Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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Todd Cowan's wide open and has a long ways to go. The opponent, as you can see, has no chance to go very far. Front Row: G. Uken, S. Benson, D. Whiting, R. Hirsch, B. McCloud, J. Kennedy, J. Cowman, D. McDonald, A1 Stirling. Second Row: Coach Sorenson, G. Marks, J. Ernst, D. Scott, S. Peterson, B. Cermak, D. Walton, T. Cowan, J. Kusscr, Coach Quinn. Third Row: T. Marks, R. Cables, R. Kusser, M. Melvin, R. Houdek, R. Hirsch, T. Kusscr, R. Myers. The team advances the ball with Coach Quinn's strategy.

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A FOOTBALL, First Row: G. Uken, G. Marks, T. Kusscr, C. Hamlin, B. McCloud, D. Walton, R. Myers, M. Cadman, J. Cowman, J. Kennedy, D. McDonald. Second Row: L. Larsen, J. Krog, R. Kusser, D. Scott, T. Myers, B. Cermak, J. Whiting, J. Kennedy, J. Kusser, D. Kusser, R. Cables, Coach D. Schwab. Third Row: T. Marks, T. Markley, R. Knodel, J. Ernst, R. Rubendall, D. Fieldsend, W. Kutz, K. DeShazer, J. Husband, J. Kusser, T. LaFortune. Junior John Kennedy starts offensively and defensively. John was voted Most Valuable Player and All-State Honorable Mention. Pirates Fight for Victory It was a dissappointing year for the Pirate football squad as they compiled a 2 win, 7 loss record. Although the team was quite inexperienced and lacked re- turning lettermen, Mr. Schwab put to- gether a respectable offensive and de- fensive line. The secondary was made mostly of returning lettermen as was the situation for the offensive backfield. Practices were never too exciting ex- cept for an occasional flair of temper or sudden injury, but always there was an abundance of hard-working athletes. Highmore had two players picked as honorable mention to the All-State Team. Keith DeShazer was selected as a de- fensive cornerback and John Kennedy was chosen as a defensive linebacker. John was one of the few juniors in the state to make the team. The team selected Jerry Markley as the Most Improved Player. Keith De- Shazer and Tom Markley were elected co-captains. Once again Keith and John received a tie vote for Most Valuable Player.

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Behind his blocker, Jim Kusser moves ahead for the first down. Rex Hirsch, a gifted eighth grade athelete breaks through the line. “B” Pirates Gain Experience The primer team, designed to get the boys ready for the tough varsity action, didn’t win a lot of games but had fun. The B team came off the field this year with only one win, being against the Sully Buttes Chargers. A relatively young group consisting of mostly Freshmen and sophomores, they will have nearly everyone returning in the '75-'76 season. The origi- nal B team will be backed up by the grad- uating eighth graders who were undefeated throughout the season. Through the year the team wasn’t plagued by unjury as some of the teams were. They were just lacking the will power to give it all they had. This coming year as one energetic freshman said, All we need to win is to have the will power and we'll make it! Joe Kennedy pushes as far as he can go.