Bellevue High School - Reflector Yearbook (Bellevue, KY)

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131552515 f 6 Nw Y J 1 r ws... r .4 is I-v iff T 1 Tigers Win State Again! Led by a stingy defense and a rugged, ball-control offense, the Bellevue Tigers powered their way to the Class A State Championship. Opening the playoffs against an outmanned Raceland team, the Tigers crushed the Rams 33-O. The game was played on an extremely muddy field which the newspapers aptly dubbed Gilligan's lsland. Despite the conditions, tailback Jon Sutkamp churned out a Bellevue record, rumbling for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns. Top ranked Paintsville was the next opponent to invade Tiger Country. ln a brutal defensive struggle, a second quarter touchdown run by Jon Sutkamp proved to be the only score in the 7-0 victory. Revenge burned in the hearts of the Tigers as they made the trip to Louisville to face Richmond Madison. After a second quarter goal line stand, the Tigers drove 80 yards for the decisive touchdown, a one yard plunge by Jon Sutkamp. The state championship victory over the Purples made the Thanksgiving spent away from home worthwhile. Both coaches and the press recognized the talent of the Tigers on post season all-star teams. Jeff Sprague and Jon Sutkamp were on the N.K.C.A. Top 22 and all-star teams. They were joined on the all-conference team by Rob Robinson, Dave Sandfoss, Ted Pappas, Charlie Sutkamp, and Mike Sutkamp. Jon Sutkamp also received the Marty Kehoe Award, which is given to the area's outstanding player. Top, left: The offensive line creates a path as Charlie Sutkamp UU and Ted Pappas 166i lead the charge for Jon Sutkamp. 0 Jeff Sprague U13 attempts to dry his hands during a timeout while discussing the game with Coach Bernier. 0 Coach Fred Bernier is shown here going over strategy at halftime. Hanging from a chalkboard is a sign that best described this year. Sportsflfootball 0 67

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-It .vs,,,, SENIORS: Kneeling: T. Pappas, M. Harper, D. Sandfoss, J. Grome, D. Hein, Fl. Chuke, K. Farrell, J. Sprague, B. Pelgen. Fl. Flobinson, Fl. Harris, A. Verkamp. Standing: J. Sutkamp, P, Thorman, W WWW l 66 0 Sports! Football A s f 6, .. g ff . Above, left: Daryl Grau 1193 closes in for the kill as a Richmond Madison player goes high in the air lor a pass. Ron Chuke 1443 and Jim Hurtt 4335 are also converging on the play. ' The team shares a moment of prayer before the State Championship. 0 Struggling to reach the goal line with four Madison players trying to stop him, Jon Sutkamp demonstrates the power that enabled him to set an all-time Northern Kentucky rushing record.

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inexperienced Freshmen r Struggle through Seasong Reserves Successful Again Burdened with inexperience and injuries, the freshman football team suffered through and 0-5 season. With only four X of the 31 players ever having played football before, first year head coach Bruce Hart concentrated on developing the basic skills of these beginning players. A' lL.ti xnxx.. Q . . 2 . Coach Hart is looking forward to next season because 16 of 'lrt r y t the 31 players will be returning next fall. Even more .rrii, f encouraging is the fact that six of the players started on this f 7143- year's team. Beset by bad weather, the reserve football team faced only three teams over the course of the season. During the first two contests, defense proved to be the key in producing victories. The defensive unit was so dominant that neither Covington X Catholic nor Newport were able to cross the goal line as the . X N TQ-S reserves recorded shutouts in both contests. A very good . N X ' Beechwood team pinned the only loss on the reserves as a fourth quarter touchdown secured the victory for the red and white Tigers. ,z,,.g:.l :XL W: ' U1 . ' 1 Above, right: The offensive unit awaits signals from the bench during the game in which Paintsville eventually lost their number one ranking. 0 Jim Crawford 1225 replenishes himself with a well-deserved drink of water. v ,:' n I ' 4 Jim's efforts were significant in the reserve victory over Covington Catholic. ' 4 v' ' Sports!Football