Geneva High School - Seneca Saga Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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several hours each week in the gym, going over sidelines and cheers. At the Homecoming rally, the girls performed a new cheer using their pom-poms. Football Cheerleaders: Front — Mary Carroll. Jackie Rowe Row 2 — Erika Fotheraill. Denise Kimball. Liz Wright. Sue Salloum, Chris Johnson. Top — Tanya Higgins. Michelle Bouchey, Trieu Harman. Back — Mary Thorneley. coach. One of the most difficult defensive maneuvers is blocking a punt. Against Pal-Mac, Nestor Ontz blocked one and ran for a 60-yd. score. Ortiz had another in the 19-14 win over Wilson. The Geneva defense (left) put pressure on the Pal-Mac kicker all through the game. Cheerleaders (27) JV Football 27

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JV’s, Cheerleaders live life season, even during a cold and rainy game at Mynderse when Thorneley said they “cheered their hearts out.” The squad lost two seniors to graduation, Liz Wright and Erika Fothergill. According to Thorneley, Wright was a mainstay, helping in teaching the new girls different cheers and sidelines. The first year coach commented on Fothergill’s “hard work and spirit.” — Jayson Post, Tom Millington. Against Victor, sophomore Isaac Collins ( 40). scored three TD’s in the Panthers’ £6-8 win. What’s dirty, sweaty and can be found on Loman Field? The JV football team and the Cheerleaders. Coached by John Natti. Phil Johnson, and Phil Choffin, the junior Panthers finished second in the league with a 6-1 record. Nate Waye and Isaac Collins accounted for the bulk of the scoring. Rob Snyder and Pete Graves also carried the ball for a touchdown. Bill Turturro received two TD passes, one a long bomb from Jessie Truley against Pal-Mac. Defensively, Nestor Ortiz blocked a punt and ran for a 60-yd TD against Pal-Mac while Rich Covert, Matt Capozzi, and Snyder each had interceptions in the Victor game. On the line of scrimmage. Matt Abraham and Matt Wooster contributed to the effort. Brian Langan was the JV quarterback. “The girls’ enthusiasm and motivation began to shine through the second half of the season and I was really pleased with the progress of the team,” said Mary Thorneley, Football Cheerleading coach. The team showed high spirits throughout the JV Football Team: Front — Rob Snyder, Matt Abraham, Isaac Collins, Nestor Ortiz, Jeff Strouse, Don McGloon, Anthony Waye. Row 2 — Aaron Russ, Andy Cooney. Brian Langan, Sean Finnerty, Nate Waye, Edward Strongs, Jesse Truley, Sean McAdoo Row 3 — Brian Decker. Dave Robbins, Matt Capozzi, Rich Covert. Eric Antinelli, Brian Chester, Ernie DeGraw. Pete Graves. Row 4 — Chris Trunzo, Chad Bouffiou, Rich Bouchey, Brian Morabito, Bill Turturro, Tom Elliott. Jason Hurdle. Back — John Natti. coach; Ben Russ, Chris Buzalko, Jason Chester. Matt Wooster. Steve Dolgos. Mynderse bowed to the JV’s 38-28. Nate Waye had three TD s and Isaac Collins two. one a 77-yd. run. Although he did not score in that game, bill Turturro ( 88) had TD’s againt Clyde, Wilson, and Newark. 26 JV Football

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Varsity Football Team: Front — Chris Chilbert, James Truley, Tony Cunningham, Michael Grady. Brian Fowler, Robert Spearman. Row 2 — Craig Cure, Chris John. Jayson Post, Ed Collins. Chris Capozzi, Sam Gramel, Rich Kerr Row 3 — Scott Rager, Bill Kerr, Doug VanBuren. Mark Cowles, Bill Palmer, Brian Prater, Robert Galasso, Gimmie Wilson, Eric Robinson. Row 4 — Steve Cataline, Jeff Braun, Aaron Mantegna, Rick Hemingway, Ron Constable. Peter Antinelli, Steve Jones, Sam Bailey. Back —Tom Notebaert, asst, coach; Terry Muffley, asst, coach; Randy Grenier, head coach. Missing — Sam Passalacqua, asst, coach. Tough year for Panthers According to Coach Randy Grenier, the Varsity Football team had one of their toughest schedules in recent memory.” The team posted a 2-5-1 season, beating Penn Yan and Pal-Mac and tying Mynderse. In the Homecoming win over the Mustangs, Geneva scored the first points on a 17-yard touchdown run by Peter Antinelli to lead 7-0. The game was tied 7-7 when James Truley returned a kickoff 89 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Geneva scored an insurance touchdown when Steve Cataline scored from three yards out. The other victory the Panthers had was over a vastly improved Pal-Mac team, 13-7. Geneva scored on a 2-yard touchdown run by Cataline and a 10-yard pass from Tony Cunningham to Rick Hemingway. In this game the defense was at its best, intercepting twice, once in the final minute, and holding Pal-Mac to only 153 yards of total offense. Leading the defense in ’87 were Jayson Post, Lee Collins, Jimmie Wilson, Bill Palmer, and Matt Sindoni. Contributing to the offense were Ron Constable and Mark Cowles. — John D'Agostino For this year, to be a Varsity Football cheerleader, you had to be at least a sophomore Paul Goodman ('88) 28 Varsity Football