Bismarck State College - Markota Yearbook (Bismarck, ND)

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couple of interceptions, including one by defensive captain. Roger Pickar, set up a Gene Balzer field goal, and Wayne Monzelowsky's second TD, this one as a running back. The Eagles did manage one more score but the Green and Gold took a 30-13 Homecoming victory. On Saturday, October 19. the Mystics traveled to Owatona, Minnesota to play Pillsbury Bible College. The game proved to be a let down from the previous week's performance, but the Mystics did manage to win a close contest. It started slowly again for the Wayne Monzelowsky (34) along with a Dickinson State Bluehawk watch the bail go astray on a broken pass play. Roger Pickar (95) sprints for a TD against Dickinson. Pickar was named the season’s Most Valuable Sophomore. Saturday. October 12. The game started slowly for the Mystics and through the first half it looked like it would be a very close contest. Northwestern scored first, but BJC came back to take a 7-6 lead at the half. The Mystics came out fired up for the second half and took the kickoff on a drive that was capped by Robert Schafer's second touchdown of the day. The defense came on once again, not to be outdone, and stopped the Eagles cold, ultimately by Roger Pickar blocking the punt. Wayne Monzelowsky recovered and BJC took a 20-7 lead. The Mystics continued to dominate in the fourth quarter. A BJC now carried an even 2-2 record into their Homecoming game against Northwestern College of St. Paul, Minnesota on Terry Daffinrud goes through some of the unpleasant rigors of football activities. 19

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FOOTBALL The 1974 BJC gridders started their season by hosting the highly regarded Dickinson State Bluehawkson Saturday, September 7. The game started on a sour note as DSC took an early 7-0 lead. Until the half, the Mystic defense toughened but the offense never got moving and the score stood at 7-0. The third quarter proved a nightmare for the Mystics as costly turnovers set up a couple more Dickinson scores. The defense, although put in a hole several times, continued to play well and managed to score the only points for the Mystics in the game. It was accomplished on a fumble recovery that defensive end, Roger Pickar, carried fora TD. That play was hardly enough, however, and DSC scored once more to put the game away, 28-7. Cornerback Wayne Monzelowsky (34) views his destructive work on Dickinson State running back Kent Jesperson (40). The following Saturday, September 14, the Green and Gold traveled to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where they became involved in a defensive struggle. On that windy afternoon, the Mystic defense played superbly throughout the contest, but once again the offense could not get in for a score. There was no score at halftime and the game seemed destined to end in a scoreless tie until late in the 4th quarter when Tim Clausnitzer ran in from close range to give BJC a 6-0 lead. The tough Mystic defense then returned to stop any of Fergus Falls ideas of a comeback and BJC had its initial victory for 1974, evening their record at 1 and 1. Again on the road at Minot on Tuesday, September 24. the Mystics were involved in a low scoring contest against Minot State’s junior varsity. The game started brightly for BJC asearly in the game, Joe Wohlfiel hit Terry Freih for an 80 yard TD. However, disaster struck shortly thereafter as Minot took a 7-6 lead on in interception that was taken in for a score and the half ended that way. The missed extra point loomed large as the Mystics could not score through the third quarter. The Mystics scored late in the 4th quarter to pull out the win. This time Robert Schafer provided the excitement on an impressive 24 yard run. Again the defensive came on to clean up and save the game at 12-7. BJC left September with 2 wins and 1 loss. On Saturday, October 5. the Mystics returned home to Hughes Field to play Rocky Mountain State College from Billings, Montana. The day was cool and a light rain made footing extremely unstable throughout the game. With the weather prohibiting much action. Rocky Mountain got one score in each half and won the game 13-0. BJC's offense once again never got rolling and the defense could not stop Rocky Mountain completely. The high point of the day for the Mystics was the stopping of Rocky Mountain’s highly regarded aerial attack. Although the rain wasa factor, the real damper came from Tim Ehli’s sparkling defensive effortwhich included three interceptions for BJC. Coach Ed Hasche confers with Pat Reuter (behind). Pat was the defensive leader and was chosen co-captain for 1975. Quarterback Joe Wohlfiel (10) was named Most Dedicated for 1974 and a co-captain for 1975. 18

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Mystics, but they took an 18-6 lead only to see it disipate to 18-12 on the last play before the half. A nightmare again took shape as BJC lost the lead and trailed 19-18. For the third time in the '74 season, however, the Mystics came back with less than three minutes left and scored on a pass from Eric King to Terry Freih. With the two point conversion, the Mystics took a 26-19 lead. The defense put the game away on Bruce Reidinger’s interception. The offensive star for this game has to be given special note. Eric King scored 2 touchdowns and passed for the winning score. With his effort leading the way, BJC's record now stood at 4-2. The last road game of '74 took BJC to Wahpeton on Saturday, October 26. The Mystics were looking forward to their 5th win which would have given them their first winning season since the football program was restored several years ago. But the Wildcats scored early and continued to pound away and took a 28-0 halftime lead. They continued the assault in the second half and handed BJC a devastating 42-0 defeat. The following week on Saturday, November 2, the Mystics returned home and tried to regroup for the tough Valley City State Vikings. The weather didn't help much as it was cold and snowy, but it was not enough to cool the fired-up Mystics. Valley City scored first on a field goal, but BJC came back on a TD by Robert Schafer and led SCOREBOARD BJC 7 Dickinson 28 BJC 6 Fergus Falls 0 BJC 12 Minot 7 BJC 0 Rocky Mountain 13 BJC 30 Northwestern 13 BJC 26 Pillsbury 19 BJC 0 Wahpeton 42 BJC 20 Valley City 37 Jim Squires (49), Chuck Hauck (27), and Wayne Monzelowsky (34) close in for the Mystics. A short quiet before the storm on the line of scrimmage moments before a snap against Valley City State. Tom Thompson (70) was elected as the Mystics Best Linemen and Best Blocker.