olddog

The 8 games forfeited in the 1972 season resulted from use of an inelligible player, Dwight Bowers, who transfered from Cumberland Junior High to BA his freshman year. He wasn't a starter, but played on the kickoff team that year. TSSAA rules at the time required that he sit out a year to gain eligibility. This was an oversight on BA's part, not an attempt to cheat the system. Eight games was a costly price to pay for a marginal offense.

Both BA and Smyrna should be proud of their respective teams tonight. It was smash mouth physical game between two great teams. Sharptop--drop the public vs private whining. Neither team seemed concerned about that in this game.