Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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FRONT ROW: Lloyd. Sopinka, Locke. Cobham, Withey. Stiefenhofer. Kotulak. Locke 2. SECOND ROW: Dal Bianco. MuD. Cockell. Dineen. Fife, Dejaray, Wilson, Bolt. THIRD ROW: Stewart. Follows. Weisbaum. Husebye. Seguin, Alton. Morgan. Rabb. BACK ROW: Wildman. Gregory. Hughes 3. Bates. Manifould. Faria. Mr. Snowden, Mr. Singer. The team this year was small and not very quick, which can at least partially explain the team ' s poor showing. There was per- sistently the nagging feeling, however, that it never quite played up to its potential, a failing caused in part by a lack of drive and in part by insufficient at- tention to the basics of running and blocking. The victories we had were good ones, but we should not have lost the games we did by such big margins. Offensively we were very uneven. Plagued by numerous fumbles in our first few games, we nevertheless managed to hang on to the ball long enough to win against both TCS and SAC. Of all the games we played, the two best were the tie with Lakefield and our second loss against Hillfield. In the first of these two games, we succeeded in marching the ball down the field twice only to lose it on fumbles. Near half time Lakefield was leading 14-0, when we finally managed to crown one of our drives with a beautiful long U15 Football

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our handicaps, we deserved the 5 wins, 2 ties and one loss that we earned. Especially sweet was our final victory against TCS, a great way to end the season. Dave Stevenson M0 ' -tf

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H ' «3:--± r: li W ' ft R ; vj Wr Bt . 9 V i ' l SI ' pass to Jeff Hughes from a touchdown. In the second half the defence did an admirable job of containing the opposition, scoring the tying touchdown themselves on a block kick. Against Hillfield, in one of our last games of the season, we got off to an excellent start, scoring a touchdown on a pass from Withey to Hughes. We then continued to control the play without, however, putting the ball over for a score. Hillfield scored and went ahead in the dying minutes of a marathon first half, and then went on to wear us down with their superior size and strength. It is very much to the team ' s credit, though, that it played hard right up to the end of the game, and was just as keen on the last series of plays as on the first. Stiefenhofer, who began the year at quarterback, moved to tight end, a change which was surprisingly effective. The quarterback was then taken by Rich Lightning Withey who warmed to the position as the season progressed, making use in particular of his good passing arm. On the line, the most ef- fective blocker was Mark Manifould, who doubled as the kicker. One of the most pleasant surprises of the year was the performance of Jeff Hughes as flanker. He was the leading rusher and the leading receiver of the team, achievements that were a bonus in the light of his ex- cellent blocking ability. Another stand-out was Mike Dejaray, who chalked up a lot of tough and well- deserved yardage off-tackle. Defensively, the squad was very tough, thanks to the efforts of all the players. Some of the more colourful ones - Too Tall Mull, Dynomite Dal Bianco, and John Jaws Markley - made unique contributions to the morale of the team. Especially strong on defense were the captain, Mark Cobham, and Doug Locke. Looking ahead to next year, the most important improvements wrill have to be made in the areas of the fimdamentals of the game - things like blocking, crisp execution, and tackling. In ad- dition, it would be encouraging to see the team respond writh more drive and enthusiasm, qualities which should not detract from the enjoyment of the game but which should rather lead to a higher standard of play and more suc- cess.