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

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Football highlights year Sports is one activity that brings students to school early and Iceeps them here after a long day of classes. Swimmers are found swimming laps before and long after school. Winning or losing never changed the dedication that BHS teams had. The football team had a winning season and continued on to win the State Championship. The volleyball team didn ' t have a successful year, but they continued to work many hours until sectional ended their season. Some students are recognized for their many hours of dedication and effort. Students excelled in their field by receiving All-State honors. The Bruin baseball team saves themselves for a long afternoon of play. They wait while Pendleton Heights ' pitcher warms up. All eyes and thoughts are focused on the Bru- ins as coaches Dave Bowman, Brad Manner, and Chuck Lori hope for the State AA Cham- pionship. John Payne receives congratulations from his dad and brother Jim. also a former Bruin state champ. An exciting time for the Payne ' s. The juniors receive the traditional spirit stick for their enthusiasm. Pep sessions help boost the spirit of the team and school. 152 Sport Division

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Records fall Defense leads Bruins Lead by a driving offense and a bruising defense the Blackford Bru- ins pounded out a 13-0 season. The stalwart Bruin defense al- lowed a mere 76 points in 13 games, a school record. Junior Bill Sutton led the defense along with senior Tod Boise. Sutton compiled 127 tackles while Boise got 110. Boise also recovered five fumbles. John Payne recovered three. Leading the secondary was senior Kent Roush and junior Kevin Bench as each in- tercepted four passes. The defensive unit also blocked ten punts. Senior Allen Knox was responsible for four. The offensive unit was also pow- erful as they gained 3559 yards on the ground. They also passed for 265 yards. Junior halfback Joe Schmidt led the attack with 1704 yards on the ground. Classmates Marty Clock and Tim Lewis gained 890 and 552 respec- tively. Sophomore Dave Whitesell picked up 225 yards. Two new coaches were added to the staff this year as Dave Bowman coached the defensive ends and line- backers, and Jon Oswalt coached in- terior defensive linemen. These two joined defensive coordinator and de- fensive back coach Brad Manner in leading the defensive squad. The of- fensive line coach Rick Clark assist- ed head coach Chuck Lori in guiding the offense. Channel 8 sportscaster Chet Coppock chats with Bruin coach Chuck Lori before the championship game. Coppock predicted a Miller victory. Sorry Chet! 1 9 fs m ■A i f% 1 % %, w Ski w 1 m i B PI W T?- : di% ISiM M iL.k jiZ. t2 •-:j,sf« Varsity Football Team: (Bottom Row) Coach Jon Oswalt. Bob Havens, Dave Whitesell. Eric Morris, Brian Wentz, Kent Havens, Ran- dy Hall. Chris Eppard. Kent Roush. Scott Stallsmith, John Payne, Jim Sharp, Jack Nor- ton. Coach Rick Clark. (Row 2) Scott Fear, Todd Guyer. Chris Townsend. Tom Apple- gate, Todd Rea, Kevin Rench, Joe Schmidt, Doug Coons. Monty Wilcoxen, Dave Powell, Bill Sutton, Alan Townsend, Greg Buckner, Stan Roush, (Row 3) Coach Dave Bowman, Matt Daniel, Tom Sharp, Tim Stanley, Allen Knox, John Powell, Tod Boise, Chris Pearson. Kevin Fettig. Dave Fear, Scott Kimmel, Kel- ly Arm field. Rod Adkins. Gary Morrison, Head Coach Chuck Lori, Coach Brad Hanner. The Bruins leading ground gainer Joe ' Schmidt runs off-tackle against the Nobles- villa Millers as Tim Lewis looks on. Schmidt gained over 1700 yards in the season. 154 Varsity Football I