Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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tONT ROW J Elvekrog. J. Schwartz. S Weed. R. Slucky. J Mastleld. Uskl. B. Engle. S. Stiliannos. T Sankbell SECOND ROW R Gavev. Slelken T Tisler. J Burleigh. D Monlgomeri . J Simr. S T aden. R tshigiar, ' . W Heil. K Kebl. J Schreur THIRD ROW Coach Chuck .Inner. C Neetey. M. Hepler. C. Rich. P Kilchen. J Ackerman. M. Mailer. G. Work. T McCoy. T McCoy. Coach R Slelanowski FOURTH As part of the casualty list contributing to this ROW Coach K Wright. M Spencer. T Driessnack. C Ziegler. T Schreur. gg On ' s biggest pitfall. Ryan RoSS requires the A Nealy. A Halsled. S. Keough. J Killeen. J Cabot. S Lu,kart. Coach . f ,f trainers to help him off the field SO they can check his injury. phoio by Nick Rhodes BOYS ' VARSITY FOOTBALL 191

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Even though we had a disappointing season, the Seaholm football pro- gram is getting bigger and better. COACH CHUCK SKINNER VARSITY FOOTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Lahser Southfield Berkley Hazel Park Kimball Andover Troy Ferndale Groves 6-10 14-27 3-6 7-10 0-6 13-7 0-21 16-21 17-0 Maples Fall To Injuries, Opponents In 2-7 Season Freshly recruited from the JV team, sophomore Matt Hepfer proves that his tremendous kicking skills and talents will come in handy to the varsity players. pholo bv Bob Matz In a push to bring the Maples closer to victory for the September 27th game against Hazel Park. senior Walt Heil snatches the ball from George Ztegler. pholo by Peter Aiaimo by Paul Newton and Bob Matz In the shadow of last year ' s undefeated season, the 1985 varsity football team fell prey to injuries and well-prepared opponents for a final record of two wins and seven losses. With the senior members of the SMA championship team gone, the enormous task of repeating last year ' s amazing feat landed in the arms of only a few seasoned players. The extremely over- whelming offensive talents of George Ziegler, Mike Kauth, and Walt Heil held the Maples in close view of a very promising season, while on the defensive angle, All-American Marc Spencer and Scott Tjaden offered a virtually impene- trable brick wall. However, the Maples ' massive tower was no match for the lingering danger of sickness and injury that hurig hauntingly over the football field. Soon even the most experienced players were burdened by the casualty list. One case of mononucleosis, one sprained knee, and one injured hip had taken their toll. The injuries and illnesses took away a great deal of talent. Because of this. even though the team pride and spirit were high, we just couldn ' t get the victories, revealed senior safety George Work. One victory that was regarded as the highlight of the season, however, was the Seaholm Groves game. All players got a chance to participate for the first time in the season and the team unity and pride were highly noticeable. The action started with a 73-yard run into the end zone by Heil. From there, the close battle lasted until the fourth quarter when Matt Hepfer kicked an amazing field goal for a 10-0 lead over the fighting Falcons. Then, the fabulous talents of senior Kauth took over. He intercepted a Groves pass and returned it to the third yard line to lead the Maples to a tremendous 17-0 win. Though the season had more disap- pointments and frustrations than high- lights, the pride and determination of the mighty Maples could not be injured. As center Scott Keough towers over the line of scrimmage, his determination is evident. However the gridders soon fell to Southfield by a final score of 27-14. photo by Pclcr Alaimo 190 BOYS ' VARSITY FOOTBALL

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1 1 F H The team was easy to ■H coach. They motivated j| themselves and support- JHj ed each other. fV COACH ROB kM STEFANOWSKI J.V. FOOTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Southfield 6-14 Berkley 28-25 Hazel Park 28-10 Kimball 20-14 Ferndale 15-0 Troy 13-24 Groves 19-6 Lahser 25-6 Teamwork Drives Maples To Tie For Record by Lisa Ament Losing the first game of the year by a whopping 14-6 score often fore- tells a long, disasterous season. But not so for the Junior Varsity Football Team. In spite of the defeat in the season opener, and the loss of five of their best players to varsity at the beginning of the year, the Junior Varsity Football Team pulled together and won six out of eight remaining games, tying the best J.V. football record in Seaholm ' s history. Most of the J.V. team was worried when varsity pulled up some of our best players, but we learned to play without them, commented linebackers Mike Adelman and Chris Burton. The team ' s ability to work well together was its greatest strength. We were united; without each other ' s strengths we couldn ' t have won, stated Burton. For instance, quarterback Tim Vanas, who was pulled up to varsity for the last game, led the team to their 6-3 record. Ken Webb and Kevin Billington held offense to a minimum and bullied their way into the offensive backfield for numerous sacks while the defensive backfield did an excellent job of keeping the ball on the ground, emphasized Burton. He added, The freshmen that came up after their last game helped the team enormously. The value of the coaches Bob Crowell, Rob Stefanowski. and Jeff Harris, was emphasized by Adelman. They worked us hard and forced us to be disciplined. Without their leadership, knowledge, and determination, we wouldn ' t have gotten anywhere. Coach Stefanowski stressed the team ' s cooperation. The team was easy to coach. They motivated themselves, worked together, and supported each other. They contributed a lot. Award-winning players were Kevin Billington for Most Valuable Lineman, and Peter Mann for Most Improved. When asked to name his most valuable players. Coach Stefanowski replied, Kevin Billington, Tim Vanas, and Rob Marzella were outstanding, but I would have to include the entire team. When the final gun sounded to end the season, it was clear that strong team character and the driving determination to succeed were the key ingredients which propelled the players to their record-tying year. 192 BOYS ' J.V. FOOTBALL