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

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: (Bot- tom Row)loe Schmidt, Dave Spencer, Kent Havens, Doug Coons, Brian Elliott. (Row 2) Brett Townsend, Dann Allen, Marc Rench, David Dickey, Kevin Rench, Tom Sharp, Coach Rick Clark. Fastbreak attempt is tried by freshman Bill Davis against opposing team Jay County. Davis led the Teddybears in scoring with a high of 167 and also in free throws with 25. vV . FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM: (Bottom Row) Jim Sharp, Jackie Norton, Alan Townsend, Eric Morris, Bill Davis, Bob Havens, John Twibell. (Row 2) Ben Hodgin, Steve Strine, Gregg Buckner, JV BASKETBALL RECORD BHS OPP 38 Wabash 33 43 Madison-Grant 47 64 Peru 43 44 Delta 37 48 Marion 54 35 Huntington North 36 36 Eastbrook 33 31 Mississinewa 35 35 Yorktown 49 35 Elwood 29 42 Alexandria 40 44 Bluffton 41 55 Tipton 53 35 Norwell 55 29 Wayne 48 33 Muncie South 37 47 Jay County 50 Rod Adkins, Lynn Slusher. (Row 3) Coach Norm Fogwell, Aaron Pierce, Dennis Ramseyer, Robby Bratton, Larry Jenkins, Mike Howard. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL RECORD BHS OPP 32 Muncie Central 62 38 Madison Grant 48 41 Jay County 50 66 Marion McCuUoch 37 47 Muncie South 40 54 Alexandria Marion Tourney 37 45 Marion Justice 37 43 Marion Jones 42 45 Mississinewa 24 41 Salamonie Southern Wells Tourney 43 58 Delta 51 60 Wes-Del 17 41 South Adams 46 63 Bluffton 71 168 JV, Freshman Basketball

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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

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JV, Frosh please coaches Winning the Southern Wells tourney, according to Head Freshman Coach Norm Fogwell, showed them how to win and how much fun winning can be. The Teddybears opened the tourney on a positive note by handing the Delta fresh- men a 58-51 loss during the opening game for all teams. They advanced to the finals of the four-team tourney, where they soundly defeated the Wes-Del Warriors, 60-17, to capture the title. This had to be the highlight of the year, stated Coach Fogwell. On the year, starting guard Bill Davis led the A-team scoring with an 11.9 aver- age. Center Robbie Bratton led in re- bounding with a 6.2 average. Guards Jack Norton and Eric Morris led the team in steals and assists with 19 and 18, respec- tively. Dennis Ramseyer led the B squad with a 7.3 scoring average. The team had good balance, but needed more consisten- cy, commented Coach Fogwell. Every- one had one or two good games, but every- one had one or two bad games, too. The Teddybears ended their season at 5- 1 1 . There were two games cancelled be- cause of weather. The Junior Varsity had a 10-10 season. Dave Spencer led the team in scoring and free throws with 202 and 34, respectively. Dave Dickey led the team in rebounding and assists. Spencer led the team in steals also. The sophomores last year as fresh- men were 1-11, and we talked about that a lot before the season, stated Head Coach Rick Clark. We beat most of the teams we lost to last year. Although there is no reserve conference championship, had there been, the Cubs would have tied for first place. They fin- ished 5-1. That was one of our goals at the beginning of the season, stated Coach Clark, along with a winning season. It wasn ' t a winning season, but it wasn ' t a losing season either. I wasn ' t disappointed at all. I thought they played pretty well, smiled Coach Clark. Chancing a shot to tie the score nitb 5:57 left is junior Dave Spencer. Spencer led JV scoring mtb a high of 202 and also led in free tbrOHS. Concentration is on the mind of freshman Jackie Norton at the free t jroK- line, as John Tnibell stands behind to give him support. JV. Freshmafl Basketball 169