Bismarck State College - Markota Yearbook (Bismarck, ND)

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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.

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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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 Oliver Eagleman cradles a punt on a slick field against Valley City State. 6-3. Once again, though, Valley City took the lead at 9-6. BJC battled back and with under 30 seconds left in the half, Joe Wohlftel passed to Terry Freih giving the determined Mystics a 13-9 halftime lead. As the second half got under way, Valley City once again took the lead at 16-3. Once more BJC came back, this time on a run by Tim Clausnitzer, to take a 20-16 lead. The Mystics finally ran out of steam before the end of Deanna Kupper and Jan Barry's duties as student managers is to keep that head together”. third quarter as Valley City took the lead at 23-20 and never trailed again. The fourth quarter belonged to the Vikings as they stopped BJC’s upset ideas 37-20. The Vikings’ experience finally overpowered the Mystics, but the strong showing was proof that the Green and Gold can play against the four-year schools. The last game evened BJC's final record at four wins and four losses, but much promise was displayed for the upcoming 1975 season. Head Coach Ed Hasche (right) and Defensive Coach Mike Ahneman (left) spend anxious moments on the sidelines. Tim Clausnitzer (20) and Randy Danielson (84) execute a fake on a kick return. Clausnitzer led the team in rushing and receptions and was elected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Freshman and Best Back. 21