Beachwood High School - Oculus Yearbook (Beachwood, OH)

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Tigers put squeeze on Hirschfield. Loose Tiger being caged in. Breen and Hart prepare to help Sobol on the tackle, 88

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Skill and Determination Beachwood's young and rather inexperienced Bisons took it on the chin again this year as they lost 7 of 8 games. The Bisons were hampered partially by a lack of speed and most important, by injuries to key players. As Coach Jim Shrock said, though, The boys never gave up. They always kept trying and no one ran through them. In the season opener against St. John Cantius, fans saw the Bisons drop a 14-12 thriller in the final minutes, as a Jayhawker intercepted a Bison pass and ran it back for the clinching touchdown, The next week, the Bisons played one of their 2 really poor games as they were soundly trounced by St. Stanislaus, 32-0. However, the Bisons bounced back the fol- lowing game behind co-captain Ed Huber as they routed Hawken School, 22-0, for their first triumph in almost two years. Beachwood met Solon in their East County League opener and lost this game 13-0. It was played in a continuous downpour that caused both teams to fumble away numerous scoring opportunities, Getting ready for kickoff. Pressman moves up to make the tackle. 87

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for the Future Chagrin Falls, unbeaten in two years, was the next opponent. The Bisons, fired-up and led offensively and defensively by Butch Breen, took a 14-6 lead to the dressing room at half- time. The 4th quarter, however, saw the Tigers rally for 3 touchdowns and a 30-14 victory. The Bisons met Independence next, and were shutout 18-0, as all the points were scored in that fatal 4th period. Beachwood was seeking revenge for two previous beatings when they traveled to War- rensville, but came home only with a new rushing record, as Butch Breen ran for 145 yards in 15 carries, Warrensville won the game, though, 36-8. In the season's finals played in the mud and rain at Orange, the Bisons were swamped under, 24-0. Once again, the defense did a commendable job while the offense was unable to get untracked. The past few seasons have brought many thrills, but few victories for Beachwood fans. The future, however, is extremely bright as sophomores and juniors have played key roles and gained invaluable playing experience this season. The Bisons will not lose many players by graduation this year, assuring themselves of a very large nucleus returning for next sea- son. Kipp spots an opening. Miller breaks away from a tackler.