Athletics When the Great Scorer comes to write against your nome, He writes not that you won or lost, but how well you played the game. Cheerleaders Boost Spirits Stanley Keller Pot Lowther Bev Siple It was a big year for the cheer- leading squad. A year when the boy:; pu!· on sweaters and grabbed megaphones A one-in-a-million year when the pleas for enthusiasm brought an eager response, and the crowd fol lowed their lead. Co-cop:oin Lois Schubel They raised spirits They found that the boys could stretch higher. Co-captain Jean Buckner !24 as Boys Join Effort Sharon Dolbeor Wando Pugh Colgate Seider. Elly Wright ot footba ll games. Sometimes they were too worm, clustered around the bonfire. The chee~leoders helped spur school spirit with their varied cheers. 125 SCHEDULE B.C. Opponent Opp. 18 Gallaudet 7 6 Hampden-Sydney 26 7 Randolph-Macon 17 19 Frostburg 6 6 Washington & Lee 14 6 Western Maryland 7 14 Shepherd 3 LINEUP - Steve Trader centers as the Eagles meet Shepherd. Ed Hutto is quarterback. Eagles Edged In 3-4 Season 1966 EAGLES - First row: Jim Walsh, Harry Chandler, Mike Ja- Fourth row: Kenneth Vest, Paul Wiseman, Ed Coldwell , Rodney Rip- cobs, Guy Stull, Bill Stables, Mickey Caviness, Bob Prater, Barry Myers. peon, Alan Sprinkel, John Green, E. B. Daniels, Alan Tibbs, Ed Hutto. Second row: Tom Glasgow, Joe Dudash, Paul Tobler, Charles Mason, Fifth row: Steve Trader, Paul VonHerbulis, Charles Pfitzner, Paul Mc- Joe Powell, Eric Rice, Terry Westhafer, Mike McDonald, Lorry Royal. Cone, Doug Roberts, James Burton, Lorry Corter, Hal Hedley, John Third row: Jean-Pierre LeGoff, John Loving, Herbert Gordon, Claude Dollmeyer. Simmons, Tom Dietrich, Scott Suit, Dennis Salmons, George Nipe. 126 The Eagles gave the fans an exciting 1966 season despite a 3-4 record. The Eagles opened at Galloudet College with a 13-7 victory, despite a frigid downpour that hampered the Eagle attack both on the ground and in the air. Bridgewater's touchdowns were scored by Tom Glasgow and Ed Hutto. In the home opener against Hampden-Sydney the Eagles got the short end of a 26-6 score. Sydney's explosive offense scored only in the first half, two touchdowns coming on long passes. The Eagle defense held the Tigers in check in the second half. Randolph-Macon fought for its football life on Riverside Field, but came out on top 17-7. The Eagles scored first on a one-yard plunge by Hutto. Macon scored and the score stood 7-7 at the half. A field goal and a late touch- down put the game on ice for Macon. The Eagles slammed Frostburg 19-6 for a sweet Homecoming victory. Eagle touchdowns were by E. B. Daniels, Doug Roberts, and Hutto. Back an the road again, the Eagles dropped the go~ to Washington & Lee 14-6. The Generals scared on a long bomber, and again after a disastrous fumble. Bridge- water scored on a pass from Hutto to split end Mike McDonald, who caught 11 passes in the game. A muffed conversion attempt let Western Maryland ease by 7-6. Glasgow scored BC's lone touchdown to cap STRANGLED - E. 8 . Daniels fights off a host of Randolph- 104 yards ground out in that game. Macon tacklers and team-mate Larry Carter. To end the seqson the Eagles gave the home crowd the present of a 14-3 win over Shepherd. B. C. beat out a Shepherd field goal with a 60-yard scoring strike from Joe Powell to Terry Westhafer. Jim Walsh scored the last t. d. of the season with a plunge, after his own interception put the ball on the one-yard line. A fitting end to the season come when B. C. Captain Guy Stull was named Most Valuable Player in the Mason- Dixon Conference. Harry Chandler tells Joe Powell how he should have done it. John Green isn't saying what he thinks. Coach Day kept in touch by radio, lung power, and oc- casionally telepathy. 127 [ "They also serve who only stand ond woit." --Chandler B.C. Eagles Coptoln Guy Stull charges into the fray. Bob Prater, E. B. Daniels, and John Green hope he never lands. E. B. Daniels "hos the little Bob Prater, George Nipe, ond Tom Glosgow move in on o Shepherd fullback 128 Kenneth Vest foils prey to o Frostburg tackler. Bob Proter puts the arm on o Hampden-Sydney boll corrier. Fight Hard On The Gridiron bitty footbal l in his hands." Coach Day puts out the half-time spiel. Those visible: Guy Stull Barry Myers, Bill Stobles, George Nlpe. ' 129 I Eagles Cap 16-8 Season HAWLEY gets in post a Randy Macon oppo- EDDIE COOK was the victim in nent. this wrestl ing match. CAPTAIN JIM HAWLEY shone in boll handling as he led the Eagles to a record season. Left top: BILL CRUNK shoots as Upperman awaits the rebound. Left bottom: J IM UPPERMAN'S height gave B.C. on edge under the basket. 