Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-05
MOUNT VERNON SPIRITED
Groveton Again Aims
For 500 Campaign
BY DICK SLAY
star stan Writer

Last fall when Bob Tabor
became head football coach at
Groveton High School he esti-
mated that the Tigers were
three years from producing a
top-fiight football team, mean
ing 1859. In the meantime.
Tabor says he will be happy
with a 500 record in 1858.
He said the same last year.
but the school won only two
games in nine. There are at
least two good reasons why the
Tigers should be nearer that
$3.50 split this season.
Groveton has dropped JEFF
ferson Senior of Roanoke. Vir-
ginia State champion last fall,
and Newport News from its
schedule. and has added Hern-
don. Osbourn and George Wash
ington. II think now we're
back in our own class; we're
pretty much on even terms with
everybody" this earnest young
man says.
Moral is Up
The most important reason
to expect improvement. how
ever, Is that the coaches think
they have a better team. I'VE
all know each other better this
year. The morale and will to
win is there" Tabor puts it.
The line is the question mark
at Groveton, with the junior
varsity supplying at least one
starting tackle and the rest of
the middle positions. Billy
Pickering, tall and ITS pounds.
probably will play both ways
at one end and Beau Lyons.
slightly smaller, has been
shifted from halfback for a
shot at the other flank. Gil
Lorenz, a 175-pound basketball
player, appears to have a lock
on one tackle job. But Center
Doug Reed is not being counted
on because of a year-old knee
injury. That takes care of the
veterans up front.
The 1857 jayvee, which won
three games out of six, has sent
up some talented beef to help
the line situation. Sophomore
Aaron Hook. 100 pounds. has
first call at the other tackle,
backed up by 220-pound Walter
DickerSon and 214-pound Rom
ME Graves. Sophomore Charlie
Pickering, 1870. and Bob Stegall,
IT'S, have impressed at guard.
And l85-pound Mike Fuqua,
another Soph, probably will re-
place Reed at center.
WeaSe Shifted
In the backfield, Paul Wease
has been shifted from quarter
back to fullback where he can
use his 1876 pounds Of speed and
power to better advantage, but
he probably will miss the
opener with Mclean. except
for punting duties. Paul twisted
his ankle on the third day of
practice last week on Grove
tons very inadequate practice
field. John Callahan. 165
pounds and tough, has expert
ence al fullback. however.
The halfback situation is best
Of all with Julio Betancourt
and Jimmy Petit returning
Betancourt. the only non-senior
among the letterman. is the
Tigers best tackler and ball
carrier. He is a 165-pound
threat. He had bronchitis and
a chronic charley horse most
of last season. Petit, only 1855,
is the dependable type and a
Scrapper.
Relieving Wease at quarter
back in the split-T formation
Is c. M. Trinkle. who returns
after a year at Fishhurne Mill
tary Academy. He passes real
well" according to Tabor, and
is the reason Groveton will
throw more often this season.
PERSONNEL
Lettermen lost--17
Lettermen- returning--Billy Pickering
ana Beau Lyons, ends; Gil Lorenz,
tacklei Doug Reed, center; Paul Wease
and John Callahan. fullbacks; Julio
backs.
Promising non-lettermen - Dick
Bramley. end: Walter Dickerson, Aaron
Hook and Ronnie Graves: tackles:
guards: Mike Fuuua, center: c M.
Trinkle, quarterback: Steve Mcintyre,
SCHEDULE
seept. 13-At Mclean, ..
Sept. 20-Lee at Mount Vernon, 8,
sept. 26-At Mount Vernon, 8.
Oct. 4--Herndon at NV, 8.
soet iOIEammond at NV, (home-
soct. 17-At Aanandale. 8.
Oct. 24--At OSbourn. g.
eOct. 3I-Fairfax at NV, g.
NOV. sails Church at NV, =.
'Nox; l4-At oeorEe Washington, 8.