PAGE 4A-WASHINGT0N DAILY NEWS, AUGUST 24. 1988
Experienced Pirates Aim For TBC Title
BATH — Bath is in its last sea
son as a Class 1-A football team.
Next year, a consolidation with
Belhaven Wilkinson will place the
new school, Northside, in the
Class 2-A ranks.
Pirate head football coach Walt
Davis has made the point plain
and simple; he wants the 1988
team to be remembered as one of
the best teams ever to wear the
maroon and gold of the Pirates.
Davis has good reason to feel
this year’s team might accomplish
that feat. The Pirates were 6-3 last
season and only a loss to Jamesvil-
le kept them from making the
state playoffs. Seventeen starters
— nine on offense, eight on de
fense — return to lead an experi
enced and depth-laden team at
several key positions.
“I definitely feel that (depth)
will be one of our advantages
going into the season,” Davis, who
has posted the winningest record
in the area (63-31, a .669 percen
tage) during the last nine years,
said. "Some schools go from a
senior to a freshman in terms of
backups. In our case, we’ll be re
placing seniors with juniors and
maybe a sophomore here and
there.”
One player that will not play for
the Pirates this season is John
Paul, a projected starter at offen
sive tackle. Paul, a 6-1,196-pound
senior, suffered tom ligaments in
his knee in a freak accident suf
fered while the team was en route
to Manteo Aug. 19 for a scrim
mage.
“We’re still not sure exactly
what happened, but we were told
that Jotm was changing seats on
the bus and his knee locked,” said
Members of the 1988 Bath Pirate football team are, from left, front row: Wayne
Jeflerson, Scott McGowan, Stephen Waters, Marcus Lacy, Jay Evans, Jeff Frasier,
Jay Shively, Brad ABigood and Mitchell Ransall; second rows head coach Walt
Davis, assistant coach Dwrayne Lanier, Boyd Woolard, Bill Ambrose, Jerome
Bailey, Gray Woolard, Ernie Cornelius, Neil Woolard, Butch Oliver, Bryan Tutcn,
Gary Tyer, Christopher Peele and assistant coach Brian Swain; bark row: assisinm
coach Horace Miller, Kris Sauls, Cray Moore, B.G. W'oolard, Wayne Fisher, Keith
Boyd, Kevin Newman, Wally Basnight, i.auris Joyner, Melvin Bailey, Roger Rraddv
and assistant coach Gerry Klas. Not pictured are John Paul and assistant coach Bin^
Mitchell.
Davis. “But we do know he’s out
for the season.
“We just hope whoever we put
in can get the job done,” Davis
said.
Leading Bath’s wishbone
offense for a second straight sea
son will be Bryan Tuten (5-11,173,
Sr.), who passed for 476 yards and
threw just six interceptions last
season.
"Bryan will have to be able to
read the defenses and then make
quick decisions,” Davis said. "A
lot of offensive success will de
pend on him.”
All five mnning backs return for
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the Pirates, led by 1,000-yarcl
rusher Jay Evans (5-9, 154, Sr.) at
one halfback spot. The other half
back position will be manned by
either Marcus Lacy (5-7, 142, So.)
or Lauris Joyner (6-0,187, Sr.). Bill
Ambrose (5-9, 208, Sr.) and Jeff
Frazier (5-9, 155, Sr.) will be the
Mlbacks.
For Bath to have continued suc
cess mnning the ball, as it did last
season when the backs produced
2,094 yards and 26 of the Pirates’
31 touchdowns, three offensive
linemen—center B.G. Woolard (6-
1,187, Sr.), tackle Gary 'Tyer (5-11,
197, Jr.) and guard Ernie Corne
lius (5-11, 212, Sr.) will have to
have productive seasons block
ing, Davis said.
Keith Boyd (6-2,185, Sr.) and
Pooh Woolard (5-10,163, Sr.) lead
the tight ends while Roger Braddy
(6-1, 163, Jr.) and Kevin Newman
(6-2,194, Sr.) are also expected to
see time at that position.
Another strength is Bath’s 6-2
defense which returns seven star
ters. Neil Woolard (5-10, 171, So.)
and B.G. Woolard are the inside
linebackers. They will be backed
up by Ambrose and Scott McGo
wan (5-9,171, Sr.).