130 With Powerful Tournament Bid The Eagles had one of the most dramatic and eventful seasons ever in 1966-67 as they swept through the Mason-Dixon Tournament to the finals. Only the Mount St. Marys Mounties kept Bridgewater from the title. The season opened December 1 with the Eagles topping W & L 83-71. Breaking loose from a 37-37 half-time tie, five of the B.C. cogers got into double figures. The following night the Eagles come home to dump Golloudet 84-47. A runaway victory over Davis & Elkins, 102-65, mode the count three in o row as thirteen Bridgewater players got to score. Throughout the season, B.C.'s work at the charity strip was a decisive foetor. The magic foiled as we met our first defeat at the hands of Western Maryland, 96-89. J im Upperman's 32 points and Jim Ell is' 23 just weren't enough to turn the tide. Another bad night saw the University of Baltimore top the Eagles 71 -63. Two last minute freethrows by freshman guard Rick Wampler put the Eagles back in the win column as they s li pped past the Shepherd Rams 86-85, Ed Cook and Jim Upperman both scoring 24. After trai li ng by as much as 14 points in early stages, the Eagles snapped back in the f ina l five minutes to trump Davis & Elkins 76-73, with Cook running up a 34-point tall y. During the Christmas vocation, the Eagles made their bid for the Rotary Holiday Tournament. Bridgewater took University of North Caro- lina at Charlotte 79-70 in the first round, but Millersville State took the title with a 118-100 win-the widest margin of defeat during the season. Eagle captain Jim Hawley has a lways been noted for his floor work, but an even better than usual effort helped the Eagles start out 1967 with a 91-88 win over Hampden-Sydney. JIM UPPERMAN struggles with Mountie Bob Washington & Lee got revenge for their opening game loss with Suter (6'9") in the tournament finol. a narrow 66-64 win, and Randy Macon's Yellow Jackets poured salt in our wounds with a 76-64 the following night. Probably the tightest game of the season cropped up on the tenth, as the Eagles let o 14-point halftime lead evaporate to Lynchburg. The Yellow Jackets' boy wonder, Wayne Proffitt, scored 48 points to send the game into overtime, but a last minute shot by Upperman gave the 91-89 edge to the Eagles. At that point the Eagles ran wild and pulled off five wins in a row. They avenged an earlier defeat by University of Baltimore with a resound- ing 99-63 victory, bounced Roanoke 87-81, and downed R.P.l. 89-81. They topped Emory and Henry 86-85. Even the inactivity of Ed Cook, hobbled with a sprained ankle, couldn't let Gallaudet stop an 80-52 humi liation. For the rest of the season the Eagles a lternated in the win and loss columns. Hampden-Sydney dumped the Birds 85-77, we put down Randy Macon 75-74, Roanoke slipped post us 87-85, we topped-R.P.l. 97-92, and Lynchburg ended up the season by taking us 95-90. A 9-6 record in Mason-Dixon competition got us a berth in the tournament, to the colossal amusement of a lmost everyone. The laughs soon died as the Eagles knocked off powerful Loyola 70-66. B.C. proved it was no fluke as another powerhouse, Old Dominion, fe ll to the Eagles 74-68. The staqe was set for the final bottle. Some 500 students made the pilgrimage to Catholic University's dilapidated gym Saturday night. But a tall, powerful troop of Mounties slapped down the Eagles 84-68, amidst considerable vituperation from both teams, the fans, and even one noisy referee. lt was still the best year ever, and one that won't soon be forgotten. For Jim Ellis, elected to the State Small College fi rst team, and Jim Upperman, chosen for the Mason- Dixon Conference second team, it was a special year indeed. COACH MYERS spurred the teom on to the best seoson in yeors. 131 1966-67 EAGLES: First row: Dennis Woolfrey, Som Weddle, Bob Houff, Jim Howley, Bill Trogden, Ed Cook, Mike Ely. Sec:ond row: Rick Wampler, Mike Trout, Jim Upperman, Charles Kipps, Bob Boyle, Jim Ellis, Rick Lockhart, Bill Crunk. RICK WAMPLER drives down court post a RPI defender.