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

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QB,! 6 : 53 .S3 34j: £ Sb Sophomore quarterback Kent Roush hands off to Kent Havens on a halfback dive against Mar- ion. The drive ended in victory for the cubs. Fading back looking for an opening to hit a downfield receiver is Kent Roush, sophomore quarterback for the JV squad. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM: (Bottom Row) Marty Clock, Todd Guire, Jeff Dollar, John Payne, Barry Wise, Joe Schmidt, Bill Sutton, Scott Simmons. (Row 2) Mgr. Greg Anderson, Tim Lewis, Brian Elliot, Tom Applegate, Larry Williams, Dave Christman, Dave Powell, Doug Coons, Tom Sharp. (Row 3) Coach Craig Moore, Robert Armfield, Tim Stanley, Bill Avey, Morty Wilcox, Kevin Fettig, Kevin Rench, Matt Daniels, Coach Alan Knapp. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL RECORD BHS OPPONENT OPP. 18 Huntington Riverview 20 Madison-Grant 6 Elwood 8 33 Bluffton 22 Jay County 6 20 Noblesville 21 46 Marion McCulloch 6 28 Tipton JV FOOTBALL RECORD 12 BHS OPPONENT OPP. 6 Madison Heights 12 22 Wabash 14 Marion (O.T.) 22 11 Jay County 17 21 Delta 14 14 Elwood 24 JV And Frosh Football 91

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Junior guard Steve Rogers collapses upon a Gi- ant ball carrier when Junior Varsity Bruins meet Marion counterparts Nov. 22. Inexperience cost games We outhit every team we played, but we didn ' t run our plays as smooth as we should have — mainly because of our lack of practice, remarked Coach Rick Clark on the out- come of the Junior Varsity 3-3 football season. Due to the lack of players on the varsity level, the JV was forced to practice with the varsity, thus limiting the time to perfect their own team. The cancellation of the JV schedule the year before also hurt players on both squads with the amount of experience they lacked. Coach Clark was pleased with the return of the schedule this year, saying it should show up in the varsity play next year. The Cubs ended their season record at 3-3 while gaining valuable experience. Sophomore Brian Smith was the lead- ing rusher. He saw much action on the varsity level Kent Roush and Kent Havens were praised with their defensive efforts, while Todd Rea and Brian Wentz played the line. If they stay together, they can be very good in the future, stated Freshman Football Coach Craig Moore con- cerning his Teddybears, who ended the season with a 6-2 record. Their two losses combined were by a total of only three points. Coach Moore felt this bunch of Freshmen learned a great deal about football. Examples of their skill were evident in the Jay County game, where the Frosh scored 21 points the first quarter. They also learned how to take defeat in the final moments of a game. With a 20-14 lead against Noblesville with 2:14 remaining, the Bears were beaten on a long pass, and lost the game 21-20. This year was also the first for a two-platoon system; that is, 11 on defense and 11 different players on offense. Standout for the Freshmen were halfback Joe Scnmidt and Marty Clock, along with fullbacks Chris Townsend and Tom Applegate. The line was anchored by tackles Matt Dan- iel and Kevin Fettig. JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL: (Front Row) Chris Eppard, Kent Havens, Hal Koughn, Todd Rea, Randy Hall, Kent Roush, Kevin White. (Back Row) Coach Dan Seymour, Daril Pettit, Steve Rogers, Chris Pearson, Brian Wentz, Lance Deffenbaugh, Coach Rich Clark. 90

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Hipi CROSS COUNTRY RECORD HS OPPONENT OPP 29 Biuffton 27 48 Muncie North 17 17 Jay County 42 30 Alexandria 41 32 Elwood 45 Tipton 147 9th Blacl(ford inv. 2nd CIC 12th jiMmigia Preparing for the beginning gun, Blackford ' s Kris Dearduff and Brian Cain line up next to Jay County opponents. Muscle-stretching exercises are a precautionary measure for Buddy Geesaman and Mike Baughey to save muscle injury during the meet. Harriers 2nd in CIC This was a good year and a building season, which should provide a steadily growing team in the future, commented Cross Country Coach Chris Coy. The season ended with Blackford holding a 5-3 record in dual meets plus placing well in several invitationals. Four returning lettermen led the ' 77 Bruin harriers, in- cluding sophomores Gregg Osborn and Scott Emshwiller, junior Don Mitchell, and the lone senior teammate, Mike Baughey. Blackford finished second in the CIC, ending sea- son competition behind only sixth state-ranked Wabash. After ending a fine regular season, the Bruins finished ninth out of 28 teams in the Sectional. Gregg Osborn, being the only Blackford runner quajifying for the regional meet, fin- ished 17th of 150 runners and was the top sophomore finisher in the competion. Looking back on the season, Mr. Coy said he was well pleased with the team ' s performance in the overall season and with their three losses coming from only ranked teams. Mr. Coy said community support and backing for the harriers rose due to better team records, although it still seems to be lacking. He relayed this thought by saying, I do not feel cross country is getting the support that it needs to become a major power in high school sports. Members of the invitational teams receive infor- mation on the way the meet will be conducted from Blackford ' s Coach Chris Coy. 92 Cross Country