Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Mike Ihnken leads an offensive drive while Dave Thomas excecutes a play. As other Blazer defensive men penetrate the Memorial line, Joe Peterka and Scott Rodgers get to the QB. With pressure exerted by South Bend Riley lineman, quarterback Dave Thomas passes off. With a 21-0 victory over Memorial. Tim Fara hugs Amy White as Gerald Johnson gets a victory splash. Football 13

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 by Jeff Vamos W: pounding dummies boost blue effort to 16th state rank For 21 graduating seniors on the football team, it would seem that alUhe evidently aimless pounding of steel dummies, sore muscles, tape wrapping, and all those smelly-dirty T-shirts brought home to mom have paid off. Coach Tom Kurth's gridders finished their season at 7-3. Throughout the post, and mid-season. Kurlh made it a point to stress the fact that the seniors were the best group of people I've ever worked with. We were quite happy that they could finish the season on a winning note, having a fine football team, and 1 think that it was a big credit to them. And. indeed they finished on a very positive note. Crosstown rival Memorial was put to shame when Central ran off the field, arms raised in jubilation, a 21-0 victor in the final game of the season. Among other achievements were their 16th state ranking, and their second position in the N.I.C. With a very balanced roster, there were no superstars. The team concept was. and still is the most stressed philosophy in Kurth’s book of football. Leading the scoring for a successful year was receiver Frank Kurth with 75 points (33 PATs). Second among total points was leading rusher Kelly Custer with 66. Defensively. Gerald Johnson and Jim Kelly played important roles. Johnson had 12 sacks, and Kelly had 8 interceptions. Quarterback David Thomas passed for a total of 16 touchdowns for 897 yards. Using blocking from Bob Clark. Jim Harness effectively sweeps to the right. 12 Football

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VARSITY FOOTBALL—Front Row: Coach McCollough. Tony Young, Curtis Hill. Kelly Custer. Jim Harness. Greg Parrish, Dave Thomas. Bill Choler. Bob LeDonne. Bruce Atkinson. Row 2: Coach Kurth. Coach Peterson, Brook Nordstrom. Jeff Lyon. Bob Clark, Mike Ihnken, Scott Rodgers. Frank Kurth, Gerald Johnson. Dale Swihart, Dave Paritz, Randy Voelkert, Row 3: Coach Mathias. Ted McAleer. Larry Nellist, Jim Kelly. Vito Palumbo. Tim Fara, Marty Donnell. Jim Williams. Pat Buddrus, John Vamelli, Mike Wain, Brian Sinon, Back Row: Coach Osborne. Scott Gude, Shawn Edgerton, Frank Woodly, Joe Peterka. George Berkshire. Trent Bias. Tracy Ellison, Rick Gordy. Chris Coley. Mark Fioritto. Sidney Mayes. Mike Warren. J.V. FOOTBALL—Front Row: Todd Tice, Jeff Moore, Dave Lessie, Todd Dygert. Terry Eakle, Jerry Lundy. Todd Pairitz, Gary Harris. Brian Bolby. Row 2: Coach Mathias. Marty Baird. Mark Eash. Tim Calvert, Jeff McGlinchey. Paul Brown. Bruce Davis. Mark Yeakey, Tim Calvert, Joey Hudnall, Joe Thomas. Row 3: Coach Osborne. Craig Lochmandy. Carl Ford. Tom Clark. Steve McManime, Greg Glanders. Matt McWhorter. Kevin Donnell. Jack Danner. Kenneth Curry, Eric Wambaugh, Jamie Bean, Back Row: Chris Wymann. Craig Rogers. Chip Estep. Rick Immel, Randy Lombardy. Buddy James. Carey Lehman. Terry O'Neil. Ted Galoozis. Steve Douglas. Chris Dygert. 14 Football