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

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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

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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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JV player Scott Eichelberger stands in awe while being ball boy during a Freshman game. Freshmen football players Terry Kuhn and Curtis Bates display centering the ball in front of a crowd of watchful fans. 12-JV Football