McGavock High School - Etc Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Several players received post-season honors. Otto Toth led the team all year; and scored the winning goal in the East-West all star game, although he was not credited with it. Otto was also selected to the All-State second team. Young Jae Kim was selected third team All-State and also participated in the All-Star game. Goalie David Waggoner also played in the All-Star game. Under Coach Rigsby, the record was 3-4. Coach Coffee compiled a 2-2 record and the team finished fifth in the division. Upper Left: Coach Rigsby watches closely in the cold. Left: Len Dini moves upfield in action at a home game. Above: Coach Larry Coffee is back coaching the soccer team after missing the first part of the season.

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occer Finishes Stron Seniors Have Good Year! McGavock’s soccer team overcame several forms of adversity to put together a 5-6-0 record and salvage a good season. The Raiders’ season did not begin easily. A home field was hard to find, but eventually the football field was settled on. os q Coach Fred Rigsby led the team in the early part of the season, but JF : | ime 3 ™ @ gg, departed for indoor track as last year’s coach, Larry Coffee, returned lf ee for the second half of the season. The Raiders opened the season by playing Father Ryan, with the Irish taking a 5-0 victory. Arch-Rival Overton was downed 1-0, but the win was darkened by three straight losses; two losses to Dupon and one to C.M.A. The Raiders then took a forfeit from Franklin Road Academy and a 5-1 victory over Hillsboro. The turning point in the season, according to Coach Rigsby, was a 3- 2 loss to Castle Heights. The Raiders turned it around to down Colum- | bia and Overton by identical 4-0 scores. | The season closed by dropping a 5-0 decision to state-power Franklin County. Above: Richie Williams manuevers against a gigantic opponent. Above Right: Otto Toth catches his breath, Lower Right: The 1978-79 Soccer Raiders: (L to R) Row 1: Carol Rubin, Len Dini, David Waggoner, Wayne Martin, Dwight Dodd. Row 2: Coach Larry Coffee, Anton Ferguson, Doug Clariday, John Carter, Young Jae Kim, Richard Young, David Price. Row 3: Billy Clariday, David Herring, Alan Bottomlee, Mare Loy, Richie Williams, Van Vincent, Keith Zeller. Not Pictured: Otto Toth. 96

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ns McGavock’s 1979 Baseball Team went thro ugh a good regular season, but was upset in the District Tournament. The Raiders first game was against Cohn High School. The Black Knights bit the dust 2-1 as Tommy Huggins got the victory. The next game was against MBA’s Big Red. McGavock won 8-1 with Morris Proctor going 3-for-3. The Raiders kept on winning, taking 10-2 victory at Hendersonville. Jeff Liddle was 2-for-3 against the Commandos. McGavock’s first loss came at the hands of Father Ryan. The Irish took a 13-2 victory in a game played at Centennial Park. The Raiders bounced back for a 7-2 win at Lebanon. Jeff Liddle and Clark Randolph has two hits each and Mark Novak was the winner. The Raiders downed Murfreesboro Oakland 6-4 as Roger Smith had two hits. Tommy Huggins got the win. A 0-0 game was played against Columbia at Two Rivers, and a double- header was swept against Bowling Green, with Cody DeVault and Scott Black getting the victories. McGavock continued winning, with Huggins throwing a 2-hitter at East in a 9-1 romp. Mike Manson pitched a 5-1 win over Mt. Juliet as Jere Shoemake went 3-for-4. Above Catchers — Jeff Liddle and Mark McCullers handled the chores behind the plate. Below Left: Coaches — Jim Norris, Head Coach Mel Brown, and Bruce Meriwether. Below: Cody Devault rocks and fires.