are formed and group fellowship is encouraged. Yet, the determining factor as to the nature of these qualities could well be the coach. Few teams could ever possibly succeed without one, and the quality of the existing coach could easily decide many athletic contests. Coach Seymour gives her softball players a bit of advice during the Appo¬ mattox game. 97

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Mike Harris runs out in one of the pep rallies. Robbie Robertson pulls down a Bath County runner. A threat is made in the Liberty game. The Cavaliers make a first down in the Liberty game. More than once, head coach Glen Styles and assistant coaches Nowlin Wingfield and Jim Matheny felt that the greatest victory they could win in their first season would be that of succeed¬ ing in fielding a representative football team. Many reasons were responsible for this uncertainty. Coupled with a lack of players went a lack of experience, as many seniors remained at their former schools. Very little equipment could be found, and the squad was constantly forced to shuffle its practice fields. This tremendous lack of experience was evident in the first game of the season, as the Cavaliers suffered many mistakes, including having a touch¬ down taken away on a penalty, finally losing 8-0 to Staunton River. In the third game, the Cavaliers seemed to come into their own as they went ahead of Altavista 7-0 in the first quarter, only to see their lead vanish in the game's final two minutes. Other hardships were faced along the way, including playing in the mud and having a bus failure going to an away game. As losses began to add up, many students no longer gave their full support to their team. A determined team faced Liberty, who had predicted an overwhelming shutout. Instead, they were given a tremendous scare, as the outcome of the game was never completely certain until the final horn had sounded. A season of hard work came to an end when the Cavaliers were handed a winless season by William Campbell in their final game. With the loss of six players due to graduation, more hard work lies ahead. One pleasing note is that senior Bill Davis, voted most Valuable Player by his teammates, also was named to the Seminole All-District first team for defense, and the second team for offense. 99