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

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Across the ten-second line comes a Delta player in the Sectional game, as Kent Roush attempts to stay in front of him. The Bruins lost 62-67. Receiving a little elbow as a gift from a Madison- Grant Argyll is junior starter Kent Roush. Roush led the team in assists with 53. Blackford High School was honored with a visit from the Brunes Brothers during the Sectional pep ses- sion. The Brothers pantomimed I ' m a Soul Man. Up for another caroom is JeffStroup during the first quarter of the Sectional. Stroup led the Bruins in blocked shots, with 47 during the season. 166 Varsity Basketball I '

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Up for (wo more points is team leader Greg Clancy. Glancy led in total points, field goal percentage, fret throw percentage, and steals. Glancy led 78-79 Bruins Although Todd Cain did not start, he added invalu- able depth to the Bruins ' lineup. Here Cain puts two more points on the scoreboard. Up for a shot and two more points is Evan Pethtel. Pethtel led the Bruins with 54 offensive rebounds and 108 defensive rebounds. Under the direction of new Head Coach Steve Brunes, the Bruins compiled a sea- son record of 10-10 and were 2-4 in the CIC. Their record, however, does not show the narrow margin defeats. The Bruins were defeated in the Jay County tourney by Union County 58-62 and beat Switzerland County to place third. Later in the season, however, the Bruins defeated the tourney champs. Jay County. The team lost to Delta in the first round of the Sectional although they had earlier defeated Delta by a season high score of 102-69. The squad ' s team leader was Greg Glancy, who led in highest field and free throw percentages, 50% and 82%, respec- tively. He led also in steals, with 77. His total of 5 1 7 points set a new school record for points in one season. Glancy also broke the game scoring record by compiling 41 points against Muncie North. Mike Brown and Evan Pethtel also con- tributed vastly in total points, with 316 and 235. respectively. BrowTi and Pethtel each had 54 offensive rebounds to lead the Bruins, and Pethtel collected 108 defen- sive rebounds over Brown ' s 86 to lead the Bruins. Leading the team in assists was Kent Roush with 53, followed by Glancy with 48, and Brown with 44. Glancy held the highest scoring average of 24.6, followed by Brown and Pethtel, with 15.0 and 11.1. respectively. Varsitv Basketball 165

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Taking over as head coach for the Varsity was Mr. Steve Brunes. Brunei guided the Bruins to a 10-10 season record prior to defeat in the Sectional. Although the Blackford student body had been sparse throughout the season, they turned out to back the Blackford team for the Sectional. Spirit highlighted Sectional Hooiser Hysteria came and went in Blackford quickly, as the Bruins were de- feated in the first round of the Sectional by Delta. Eastbrook downed Wels-Del, and Delta enroute to the Panthers ' first Sectional crown. Although the game itself was of short duration, the pre-game spirit lasted for a week and climaxed on Bruin Day with a pep breakfast in the morning and an after- noon pep session. The pep session included the judging of Miss Blackford, Miss Delta, Miss Eastbrook and Miss Wes- Del, all impersonated by Blackford cheerleaders. Miss Blackford (Doug Myers) was the eventual winner. The Brunes Brothers were introduced, im- personated by male faculty members. The sophomores were the winners of the spirit stick. There was also a sock hop to top off Fifties Day. Although the Bruins did not win the Sectional, two players placed on the all- Sectional team. Greg Glancy was placed on the first team all-Sectional and Mike Brown on the second team. This season was filled with many good times as well as some ver ' frustrating times, commented Mr. Brunes. Throughout all these varied circum- stances, our young men did not give up; this is the mark of a successful man. Varsity Basketball ' 167