Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Gaining FIRST ROW; David Green. Danny Green. Gerald Dotson. and Norman Snnith. SECOND ROW: Isaac p ' r-» 5 -i 5«-kp 3 Scott. Dodd Davis, Phil Hill. Brian Pee, Coach Bennet, Mark Lewis. David Hubbard. Bruce Wilson. and Robbie Whitley. The Ninth Grade basketball team, coached by Jack Bennett, displayed a fighting spirit but was unable to come up with a winning season. The team ' s record for the 1980-81 year was 5 wins and 7 losses. Woodward ' s biggest challenge came from the teams of J.C. Booth and Newton County. Woodward ' s team seemed almost evenly matched with the rivals such as Marist, St. Pius, and Crestwood. Woodward ' s War Eagles defeated Westminister twice during the season. Perhaps the strongest aspect of the Woodward Ninth Grade team was their defense. Most players were fast and proved successful in their defense endeavors. Although the team lost more games than it won, several young, talented players gained valuable experience and will undeniably be great assets to the Junior Varsity squad in the coming season.

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Winning Season For J.V. Players Under the leadership of Coach Tim McKane. this year ' s J.V. team had an excellent season, finishing with a record of 10-2. Led by starters Mike Johnson, Will Jones, Barham Cook. Jimmy Witherspoon, and John Brooks, the team ' s primary asset was consistency. Another helping factor was excellent play by Chip Ezell. Eric Archer, and Josh Thorpe, who came off the bench to help pull the Eagles through the tight spots. An extra meaning was added to the winning record as it was Coach McKanes final season coaching at Woodward. The entire team is to be commended for their hard work, dedication, and spirit throughout the year. The team is looking forward to a very successful 81- 82 season, with many talented players returning to J.V. FIRST ROW: Jimmy Witherspoon, Barham Cook. SECOND ROW: Chris Turner, Mike Wilson, Andy Cameron, Dauid Eschman, Will Jones, Chip Ezell, Coach Tim McKane, John Brooks, Steve Pawlik, Eric Archer, Micheal Johnson, Josh Thorpe.

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8 s niMUffiitiii i Building For The Future Although the boy ' s varsity swimming team had very few seniors, they exhibited surprising depth in the 1980-81 swimming season. With each meet the team improved and finished the season as a top rival. Outstanding swimmers on the 1981 tesun were: Jeff Soracco and Tommy Holt. Soracco excelled in the 100 meter breast stroke. Holt placed fourth in the 50 meter free style as a Sophomore. Also displaying exceptioncd talent were divers Barry Applegate and Ida Hudson. FIRST ROW: Blake Boston. Andrew Stith. Scott Mairose. Waylon Yong. Otis Blak . Tim Holt. .Andrew Blake. SECOND ROW: Alonso Duralde. Brent Boston, Dixon Soracco. Marty Farley. Tim Davis. Mike Shehee. Bruce Ste«.-art. Barry Applrgate, Ken Walker. ROW 3: Coach Greaney. Edgar Ulloa. Jimmy Pelaez, Arthur Llioa. Ken Scoggirts. Steve Hoffman, David Northway, Jeff Soracco. Tommy Holt. Mike Banker.