Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Reserve Football KFront Rowj: Curt Ball, Tom Wiltsie, Alan Wood, Fred Clayton, John Myles, Steve Schwalb, Dave Kise- lewski, Jim Fronrath, Bill Knapp, Bob Lampkin, Walter Czapran. fSecond Rowj: Mike Polewsky, Brad Jones, Rick Van Dermoon, Mike Norman, Dave Holmer, Paul Dow, Mark Macy, Jerry Kennedy fCo-Captainj, Brian Williams, Joe Nardicco, Tom See, Greg Thiesen. KBack Rowj: Jon Lewis, Bruce Raczynski, Artie Garner fCo-Captainj, Mark Mattson, Tim Muldoon, Don Ostrander, Bill Hattle, Buster Mack, James Brisse, Robert Johnston, Duane Scherbarth, Bernie O'Keefe. All Sophomore Squad Stresses Basics Grantland Rice expressed perfectly the thought behind Junior Varsity football in his immortal words that basicly said: I t's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that counts the most. Although these words refer to sportsmanship, they still express one of the prime purposes of J.V. football, which is to train players in the fundamentals of the game. Despite a 2-5 record, the all-sophomore squad acquired valuable training for their varsity years. Mr. John Soave served in the duel role of head coach of the reserve team, and press-box consultant for the varsity squad. Athletics 59

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fRightj When the season ended, the action on the field may have ceased, but the coach's job continued. There were such tasks as determining each players contribution to the team, according to sta- tistics. These included yards gained by the individual backs, passes attempted and completed, and total playing minutes for each member. Awards for these performances were given at the team banquet, where assistant coach Dwight Doney and the other coaches made the presen- tations to the players. K Below j The action on the Held often included unheraled plays such as Gene Walker's thrust into the line that was good for a short gain. There were also key plays like the missed extra point by Redford Union in the opening game of the season. F... Spartans Master Phases of Game ' W 58 Athletics

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Varsity Cheerleaders Help Good things come in small packages, as M proved by Cecilia Perou, the cheerleaders T?3 ,,,, mascot, who was on hand at all games to lend her support to the Spartans. The winning lineup, otherwise known as the '68-,69 Varsity Cheeideading Squad, was made up of Dindy Canfield, Yvonne N y. s a Boneff, Debby George, Sue Ott, Linda Matthews, Randy Morell, Janet Thomas, and Debbie McManaway. V - qs-eq: 1, ' L1 60 Athletics