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

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Coming out as a senior after a two-year absence, Evan Pcthtel contributed greatly to the Bruin de- fense. He brolte the sctiool record with six intercep- tions. i -J m (f 1 VARSITY FOOTBALL TfAM (Bottom Row) Lance Deffenbaugh, Mike Bryant. Joe Leeth. Evan Pethtel, Brian West, Dave Reidy, Ke ' in Reidy, Brian Wright, Joe Wesolowski, Steve Rogers. (Row 2) Kent Roush, Ha! Koughn, Todd Sophomore Joe Schmidt gained J55 yards to be third in total yards rushed for the Bruins before missing the last four games with bruised shoulder. Rea. Chris Eppard. Kent Rci:sh. Br.d.- U --- Chris Pearson. Tod Boise, John Powell. (Row 3) Joe Schmidt. Doug Coons. John Pane, Dave Powell, Chris Touvsend, Ke in FettJg, Tim Lew- Varsin- Football 151

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On the sweep in the Wabash game, Brian West picks up some more yardage. Brian was the second leading rusher with 522 yards for the season. VARSITY FOOTBALL RECORD BHS OPP 26 Muncie South 7 Muncie North 26 El wood 17 35 Tipton Jay County T 12 Peru ' l3 14 Wabash 7 Madison-Grant 10 28 Alexandria 14 14 Huntington North 11 Def brok ense oroKe records A new head coach, Chuck Lori, intro- duced a new type of offense that seemed to cause trouble for the Bruins at first, but toward the end of the season the gridders pulled it all together, winning three of their last four games while losing only to Madison-Grant. Many players were given a chance to carry the ball, but Mike Bryant, Brian West, and Joe Schmidt led the Bruin rush- ers with 1,013, 522, and 355 yards, respec- tively. Defense was superb as the Bad News Bears broke the school record by holding their opponents to 1,623 yards. Joe Leeth and Todd Boise led in tackles with 136 and 95, respectively. Evan Pethtel broke the school record with six interceptions, and Leeth ' s 136 tackles also broke the old school record. Kicking seven extra points in a row in the last four games, Todd Guyer made 15 of his 19 tries. The Bruins ended the season fourth in the CIC with a record of 3-3. Their losses were to fourth-ranked Peru, eighth-ranked Elwood, and Madison-Grant. Coach Lori said their most exciting games included Peru, because it was Homecoming and the Brui ns almost beat them; Alexandria, because it was BHS ' s last conference win of the season and it was 14-6 in the middle of the third quarter but the Bruins ended up winning 28-12; and Huntington North, because it was close all the way, and the win gave BHS a .500 season. Out for a pass offensive end Lance Deffenbaugh is illegally interfered with. Eighth-ranked Elwood went on to defeat the Bruins, 17-0. 150 Varsity Football

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Many shared in football Football was a time of participation, as many groups participated during the sea- son. The Band participated by marching at every home football game. At the last home game the junior high school bands joined them. Boy cheerleaders were added as a part of the football cheering squad, along with the traditional Brute and female counter- parts. But the most important participants were the players and ever-present coach- ing staff. This year the Bruin coaching staff was joined by new Head Coach Chuck Lori, whose enthusiasm brought more spirit to the normally unenthusiastic pep sessions. The not particularly pleasant season, caused by the disappointing close losses to tough teams such as eighth-ranked El- wood and fourth ranked Peru in the Homecoming game, were balanced only by the last game against Huntington, which brought the Bruins up to a 50% season and also gave a final victory for the seniors. About the seniors, Coach Lori stated, They gave us excellent leadership and were a lot of fun for me to coach. Above: Performing at every home football game was the Band. Here the majorettes perform the routine to the music of Wabash Cannonball. Halfback Mike Bryant fades into the backfield on a pass play. Bryant was the leading rusher with 1,013 yards for the season. Below: Always part of the fun at the football games before every g nie nd practice the football squad etching Brute, senior Bryan Maddox. Maddo, {Off through adnll called flex. Here Joe Leeth and was known for his unexpected humor. Mike Bryant flex before a game. 152 Varsity Football