The starting outside lineback
ers are Frazier and Boyd while
Jerome Bailey (5-10,174, So.) and
Wayne Fisher (6-3, 191, So.) pro
vide backup help. Joyner and
Melvin Bailey (6-0,184, Sr.) return
at defensive ends and Butch Oliv
er (6-0,182, Sr.) and Newman will
be the backups. A much improved
secondary (said Davis) will fea
ture Pooh Woolard at safety and
either Evans, Stephen Waters (5-8,
146, Sr.), Gray Woolard (5-10, 147,
Jr.) or Jay Shively (5-10, 153, Jr.).
Tuten will be the backup safety.
To be a successful football team,
Davis said the Pirates had to im
prove on three areas.
“First, we have to improve our
kicking game and our specialty
teams,” he said. “Second, we have
to keep up our enthusiasm and in
tensity. And third, we have to find
out how bad we really want to win.
“I hope the kids think about the
fact that this is our last year,”
1988 Bath
Roster
NO.
Player
CLASS
HOT.
WOT.
POS.
52
Brid Alligood
Sr.
5- 9
205
line
44
Bill Ambrou
Sr.
5- 9
206
Back
32
Melvin Bailey
Sr.
6- 0
164
Back
60
Wally Basni(ht
Sr.
6- 3
205
line
86
Keith Boyd
Sr.
6- 2
165
End
62
Ernie Cornelius
Sr.
5-11
212
line
22
lay Evans
Sr.
5- 9
154
Back
40
letf Frailer
Sr.
5- 9
155
Back
79
Andy Jackson
Sr.
6- 1
207
Line
41
Lauris Joyner
Sr.
6- 0
167
Back
66
Scott McSowan
Sr.
5- 9
171
End
61
Kevin Newman
Sr.
6- 2
194
End
51
Butch Oliver
Sr.
6- 0
162
line
72
John Paul
Sr.
6- 1
196
line
65
Gary Salchell
Sr.
5- 9
133
line
11
Bryan Tuten
Sr.
5-11
173
Back
84
Stephen Waters
Sr.
5- 6
146
Back
50
8.6. Woolard
Sr.
6- 1
167
Line
23
Boyd Woolard
Sr.
5-10
163
End
14
Roger Braddy
Jr.
6- 1
163
End
77
Mitchell Randall
Jr.
5- 6
241
One ~
55
Kris Sauls
Jr.
6- 1
192
line
30
Jay Shively
if.
5-10
153
Back
73
Gary Tyer
Jr.
5-11
197
Line
10
Gray Woolard
Jr.
5-10
147
Back
26
Jerome Salley
So.
5-10
174
Back
63
Wayne Fisher
So.
6- 3
191
Line
54
Wayne lefferson
So.
5- 9
170
Line
21
Tommy Jones
So.
5- 9
147
Back
24
Marcus lacy
So.
5- 7
142
Back
13
Gray Moore
So.
6- 3
156
Back
42
Christopher Peele
So.
6- 0
145
Back
15
Neil Woolard
So.
5-10
171
Back
1987
BATH
30 Rouwood
IS limesfille
20 Btllimn
6 lamesville
M Creswell
S Colunibii
21 North CdiKombe
02 Malbmuskoat
21 Chocowinrty
Davis said. “I hope it will be a
stepping stone (the last season).
And if we avoid injuries at key
positions early so we won’t have
to play a lot of people both ways,
we could be a good team this
year.”
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1988
BATH
August
Rouwood
September
at lamosvilla
at Balhartn*
Jamauilla*
Opon
at Cratwoir
October
Golumbia*
at North EdRocombo*
Porquifflaai
at Mattamutkoot*
November
Chocowinitir*
*—Conlaronco lamas
l^uick Baekfield Keys Northampton East
CONWAY — Last season, the
Northampton East football team
finished 4-6 overall and 1-5 in the
Northeastern Conference. This
season. Coach Diego Hasty hopes
a quick backfield can lead the
team to the Class 2-A state play
offs.
The Rams return six starters of
offense and six on defense. Three
of the offensive starters are backs;
^®*ter Harris (6-1,
i«B, br.) and running backs David
Perry (5-9,170, Jr.) and Doug De-
loatch (5-11, 190, Sr.). ^
Terry Williams (5-8, 160, Jr.),
another back that will push for in-
cresed playing time this year, is
the fastest player on the team,
having been timed at 4.4 seconds
in the 40-yard dash. Hasty said.
The team, which has 29 players,
will not be deep, especially on the
offensive and defensive lines.
Players expected to contribute
defensively are Matt Howard (6-0,
200, Sr.), Winfred 'Tann (6-2, 159,
Sr.), Greg Peebles (5-10, 170, Sr ),
Michael Thompson (6-0, 204, Sr.)
and Reggie Lawrence (5-7, 171,
Sr.).