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

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An cnlhwiinslic new coach invaded the Bruinland ranks when Head Coach Chuck Lori guidgd the Bru- ins varsity to a 50% season record, A new dimension was added to the varsity football chcerlcading squad this year as boys cheered along with the girls. Cheerleaders aid senior spirit. Barely getting the punt off in tbe Homecoming game against Peru is Lance Deffenbaugb. fiance ' s punting average was 32.S yards. His longest was 54 -ards. Varsm- Football 153

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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

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Grinding out some hard-earned yardage against Huntington orth is Junior Varsity quarterback Ke- vin Rench. Rench led the Cubs to a 7-2 season. Cubs have best fall record They did absolutely great for the amount of practice they had together, stated JV Coach Dan Seymour. The Cubs ended the year with an impressive 7-2 re- cord for the season. Leading the Cubs on offense were soph- omore running back Marty Clock and Bill Sutton. Quarterback Kevin Rench was also a Cub standout at his field general position the entire year. The only losses of the year dealt to the Cubs were against Marion and Elwood. The Marion game was the first loss in four starts, as the Little Giants squeezed by the Cubs 14-7 on a fourth quarter touchdown. Elwood was a little tougher, as they downed the Cubs 27-14. The most impressive win of the season for the junior varsity gridders came against Delta. We completely shut them off! exclaimed Coach Seymour after the Cubs trounced the Eagles 24-0. The Cubs also had another shutout in their first game of the season against Anderson Madison-Heights by a score of 6-0. The Cubs ended their season with a 21- 18 victory over South Adams. Sutton had his best game of the year, as he had over 100 yards rushing and scored touchdowns of 50 and 12 yards. In most of the games, they played on 90% emotion and 10% ability, mentioned Coach Seymour. On the whole, it was a real fine year. The Freshmen Teddybears had the simi- lar record as the JV, only reversed. The frosh ended with a 2-5 season mark by winning their last two games of the season against Marion and Tipton. The frosh totaled 1374 yards on the year, 908 via the rush and 446 by the pass. Dave Whitesell and John Twibell led the team on the ground with 296 and 293 yards, respectively. This year ' s passing game was the best we have had, stated Coach Craig Moore. Led by quarterbacks Steve Strine and Alan Townsend, the Ted- dybears completed 71% of their passes. On defense the frosh were led by Jim Sharp, who piled up 81 tackles on the year, 16 solo and 65 assists. Mike Ludwig also had 37 tackles. The Teddybears, although improving near the end, were still outscored by their opponents 76-142. S JV FOOTBALL SQUAD: (Bottom Row) Todd ker, Kevin Rench. Larry Williams. Don Mitchell. Guyer. Jim Mueller. Bill Sutton. Brian Elliot. Kim (Row 3) Tim Stanley. Marty Clock. Matt Daniel. Enyeart, Scott Kimmell. (Row 2) Coach Dan Sey- Tom Applegate. Kelly Armlleld. Chris Hogan. Leon mour, Monty Wilcoxon, Dave Cbristman. Ron Ba- Miller. Coach Rick Clark. 154 JV And Freshman Football