Denver Lutheran High School - Lantern Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Lights Gain Fame, Topping Toughest Season Yet Close wins and hard-fought bat- tles marked the Lights' most success- ful season. Denver Lutheran was matched with some of the toughest teams ever. Capturing 247 points to their opponents' 92, the Lights' team con- tained all the ingredients necessary for victory. High on experience, tops in spirit, sparked by brilliant coach- ing, the team never failed to provide Senior linebacker Dan Kramer, junior tackle Jim Knapp. senior end Dave Snow and senior center-guard Dave Hitztaler close in on the Iver Ranum pass re- ceiver. Kramer, who blocked the pass, led the team in tackles with 112 for 10 games. The Lights marched past Ranum 34-7. 215 pound fullback -loe Griess, Lutheran's big power up the middle is given medical attention by training coach Warren Kettner and manager Bob Rauscher after being helped oft' the field during the Cherry Creek game, Defeat came only once in Lutheran's '62 football season when the Bruins, Adams-Arapahoe league champs, stopped the Lights 33-6. exciting action. The brilliant and balanced at- tack of the offense which averaged 322 yards a game plus a hard-hit- ting, near-invincible defense which allowed its opponents an average of only 171 yards a game proved the success formula for the Lights, who outscored their opponents on every game but one.

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Tri-captains Bob Kraus, Dan Kramer, and Harold Kahre supplied the - During Lutheran's 26-20 squeeze of Limon, DaveADupree leadership necessary for the Lights' successful football season. eludes Badger tackles, going seventeen yards before bein g hauled down. Lutheran scored in the last two seconds to d . . . efeat its tradltlonal foe. - -

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Sportsmanship, Spirit, And Skill Equal Victory 9 Wins 1 Loss Lights 18 .... Holy Family 0 ' Lights 12 .... Fort Lupton 0 Lights 38 .... Iver Ranum 61 Lights 6 .... Cherry Creek 33 Lights 40 . . Colorado Academy 0 Lights 7 .... Brighton 0 Lights 34 .... Jefferson 7' Lights 22 .... Fairview 20 Lights 26 .... Limon 20 Lights 44 .... Bear Creek 6' Home Games Lutheran's leading rusher Harold Kahre, with 8.7 yard. per carry, is brought down by two Jefferson tacklers. Bob Kraus forces down a charging Iver Ranum ball carrier The sound of the referee's whistle signals Milt Stockmeyers' kick- Sophomore quarterback Johnny Mayes passes against the Lim off to the Jefferson Saints. The Lights surprised the Saints to 011 B8dg91'S- Lutheran Completed 29 out of 81 passes during the the tune of 34-7. SBBSOII- i -eo-