Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Pere Frirrs Establishes New National Record £% t »■ i Y) n K ' T 1 Pere Fnn iccei fi refen i . ' VARSI1 i — Front . Pere Frirrs, William W in H i Cliff D ii iiel Dock Coo I ico, Lee Miles, John McM I lolmes, W Linder, John Sumner leff Millei : Pictured Andy Richardson tevi William Rodie 3 John McMillion starring position in o seasonal encoi tera to 4 Pere Frirrs wraps up his opponent and himself for rhe pin 5 Pere Frirrs, four rimi Champion, gave younger wresrlers on example ro live by and goals to reoch rhrough hard work ond dedica rion 6 Chuck Morrino applies pressure ro his opponent as he srruggles for rhe pin 7 Wresrlererres Ooro be vano Laura Hams Jamie Dinnersrem and Diana Surh erland cheer rhe grapplers on during season o npei rion 8 John McMillian maneuvers for rhe reversal in order ro goin rhe advanroge ° Coaches Pere Frirrs and 5reve eecf concenrrare on the action duting one of rhe many hard fought marche rl r I 111

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WRESTLING: Varsity Wrestling The 1982-83 Vorsiry Wrestling n plered a very successful dual m by compiling on overall 12 .gomsr exrremely rough compenrion Led by 1982 Scholosric All-Amencon Pere Frirrs (undefear- ed for four years) rhe War Eagle grapplers posted vicrones over Wesrminsrer, Rockdale Counry, M D Collins, Monsr, Mclnrosh, Rus- sell, Woodland, Palmerro, Srockbndge, Cof- fee Counry, Henry Counry and Drookwood Their only losses came ar rhe hands of de- fending AAA Srare Team Champion Firzger aid, defending AA Srare Team Champion Feldwood and emerging AAAA power Val- dosro by one ream poinr Only a lasr minute comeback allowed Troup (defending Srare AAA Runners up) ro salvoge a rie ogainsr rhe War Eagles In addition ro Frirrs, a four time State AAA Champion wirh an overall record of 101 wins and losses, rhe ream was bolstered by seniors Charlie Pyke (17-7), Jorge Endenca (13 and 13), John McMillian (24 and 6), Andy Richardson (9 and 6), John Sumner (7 and 7), Desrry Holmes and Tim Mallard This group of seasonal vererans and im- pressive newcomers formed a solid nucleus on which ro build rhis year ' s championship ream Following a fourrh place finish in rhe South Merro Tournamenr and a third place trophy in rhe War Eagle Invitational, our grapplers upser reigning Area Champion Troup 191 ro 176 ' : to claim rhe 1983 Area IV AAA Team Championship This vicrory also qualified eleven of fourreen ream members for rhe Srare AAA Championships Freshman Mike Stock (19 9), sophomores Jeff Miller (23 1), and Sreve Darron (5 3) and juniors Chuck Marnno (24-3-1), David Cooper (19 8) and Mark Linder (20-5-1) joined rhe senior qumrer of Frirrs, Pyke, Endenca, McMillian and Richardson in roure ro rhe Srare AAA Tournamenr At rhe srare rour- namenr rhe War Eagles finished 10rh our of 62 reams wirh 48 ' : poinrs Pere Frirrs won his fourrh consecurive srare title in rhe 112 pound doss and broke rhe narionol high school record wirh over 100 consecurive vicrones and no losses Junior Chuck Marnno placed rhird in rhe 126 pound class wirh sophomore Jeff Miller conrnburmg two co mebock vicrones in rhe 155 pound class be fi ire losing our in rhe quarrer finals m ' s outlook is very encourag ing wirh f if icon underclassmen rerurning Frirrs will miss however, rhe ex pneno : lories Pyke, Jorge En derica Desrry Holmes, John Sumnei Ison and Tim Mallard, as veil as his ■•■

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WRESTLING Junior Varsity The Junior Vorsiry Wresrlmg ream hod on experience-gaining season wirh an record of 2 wins and 6 losses Under rhe leadership of Coach Sreve ream placed 4rh in rhe Sourh Merro Toumamenr, and 3rd in rhe War Eagle Inviranonal Our- sranding wresrlers on rhe ream were Lee Miles. Dr an I ' . Vhire Two ream rron and Ken Erhndge, did an oursi :b, allowing rhem ro move up ro rhe Vorsiry ream and gain valuable experience The ream also had four 8rh graders on rhe ream They were Todd Drowning, Drenin Humphreys, Dorr Da- Ker and Cameron Brian Nexr year will prove ro be even more exoring wirh six boys rerurning • • . . . ■ « » « . . . . • v •»»»,,. » •«••.... •« ' •..., » »•»...,. » i ••••»•«., 1 4 Hi :; .; . 164 WRESTLING