Linden High School - Linden Legend Yearbook (Linden, MI)

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INJURIES AND SLOW OFFENSE HELD EAGLES BACK % ' W The 1988 Varsity Football sea- son opened with a bang, with a win against Oxford. It was a game that we were not supposed to win, but we did it in overtime, said El- tringham. The Eagles looked good the following week crushing La- keville in a 33-0 shutout. The coaches immediately credited the victory to their incredible defen- sie , although the offense was also very productive. Linden scored three touchdowns in the first quar- ter. During the third quarter. Lin- den finished off the Falcons with three more T.D. ' s. Linden went into their third game very aggressively against La- peer West, but fumbles by Linden let the Panthers score the winning point in the last few minutes of the game. This began a disappointing turning point of the team and of the season. With the loss to Lapeer West, the next three games were very tough as the team struggled and lost all of them. One of the biggest blows during the season was the loss to Holly during Homecoming. Holly won by 10 points but that didn ' t take away Linden ' s football spirit as the next win came immediately against Mil- ford, Todd Brown rushed 108 yards to score a total of four touchdowns to defeat Milford. The last two games were played well, but lost closing the season with a 3-6 record. Team Manager, Ryan Trom- betta, showed his support for the team to make the season more en- joyable for everyone. The team worked very hard but injury and illness played a big part in our final record , said Coach Eltringham. ' V l «r «

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V •••Oiv - . ,A; i» - ««. jm» ...m: i . .: ' r m f rsr roK houoml Kevin I ' ottcll, Scott Buckiiani, Brycc Broun, Chris 1 ranks, Mike Ward 1 K Kramer, Neil Huyck, Travis Stack, John Kenley, Jeff Warner, Gordon Plunimer. Second row- Team Manager — Ryan Trombetta, Scott Klocek, Eric Haiss, Jim Gordon. Todd Brown Pal Murphy, John Fish, Mike Kidder, Wade Goble, Jeff Bucknam, John Dotson, Josh Williams, Third row: John VanGoethem, Mark Bacon, Matt Charder, Derek Winkclbaurer. Coach Eltringham. Chad Wolford, Todd Sexton, Mike Draper, Jim Holsinger, Coach Smith, Brian Frederick Pax Figioli, Coach Hopkins, Todd Slater, Dean Lanning. Awards MIP Jeff Bucknam MV Back Jeff Warner MV Lineman John Fish Jughead Tim Kelley Cracked Helmet Chad Wolford Coaches Award Mike Kidder Travis Stack ALL LEAGUE 1st TEAM DEFENSE: Jeff Warner 2nd TEAM OFFENSE Jeff Warner Honorable Mention: John Kenley John Fish Pat Murphy Todd Brown Neil Huyck Tim Kelley Mike Ward Varsity Football Scoreboard Linden 14 Oxford 33 Lakcvillc 13 Lapeer West 7 Fcnton 2 Lapeer East 14 Holly 34 Milford 14 Durand 7 Mt Morris 13 14 31 7 24 25 34 47 53