East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Defense shines as Scarlets go 6-2 If there was one word to describe the Scarlet Football team, it had to be defense. The defense shut out their opponents three times in lead- ing the team to a 6-2 record, good for third place in the Metro. In the season opener, the defense was just awesome, shutting out Southeast Polk 15-0. The Scarlets then went on to win their next four games, before suffering back-to- back losses to Valley and Dowling. But the season ended on a good note with a 6-0 victory at Ames. Mr. John Bankus, head coach, said that he was very pleased with the over-all team play. But he said VARSITY FOOTBALL SEASON RECORD 6-2 METRO RECORD 5-2 East 15 Southeast Polk 0 East 12 Hoover 7 East 21 Lincoln 14 East 7 North 6 East 24 Roosevelt 0 East 0 Valley 10 East 21 Dowling 38 East 6 Ames 0 A buffalo boy, senior Arthur Bradley, takes a break during a 10-0 loss to Valley. that the offense never did quite come around as expected. Defense was definitely our strong point, said Mr. Bankus. The most outstanding player on offense was senior Jayson Murray. Jayson rushed for894 yards in eight games. He set a school record for most rushingyards in asinglegame, with 279 against Lincoln. Leading the multi-talented defense was senior Tony Carico. Tony was named the team ' s defensive player of the year. But just about anybody could have won the award. A new aspect of the Metro this year was the addition of Ames High School to the conference. Mr. Ban- kus had this to say of Ames: They had a really strong team. I think they will be very competitive in all sports. A lot of honors came the Scarlet way. Those making All-Metro were seniors Jayson Murray, Arthur Brad- Junior Harry Western follows his blockers en route to a big gain against Ames. East won 6-0. Ames was new to the Metro this year. ley, Sean O ' Brien, Tony Carico, Jim Gallagher and Steve Michelsen. Murray also made second team All- State. Those making second team All-Metro were seniors Rusty Stuart and Kenneth Lyie and junior Levi McGuire. This team could be summarized as another great Scarlet team. The team worked very hard all year long. They never gave up until the final buzzer. This is an example of the great spirit we have at East. The spirit we have at East keeps going on and on. This was shown through our football players. We should be very proud and honored to have such great young men on our athletic teams. We have a bright future in our gridiron specialists. Senior Jayson Murray: We had a good season, but it could have been better. They had a really strong team and were expected to be very competitive. 24 VARSITY FOOTBALL