Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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graduation it will not be in the backfield. Halfbacks Bruce Dunning, Greg Guetterman, and Jerry Ratay will be return- ing along with quarterback Kenny Vaughn. Only outstanding fullback Marty Babinski and halfback Mark Stefanik will be graduating. However, filling the fullback position could present a problem for Coach Renn. Rumor has it that either Guetterman or Dunning will be switched to this spot. If neither of them is chosen, then junior Jim White or sopho¬ more Chris Morris will have to fill the gap. Sophomore half¬ backs like Mike Schaab and Scott Tweedy have an outside chance to break into the starting backfield, but it is doubt¬ ful. The fact that most of the members together before should enable them to regain their timeing on the handoffs and pitchouts quickly and help them in the early games. While the backfield will not be hit hard by graduation the offensive line will be a different story. Five of the seven line positions will have starters graduating. At canter the Lancer’s While the backfield will not be hit hard by graduation, the offensive line will be a different story. Five of the seven line positions will have starters graduating. At center the Lancer ' s will be losing two of the area ' s finest in Steve Car- roll and Kip Edwards. Juniors Brad Ehibger, Steve Mank, and Lee Goetz, none of whom has ever seen any varsity action at center, will be expected to fill the position. At the guard positions East will be losing both hard hitting Ken Bisso and Bob Stewart. The starting assignments for these these positions are considered up for grabs and any number of players have a chance. The major contenders are juniors Mark Anderson, Kevin and Mike Reeder, and sopho¬ mores Mike Hromadka and Dan McCrany. At the tackles, Dennis Crane will be leacing but Gary Cox will be back for another year. The open spot is expected to be filled by junior John Hartman while sophomore A1 Coll¬ ins should see some action. At end the Lancers will have to say good-bye to Co-Captain Brad Harriman, but Jay Ellison will be back and should be one of the better blocking ends in the area. The open end position will be filled by either Pat Boyle or Larry Bonham. On defense it is about the same story as on offense. The secondary will be marred very little, but the line will be hit hard. At tackle Terry Mueller will be gone but big John Hartman will be a sure starter. The open spot should be a dogfight between junior Kevin Ditter and sophomore Eddie Prather will be given a shot. The linebacking core will be losing the two outside men with Ed Dintleman and Mike Kozan graduating. East should be strong in the middle with Gary Cox returning and Mike Hromadka to back him up. The outside spots will probably be filled by juniors Jay Ellison and Pat Boyle with Kevin Wilson and Mark Anderson and sophmore Dan McCrary to back them up. East will be very strong in the defensice backfield with only Dave McCrary graduating. The corners will be up for grabs with juniors Greg Guetterman, Mark Carwell, Randy Cook and Bruce Dunning dueling for the job. The safeties will be filled by Jerry Ratay and either Mike Schaab or Kenny Vaughn. East kicking game will be strong in the punting department with Kenny Baughn, the leading punter in the area last year, returning. However, place-kicker Joe Kichielinski, will be gone and wither juniors Jeff Heely or Kevin Wilson will have to fill the gap. Overall it looks like East will be strong in the backfield with the line needing to be beefed up a bit, bit it looks like another exciting year of Belleville East football. The Lan¬ cers will be playing their toughest schedule over and it will be a battle to finish on top of the Conference, but in the past East has been a powerhouse and barring anything drastic the Lancers can continue their winning ways. 15