Western Branch High School - Bruin Yearbook (Chesapeake, VA)

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Henry Pinner am picks up his blocking from Donny Breakfield 6753 and Bill Lompkins 6823 as he rounds left end for a substantial gain against Oscar Smith. Score Board We They 6 Southampton 12 12 Bethe! 6 0 Suffolk 0 19 Deep Creek 19 0 Cradock 6 'l3 Oscar Smith 14 33 FMA 0 40 Norfolk Catholic. ' 7 14 Lake Taylor 33 Flanker Jerry Gaines mm prepares to thrust his opponent to the turf as he leaps high in the air to grab another pass for Oscar Smith. 139

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mxi'a 03thin 1:06;. emu wyacee FDPKEX' Em Tlumx QSEM U? xtbd GEOWEKVN Claws Ydoe Eo-Etz loosing $65.35:- BRUIN FOOTBALL TEAM SHOWS PROMISE AND POTENTIAU First row: Charles Hanbury, Olleo Cromwell, Kaz Romonczyk, Lee Run- yon, Donnie Lovell, Ricky Brown, Clifton Moore, Pete Mills, Jerry Gaines. Second row: Bobby Williams, Jim Krause, Dennis Cowhig, Mr. Knowles, Mr. Brandriff, M-r. Betts, Jimmy Jones, Dennis Garret, Joe Lyttle, David Dorsey. Third row: Lou'is Waters, Harold Ford, Marshall Taylor, Petie Martin, Chris Jacobson, John Hall, Charles Potts, Henry Pinner, David Johnson. Fourth row: Stanley Chote, Kenny Brown, Bill Lampkins, Leslie Davenport, Danny Breakfield, Donnie Moody, Gary Chantry, Michael Brown, John Cowhig. the clbog5 900$ think kxmgs lrEowetNy Clasatwhew 1 macb'g : Q 00: MJ ix to? or? btnmst tzsgammht whee x100 lEQtiimt kiaan badmj EMzm k?te 1B The Bruins showed their prowess in fighting to a 3-4-3 season in their first year of competition. Under the leadership of coaches Bill Knowles, Art Brandriff, and Harry Betts, they worked hard to show the promise and potential of a first year school. With only seven seniors on the team, they will have many return- ing lettermen and will probably be in contention for District honors next year. This year they had the distinction of having three players, Jerry Gaines, Jimmy Jones, and Petie Martin named to the All- District squad. At the end of the season, Lee Runyon and Jimmy Jones were honored as most valuable players. 138

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W.B.H.S.4O Suffolk40 The Bruins fought to a tie for the first time this year. A strong Suffolk ground game failed to score as the Bruin defense stopped them cold. The Bruin offenSe was unable to turn mis- takes by the Suffolk offense, such as interceptions by Randy Sawyer and David Dorsey, into scores. A fourth quarter surge by the Bruins failed to produce a touchdown. The gun sounded to end the game with the Bruins on the 4 yard line, ready to score. The 0-0 score tells the story of the whole game. David Dorsey UH manages to lob a pass past the outstretched hands of a rushing Suffolk defender. W.B.H.S.-12 Bethel46 W.B.H.S.--6 Southampton412 Friday the 13th proved unlucky for the Bruin football debut. A strong Southampton defense prevented the Bruins from crossing midfield until late in the third quarter. The Indians, scoring in the second and third quarters, kept the score at 12-0 until late in the fourth. The lone Bruin touchdown was a 13 yard run on a fake pass by Donnie Lovell. The touch- down was set up by a 44-yard pass from David Dorsey to Jerry Gaines, putting the Bruins inside the 20. An onside kick proved successful but the Bruins were unable to turn it into a touchdown. 140 The Western Branch Bruins beat the Bethel Bruins for their first win of the season. Neither team could maintain a consistent offense throughout the game. The Bruins were the first to strike, scoring on a 4 yard run by Henry Pinner early in the first quarter. Bethel, the new Hampton School with no senior class, scored its lone touch- down in the fourth period when a pass was intercepted and returned 85 yards to knot the score at 6-6. On the kickoff after the tying touchdown, Donnie Lovell went untouched for a 90 yard score to bring the score to 12-6 where it remained for the rest of the game.