Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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‘JV’ Football Gain Experience Improve Record Under Coach Steve Sclchcrt, the junior varsity football team com- piled a 4-2 record for the season. The team consisted of freshmen, sopho- mores, and some juniors. The most impressive victory was a 68-0 thrash- ing of Lyman. Other victories were against Miller, Sully Buttes, and Lower Brule while the Stanley Coun- ty and Gettysburg contests ended in defeat. The junior varsity team was a ma- jor factor in the success of the varsi- ty. They drilled the varsity offense and defense to perfection every night in practice. Through their junior var- sity efforts, the young Pirates re- ceived experience for coming years. TOP: Jerry Sclchcrt looks upfield for yardage as Paul Smith and Dave Clausen try and locate somebody to block. LEFT: Jeff Selchert and Paul Smith make the tackle as Galin l arson helps out. 'JV' Football 27

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TOP: Freshman Jeff Sclchcrt tackles a Lcola player in varsity action. BELOW LEFT: Dave Clausen and Gary Weidcnbach stop a Lyman ball carrier. BELOW RIGHT: Henry Bucholz at- tempts a pass during the Lyman game. ‘JV’ FOOTBALL OPPONENT WE THEY Miller 18 6 Lyman 68 0 Stanley County 0 12 Sully Buttes 22 6 Gettysburg 8 12 Lower Brule 22 12 t' A S: ' - ■, v i 26 JV’ Football

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‘A’ BOYS BASKETBALL Pirates Win Districts Capture Third In Region The beginning of the 1983-1984 boys basketball season was a time of high optimism. The first game of the season quickly brought an end to the Pirate’s hopes of an undefeated sea- son as they were shocked by Sully Buttes 48-44 in the three conference game. After a 1-3 start, the Pirates came back with a twelve point victo- ry over a highly regarded Wolsey Cardinal team, giving them a 2-3 re- cord going into the Christmas break. The Pirates lost their next two games before going to the Jones County Invitational tournament. In the first round game the White River Tigers nipped Highmore 47-46. The Pirates came back with two impres- sive victories. 59-39 over Stanley County and 73-48 over Kadoka, to claim the consolation championship. The annual parents' night game saw the Pirates defeat the honorable mention Wessington Warriors 50- 43. In the final game of the regular season, the Pirates lost to fourth “A very satisfying season in a great many respects ... one to definitely build upon.” -Mark Hasz ranked Wessington Springs 73-60, sending them into district action with an 8-11 record. Highmore received a bye in the first round of the district tournament and had to play the heavily favored Gettysburg Battlers in the semifin- als. A Sam Dancey shot put the Pi- rates ahead 40-38 with less than ten seconds left in the game. The Pirates then picked off a Gettysburg pass and held on for the vitory and a shot at the district championship against Agar. In the championship game Highmore jumped to an early lead only to lose it in the third period as Agar battled back. The Pirates made pressure free throws down the stretch to claim a 58-51 victory and their first district championship in seven years. Jones County, with an 18-3 re- cord, was the Pirates' first round op- ponent in the Region 4 tournament. The highly rated Coyotes were taken to the limit by the underdog Pirates. Highmore actually had a chance to win in the final five seconds, but a shot attempt missed and a foul was called on a Pirate, giving Jones County a chance to win from the free throw line. The Coyotes made both free throws enabling them to escape •with a 56-54 win. The Pirates fin- ished the season with a win, captur- ing third place with a 50-47 victory over Wolsey. After the season senior Sam Dan- cey was named to the NCAC all- conference team while senior Jeff Morford was named to the all-Cen- tral conference team and the LCAC all-conference team. Juniors Jim Ccrmak and David Clausen were both named to the LCAC all-confer- ence team and the Central confer- ence honorable mention squad.