Paul M Dorman High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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J.V. FOOTBALL: Front: Mark Robinson (1). Ken Hugnes (2). Garre 4 Lyles (3). Char'es Turner (4). Douglas Mormon (6). Richard Lee (12). Keith Cannon (20). Jett cerguson (21) 2nd: Ron Varner (22). Blake Ronton (23). Michael Turner (24). Myron Massey (25). Ronald Miner (30). Scott Rhodes (31). Rodney Johnson (32) 3rd: Cla- rence Wiikms (52). Derrick B'ack (33). Eric Davis (36). Maurice Be hea (40). Tim Jackson (44). Joey Justice (50). ChiD Cook (53). Donnie Sim- mons (17] 4th: .Jason Gardner (54). Bobby Soles- bee (63). Todd Gergiey (65). Ke'iy Norton (67). Richie So'esbee (73). Reese Stafford (75). Chris Cobb (77 Back:Tony Covan (76). David Green (80). Todd Hording (81). Jamie Nelson (85) In position for the upcoming play, Todd Har- ding listens lor the snap count so he will not jump early. Between plays, quarterback Donnie Simmons instructs Eric Davis, Todd Harding, and the rest of the offensive line to listen for the correct signal call. Rolling out of the pocket, quarterback Donnie Simmons looks for a wide open receiver. Blocking the way tor back Eric Davis to make first down yardage on a second down play are Chip Cook and the remainder of the offen- sive line. J. V. Football 25

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The Recipe For A Winning Season What do you get when you take thirty-four athletes, add determina- tion, training, and skill and put it all to- gether? The answer is the J.V. football team. With a record of 6-5, the J.V. foot- ball team played a rigorous schedule. As head coach Tommy Owens says, We played several good teams and challenged them very well. We lost three overtime games that would have been big victories had we won. According to Owens, the toughest games were against Spartanburg. Gaffney, and Byrnes. However, he says, Any time we took to the field to play another team, it was a big game. The J.V. players attended camp with the varsity during the summer and practiced hard to prepare for the sea- son. Defensive tackle Kelly Norton says. I learned self-discipline and tol- erance. It's a lot of hard work but well worth it. Linebacker Ronald Miller says, This year's team was better than last year's. We are improving and playing together better as a team. Miller plans to be playing for the varsity next year. Fullback Eric Davis says this year's experience was valuable. I think our hardest game was against Northwes- tern, Davis says. They used the wish- bone. and we weren't used to that since we use the l-formation. Owens praises other key players: tackle Todd Stoats, quarterback Rick Lee, wide receiver and back Mark Robinson, and tailback and defensive back D.C. Black. Placekicker Keith Cannon adds the extra point to make the score 7-0 over Broome. With fourth down and less than a yard to go, Donnie Simmons ekes out first down yardage on the quarterback sneak. J.V. FOOTBALL 6-5 DOGMAN 7 Sport anburg 13 DOGMAN 18 Broome 0 DOGMAN 20 EastsiOe 14 DORMAN 21 Borfng Springs 7 DORMAN 18 Union 7 DOGMAN 14 Northwestern 20 DORMAN 14 Spartanburg 27 DOGMAN 14 Gaffney 20 DOGMAN 21 Rock t« 14 DOGMAN 14 Byrnes 20 Back Scott Rhodes looks tor a hole around the outside in order to pick up a first down. Looking over the offensive formation, quarterback Don- nie Simmons prepares to receive the snap from center. 24 J.V. Football

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A Perfect '10' (On A Scale Of 1 To 8) They were big. They were bad. They were boss. The ninth grade football team played eight tough games and remained undefeated throughout the season. Coach Stan Byers says, “It is great to go undefeated; it makes it all worth- while. Playing with the Squires is good experience for the young players. It should help them next year. (Several of the best players were chosen to play with the Squires when the Dukes were not scheduled to play.) The players enjoyed the tough com- petition. When asked for his proudest moment as a Duke, Steve Brockman replies, When we beat Spartanburg twice in the same year; that to me was a big accomplishment. Tim Wilburn agrees with Steve but talks more about the pressure put on him. “I feel more pressure during pass- ing because of the responsibility to block for the quarterback so he can complete his pass. Quarterback Chris Simmons was pleased with the team's victories and says, “The most exciting part of being a player is wearing Dorman blue and getting to play on the Dukes' team. The Dukes took complete control of their opponents on offense and more than tripled their scores, totalling 225 points to their opponents' seventy- two. The offensive players were led by tailback Lonnie Smith, receiver Kelvin McGowan, fullback Junior Holloway, and Simmons at quarterback. Their performances were consistently pro- ductive. The defense played strongly with Jeff Henson, Rob Gregory. Tim Wil- burn, Robyn Ewing, and Charles Giles leading the remaining defensive play- ers. Reflecting on the season. Coach Byers says, “I was very optimistic at the beginning of the season, but now I re- alize this team had the most talent as a whole of any ninth grade team I have coached. I think they will contri- bute tremendously to the athletic pro- gram of Dorman. Head coach Frank Wyatf and coach Stan Byers watch with their players as the Dukes score their first touchdown against Gaffney. NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL: Front: Joey Bailey (10). Tim Nelson (11). Ted Anderson (12). Gary Woodward (13). Chris Simmons (14). Derek Leonard (21). Freddie McAbee (22). Brad Hughes (23). David Green (24). Shannon Splawn (30). Tony Ferguson (31). Charles Giles (32). Lon- nie Smith (33). Rodney Clark (34). Steve Mc- Donald (35). Chad Henderson (40). Dennis Guy. 2nd: Mark Hawkins (42). Junior Holloway (43). Wayne Cantrell (44). Scott Davis (51), Tommy Carey (54), Jeff Henson (55). Steve Brockman (61). Brian Licurs (62). Lemuel Carr (63). Johnny Marchbanks (64), Jason Hiton (65), Rusty Towery (66). Patrick Taylor (67). Rob Gregory (69). Kelly Thomas (45). Mickey McGrow (50). 3rd: Robyn Ewing (71). Joey GHreath (72). Michael Forrester (73), Tim Wilburn (74), Sammy Burnett (76). Mel- vin McGowan (77). Jeff Pearson (79). Lee Wilson (80), Morris Butler (81), Tim Fusco (82), Chad Smith (83). Vincent Johnson (84). Tyrone John- son (85). Kenneth Robinson (86). Kelvin McGowan (87), Jimmy Atkinson (89) Back: Coach Stan Byers. Coach Curtis Turner. Coach I oa Thrvmnc HahH Cnnrh Prnnk Wvrtii The entire offensive line, led by quarterback Chris Simmons, waits the call to drive further down the field. Discussing strategy, an Important part of every practice session, helps the Dukes to maintain their perfect season record. 26 Nlnth Grade Football