Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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The freshmen football team end- ed its season with an 0-8 record. Although the record doesn ' t reflect it, the players worked hard, and al- ways gave one hundred percent. The squad was quite small this year, only fifteen were on the team. One of them, Jerome LaReau, broke his arm and missed the last part of the season. The small size of the team benefitted each individual player, because everyone was able to play more. Gaining experience of playing in an actual game would be valuable to them once they reached the junior varsity and varsity level. The squad got off to a rough start with a 33-0 loss to Wainwright. The team didn ' t have a coach until the third game, when Mr. Brettnacher took the job. Most of the freshmen were glad that they only had one week of dou- ble sessions. Those who weren ' t ac- quainted with the system of double sessions had a hard time adjusting to the idea that they had to spend the whole day at CC, practicing football. Even though their season was not full of wins, the freshmen players had a positive attitude. They thought of the year as one of growth and developement of their football skills. 1: Freshman center, Jeff Chinn concentrates on executing a perfect hike. 2: Frosh Foot- ball: Bottom row: Jeff Deerr, Doug Grupen- hoff, Chris Anderson, Scott Roarl , Aaron Peacock, Tom Hession, John Dyer. 2nd row: Coach Brettnacher, Jerome LaReau, Bill Bullock, Rick Murphy, Dennis Donahue, John Lundstrom, Jeff Chinn, Ted Dudzinski, Bert Regneir. 3: A Knightman grasps onto the ball, hoping he recovered it from the opponent. 4: With open hands. Rick Murphy awaits the arrival of a completed pass. 5: Doug Grupen- hoff, Frosh mental attitude award winner. 6: A disgusted Coach Brettnacher leaves the field after a disappointing loss. freshman football 179

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Being a member of the junior var- sity football team involved a lot of hard work. Being on a small team wasn ' t easy, said Mike Kamp. This was true because most of the play- ers had to play both offense and defense. Many of them were mem- bers of the varsity team as well. The JV team practiced with the varsity most of the time. On Mon- days, the night of the games, they spent re-arranging some of the play- ers in order to get the most out of their ability at a certain position. During one game, Todd Reifel stepped on the foot of one of the referees, putting the ref out of ac- tion for a major portion of the game. Another time, Tim Metzinger, who usually played halfback, had to be the quarterback. This was because the regular quarterback, Doug Schrader, had been shaken up from a hit he received. The Knights finished the season with a 4-5 record. They never lost their spirit, and keeping with CC tra- dition, they never gave up — they won the last three games of the sea- son. The JV football players combined determination and cooperation, and made the season a memorable one for everyone concerned. 1: Rick Dehahn gets the next play from Coach Kremer on a victorious night. 2: Tail- back Tim Metzinger feels the load as he ' s gang tackled by a host of Lebanon players. 3: Linebacker Mike Kamp finds himself on top of the pile at Benton Central. 4: A cup of water is a refreshing break for Pat Bauer at a JV Football game. 5: Doug Schrader is ready to unload the ball to his receiver dow nfield. 6: JV Aw ard Winners: Pat Bauer (MV Lineman), Todd Reifel (Ml Lineman), Mike Kamp (Ml Back), Tim Metzinger (MV Back), Dan LaR- eau (Scholastic Award). jv football 181