Bishop Leblond High School - Aerie Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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88 Lafayette 27 ' Savannah 5Q ' Central 51 t Maur Hill 53; , Maryville 123 Benton 53 ' Central 42 Lafayette In athletics as well as academics, the transition from 8th grade to high school can be difficult. You no longer have one star player who dominate the game; members of the team blend their skills for the betterment of the unit. The freshman basketball players did just that. Coming from various schools, few had played together before entering LeBlond. However, by the final game, they were acquainted with each othefs strong and weak points on the court and accounted for them in their game plans. 1. Brian Casey goes to the back door for two. 2. ttBreakPi bellows Brad Brown. 3. Row 1: B. Almanza, S. Russell, M. Crook, S. Grosdidier, T. Ward, C. Guardado, J. Davis. Row 2: Coach M. Ziesel, J . Baack, B. Casey, B. Brown, M. Hart, R. Geiger, G. Zimmerman, D. Eckley. 4. Stan and Jim tempt the offense. 5. G-Man junior shows his style. hm way

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An Explosive Finish! The spirit and morale at the start of the football season was dynamic. As the season progressed games were won and lost and the spirit became a definite influence on the teamts performance. Their record being 3 and 5 did not do justice to the teamts play. Coach Taboris feelings on their record were ttThose kids, especially on defense, played well and were much more deserving of a better record than what they ended up with. Despite a disappointing record, a number of Eagle players reaped individual awards. The St. Joseph News-Press honored John Ruddy, Chris Lincoln, John Bullimore, and Jeff Samenus as Players of the Week at various times during the season. Collecting All-City honors were Ruddy, Samenus, and Lincoln. Chuck Greub and Mike Reiner joined Ruddy and Lincoln on the All-M.E.C. team. Greub, Lincoln, and Ruddy also captured All-District honors. A stingy defense carried the teams until the closing games when the offense reached their peak and exploded against Maryville and Benton. Jeff Samenus averaged 6.3 yards a carry and set a school record with 258 yards rushing against the Cardinals. Another new occurrence at LeBlond was brought upon by the players this year. For the first time in the history of the Eagles. the gridders elected four sen?0rs t0 the prest7gi0us post of team cap- tain. John Modlin, Richard Rocha, Jeff Samenus, and Mike Reiner served as quad-captains throughout the year. This foursome and the other 14 skilled seniors provided experience for the unit to take second in the city and tie for second in the M.E.C. Randy Grosdi- dier, John Bullimore, Mike Clark, and other undergrads show tal- ent for the upcoming seasonsi The upset of the Spoofhounds and the victory over Benton rekindled the same spirit and morale which was introduced in August.

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..v.,,.n .., ...,- Wihhw everw, , - .--.-t.,..,..,..- q-.--..,e.u .V-V.,.. Atchison Maryville Trenton Cameron West Platte Benton ' Lafayette ngannah central Benton - Hogan Central Maur Hill Lafayette slow but . . . Maryville V MauerillW v , Thier record of 12 wins and 4 losses signifies the style of play this yeafs Junior Varsi- ty team exhibited. The unit, under Mike Zieselts direc- tion, fared well especially considering the pressure of injuries that plagued them. Rebounder Mike Clark was out at one time with a sprain- ed ankle and Brit Langley, another valued player, miss- ed the last weeks of the season due to an appendectomy. 3 1. Rob Rhyner attempts a new toe-dribbling technique. 2, Row 1: G. Casey, P. Hart, T. Hurley, J. Ruddy, S. Baack, T. Prawitz. Row 2: M. Davis, M. Clark, B. Schuman, Coach M. Ziesel, B. Langley, R. Rhyner, M. Peppard. 3. Mark Peppard goes up tough and claims the Eagle tip. 4. We know the big guys move 89