Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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18 Life Powder Puff DURING HALFTIME, “Coach” Gray explains his team’s strat- egy for overcoming defeat as the junior girls li sten intently. SENIOR RUNNING BACK Diane Mamunes works for an extra yard as Stacey Sommers works to prevent Cindy Sizer from grabbing the flag. CLASH OF THE CLASSES The controversial Monday night Powder Puff game proved to be an exciting open- ing to homecoming activities ahead. Intense rivalry between the junior and senior girls char- acterized the game. Junior par- ticlpant Mary Beth Staton said about the seniors, They were - animals; I swear. | felt that the seniors should: have won, but we just had the right play at the right time.”’ : The 1983 game differed .from the past as the competi- tion was between the junior and senior classes, not the cheerleaders and pep club. Terry Lawler, Lauren Ellis, and Lauren Boclair went to Mr: Hulcher and Miss Price for ap- proval and recruited Mr. Moody and Mr. Gray as spon- sors. The girls practiced long hours during hectic homecom- ing week in hopes of victory. strategy to . Though most of it was new to Each téam had their own “ex: pert’ coaches who taught them plays such as ‘twenty-eight sweep’ and “‘fox left.” The ju- niors’ head coach was Rick Gray, who patiently explained the novices. them, the girls learned quickly and. worked together as a team,'’ said Mr. Gray. The sen- iors were, coached by Robbie Burch, Rusty Heaton, and Brad. Gregory. As Leane Doggett mentioned, “It was a new ex- perience to practice football and specific plays and posi- tions.’ The game opened with an entertaining warm-up by the seniors. Inspired by the varsity football team, the girls exer- cised to a variety of tunes. The first touchdown was scored by senior running back Diane Ma- munes. As the game pro- gyressed, seniors sensed a victo- ry but the juniors remained composed. In the final minutes of the game, the juniors made a comeback. Mary Beth Staton ran for the tying. touchdown, and the turning point occured when Marjorie Winslow scored the extra points to win the game. Senior Lauren Ellis later commented, ‘The spirit of the senior girls made our perfor- nance more sincere and in- tense, we really played as a team, which made the ques- tionable calls and sudden loss even more difficult to take.” After the game, Propaganda sponsored a bonfire and the cheerleaders lead popular chants and cheers. The juniors exuberantly celebrated their victory as the seniors tried to remain sportsmanlike while mourning their defeat. Part of the sadness came from the fact that it was the last powder puff game on the old football field. } '

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POSSIBLY FEELING A BIT NER- VOUS, Brad Gregory tries to hitch a ride off stage while David 4 Penberthy plays the drums. -CONCENTRATING ON THE MU- SIC, Steve Shick proves he has a real drumming talent. WITH A FIERY INTENSITY, Nick Smilek and Duane Kurd of “Grav- en Image” get into their music. WORKING UP A SWEAT, John Freiberger of “The Drive” handles the heat and shows off his legs by wearing shorts. Bands Life 17

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IC OTA AND BRAD GREGPRY hold the sign as the seni irls run onto the field, full of excitement to perform their F warm up routine. WITH A VARINA BLUE DEVIL WARMING UP FOR THE GAME BURNING IN EFFIGY, Cheer- AHEAD, the juniors execute prac- leader Heather Fallon leads the tice drills in the jersies borrowed post-game crowd in a chant. from the varsity team. Powder Puff Life 19