Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Twisted like a pretzel. Senior tri-captain, David Campbell, stacks this opponent from Marshall- Walker with an arm bar. Wrestling Prince George Hopewell Lee-Davis Petersburg Clover Hill Midlothian Dinwiddie Douglas Freeman Woodberry Petersburg Highland Springs Marshall Walker overall record 5-7 170 Wrestling Wrestling FRONT Mark Cosslett, Charlie Sanders, Claiborn Carter, Mike lwashchenko; SECOND Roger Daly, Paul lwashchenko, Richard Yerchek, Tim Fan- guy, Chip Hawthorne, John White, Jose Madelengoi- tia; THIRD Mike McBride, Robert George, Stewart Gray, Tim Murphy, Del Talley, Doug Cox, Neal Sweeney, David Campbell, Laura Bietz, manager; BACK Tad Jennings, Andy Gross, Scott Eastman, Bo Wiley, Chris Tideberg, David Langston, Mark Po- ley (not pictured) Morgan Andress, James Clayton.

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Superstar sophomore. First string guard, Greg Herceg passes overhead to an inside team member. J.V. Basketball Chiefs Opponent 44 Benedictine 35 36 Marshall-Walker 59 30 Trinity 37 55 Hopewell 60 70 Prince-George 42 46 Marshall-Walker 48 37 Marshall-Walker 50 48 Petersburg 55 34 Trinity 35 51 Dinwiddie 41 56 Prince George ¥ 58 Fork Union 48 44 Hopewell 45 43 Benedictine 44 J.V. Basketball: FRONT ROW: Jon Hart, Michael ager), Wayne Morris, Shie Ping Liu, Danny Lynch, Redding, Jimmy Parks, Greg Herceg, Kraig Ne- Greg Lamb, Alonzo Perry, Johnny Edens, Chris Ur- gaard, Tris Lipscomb, David Terry, Calvin Fitz; ban, James Richards (manager), Kelly Moore (man- BACK ROW: Coach Bill Bray, Davin Jackson (man- ager), Coach Gene Kotulka. Boys’ J.V. Basketball 169

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Grappling The Chiefs wrestled their way to a 5 and 7 record while adjusting to move from AA to AAA competition. The grapplers proved that they could hold their own while wrestling a schedule that included several of the top teams in the state. Highlighting the Chiefs’ victories was a a TS SE ee eS Masquerade? Neil Sweeney maneuvers for a take- down against Allan Cook of Clover Hill. Both wear the full face masks to protect themselves. with AAA crushing defeat of arch rival Midlothian. A record crowd of 220 fans witnessed the wrestlers pin a 50 to 6 loss on the Tro- jans. Five nights later the Chiefs pulled an upset, by defeating District power Dinwid- die 33-20 in a hard fought match. Finishing with a strong third in the Cen- tral District tournament, eight out of twelve Chiefs took home medals. Five competed in the finals lead by 145 pound senior Scott Eastman who became Mona- can’s first District champion. In addition, Del Talley, David Campbell, Doug Cox, and Neal Sweeney received silver med- als. Andy Gross and Stewart Gray places third, while Chris Tideberg finished fourth in his weight class. In Regional competition, the Chiefs fin- ished in nineth place. Four grapplers placed in the tournament. Neai Sweeney paced the Chiefs with a third place finish in the 132Ib. class. Doug Cox took fourth at 126. Other Chiefs to place in the Re- gional were David Campbell and Scott Eastman. Sweeney and Cox both quali- fied for the State tournament. The first graduating class will take many of the Chiefs’ stars, but they left traditions for the seven remaining start- ers. REE BS er aE EE LT SSD Squeeze. The referee prepares to signal the win- ning pin as Doug Cox decks his opponent from Pe- tersburg. Y (mel 2 | oT ea ae “(7 ee ‘ fei | 4 wl Triumph. Jubilant Chiefs celebrate Tim Murphy’s upset pin of Midlothian’s John Sampson. Rip, tear, and pin. Scott Eastman cradles Patrick Kane of Clover Hill en route to an easy 6-3 victory. Wrestling 171