Abbot Pennings High School - Argos Yearbook (De Pere, WI)

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This year with enthusiastic coaching, experienced personnel and great team spirit the football team did an excellent job against tough opposition during the season. The team lost two close games against the number one team in state (14-13) and against the defending WISAA championship team (23-20). Though they were close, the “Fighting Squires” came out of the game on the short end of the score. The team proved to the conference that they had what it needed to be a champion¬ ship team. The Squires were rated to end up 5th in the conference during the season; but they proved that the sportswriters aren ' t right all the time by beating a strong Ap¬ pleton Xavier team (14-12) and tying for 2nd in the conference. The team spirit proved to be the winning margin at times in close games. The “Green Machine” compiled the best record (7 wins-2 losses) in the ten year his¬ tory of APHS. They not only proved that they had it in them to win in clutch situations to the coaching staff but to themselves during the entire season. With this in mind the yearbook staff is proud to dedicate the 1971 Argos to a foot¬ ball team that the sportswriters thought was destined to be only mediocre but with great determination to win they proved that they weren ' t just any team. Again, congratulations to the entire football team for a fantastic season compiled with raw power and pure determination. Now the challenge is set forth for future teams to meet and even break this record.