John T Hoggard High School - Saga Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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The Vikings tried to open the season in New Bern with a bang, but the game came off like a wet firecracker. Hoggard lost, 12-7. The mighty Wilson Titans visited Legion Staudium and scalped Hoggard, 22-0. “We feel we have a better team than our record indicates,” noted Coach Durham in review. The Hoggard football players awaited the fulfillment of his revelation. Anyway, the Vikings traveled to Fayetteville to lose to E. E. Smith, 42-14. And then hallelujah!!—-we beat West Carteret, 19-0. New Hanover managed to overpower Hoggard 28-7, the fourth straight deteat for the Vikings in our vicious interschool rivalry. Kinston provided the team with a great morale boost, going down 9-0. But the rest of the season was disappointing, to say the least. Hoggard lost to Sanford, Sanderson, Ross, and Jacksonville. Three of the losses were shutouts. But the biggest loss of the sea son was not a game, but a player. Trey Barrett, of the New Hanover Wildcats, died of injuries sustained in a game in Greenville. Hoggard has great pass protection. Isn't that so, Steve? .. . Steve? ? Donnie Bridges and Tim Atwood in No Man’s Land.

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FIRST ROW: C. Pridgen, L. Oakley, S. An derson, S. Jackson, B. John- ston, B. Schupp, T. Cook, G. Swain, B. Oakley, B. Newber. SECOND ROW: A. Privette, T. Atwood, D. Smith, W. Holt, M. Politz, C. Abbott, G. Kennedy, M. Fisher, J. Price, J. Smith, S. Politz. THIRD ROW: R. Perry, M. Hardison, M. Ludlum, D. Campbell, D. Mclntyre, S. Stephens, D. Bridges, D. Aldridge, S. King, C. Taylor, B. Doyle. NOT PICTURED: B. Smith, B. Milholland, E. Huff, M. Register. MANAGERS: oe D. Hilton, M. Walton, K. Boseman. HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD HOGGARD SCOREBOARD i New Bern 0 Wilson Fike . 14 Fayetteville E. E. Smith . 19 West Carteret ii New Hanover . 9 Kinston Grainger . 0 Fayetteville Sanford . 6 Raleigh Sanderson 0 Fayetteville Ross 0 Jacksonville . John Smith appears to have someone on his back. 70 ;

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Hoggard’s Baby Viking gridders opened their season in Wilson, with a 6-6 tie. This was much better than the game between the senior teams, in which Hoggard was creamed 22-0. E. E. Smith, which beat the varsity squad 42-14, lost to the Viks 35-6. West Carteret fell next, 14-6, but then the Jayvees ran into some determined Wildkittens, and lost 14-12. Following was another 6-6 tie, Don Jordan says, “Catch it, Chuck!” this time with Kinston. Reid Ross and Terry Sanford set the baby Vikings back two games, after which Hoggard ended the season on a cheerful note, beating Kinston 24-22, for a tinal 3-3-2 record. Matt Fisher and Bob Coleman, please send some talent and spirit to the varsity squad! Someday we will have a winning season, one without bad breaks... .