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VARSITY FOOTBALL ------- PIXIES ALL THE WAY!!
AAA DIVISION CHAMPIONS
ROW 1: Ray Hicks, Aaron Sparrows, Tim Morris, Corey Hall, Winchous Hayes, Troy Nowlin, Anthony Brown, Morris Winston ---- ROW 2: Steven
Hales, Curtis Swann, Ricky King, Richard Price, Hiawatha Brown, Herbert Gibbs, Bruce Deloatch, Virgil Moore, Jemar Rivers, Phillip Freeman,
Rooney Southall, Ronald Boone, John Simon, Antonio Hines, Van Edwards, Melvin Hines, Paul Jarman ---- ROW 3: Kevin Hooker, Kareem
Johnson, Hugh Hunter, Anthony Odom, Edward Braud, Corey Cause, Sanford Dowell, Charles Cummings, Mike Atkins, Dwight Wiggins, Charles
Crawford (Manager)
HEAD COACH
DARNELL MOORE
State Coach of the Year:
Associated Press
Metropolitan Coach of the Year: Norfolk Sports Club
Scholastic Coach of the Year: Portsmouth Sports Club
Kenny Rodgers
Linebackers and
Offensive Line
Danny Hill
Outside
Linebackers
Wayne Thompson
Outside Film Crew
Charles Richardson
Defense and Line
Coach
Joe Lasisic
Offensive and
Defensive Coach
Harold Price
Defensive Line and
Receivers Coach
VARSITY FOOTBALL SPECIAL HONORS!
RECORD BREAKERS
Tim Morris, a senior, set a new record by catching 125 passes during his football career at Wilson. His variability was displayed as a wide receiver and a defensive back. His honors in-
luded being selected for: All-State; All-Tidewater (one of four players chosen for both offensive and defensive).
Aaron Sparrow, a junior, set new school and Southeastern District Records by completing 24 touchdown passes, completing 141 passes, and reaching a passing yardage of 2114 (14 games)
----all in a single season! at the end of this year's
season, his total career pass completions were 357. An the leading quarterback in the state, he was selected for: All-Tidewater; All Portsmouth (Frist Team---Offensive and Second Team---De-fensive). His football career is not over at Wilson, because he will be back next year and possibly break some of his own records!
MALVIN HARRELL
All Portsmouth (first , Offensive; Second Team, Defence
COREY HALL
All-Portsmouth (First Team, Defense)
RICHARD PRICE
All-Portsmouth (first Team, Offensive)
ANTHONY ODOM
All-Portsmouth (First Team Offense)
CHARLES CUMMINGS
All-Portsmouth (First
Team, Offesive
WINCHAUS HAYES
All-State; All-Tidewater; All-Portsmouth (First Team, Offensive and Defensive)
TIM MORRIS
All-State; All-Tidewater; All-Portsmouth (First Team, Offensive and Defensive)
ANTONIO HINES
All-State; All-Tidewater; All-Portsmouth (First Team, Offensive and Defensive)
HUGH HUNTER
All Portsmouth (first , Offensive; Second Team, Defence
MICHAEL ATKINS
All-Portsmouth (Second Team)
MORRIS WINSTON
All-Portsmouth (Second Team, )
RONALD BOONE
All-Portsmouth (Second Team )
RODNEY SOUTHALL
All-Portsmouth (Second
Team)
ARRON SPARROW
TIM MORRIS
FIRST DOWN, PRESIDENTS' Van Edwards,
Tim Morris
Wide Receiver, Ronald Boone, makes a quick run off the field.
Coach Moore gives some words of wisdom
of Morris Winston. Ray Hicks is to the
right.
RIGHT: Paul Jarrman, Edward Braud,
Cedric Cradle, and Delmont Hall portray
the spirited mood on the team bus after a
home victory.
TOP PHOTO: Van Edwards and Tim
Morris play a big part in shutting out Deep
Creek 22-0.
Quarterback, Aaron Sparrow, calls the play against Potomac.
DISTRICT,
REGIONAL,
AND STATE!!
Wilson captured the AAA-Division 6 State Football Championship December 16 in bitter cold weather at Foreman Field. They defeated Potomac 20-0 and reclaimed the State Title after 35 years.
The last championship was in 1954, Coach Moore and the team were honored with many cakes, receptions, dinners, and a parade. They attended a session of the General Assembly in Richmond. Banners and congratulations were extended from other schools throughout the city. Previous football championships have been won by the Presidents, but this is the first State Championship for the school at its' present building site.
SCORES
HOME OPPONENTS
38
48
34
41
24
19
22
27
42
20
36
35
35
20
0
0
0
0
2
17
0
16
12
0
0
27
30
0
Western Branch
Churchland
Manor
Phoebus
Norcum
Indian River
Deep Creek
Oscar Smith
Craddock
Great Bridge
Lake Taylor
Warwick
J.E.B. Stuart
Potomac State Play-off
CENTER LEFT: Winchaus Hayes is pursued by a Potomac player as Melvin Harrell keeps an eye on both. Photo:
Ralph Fitzgerald (Virginian-Pilot --- Star).
CENTER RIGHT: Melvin Harrell tackles a member of the Potomac team. Photo: Ralph Fitzgerald (Virginian-Pilot --- Ledger - Star).
LEFT: Tim Morris carries the ball against Potomac. Photo:
Ralph Fitzgerald (Virginian-Pilot --- Ledger - Star).
J.V. FOOTBALL
ROW 1: Michael Squires — Thomas Snyder — Randy Rawls — Omar Washington — Aaron Moore — Darron Moore — Andre Copeland — Dante Shepard ROW 2: Greg Davis — Daniel Jarman — Louis Andrews — Almane Cherry — Steve Seigler — Jeff Williams — Chris Beavers — Vincent Tabor — Michael Williams ROW 3:Derick Jones — Javonne Whitfield — Steven Crawford — Oneal Sykes — Cedric Cradle — Elton Fortson — William Pope — Carlos Moore — Michael Simpso ROW 4: Carl Deloatch — Anthony Hooker — Robert Karnes — Hector Stallins — Darron Sparrow — Dennis Strawther — James Saunders — Carlton Darden — Tyler Burkett — Michael Ellis — Anthony Vaughan — Coach Ladisic (Not Shown — Assistant Coach — Charles Richardson)
Quarterback Oneal Sykes gets ready to make his move.
Chris Beavers carries the ball with Darron Sparrow as his running back.
Coach Ladisic gives the team a pep talk.
Louis Andrews and Daniel Jarman can hardly
wait to get in the game.
Darron Moore almost makes a first down.
SCORES
WILSON OPPONENT
14
0
12
18
6
16
22
30
Indian River
Western Branch
Cradock
Great Bridge
Churchland
Manor
Norcom
Deep Creek
0
15
6
15
8
9
0
0
J.V. FOOTBALL
Oneal Sykes, Javonne Whitfield, and Greg
Davis lead the march down the field.
Bruce Deloatch and Dennis Strawther
celebrate a victory dance.
Darron Sparrow returns the punt.
Cedric Cradle waits in the wings.
James Saunders keeps the opponent at arms
length while Chris Beavers carries the ball.
GOLF
Chris Riggs, Joey Pociask, Todd Marsh, Todd Brooks, Eric Pond, Coach: Joe Gatling
