McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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i..r V -J M 1 , ' . ' f f' 1980 Varsity Cross Country Team. Front Row: Bryan Pierce, Jeff Sims, Jim Blitch, Chris Bevin, David Anderson, Paul Burke, Blake Young, Arne Keister, Ben Dunlap, Jay Faires. Second Row: Charles Flowers, AI Rogers, Rob Leverett, Neal Brackett, Perry Mathewes, Gregg Middleton, Rick Crotteau, Hamilton Cain, Gary Moore, Keith Noback, William Warlick, Marc Harwell, Brent Pierce. Back Row: Coach John Pataky, Vic Stephenson, John Plyler, Will Cleaveland, Ricky Park, Carl Jones, Alan Still, Jeff Plunkett, Buster McKenzie, John Hochman, Chuck Megahee, Ken McGowen, Coach John McCall. Mixed emotions at the prospect of another three-mile run: Blake Young prays while Bryan Pierce grins. J 'i i Culminating a highly successful season, Wil- Iiam Bryan finished with his best clocking in the Junior High victory over Baylor.

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A ,rf ,I iz K V n In his twenty-first year as Cross Country Coach, Mr.John Pataky prepares to time the varsity in interval workouts. Making an auspicious debut on the Chattanooga Cross Country Circuit, Chris Bevin moved quickly to third on the McCallie Varsity and here placed 20th in the City-County meet. Coach John Pataky's Cross Coun- try team breezed through the first four meets of the season before fall- ing to Tyner 29-28. Captain Paul Burke and sophomore Blake Young consistently ran one, two. Preparing for the Baylor battle, the harriers conquered their next three oppo- nents, upping their record to 7-1. Sharing in the C.l.L. crown hinged on the defeat of Baylor. With strong grouping, McCallie trounced the Raiders on their own turf, 21-39. Gorm Ferger of Baylor finished first, shadowed by Young, Burke, Chris Bevin, and Arne Keister. Coach Pa- taky noted that runners Bevin, Blitch, Ben Dunlap, and Jay Faires filled the varsity roster with the most boarders of the past decade. Led by Captain David Anderson, the B-Cross Country team blazed the way to a fourth consecutive un- defeated season. Anderson and Brent Pierce led the successful de- fense of the city Cross Country and regional B-team titles. Coached by Mr. John Webster and Mr. Stan Gillespie, the junior high school team continued the winning momentum. Captains Ben Harrison and Matt Powers continually broke records as they led their teammates to seven victories in seven starts. Chris Bevin was named Most lm- proved, Paul Burke named Most Valuable, and Blake Young cited for Excellence.

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Varsity Basketball 6 17 They Team East Ridge City Hixson Kirkman Baylor Brainerd Tenn Temple East Ridge Central Tenn Temple Baylor Howard Tyner Red Bank Brainerd Kirkman East Ridge Howard Tyner City Tenn Temple Hixson We 49 64 ' 29 42 ' 44 46 ' 43 47 ' 42 66 42 84 ' 56 54 . 47 61 ' 57 60 60 59 . 52 62 Red Bank 62 72 77 101 60 58 44 42 44 62 ' 51 57 ' H 61 47 ' 54 79 56 74 40 61 ' 68 57 , 37 62 ' Coach Bill Eskridge embodies the frustrated spirit of the basketball squad as he watches the team lose to Baylor. Turned Over Cagers With only four sophomores and one senior, Jay Clements, starting for the Blue Tornado, the team was unexpectedly strong. Veteran Coach Bill Eskridge instituted two new poli- cies this year: weekend workouts and a consolidated team. The team came to the gym either Saturday or Sunday in order to remain in top shape. The junior varsity and varsity were combined and everyone received a varsity letter. Coach Eskridge dis- covered that this idea worked well, and he planned to continue it. The Tornado started the season with four losses to East Ridge, City, Hix- son, and Kirkman. The fifth game for the Tornado was against arch-rival Baylor in which we suffered defeat. The first win of the season for the Blue Tornado came against Tennes- see Temple in the first round of the McCallie Invitational. Coach Esk- ridge commented, The first one is always the hardest, and boy, this one was! The Blues finished fourth in the tournament. After Christmas break, the cagers again defeated Temple. Then, in a series of close games, Red Bank and Baylor edged the Tornados. Shortly after these gruntled defeats, region- al champion Howard also proved too much for the Tornado. The third victory came against Tyner as John Snodgrass capped an incredible comeback with a short jumper with two ticks remaining. The winning streak was continued against Red Bank when junior point guard Cullen Browder hit a 15-footer with no time left to win the game. After Brainerd and Kirkman beat the Blue, the frustration flew against East Ridge with a crushing defeat of the Pioneers. Howard and City again overpowered the cagers. The team again whipped Temple and wrapped up the regular season with a loss to the Howard squad, ending this year with a 6-24 record. Coach Eskridge noted inexperi- ence and turnovers as the most poi- gnant problems. He commented, Our motto is to improve with every game and with every practice. He also pointed out the contributions made by the seniors Glenn Baird, Jay Clements, Ansley Moses, and Ni- cho Nelson. The team voted 6'7 John Snod- grass MVP. Coach Eskridge looks ahead to next year, however, with three of his starters returning. The junior varsity did not fare much better, ending with a 7-20 re- cord. Their victories came against East Ridge, Kirkman, Hixson, Tem- ple, and Tyner. The team was coached by Wayne Reynolds and led by juniors Doug McCallie and Chris Lowrance. - Chris Lowrance