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

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ports If all the sports buffs in Bruinland were laid end-to- end, there would be just about 1200 of them. Whether a player, a rabid fan, or just an ignorant disciple of Bruin- ism who doesn ' t know a bat boy from Batman, almost ev- ery inhabitant backed the team in spirit. It was also a year of femi- nine participation. Not only did the girls have teams of their own in four sports — they also joined the boys ' squads in two others. Seasons in two sports end- ed with shocks, however, when two veteran coaches who had guided their teams since the school opened turned over their scorebooks to successors. (Right) A 62-59 Regional victory over Car- mel ' s Greyiiounds resulted from aggres- sive piay such as Gregg Giancy ' s jumper. Bucicer awaits rebound. (Top) Coacli Jon Stroup ended a coaching career totalling 224 wins and 82 losses when he an- nounced his decision to quit in June. (Bottom) A star-lil(e sun symbolizes the achievement of record-setting pole I vaulter Brad Everhart. 84 Sports Division Page

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VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM: (Bottom Row) Kent Havens, John Moore, Brian West, Rick Tarr, Daril Pettit Chris Eppard, Randy Hall, Kevin White. (Row 2) Manager Jim Millikan, John Bloom, Greg White, Pat Parker, Lance Deffen- baugh, Mike Bryant, Joe Leeth, Kent Roush, Dave Reidy. (Row 3) Head Coach Elden Leeth, Manager Greg Peters, Kris Glancy, Bob Dodds, Dale Cunningham, Todd Boise, Brian Smith, Todd Rea, Kevin Reidy, Chris Hogan, Asst. Coach Alan Knapp. (Row 4) Asst. Coach Brad Hanner, Asst. Coach Rick Clark, Dave Smith, Chris Pearson, Steve Townsend, Bob Tarter, John Eppard, Dan Beal, Greg Sinclair, Mark Stultz, Asst. Coach Dan Seymour, Asst. Coach Craig Moore. Top yardage not enough Mistakes can kill you, and for the football Bruins they did enough damage to lead them to the worst season in the school ' s history. The first four games were marred by fum- bles, which stopped scoring drives from producing needed points. The Bruins, as in the past, had a dominant running attack. The gridders racked up 2,263 yards to 1,995 from their opponents for an average of 226 yards per game on the ground compared to the opponents ' 199 yards. Leading rusher for the season was junior Dave Smith with 610 yards, followed by senior Greg Sinclair ' s 433. The backfield work was divided among many people. Seniors Rick Tarr, Dan Beal, Kris Glancy, and Sinclair split time with juniors Joe Leeth, Brian West, Mike Bryant, and Smith. Defense was led by senior Steve Townsend with 46 tack- les and 28 assists. Leeth was close behind with 42 tackles and 25 assists. Bryant led in interceptions with five, and numerous players were tied with fumble recoveries. The Bruins led in first downs 102 to 86, but lost the total points 144 to 190. Two new coaches were added to the staff. Mr. Dan Sey- mour became the new defense line coach, and Brad Hanner replaced Steve Duchene as defensive back coach and de- fensive coordinator. Smith and Townsend took the post-season awards, as they were voted by teammates most outstanding back and lineman, respectively. At the season ' s end Coach Elden Leeth hung up the clip- boards for the last time. Leeth, the only head football coach in Bruin history, announced his decision after the season- ending loss to the Huntington Vikings. 86 Varsity Football Reaching out for as much yardage as possible, senior Kris Glancy tries to get away from a Peru tackier after catching a pass.