Salisbury High School - Sapan Yearbook (Salisbury, MO)

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Some Like It Hot Some Like It Cold! It seemed like forever. Sweat ran down into the players eyes and made them burn. Their eyes wer- en’t the only things burning. The sun was blistering on August 14 when football practice started, and the beginning of the season was nowhere in sight. Senior wide receiver Brent Knippenberg said, “The heat was killing us and it seemed like forever before the first game. I had to wonder what I was doing there. But down deep I knew why I was there. I love football. ” The heat didn’t last forever, though, and soon the rain and mud and fog took over. Only in football season do the fans, players, and the coaches suffer through blister- ing heat and freezing cold. No games are cancelled because of the weather conditions. “I would rath- er play in falling rain and on a wet field. The rain is an advantage to me as long as the field doesn't get sloppy. Eating mud is the worst thing about football season, ” com mented senior tailback Rick Armentrout. It takes a special person to play football. Senior offensive guard Jamie Vetter was quoted as saying, “Football is something that takes a lot of heart. You don't play to impress somebody. You play because you want to play. ”Dedication and teamwork are the main ingredients in making a football team success- ful. These factors were summed up by Jim Washam when he said, “It takes the whole team to do it plus what you Ve got inside yourself. It takes a lot of guts and determination to win. ” Some like it hot and some like it cold. With football, you get both. Senior linebacker Brian Harmon was half-serious and half-joking when he explain- ed, “ 4s an individual, I think football players should have brains and guts ... and some- times a hard head. ” 12 Varsity Football Sports

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Junior varsity action against Westran. A nighttime shot of a varsity game looking west across the field to the stands. Football 11 Sports

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Filling in for an injured Rick Armen- trout, senior wide receiver Brent Knippen- berg picks up yardage against the Slater defense. Front Row: Coach Ron Dempsay, Rick Armentrout. Mitch Green, Jim Washam, John Browning, Jamie Vetter, Kurds Wages. Brent Knippenberg, Brian Harmon. Second Row: Manager Kelli McCauley. Brian Ramsey, Chris Widmer, Todd Dameron. Mark Arnsperger. Chris Beach, Corey Colliver. Mark Scheiderer, Shanon Gray. Mitch Harlan, Aaron Gray, Kent Ratliff, Coach Greg Thurmon. Third Row: Manager Barbara Cross, Brad Morrison, Lance Dempsay, Mike Nagel. Mark Schluckebeir, Mike Ruling, Sam Berendzen, Carl Jackson, Jon Wagner. Kent Tate, Steve Johnson, Michael Buffington, and Gaylen Saunders. OPPONENT THEIRS OURS Milan 0 26 North Shelbv 28 12 Montgomery Co. 14 8 Slater 54 6 Marceline 0 42 North Calla wav 46 6 Paris 20 18 Westran 31 7 Fayette 34 0 Schuyler Co. 47 18 Final season record of 8-2. Coach Ron Dempsay. in hopes of continuing the shut-out, instructs the defensive unit during the Salisburv-Wes- tran outing. Senior tailback Rick Armentrout picks up a block from sophomore wide receiver Steve Johnson en route to his career high 270 yards versus Westran. Varsity Football ig Sports