Tucker County High School - Tu Endi Wei Yearbook (Hambleton, WV)

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‘LET'S GET 'EM! Roars Mike Flanagan as he lunges to block, as Jed Drenning enthusias- tically yells. “I'm right behind you! We'll get out revenge! Taunts the Mt. Lion Cheerleaders while they impatiently await the arrival of the Lions onto the field. OUCH!!! Shrieks B.J. Maxwell as he blocks an extra point for the Indians, barely excaping a cleet in his jaw. Protecting the ball, like a gold coin. Shane Haddox and Del ton Rhoades strive across the field to score six more. 10 Varsity Football

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3... 2... 1 . . . Timing is the name of the game as Jed Drenning prepares to punt while Carmen Del sign ore holds back the Sissen ville defense during the playoff game at Buchannon. All tuckered out from Southern's defense, Chopper Evans glances toward the ecstat- ic Mt. Lion cheering section with an exhausted look. Inspecting Kevin Hebb's arm, Coach Gutshall replies, Don’t be such a whimp! Nothing’s broke. while Darrell Nestor takes heed of what's going on in the field. Tucker County Football Team: Back row: Coach Danny Fairbanks. Patrick Miller. Buck Clark. Scott Filler. Scott Eichelberger. Todd Bowley. Matt Wilfong. Doug Knotts. Duane Dilly. Paul Wamsley. Steve Burns. Todd Snyder. Mike Hedrick. John Moss. Jarrod Whitehair, Kevin Cummings. Eric Dilly, Trainer Tom Gutshall. Coach Bill Ro- senau. Student Trainer Donna Parsons. Jeff Shehan. Student Trainer Lesley Parsons. Steve McDonald, Chip Nelson. Darrell Nestor, Shane Haddox. Mike Flanagan. David Murphy. Donald Arbogast. Darrin Moss, Duane Sikarskie. Eddie Carr. Beaver Barb. Eric Roy. Chad Smith. Coach Greg Snyder, Head Coach Bill Haddox. Jerry Sturm, Kevin Hebb. Chopper Evans. John Rapp. Del ton Rhoades. Carmen Del Signore, Jed Drenning. Shawn Long. Scott Ramsey. Allen Loughry. Eddie Parsons. Jeff Hardy. John Grafton. Jim Ambrose, B.J. Maxwell. Manager A. J. Jones. David Jones. Russell Gilmore. Curtis Bates. J.T. Woods, John Hinkle, Mark Burns. B.J. Davis. Aaron Dean, Leroy Bava. Cary Wilson, Aaron Fansler. Joey Parsons. Todd Oaster. Jay Newman. Varsity Football -

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Keep your chin up and be proud, says Coach Haddox as he accepts the State Runner- up Trophy for the Lions at the state football championship. Several times for practice, then for the record The Mountain Lions once again denied the odds and made their way to 1987-88 title game in Charleston. Their first match-up in the playoffs was with the Sissonville Indians. The Mountain Lions pulled through for a 22-13 win and an advance to the “Final Four. Their next victory was an important one. It was a chance to lock horns with the defending champions and avenge the heartbreaking loss of 1986. The team played their hearts out in the double-overtime contest for a well deserved 26-20 win over the Bridgeport Indians. The thrill of defeating a team, that had fast become one of our biggest rivals, was only part of the prize. The part that really count- ed was the trip to the capital for the “BIG GAME. The game was also like a trip to the past. The Mountain Lions had dashed with the Generals in the state tourney of 1985. The game was a tough one with a devastating end. The team had once again “almost made it. “ Though they didn 't come out the victors, these young men were all champions in their own right. As the graduating members of the TCHS “cat attack venture their separate ways they'll never forget their last “unforgettable season, as a Tucker County Mountain Lion. Varsity Football 11