Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Chris Smith calls a “36 Belly” in a strong offensive drive against Char- lie Fowler. John Barrow breaks a sweep play around the end with a tremendous effort to score against the Panthers. Foot ball 93

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Cats Scratch Out A 7-2 Season (( W ith the way the schedule ivas. I had hoped we could break even. Anything above that was a bonus.” — Coach Lou Etison All County Of- fense: Mark Brown, Jeffrey Rushing, Chris Smith, Lamar Taylor The Bobcats had a tough schedule, as they joined in the district race. With thir- teen returning Seniors, there was experience on the team, which helped make up for the loss of several starters from the previous team. Despite the large number of Seniors, the team had lit- tle depth because there were only ten underclass- men. The lack of people made it difficult to scrim- mage at practice. Coach Lou steadily intensified the practices to strengthen the players who played both of- fense and defense. The Cats opened up with a win against Greensboro to get a tough season off to a good start. Most of the op- ponents proved to be little trouble against Coach Lou’s strategy, especially Charlie Fowler, Munroe’s Home- coming opponent, who bit the dust at 69-0. The two dissappoint- ments of the season were the losses against Chatta- hoochee and Wewa. These two games kept the Cats from winning the district ti- tle. Front How: Wade Jackson, Ed Hinson, John Barrow, Brad McCown, and David Boyd. Middle Row: Bill Higdon, Frank Ventry, Shaun Foley, David Gregg, Billy Biitch, Jeff Bedenbaugh, Jason Layerd, Lamar Taylor, Gil Chason.and Drake Flournoy; Back How: Jeffrey Rushing, Asst. Coach Joey Edwards, Cory Hill, Hobby Wheetley, John Charles Harnett, Adam Burns, Drew Bostick, Stephen Gauss, Mark Brown, Chris Smith, and Coach Lou Eitson. The Bobcats doom a Greensboro Bulldog during a tight game which ends in the Munroe victory. r

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football continued ... All County De- fense: Adam Burns. Gil Chason. Ste- phen Gauss The Chattahoochee game was the only loss at home. Running back, Cory Hill, was out with a knee injury. David Gregg was in the backfield for Cory when he broke his arm. This put the backfield in serious trouble, and the Cats suffered their first defeat. The team still had one chance to win the district. But they had to beat Wewahitchka to do it. The game was up and down, marked by many fumbles which hindered the Munroe scoring drives. The Cats were down 21-20 with 3:14 left on the clock. The of- fense drove the ball to with- in field goal range after tak- ing over at their own 3 yard line. With time left for only one play, the Cats tried for a field goal. The kick was tipped and sent the Cats home, out of the district race. The season closed with a big win at home against Car- rabelle. This final game brought the record to 7-2, and Coach Lou’s R.F.M. ca- reer record to 16-3. The race for the title was hard fought, and though it elluded the Cats, the two years with Coach Lou had given each player something he would always carry with him. It had been instilled. They were Winners for having played with him. »J Coach Lou discusses blocking assign- ment with lineman Adam Burns. La- mar Taylor, and Slephen Gauss dur- ing hal iime againsl Greensboro. A Liberty County Bulldog strips the ball from Chris Smith as he brakes through the defense for what would have been a big gain. 94 Sports