Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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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

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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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The Blazer defense explodes into action allowing double figure scores on only two occasions. by Jeff Vamos De£e i4€, cut Effective JV squad achieves five shut-out Accolades were handed to several individuals on the football team for their outstanding athletic accomplishments. With four gridmen, Thomas, Kurth. Curtis Hill, and Johnson named to the all NIC first team, Central made their individual mark upon area football. Also, the Associated Press awarded honorable mention to Bob Clark. Scott Rodgers, and Mark Fioritto. With a 7-2 overall record and a 7-2 conference record to their names, the junior Varsity Football Squad held their own in area football action. The team, sporting some quick, large, hardhitting underclassmen and juniors had a good opportunity to have an undefeated season. The two losses dealt to the team were decided in the final two minutes of play. A 52-0 rout of Michigan City Elston and a 8-7 victory over Memorial rounded out a successful season for the ).V. Blazers. The team's defense proved so effective that they achieved five shut-outs. FOOTBALL ECHS OPP FW Snider 21 28 SB Adams 21 6 MC Elston 30 6 SB Riley 35 0 Penn (OT) 14 17 SB LaSalle 49 7 SB St. Joe 28 14 Mishawaka 13 22 SB Washington 39 8 Memorial 21 0 Conference place: 2nd Season record: 7-3 A swarming Blazer defense mounts a stoppage of South Bend Riley. Football 15