Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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Now the boys settle dawn to the grind of long hours of practice. First, defensive flaws are corrected by the deployment of a scouting team, shown here grouped around backfield coach, Mr. Ernie Bauer. They try to run opponent's plays against our first-string defense. Our defensive line on the left is poised forthe charge as the scouting team prepares to run a play. Junior quarterback Chuck Weiss barks the signals, Mainstay of Grosse Pointe's defensive line is 235-pound senior tackle Al Harants, only regular returnee to the Devil line this season. Linemen, light but fast this year, polish up on shoulder blocking under the watchful eye of line Coach Bud Kurvinlr. Hours of this seemingly boring task go into the making of a championship team. With blocking and defensive ma- neuvers completed, the coaches brief the boys on offensive sig- nals. Here, with Bill Crooks over the ball and Dave Cook at quar- terback, the offensive team is put through its paces.

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V 1 Manda Through Frida An invaluable aid in winning football is a good scouting report. A Grosse Pointe opponent is usually scouted by the coaching stat? a week before it is to clash with the Blue Devils. End Coach Paul Wheeler studies the report carefully, searching for a flaw on which Grosse Pointe can capitalize. This picture captures the invincible spirit of the Mr, Football of Grosse Pointe, Head Football Coach Edward Wernet. A product of Grosse Pointe High himself, Mr. Wernet is completing his eleventh year in Grosse Pointe coaching. largely a result at his efforts, Grosse Pointe has become a state-recognized perennial gridiron power. With atl1rday's Herne tremendous roar rolled across the athletic field as the blue-and-gold spangled home team burst out of the locker room doors and raced down the gridiron. Forty-tive well-conditioned athletes gave their hel- mets a vigorous fling toward the bench. They formed a circle in the middle of the field. Game time had arrived. The Grosse Pointe team had been given every con- ceivable advantage and countless tips on what they would need to know and do to win the game. The coaches had done their job. Now it was up to the players. They were on their own. If they wanted to win the game badly enough, they ought to be able to... The following pages attempt to reveal the diligence of the coaching staff and the hard work that the team puts into making Saturday a success. supplemented by films of previous Grosse Pointe games. On Monday afternoon before practice the team meets with the coaches Head Coach Wernet gives an honest evaluation of the scouting report and outlines the coming week's activities. Sometimes these meetings are

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