Marysville High School - Viking Yearbook (Marysville, MI)

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...Football State Championship 1986 was the Marysville Varsity Football Team’s year. They were crowned Class B State Champions. After a disappointing loss in the season opener, the Vikings regrouped and won the next twelve games to se- cure their place in the history books. After impressive victories over all the league schools and thrilling wins over East Lansing and Jackson Lumen Christi, the Vikings entered the state playoffs for the fourth time. On November 14, the Vikings defeated a stubborn Okemos team in a 13-10 come-from-behind victory. The following Friday, at Atwood again, Farmington Harrison was removed from the tournament by a score of 22 - 6 . The next stage was the Silverdome. The mania began. Most Marysville fans had never seen such a display of football dominance. The Vikings won the State Championship Crown by devastating Grand Rapids Southern Christian, 38-15. It was the year of the Vik- ing. Rich Mierendorff and Brian Bertovick hoist Coach Braun to their shoulders in celebration of Marysville ' s first football state championship in the Pontiac Silverdome. Silverdome 5

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Silverdome Mania Equals... The Viking sideline celebrates the last B minute of play in the Silverdome. Viking fans cheer a touchdown in the Silverdome. 4 Silverdome

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What We Did Last Summer Pat Ropp skims across the water in his 20 Mod Runabout at Columbiaville, Michigan. Shannyn Fasbender and Sherry Lindke ride the hippo at Cedar Point Amusement Park. 6 Summer of ' 86