Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Under 15 Football Although we were an unexperienced team, our coach kept the team down in fumbles, penalties and in- terceptions. Thanks to a steady, hard-hitting defence lead by Howie Katz, John Rosseel and Andre Rachmaninoff, who joined the squad half way through the season. They gave as few first downs as possible and forced the opposi- tion to fight for every yard. On the other side, the of- fense did their part in moving the ball and putting points on the board. It was lead by a scrappy but ferocious line, and in the backfield were Captain John Rosseel and Peter Taylor. Flankers John Slattery, who was the fastest man on the team, and Michael Browne who possessed the best hands, added increased punch to the offense. With all this potential, we had ideas of a winning season even before our first game. Our first victory came with a 7-6 squeaker over S .A .C . on John Rosseel ' s convert. Two victories followed - over Ridley and over V.C.C. with scores of 18-1 and 12-0 . Then followed the lull. Despite some hard work by the coach, the team floundered somewhat with three consecutive losses. Although spirit was at low ebb, these defeats were soon forgotten and we looked forward to our coming games. By the time the next game took place against T .C .S . we knew we were ready to play. Although the size of their team frightened us, the 36-0 score in our favour in- dicated our superior conditioning. The last game was important in that it meant the difference between a win- ning or a tied season. The game, with Hillfield, was indecisive until the final whistle. However, we managed to secure the lead in the final quarter and eked out a 24-17 victory climaxed by a last minute goal-line stand. Special thanks and congratulations should go to Mr. Anderson who moulded a conglomeration of rookies into a well-disciplined squad of Football players.

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