Parry McCluer High School - Parrimac Yearbook (Buena Vista, VA)

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HPOURNEY TIME een, : 2 ed AML ae ay % E. € ‘ re % Bo wf IN THE REGIONAL TITLE game, held in Lexington at W L, the Blues dominated offensively, outscoring Fort Chiswell 34-12. The special team, called “Head Hunters,” resume action after another touchdown. THE STUDENT BODY bids farewell as they watch the wrestling team board A , - o . 4g 7 Sh er the new van for the state tournament. ; oealaeede Solan Snasaeagaeee AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT in Winchester, grapplers Darrell Camper, Danny Ramsey, John Hamilton and Ray Gilbert discuss their matches with other team members. The squad a- chieved second place in the state competition, falling behind Poquoson. ON A COLD, ICY FIELD in Staun- ton, Hans Mohler is set at the line of scrimmage, ready to attack the River- heads defense in the opening round of regional play, which the Blues took 7-6. FOUL SHOTS make the difference as Mike Hamilton misses a crucial free throw during an overtime period in the 60-58 loss to J.J. Kelley in state competition. 18 Tournaments

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Be Ra “ DANGLING FROM THE NOOSE, senior Timmy Williams participates in the Haunted House, which was organized for community youth. HAUNTED HOUSE As the weather grew cooler and the days got shorter, fall activities began to take up the students’ days. These activities involved many students other than those involved in athletics. On a sunny September Sat- urday, bands from all over Vir- ginia competed at the Municipal Field in the annual Band Day. When the marching died and the dust cleared, G.W. of Dan- ville won Class A honors, while J.D. Bassett captured the Class B trophy. October brought out the pumpkins and Indian corn, but it also sent many students to the Haunted House held at Glen Maury Park. The Halloween per- formance at the old Paxton house was officially under charge of the Enderly Heights PTA, but high school students did a great deal of work. For the second year, the Jun- ior Class sponsored a rock con- cert to obtain funds for their prom. A preview performance by Freedom Jam was given to the high school and middle school students in the after- noon. The following evening, the band again performed, but the crowd was smaller than that of the previous year due to the Thanksgiving holidays. Late in the fall, the Drama Club presented their produc- tion of “Brother Goose’. The action was humorous and pro- vided an interim activity be- tween fall football and winter basketball seasons. Fall Activities 17

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FOR THREE CROWNS, made by the SCA, were worn by fans at the state semifinals game at Charlottesville. Pike Coffey intently watches the action against Wise County. ““We’re number 1,” was the cry of fans as the Blues took regional championships in foot- ball, wrestling and basketball. Tournaments provided spine- tingling excitement as both foot- ball and basketball squads bat- tled through to the last minutes. In the regional football playoff against Riverheads, the game was scoreless, with only four minutes remaining. Then the Blues scored on a long play and gained a 7-0 lead. But the Gladiators charged back with a TD and everyone’s heart stopped. However, the kick was wide and the Blues squeaked by 7-6. In Charlottesville in the state semifinals, the basketball team jumped to a quick 20-9 lead, but Wise County came alive and the fans had to endure not one, but five overtimes. After many breath-taking foul shot attempts and lay-up tries, the fans were heartbroken as a J.J. Kelley Indian sank two foul shots to gain the victory margin in the 60-58 heart breaker. Post-season play ended with the state semifinals tournaments for both the football and basket- ball squads. The wrestling team made it a little closer to the state title taking second place in tour- nament action, with one grappler winning the state title in his weight class. Tournaments 19