John Bowman Sports Editor, July 25, 1969

July 25, 1969
DAILY COMMERCIAL

Believe it or not, right here in the middle of summer, spring football begins for area high schools in just three weeks.

As hard to comprehend as that is, let me pass along this bit of very important information that involves just about every decent Class A football team in the state, and any team in the area who hopes to make a run for the area title.

There will be no Leesburg-Lyman Rick Browne game this year. Lyman, which moved up to Class AA this year and whose weapon is Rick Browne, possibly the most formidable weapon in Florida high schools this year, will not play Leesburg. Get that?

"We just could not come to agreement with them on a contract," said Leesburg pricipal Buford Robinson. "We tried our best, but we could get no satisfaction, so they will not be on our schedule this fall."

Whew! That's good news. Leesburg coach Wilbur Lofton seems like a different man since he found out he doesn't have to prepare for the likes of Browne. He only ran the  the ball 38 times against the Yellow jackets last fall in 20-7 Lyman victory.

Browne is probably the finest college prospect in the state this year, as evidenced by the hordes of college coaches and scouts that attended the Greyhounds spring pratice. Brown, plus the fact that Lyman is so much bigger and has so many moretochoosenfrom, not being on the schedule is a welcome relief.

He'll be missed about as much as a sore tooth, claims Lofton.

With Lyman off the schedule, It brings up an interesting question? Will Leesburg now be able to make a run at the district championship?

Lofton keeps saying if the Yellow Jackets win four or five he'll be happy, but you know he's got to be kidding. No team with the likes of Mike Napier, Andy Carlton, Greg Williams, Greg Johnson (at 15, 6-4 and 220) will be a loser. There's just no way, Wilbur, just no way.

RESOURCES
John Bowman
Sports Editor 

DAILY COMMERCIAL
July 25, 1969

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