King High School - Clarion Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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 J.V. Football King vs. opponent 28 East Bay 6 19 Plant Citv 18 6 Brandon 30 38 Tampa Bay Tech. 6 17 Chamberlin 10 7 Hillsborough 13 88 ■’ J.V. Football

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... LIONS FINISH THIRD IN STATE The mighty Lions opened the second half of their undefeated season against their rival the Hillsborrough Terriers in Tampa Stadium. The game, a defensive showdown, ended in a 17-6 King victory. Homecoming was celebrated in Tampa Stadium, a battle for the Conference lead with Brandon who at the time was also unde- feated. The Lions proved their championship cali- ber by defeating the Eagles 24-3 and becoming the only undefeated team in the Western Conference. The Titans fell next, 35-0, thus setting the stage for an offensive showdown in Plant City. In prob- ably the most exciting game of the regular season, the Lions fought off Plant City in an amazing dis- play of offense and defense, defeating the the Raiders 27-23. The Lions completed the season by posting their third shutout of the year against former district champs Plant, 21-0. The Lions were Western Conference and District 4A-7 champions and ended their season ranked third in the state after playing the Dunedin Falcons in the Lions Den.

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J.V. Football 89 DRESSED TO KILL The Junior Varsity Lions charged into the 1981 season and produced another winning King team with a 4-2 record. A tradition, however, was broken this year by this spirited team and it left us wondering if, perhaps, the expression “dressed to kill could be taken literally. Usually our football teams show their spirit on game days by wearing their jerseys, but this year Coach Bozo decided his J.V. team would show theirs by wearing dress shirts and ties instead. This was a tremendous success. On the days the players wore their jerseys, the team lost. When they wore their new attire, they were victorious. These Lions were a high-spirited, well- disciplined. dedicated and motivated group of sophomores, who will be an important asset to the varsity squad in years to come. Although the Junior Varsity Lions broke one tradition to start a new one. their success proved they arc true King High athletes, with the winning King tradition. Front Row: R. Brown. F. Williams. G. White. G. Brown. R. Edge. E. Wallace. F. Johnson, A. Smith, D. Brown, A. Jcncrcttc, VoaclrBozo, Coach Militriano .Wiiml Row F. U.iii-.S an Ik Hoe. P. Gamble. D. Faloon. T. Brown. E. Jackson. S. Lloyd. B. Lattimorc. Third Row: A. Myers. R. Mead. J. . lT Gama oVs! an. F. Me In tyre .kK nen t. loftWKWJ. MtlKBUllUII. R. TTTO]!. If. ■!! ipi.U. UiJUL. 1J. JUlllUUII. »»., Hawkins. F. Poukner. J. James. P. Gamaggio. S. Dean. Smith, D. Newell, A. Payne. S. Streeter. R. Watson.