Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Typical of his play tlzroiagliout tlze entire season, All-City Steve ,lones deftly darts away from the outstretched hands of a wouldbe tackler witlz a series of twists and turns. KN mr un- .wi An intricacy of defense is the alaility to read plays. Mike Biallas, diag- Having broken into the open, Kevin Keating puts on an ex nosing the call expertly, traps an opponent in the backfield. plosive display as he ramclzarges toward the goal. 141

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Warriors Sa lvage Success After Earl Losses 3' .vi ii ai ' is - Yfffff ' . 1 so K is ii K ,K.k li . . Q. no V . X X.. ' - - f-2.- .M s ss . si as Vargas -Y - - --. Wei K -. - QW. 1, AXLL . r , if 'S W 9 X' 1, so e cj i ti sfsf-FS. 3 'i w f- an fs wx Q Q Q as sf Q ,Q uv Q fiwims - ' ' K i in i' Legs pumping, arms flailing, fullback Torn Bruce fartively seeks to clisloclge the taclcler aml surge forwarrl for more precious yardage. With the advent of the l968 school year, forty dedicated athletes commenced a schedule of onerous football practices, with the expectations of equalling or surpassing the standards set before them by the Championship Team of 1967. The VVarriors hopeful for a repeat victory over Notre Dame, came from behind twice only to lose in waning seconds on a seldom used technieality. ln pursuit of a return to winning ways, Rice ran head- long into an overpowering U of D squad. Unable to muster any type of scoring threat, the Warriors Failed in their second attempt for victory. Refusing to succumb to the two early losses, the Wairriors surged back from the depths of frustration to annihilate the opposition. As the harness of de- feat was loosed, the Warricvrs levied a Salvo of offensive blows that stymied their opponents into oblivion. The Salesion Knights were the unfortunate recipients of the Wtirrior wrath, falling to a sixty point onslaught. Led by AllfCity Steve Jones, a pro- ficient offensive team combined with a powerful dee fensive unit spearheaded by All-State Dan Tomlinson to form a productive attack that reaped six consecu- tive victories. While Bill Hart 642, Pat Knuff f62Q, and Rick lVleGuclcin open a gain. With fleet-footerl lmclcs capable of lirealcing from the opposition 1 gaping hole in the defensive line, Nlike Beaver breaks for a sizeable the offense was always Il tlzreat for long yardage. .iq 1. f ip is -na . it it QS,

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.. T wp- - .. . , Q Q . U..-' ' 1968 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM: Bottom row: M. Beever, P McKenna, D. Michulslii, Nagle, B. Quinn, S. Tones, D. Ogurck G. Miller, M. Solner, C. Bzeppa. Second row: P. Knuff, E. Bruce, B. Hart, B. Simmons, M. Hendricks, B. Vcague, M. Biallas, M. McGill, D. Tomlinson, P. Perri, E. Naughton, T. Sullivan, K. Biemensclincider. Third row: B. Mcfluckin, B. Hulgrave, D. Nlasson. l l l , 1 .saw 55 .s -7 - -W B. Perri, B. Kcefer, S. Fislier, T. Kurowski, G. Kaminslci, G. Rauch, L. Sullivan. Fourflr row: Coaches Norton and Duffy, Lund, lNl. Suclz, D. Girard, Fontunesi, Maloney, T. Bruce, Nlr. Popson coach. Missing: M. Knuff, Managers C. Goddard, D. Taylor, M. Holden, B. Kelley, R. MacGuidwin, C. Leonard, T. O'Clair, R. Monoaluan, equipment manager Nlr. Cowan. Domi neerin enfe Forceful e enfe Blend T 0 142 3 S S In a critical situation, Coaches Norton and Duffy await the outcome of an all-important play. Above, conducting a power sweep around end, Quarterback john Maloney heads for open field.