Northeast High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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aa -« Senior Carlton Thomas pulls away from the pack in the dual meet against Warner Robins. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM - Front Row: Stevie Davis (manager), Ti juana Hillman, Leslie Glover, Carol Turner, Sharon McCollum, Benita Parker, Pam Turner (maanger). Back Row: Eric Wood: ford (manager), Shurice Baldwin, Wendy Gunn, Tywanda Thomas, Tawanya Mucker, Kassandra Pugh, Monica Lemons, Kim Williams, Wanda West, Denise Gray (statistician), Coach Alvin Copeland. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM — Front Row: Coach Alvin Copeland, Eric Woodford (manager), Carlton Thomas, Stevie Davis (manager). Back Row: Calvin Denerson, Charles Paige, Earnest Dorsey, William DeShazier, Darrell Gordon, Reginald Kitchens, Travis Harrell. Coach Copeland gives Darrell Gordon and Travis Harrell their times, while Central's lvory Kemp waits for his. 52 Cross Country

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Dwayne Walker, Cedric Newton, Herschell Randall, Cedric Adams, Ronald Williams. Back Row: Wayne Simmons, Craig Jones, Terry Clayborne, Jeff Mills, Alex Burdett, Jimmy Bonds. NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM — Front Row: Antonia Davis, Delwin Underwood, Willie James, Keefer Nelson, Carlton Reeves, Corey Williams. Second Row: Coach Walter Daniely, George Wilson, Quinton Ellis, Henry Rouse, Theartis Brooks, John Wiggins, Kelvin Norwood, Russell Mc Clendon, Coach Lamar Sarter. Back Row: Greg Abrams, Darnell Robinson, Jesse Williams, Frank Howard, Edward Wiggins, Michael Webb, Kevlin McElroy, Randy Gillis, Coach Wiggins Raider B-team defenders swarm over a Patriot offensive player B-TEAM FOOTBALL NE Opponent Warner Robins Northside Clarke Central Southwest Central Baldwin 1-3-2 NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL N Opponent Warner Robins 20 Central 0 Clarke Central 8 Boddie Junior High14 Central 12 Southwest 20 oooooom 0-5-1 Cedric Adams is all alone for firstdown catch for the B-team B-Team, 9th Grade Football 51

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GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist Opponents Southwest, Putnam County Washington Co Washington, Wilkinson Co. Colquitt Co., Westover Southwest, Wilkinson Co. Whigham, Colquitt Col, Westover, Cairo Washington Co., Putnam Co. Opponent forfeited Westover, Whigham. Crisp Co.. Tift Co. Region Meet State Meet (NE disqualifed) 11-1-0 BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY Opponent Southwest, Putnam Co., Central Central, Northside, Washington County Washington Co., Northside, Wilkinson Co. Washington Co., Wilkinson Co. Central, Westover, Colquitt Co. Southwest, Wilkinson Co. Central, Westover, Colquitt Co., Thomasville Washington Co., Putnam Co. Central, Southwest Central, Westover, Warner Robins, Crisp Co., Tift Co. Region State (NE disqualified) 4-8-0 Raiderettes are deep into the “mental race’’ before the gun ever sounds Tijuana Hillman looks exhausted as she waits for her time after finishing the course Raiders take their place at the starting line among other runners RANSPORTATION WOES Bus did what opponents couldn't The Northeast cross country teams were a study in op- posites in 1984-85. The girls’ team, led by Leslie Glover, Carol Turner, Sharon McCollum, Benita Parker, and super newcomer Tijuana Hillman, had an undefeated season with eleven wins going into the state meet, four of those wins with perfect scores. Hopes for a good meet at the state level were shattered by transportation problems. The bus carrying the Northeast teams did not reach the site of the state meet until the race had already begun. Hillman, the freshman sensa- tion, broke the school course record three times during the season, finally setting a 19.56 mark. (The previous record of 21.10 had been held by team- mate Carol Turner.) The boys’ team could only manage a record of 4-7 going into the state meet. Led by Dar- rell Gordon, Carlton Thomas, and Reginald Kitchens, the team did have one meet with a perfect score. Of the seven losses, three of them came at the hands of the cross-town rival Central Chargers. Cross Country 53