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.Close Losses Force
!Varsity Football into the End Zone
The script was written, the stage was set, but the outcome of the play was not as it was supposed to be. The Varsity Football Team had just scored a touchdown in the final min­ utes to narrow the gap between them
I and arch-rival Ludden at 6-7.
Coach Robert Campbell decided i to go for the win by electing to try for I a two-point conversion. Campbell . called in the play from the sidelines, a
! bootleg for quarterback Jeff Charles. I It was the end of school spirit week at ! CBA, and all of the Brothers had par- I ticipated in a very inspirational pep I rally just hours before. A large per- : centage of the student body was pre­
! Tim Young and Brendan Shanahan are under cover 1during the cold snap that hit the Nottingham game.
sent and they believed they would win, but it was not to be. Charles was stopped just shy of the goal line and the Knights prevailed.
Although the team did not emerge victorious in this one game, the entire season was far from a loss. The Brothers amassed a very respect­ able record of 4-3 in league play en route to a winning season in the com­ petitive OHS League, including an im­ pressive win over Whitesboro.
Individual performances coupled with team play enabled the squad to achieve its winning season. Running backs Garnell Gladden and Marc
Bob Smyth and Garnell Gladden keep their Fulton opponent down for the count after a fumble.
Jones, each of whom rushed for over 700 yards, were the mainstay of the offense. Gaping holes were created for these two speedsters by the play of offensive linemen Bob Smyth, Brendan Shanahan and Tony Lam- puri, all of whom attained All-league status. The defense was anchored by Marty Coyne, Mike Adornato, Joe Kirsch, Gary Wells, Rich Barnhill, and Dwight Jackson.
With the return of players such as Coyne, Adornato, Shanahan and injured quarterback Joe Pullano, Coach Campbell anticipates a trip to the Dome next year.
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