Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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i A World o l Wins: m Amid grunts and groans, Keith Day- ton struggles to pin an opponent in a new BHS sport, icrestling. After a winning season, Mike Clay- tor, Jerry Brown, and Scott Gallo- way give Mr. Leeth a lift.

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Folloiving his surprise shoiver. Coach Stroup gives a soggy victory V after the Sectional triumph. Taking his turn in the traditional net-cut- ting ceremony after a Sectional win is Dave Holloivay.

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Initial football squad started BHS Though plagued with injuries the en- tire season, BHS ' s first Bruin football team proved to the football world that it was no pushover by racking up a 7-2-1 season and a 3-2-1 CIC slate. The Bruins began their career by downing two respectable CIC foes — Alexandria, 8-6, and Elwood, 22-20— before being upset by Tipton 17-6. The Bruins bounced right back in the next game by stumping Mississinewa 44-22 but were again beaten, this time by high ranking Peru. Striving to improve their record in the following game, BHS battled Wabash to an 18-18 draw and then went on a winning rampage by downing Huntington 22-13, Yorktown 58-0, Portland 20-0, and, in the final game, Bluffton, 62-8. For their individual efforts, four Bruin gridders were honored by the CIC. Larry Ritenour and Jerry Brown were selected to the first team, Barry Markin to the second team, and Dick Cook received honorable mention. HP VARSITY FOOTBALL K SCOREBOARD RUINS OP P. 8 Alexandria 6 22 Elwood 20 6 Tipton 17 , 44 Mississinewa 22 i 16 Peru 22 I 18 Wabash 18 1 22 Huntington 13 58 Yorktown 1 20 Portland t 62 Bluffton 8 The best ojfense is a good defense is the motto of Bruin end Jerry Brown (80) as he downs a Tipton Blue Devil, while Terry Goodspeed (16) and Jack Slentz (60) help out.