North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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A Year to Be Proud of Red Knights both young and old truly had something to be proud of when the 1964 Varsity Football team brought home a victorious 7-8 record. Despite injuries, our Mighty Varsity Knights kept their positive attitude and determination throughout the 1984 season. Senior Mike Wright received extensive knee injuries before the season began and was unsure of his ability to play, but exer- cise and hard work got him back on the field after missing only two games. Seniors Louis Tillman, Tim Malone, and David Cooke were also sent to the sidelines mid- season. Only these football veterans weren't as lucky as their teammate. They were unable to return to the field. Tillman received knee surgery which left his leg in a cast, while Malone suffered from a broken collar bone and Cooke suffered from a broken ankle. All three excellent players and three year lettermen were missed by their teammates as well as their fans. We had an interesting season, consider- ing all the injuries, but we had good guys to fill in. Overall, it was a good season, proclaimed our quarterback, Dion Sanders. A good season indeed, it started off great with our Knights defeating Sarasota 13-12. The Knights had onlyjust begun their string of victims. Assisted by an awesome defense, the offense really poured it on Port Charlotte with a 25-O win. The Barron Collier Cougars and Charlotte Tarpons met similar fates as the Knights raced on. Lely Trojans seemed to pose a problem as the Knights fell short of a victory 21-13. Not to stay down for long, the Red Knights re- gained their energies against Cypress Lake with a final score, 21-14. Naples and Ft. Myers left the Knights scoreless, but they quickly made up for their downfall by defeating the Cape Coral Seahawks by an overwhelming 50-6 at Homecoming. The Knights ended their season against the Riverdale Raiders with a score of 17-14. For what we had out there, we had an excellent season. We had a hard time with all the injuries but they came around. Everyone did an outstanding job. pro- claimed coach Ron Hoover. ln the Red Knight tradition of good sportsmanship, quality, and excellence, our varsity football team did North Fort Myers High School proud in their Silver An- niversary year. As usual, our varsity athletes served as models for our year to come. Maintaining the idea that it's easy to be ordinary but it takes courage to excel, our varsity football players excelled in 1984. together toward a victory. Crushing their opponent, our Varsity Knights work Scrambling for a touchdown is sophomore Earl Davis. SeniorDan Loughren moves in to assist. 10 , Varsity Football

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si ' ur . 9- HY, ?'....fL: are N 18 25 10 26 1B 21 O 0 50 17 104 0 .41 1 , aww Red Knight Richard Fain gains that extra yardage before finally being brought down by enemy forces. Concentrating on the game, Junior Derrick Jackson patiently waits to get back in the action. Ron Morgan - We had on excellent season for what we had. We had deter- mination, courage, and gurs. We wanted to win, 1984 Varsity Football OPP. Sarasota 12 Port Charlotte 0 Barron Collier O Charlotte 10 Lely 21 Cypress Lake 14 Naples 28 Ft. Myers 30 Cape Coral V 6 Riverdale 14 Varslty Football ts., .. 1 2 l I lli 1i 1 li ' . . u '! ' r ' 1 r.yr . ' 1 . 1 , J 1984 Varsity Football Team: Front Row - Richard Fain, Tim Malone, Ron Morgan, Dlonl Sanders, Kane Richmond, David Cooke, Dan Loughren, and Pat Wright Second Row - Roscoe Thurman, Mike Wright, Louis Tillman, Bill Zelgler, Mike Castle, Pat Lyons, and Earl Davis. Third Row - Derrlck Jackson, Robert Brown, Craig Ramsey, lra Rice, Shawn Smlth, Torr Greene, Monty Kirkland, Mike Houstens, and Lestei Burnette. Last Row - Al Morales, Johnny Brown James Chaney, Walter Cole, John Polrler, Derln Folk Randy Long, and Pete Tyre. f - 3

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106 A Victorious Seoson The Junior Vorsity footboll teom, led by Heod Cooch Woyne Jensen, Cooch Joe Clork, ond Cooch Jeff Minor ended their seoson with o 6-2 record. Strength ond determinotion led these Junior Red Knights to o sporkling seoson. Cooch Jensen ond the Junior Knights storted their seoson ogoinst on old time rivol Ft. Myers. Although scoreless, the defense ployed 0 fontostic gome holding off the Wove to only o 6-O defeot. Cypress Loke wos the first to foll in the clutches of our J.V. Knights. With o 2018 victory, it wos the first of mony. Red Knight, Steve Whittle ond Cooch Joe Clork toke o brief moment from the gome to review their next ploy. Rough ond reody for the gome, Chris Kilgore leods the mighty J.V. footboll teom to onother victory. J.V. Foorboll V Our Knights then met up with the Bishop Verot Vikings. With o score of 12-8, the J.V. teom ogoin showed their fons the woy the Red Knights ploy. Port Choroltte proved to be on effortless gome with the Knights offense scoring 18 points, leoving the Pirotes woy behind. The second encounter ogoinst Cypress Loke wos even better thon the first. J.V. of- fense struck ogoin scoring 20 points. This time the opponent wos left scoreless. Humbled by the mighty J.V. footboll teom's efforts, Choroltte left North High's stodium defeoted 28-8. .+ Offense certoinly improved its gome ogoinst Ft. Myers, olthough the score wos 16-14 in fovor of the Green Wove. Cooch Jensen hod something to be proud of. The J.V. boll-ploying Knights' left their cooches very proud, ending the seoson ogoinst the lmmokolee lndions with o score of 14-6, Our Junior Vorsity teom certoinly kept up the winning trodition from yeors gone by thot Loncers from 20 yeors ogo set for todoy. For they hove definitely proved themselves copoble for the big move up to Vorsity.