Southern Baptist Educational Center - Trojan Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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DE-FENSE! DE-FENS l sf A YF 1. V T' Q 1 I4OfSpor I5 A host of white shirts around the ball 25 Trojan defense swarms to the ball 35 Ricky Sparkman and friends block kick to win the game 45 Keenum makes the quarterback sack 55 Hoggard prepares to punish. 65 Ricky Sparkman sets school record with 56-yard kick The Trojans visited O.B.A. the next week and lost another heart- breaker on a last-second O.B.A. touchdown, falling I4-IQ. Homecom- ing was next and S.B.E.C. was not to be denied. Scott Keenum had an 86-yard touchdown return off a kickoff to give the Trojans a 7-6 victory over Frayser Baptist. S.B.E.C. was home against Skyview next and pulled out a I5-6 victory. ts S ,f lfs 4 . .W-H. W. 't K , , .5,, . irrfee 'L .- L V1,.. I I f, , iili T 5- S sti. r J , with some spectacular catches by Leslie Weldon. Next the Trojans took to the road again with differ- ent results - S.B.E.C. annihilated Westside, 55-6, John Jackson had three touchdowns, Steve Fuson had two, and Jerry Brigance also had two. Prep was playing host to S.B.E.C. in the next game and the fourth ranked Panthers had all they could handle. Spence Hood's one- yard run capped a 75-yard drive by the Trojans in the second half. Prep scored the winning touchdown with 58 seconds to go, on a 25-yard drive. S.B.E.C. had showed itself strong against the state-bound Panthers, 7-I4.

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B LBDLI D Q M affix -'-Q The Trojans headed for Huntington. Tn. Nov. I2, l98l for a date with the Adamsville Cardinals. The Trojans were well represented by one of the largest crowds in the BowI's History. The Tro- jans came out strong with an opening drive for a touchdown. The Cardinals drew even with a second quarter touch- down. Just before the half, the Trojans regained the lead on a punt return. The Cardinals came out strong in the second half for an early Cardinal touchdown. Adamsville went for 2, giving them a I5- I4 lead. Defense was the name of the game in the second half. The Trojans mounted a last effort drive with three minutes to go. S.B.E.C. moved the ball swiftly down the field to the Adamsville six yard line, with just seconds remain- ing, the Trojans were penalized with 3 quite controversial I5 yard penalties. This choked the S.B.E.C. drive and the Trojans would have to wait for another year. S.B.E.C. had once again shown it- self strong, and Steve Fuson was award- ed the games Most Valuable Defensive Player . Good Luck next year Trojans! I42fSports Qi-Y . A M . , M .' lj Trojans draw first blood. 25 The Trojans celebrate another touchdown. 3j Leslie Welden turns up field.