Phoenix Christian High School - Beacon Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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'81 Cougars Understand Real Victory The 1981 Varsity Football Team was young and inexperienced with 18 seniors graduating in 1980-81. With this experience gone, however, the 1981 Cougars started off the season against Bourgade with a strong victo- ry. According to Coach Beamis, Things were going along fine until key injuries really took their toll at mid-season when the Cougars launched into the always tough B Cen- tral Division play. The coaching staff was very proud of this team as they finished the season with a great attitude of family unity and that of total release for their only audience, Jesus Christ. This was clear- ly expressed as the team gathered one more time at football chapel. P 'lam at S T5 , Q milf? M113 ii.ii i'flllE?tR'EEf mmgg re S in 'T' ,firms ' iss ' 1 Q A iiiiseaieigs .sires 1 M i .k.k P MW.. .,-, L,:b Q gays it VARSITY TEAM. FRONT ROW: Eric Hilty, Andy Stowe, Bret Morse, ford, Glen Meyers, Dwight Cooper Mark Purcell Jeff Taylor Scott Ed Hartless, Milo Kauffman. SECOND ROW: Dino Richardson, Scott Butler, David Millet, Ric Lundin BACK ROW Coach Good Duane Bostick, Todd Motter, Jeff Payne, Phil Senseman, Ken Kortman, Andy Schultz, Dan Hunkin, Steve Sasso Scott Groenewold Doug Larson Ditterline, Gary Hendrix. THIRD ROW: Coach Beamis, Clarke Craw- Clayton Roberts, Mike Baker, Bud Simon Coach Shaeffer 28 Varsity Football

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Throughout all phases of our lives, we work for goals. In just about everything we do, we are working toward, looking forward to something. What, specifically, our goals are, however, varies greatly according to personality, interests, and sur- roundings. Even here at school, people work for many different things. Students- or at least most of them- work for grades and honors. Club members try to improve in their specific area of interest through various activities. Musi- cians strive for perfection through what seems to them to be endless hours of practice. And athletes must constantly face new chal- lenges to earn letters, victories, championships. As Christians, all of our small goals are to be subject to the one all-encompassing purpose in our lives-to be like Jesus Christ. Every thought, every word, every ac- tion, must be a step further toward this Qoal. The work required to meet ever- yday challenges may be difficult, but the effort is well worth it when the goals are reached. It is the same in our Christian life- trials, tempta- tions, and bad circumstances may seem to warrant despair, but we must never lose hope. Someday we will reach our goal: A'We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him ... ll John 3:2bl. And that's something to look forward to! looking forward Division 27

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.QM f XX ff -ii: .roi 's 2? 1 ' uk me o ,I lkyh X gi 95, , F 'f f .' I 1 L 'IN Exfiaw s ' 11s. 5 iris Nr h :. I 4 I TEAM' OPPOSING I I Bourgade 7 235, Benson 0. 49: Bradshaw Mountain 22 j'7 I y Phoenix Indian O 272 Florence X 12 0 Hayden 'X 19 7 Superior X 12 6 Ray X 22 7 Payson X 42 X-Division Games Homecoming ONE: TWO: FOUR: FIVE: SIX: THREE: Fans cheer their Cougars onto victory. Scott Groenewold carries his part in the victory against Phoenix Indian. Coach Beamis talks with Ken Kortman. Mr. Boehmer discusses strat- egy with Jeff Taylor and Mark Purcell. Pre-game prayer portrays team unity. Jeff Taylor leads the Cougars onto the field. Varsity Football 29