Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Varsity, Combine Squads Howe ' s reserve and varsity football teams were partially combined in the 1977 season for several reasons. One was to give sophomores and juniors who would normally play only on the reserve team a chance to participate in varsity games. Reserve members were also ready to replace injured varsity players. The team consisted of about twenty members, including leading scorer Ken Kincy and leading rusher and pass receiver Brad Gildea. The team had no serious injuries and wound up its season with a winning record of 6-3. The freshman football team is made up of boys from seven different junior high schools who must get to know each other and learn to play together as a team. The 1977 freshmen had a strong defense from th e start of the season and worked to develop better punting and passing techniques. As the team improved, it won four if its last five games and ended the season with an even record of 5-5. A re- warding victory for the freshmen was over undefeated Cathedral, a team that had been contenders for the city title. Outstanding freshman players were quarterbacks Dave Hinesley and Brian Shinkle, split end Eric Byrd, and punter Ted Wadsworth, who kicked a fifty-yard punt in the Cathedral game. (Melanie McDermet) 20— Sports

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Records Broken, Losing Season Seniors were the power of the 1977 varsity football team. Howe ' s eight re- turning lettermen included co-captains Bruce Shadiow and Joe Avers and running back Kevin Barringer, the team ' s leading rusher and scorer. Bar- ringer finished the season first on the team in scoring with a total of 52 points. Ayers was second on the team, scoring 42 points. Shadiow set a new school record by passing 833 yards during the season and led the city with nine touchdown passes. Leading tacklers were Joe Ayers, Tom Barnes and Jessie Finch. The 3-7 season record did not re- veal the hard work and effort put into every game. Two of the three Hornet victories were against Arlington and Marshall, both undefeated before playing Howe. The team played an impressive game against Arlington, rushing for a total of 330 yards. The Hornets defeated Marshall by one point in an exciting overtime game. A low point in the season came when Howe was forced to forfeit all winning games because of a mix-up on a player ' s class load. Though minor injuries kept some team members from playing for a short time, there were no serious injuries during the season. The year was different from others in that many more sophomores and juniors played than had in any previous season. (Melanie McDermetl Sports— 19

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m — » m » iiiwxiptw ' ■ ' » 1 1 i i ■ n h i ii wmmmm m m TTT t m — - Jn » % p ' ' If mppwiiii 4-1 pi 1 — t ' PH p i r ' 03- m-4 gj 1. RESERVE FOOTBALL. Front row: Jim Stewart, Ken Kincy, Gary Young, Acey Byrd, Tim Schuster, Hobert Cornett. Mark Fagan, Bart Marshall. Second row: Jim Ping, Darin Ettner, Joe Sherron, Brad Evans, Boyd Minton, Jeff Haboush, Paul Haas, LaVorae Hardy. Third row: JaBez Gunn, Brian Mont- gomery, Coach Harry Preston, Coach James Perkins, Coach James Arvin, Brad Gildea, Ron Sims. 2. Coach Smith discusses defense with Jeff Radford during the Arlington game. 3. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL. Front row: Dave Doucleff, Eric Byrd. Bob Byrd, Willie Jake, Dave Braswell, Robert Perry. Jeff Rad- ford, Rodney Edwards. Second row: Anthony McDaniel, Dan Mackell, Ed Robinson, Jeff Davis, Nate McAtee, Rick Smith, Mike Davis, Roy Tuttle, Brian Shinkle. Third row: Ted Wadsworth, Glen Smith, Keith Schuttler, Wayne Harmon, Kirk Friedly, Dave Staley, Joe Jessee, Chris. Sasser. Fourth row: Coach Bill Smith, Tony Stanley, George Stover, Rob Sisk. Bruce Avers. John Musser, Coach Gerald McLeish. 4. Quarterback Mark Fagan releases a pass to receiver Brad Gildea. Sports— 21