McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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The enthusiasm sparked by the football team's performance is mirrored by the antics of the 1980 Cheerleaders. Front Row: Allison Miller, Mary Telford Roberts, Kim King, Mary Bethany Hale, Nancy Jackson, Marcia Holly, Ginny Donald, Julie Ragland, Jay Faires. Back Row: John Sims Baker, Glenn Baird, Michael Lebovitz, Marc Harwell, Rob McKinnon, Troy VanAtta, Mary Fischer, Joe Bennett, Jeff Brewer, Buddy Jones. Assistant Coach for the undefeated ninth grade footballers, Lance Nickel, explains the motion of the offensive line on a new play. 8 ls Enough Spearheaded by an unalterable will to win, freshmen footballers rolled to an undefeated, 8-O season. Goaded by Captain John Green's banner 1,095 yard season, the offensive unit managed to score 230 points. An impres- sive Matt Brock-Sammy Joyce combination gained 698 yards passing, with every third reception a touchdown. Alston Hamilton and Peter Hunt rounded out the stellar backfield, which averaged just under 33 points per game. Not to be outdone, the strong defensive unit allowed only 7.4 points per game. On three occasions crucial defensive plays led to shutout victories. Standard-bear- ers for the defensive squad were Captain Howell Cle- ments, tackle Scott Tracy, John Crates at safety, and two-way starter Peter Hunt at cornerback. Realizing the need for more action outside of varsity contests, Coach Bubba Simmons and Coach Terry Evans scheduled more games for the B-team. Eventually, the increased agenda payed off with several B-teamers filling voids in the varsity ranks. The most exciting moment of the B-team season came with Bobby Coleman's recep- tion from Edwin Fort for a lead-gaining flea-flicker pass to end the half against M.B.A. Coach Simmons noted the performance of backs Doug Beuoy and Danny Ayers as well as that of Sumo-lineman Anthony Shrader through- out the 5-2 season. - Kip Soteres

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fftiiilldt an 77 'fi ' 1980 Varsity Football Team. Front Rowg Ralph Griffin, Jim Woods, Bobby Tallant, Ralph Potter, Dan Rather, David Daniell, James Key, Walter Robinson, Carl Hartman, Robby Taliaferro. Second Row: Bill Humphries, Paul Carr, Rob Stone, Eric Ayers, Bill Warnock, Lee Pride, Phil Claiborne, Anthony Shrader, Martin Cox, Gerald Gordon. Third Row: Bill West, Robert White, William Edwards, Mitch Parks, Bill Lewis, Mike Flora, Bobby Coleman, Doug Beouy, Cullen Browder, Henry Hutcheson. Fourth Row: Steve Nichols, Jim Pullen, Chuck Coppinger, Edwin Fort, Scott McLeod, Glenn Morris, Denny Chandler, Eddie Williams, Ricky Moore, Ricky Taliaferro. Fifth Row: Bryan Edwards, Danny Ayers, Kelly Florman, Grant Boucek, Michael Boggus, Tory Johnston, Jason Key, Randy Hammer, Mgr. David Thomas, Mgr. Randy Saylor. Sixth Row: Trainer Steve Bartlett, Asst. Coach David Buck, Asst. Coach Bubba Simmons, Head Coach Pete Potter, Asst. Coach Terry Evans, Asst. Coach Bill Cherry, Mgr. George Hamilton, Mgr. Brian Watson, Mgr. Ray Brandon. Return To Glory At the Fall Sports Banquet on No- vember 25, Ralph Potter received the MVP award and was elected cap- tain. Robby Taliaferro, David Daniell, and Phil Claiborne each slated the Most Improved awards. The Aca- demic Excellence award was cap- tured by Claiborne, while Gerald Gordon and Bobby Tallant pulled in offensive and defensive awards. Dan Rather, Walter Robinson, Potter, and Gordon made AilMCity giving McCallie the second highest total in Chattanooga. Potter capped off the season as a member of the lst Team All-State squad. Rebounding from a disappointing season, the Blue Tornado re-estab- Eished itself as a powerhouse in Chattanooga football. The Gridiron Gladiators, which exhibited the strong leadership and unity of McCallie, evinced great pride in our boys. With three defensive and six oftensive starters returning, Coach Potter drilled his squad in prepara- tion for a schedule which would pit McCallie against talent-laden Tulla- homa, a potent Athens team, and crossmtown rival Baylor, A bright forecast tor the season was dirnrned somewhat as two-way starter Ben l-laliborton suffered a knee injury early in pre-season camp. Fortunately, Potter was able to engineer around this deficit. Phil Claiborne rnoved tothe Quick-guard spot and Mitch Parks ably filled the void at quick linebacker. in the season opener against Tul- lahorna, the blue sought to avenge the defeat of the previous year. After a sluggish first half McCallie led 6-O on a six yard dive by Gerald Gor- don. in the second half, however, the Tornado gained the momentum necessary to de-claw the Wildcats, adding three more T.D.'s by Potter and Gordon, The inaugural home contest ofthe season pitted an inexperienced McCallie team against the big-play offense of the City High Dynamos. In a match characterized by lopsided idck. McCallie conceded 39-7. Next the Blue Tornado played host to Nashville-'s Montgomery Belt Academy. MBA. set the pace in the first quarter with two tallies. With poise characteristic of the season, iVicCailie evened the score on a fieaa flicker pass to Bobby coiernan to end the haif. in the second hat? of the offense slated two more T.D.'s, while the defense blanked lvl.B.A. The Tornado then took a road trip to Athens, Ala., where they were dealt a maddening blow as Athns puiled a late fourth quarter upset to squelch the Blues, 22-14. ln a game that Coach Potter termed near perfect, l'vlcCaliie garnered 25 points the following week. skunking the Wildcats of i-lix- son. Fans were treated to a colorful defensive performance by Walter Robinson, Bobby Tallant, and Dan Rather. The offense displayed its tal- ents in a show which included two Jim Woods touchdowns, ln the center ring against Baylor the following Saturday, McCallie ad- ministered an embarrassing defeat to the Red Raiders. High-spirited fans supported Coach Potters crew of Hkids who wanted it. The squad parlayed talent and determination into a stunning defeat. ln the next contest, quarterback Ralph Potter was two yards away from victory before Tyner defenders brought him down. Aithough senior speedster Gerald Gordon gave a stellar performance, the Tornado conceded to the Rams 22-14. After a decisive victory over Kirk- man, the Blues iost a close bout to Brainerd. Once again, McCalEie found itself a yard short of victory. Ending the season on a high note, McCallie thrashed Howard at Alumni Field. ln his last high school contest, senior Ralph Potter played the ma- jority of the game with a broken collarbone. The team record summarizes the season iogically as a year of recon- struction. For ivlcflailie, however, it was a season of regained confidence and patched-up egos. - Evan Prigoff

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