Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Woodward 7, Lovett 10 Woodward Academy fell 2-3 on the sea- son by losing to the Lovett Lions 10-7 in the last non-region game of the year. Costly fumbles and turnovers enabled the Lions to take a 10-0 lead at the half. The War Eagles once again retaliated late in the game only to be stopped 15 yards shy of victory. Woodward 14, Harris Co. 7 In Woodward Academy ' s 4-AAA West opener, Woodward defeated Harris County 14 to 7 in a hotly contested battle. Jim Witherspoon scored on a pass from Quarter- back Will Jones early in the second quarter to give the War Eagles a 7-0 halftime lead. Midway through the fourth period Chris Turner returned a punt 65 yards for the touchdown to secure the win. 1 Before the game Coach Hixon gives some last minute instructions. 2 FRONT ROW: Coach Hixon. Greg Spence, Jimmy Witherspoon. Butch Hill. Mark Linder, Will Jones. Chip Ezell, Chris Turner. David Cooper. Craig Day. Jesse Spears, Coach Stallings SECOND ROW: Coach Crook. Scott Aldredgc. Jeff Pierce, Phen McElroy, Charlie Wyatt, Jon Temple, Mike Huntington, Steve Faulkner, Greg Graves, Eric Thomas, Jeff Miller THIRD ROW: Coach Minor, Cliff Da el, Ricky Lane, Jeff Higgins, John Hall, Jerry Ha , Ste ston, Freddy Achec. Ferguson, Mark Russc Mgr Scott Ward, Kei Chris Smith, Barry W Amy, Mgr Matt Fis Brantley 3 Coach Stallings plan egy 4 Coach Hixon tells the te J Cochran, Ty White. John ich Wiggins BACK ROW jrmlow. Randy Geohagan. Mike Stricklnad. Mgr Ted n. Coach Cardell, Coach ■ensive strat- se the plays they learned in practice 5 Captains Will Jones and Chip Ezell wait for the toss of the coin. 6 Coach Hixon explains a play to the offense during a timeout, 7 The 1Q83 War Eagles roar through the run-through VARSITY FOOTBALL 179

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FOOTRAI .1 ■ Woodward 14, Westminster 7 In the 1983 opener, the Woodward Acad- emy War Eagles met the Westminster Wild- cats in their yearly matchup. Attempting to avenge their loss last season, the War Eagles played extremely well, showing signs of a promising season. The War Eagle defense held the Wilcat offense to very few yards, allowing the offense to take advantage of Westminster mistakes. Woodward 21, Marist 31 The annual matchup between the Wood- ward War Eagles and the Marist War Eagles was a well fought battle; however. Wood- ward fell to a bigger, more experienced team. Jesse Spears got Woodward on the board by making a long 55 yard run late in the first half, making the score 21-7. Wood- ward pulled closer to 21-13 only to have fumbles cause the offensive attack to fall apart. The Woodward War Eagles closed the game with a valiant three yard touch- down run by Jimmy Witherspoon in the last 23 seconds of the game. Woodward 7, Fulton 12 The War Eagles met the Fulton Red Birds at Colquitt Stadium in hopes of avenging their loss last year. Fulton was able to capita- lize on Woodward ' s mistakes and take a 12- lead until late in the fourth quarter. At this point the War Eagles gained momentum when Ricky Lane scored from 2 yards out. Woodward recovered an on-side kick giving them good field position. The War Eagles drove to the 6 yard line where Fulton tight- ened up and Woodward ' s hopes of a come- back win were foiled. Woodward 14, George 7 Jumping to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, George obtained the only points that the Woodward defense would yield. An inter- cepted pass by Jesse Spears late in the fourth quarter enabled the War Eagles to take the lead that would never change. Jim- my Witherspoon continued his roll by again adding many yards to Woodward ' s total of- fense. All good things must come to an end, and our team was definitely a good thing. Will Jones 178 VARSlTY FOOTBALL

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— F OOTBALL Woodward 14, M.D. Collins The Woodward War Eagles travelled to Garwood Stadium to meet the M.D. Collins Cougars in what has been, in the past, a hotly contested battle. The War Eagles were, however, able to capitalize on the Cougar ' s mistakes. The defense continued to hold back the Collins offense attack. Jim- my Witherspoon continued to run excep- tionally well, tightening the strong hold of Woodward ' s offensive effort. Woodward 12, Mcintosh 16 After the defiant victory the week before, the War Eagles took the field confident of victory. The defense and offense worked together as one unit against the Mcintosh Chiefs. The War Eagles turned the Chiefs back from the one yard line with outstanding defensive efforts of Jeff Miller, Will Jones and Chip Ezell. The offense was able to score in critical times by excellent blocking from offensive stronghold Chip Ezell and Cliff Daniels. Jimmy Witherspoon and Chris Turner both had interceptions in the victory. Woodward 28, Troup In the deciding game of the 4-AAA South division, the War Eagles soundly defeated the Troup Tigers before an excited Home- coming crowd. Three interceptions by Jeff Miller enabled the offense to score points. Clinching the sub-region, the War Eagles would now look toward Woodland and the playoffs in hopes of their goal to be state champions. Woodward 21, Woodland 14 In the last regular season game, the War Eagles faced the Woodland Warriors in preparation for the next week ' s playoff game. The Warriors came well prepared with a very effective rushing attack. They combined the pass with the run to find holes in the Warriors defense. However in the end, defensive efforts of Jeff Miller as well as Will Jones combined to shut down the Warriors. Ricky Lane had a great night run- ning the ball and accounted for many of Woodward ' s total yards. Jesse Spears had runs of 63 yards and 20 yards adding to the total offensive efforts. 180 VARSITY FOOTBALL