Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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ABOVE—Mr. Kevin Smith gets into the spirit of things as foreman of the Blazer glue factory pictured on the blackboard. TOP- lt's Great to be a Blazer say the triumphant faces of the Central crowd at the Central-Memorial foot- ball gBme.

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Spirit activities are school effort Mr. Bias in overalls? Ka- zoo bands running down the middle of Main street. Blazer Spirit Week got off to a rolling start as students and faculty alike became involved with home- coming activities. Floats, decorated in blue and white bunting carried out the theme Blazers do more in 74 . Slogans on the crepe papiered vehicles ranged from DeFeet 'Em to Rock 'Em , all wanting a victory over Michigan City in the coming game. The floats were followed by a decorated car caravan and a volunteer kazoo band, who diligently hummed the fight song along the en- tire parade route. Although the cloudy skies gave way to rain only clothes and crepe paper were dampened, spirit re- mained electric. Shouts of 'Victory' echoed through the halls as spirited students met afterwards in the gym for a pep session. Floats were judged the next evening, seniors taking 1st, sophomores 2nd, and juniors 3rd. The weekend was topped off by a 54-6 win over the Michigan City Red Devils. Spirit activities including wall decorating, bulletin board decorating, pep ses- sions, and a bonfire con- tinued into the next week as Central prepared for its cross town rival Memorial. The day of the game, principal Al Bias appeared in overalls. Mr. Hungate and Mr. Minichello had on cowboy outfits. Many fac- ulty members wore cos- tumes or just put on their jeans and Blazer T-shirts. The faculty's clothing fling and student's spirit triumphed as the Memorial Chargers fell 26-0 to the Elkhart Central Blue Blaz- ers.

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RIGHT-All state punter, junior Dave Edel, puts his foot into one of his soaring punts. BELOW RIGHT-MVP Kenny Can- trell sweeps left end for a long gain agBinst Washington. Kenny set a rushing record of 978 yards. BELOW-Mike McKinney straight- ens his equipment while watching on the sidelines. Mike made a great comeback after a serious injury. 1974 Varsity Football Goshen ECHS 39 OPP 6 S. B. St. Joe 13 0 S. B Washington 27 0 S. B. Riley 14 0 S. B. Adams 21 14 Mishawaka 14 22 LaPorte 20 17 Fort Wayne Snider 20 26 Michigan City Elston 54 6 Memorial 26 0 Season record 8-2 Junior varsity football team posts winning record 'With an outstanding sophomore class and an abundance of talent, the Blazer junior varsity foot- ball team finished with a winning record ' These were the com- ments of Coach Mike Wal- lace, who guided the squad RIGHT—Junior Varsity Football Team: FRONT ROW: Craig Greene, Artis James, Paul Murray, Jesse Cockerham, Kent Weaver, Rodney Scott, Rocko Balzano, Tom Feldman. ROW 2: Coach Tim Os- borne. Steve Sacro, Dale Rose, Mike Dibley, Tim Toby, Gerard Paradise, Scott Thomas, Pat Owens, Todd Stackhouse, Stuart Long, Brian Lail, Coach Fred Voorde. ROW 3: Willie Cunningham. Mike Scheuer, Larry Blosser, Jeff Gary, Ernie Lucas, Rod Roberson, Jim Bair, Allison Phillips, Dick Peters, Ray Lombardi, Brian Young, Coach Mike Wallace. ROW 4: Manager John Owens, Dave Gravender, Kev- in Butler. Steve Banks, Greg Stone. Rick Lyons, Dan Formsma, Brian Rozema. Tony Campanello, Garre Schelle, Bill Nellist. to a 5-3-1 season. Planning for the fall sport began early in the summer with workouts and running sessions. Actual hitting began early in Au- gust as the anxious Blazers sharpened their skills. Starting the season with two consecutive victories, the Blazers continued to split the next six games, winning 2 , losing 3 and tying Mishawaka. A setback to the young Blazers was a late-season loss to Memorial where the sophomores battled many juniors and seniors. However, the junior var- sity football team bounced back to capture the final game of the season to end the year on a winning note. 12 Football