Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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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

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F OOTBALL Woodward 41, Stockbridge In the first round of the playoffs, the War Eagles faced Stockbridge in what was sight- ed to be a close game. The War Eagles, however, had different ideas about the out- come. The defense continued to shut down all offensive drives of Stockbridge and soundly defeated them 41-0. Woodward ' s best offensive game yet enabled the War Eagles to advance to the region finals. Woodward 10, Lithonia After destroying Stockbridge, the War Ea- gles faced the Lithonia Bulldogs. The de- fense demonstrated power by allowing Lith- onia less than 10 yards . During the whole first half neither team was able to score. A field goal by Brian Witkofsky late in the game, clinched the region championship for the second year in a row. Woodward 10, Glen Hills 14 Closer to state but not able to reach it, the Woodward War Eagles fell short of their goal, losing to the Glenn Hills Spartans. The game was an offensive and defensive battle with neither team gaining an edge over the other. All through the game, the War Eagles came close to scoring another touchdown. With time running out, they were not able to penetrate the goal line for victory. 1. Looking toward the sideline, Jeff Miller gets the signal for the next defensive play, 2. Jimmy Wlther- spoon attempts to break a tackle to gain more yard- age 3. Rickv Lane breaks for the sideline to run for another touchdown, 4, Captain Chip Ezell and Will Jones watch the flip of the coin to see which team will receive the ball. 5, During a time out, the Woodward offense catches a breath before the next series. 6. Jimmv Withersponn scores again! 182 VARSlTY FOOTBALL