Dexter High School - Log Yearbook (Dexter, MI)

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The defeat at the hands of Fowlerville brought the teams heads back down from the clouds. The turning point of the games was when Bob Long's seventy-three yard touchdown run was called back because of Hoff sides.H Aided by the outstanding team play of Roy Zavitz, Billie Atkins, George Welch, Tom Hooker, and Dave Miles two interceptions for touchdowns, and two touchdowns which followed two blocks by Billie Atkins and Bill Stoffer, Dexter beat Hartland by the overwhelming score of sixty-seven to zero. The final league game with Manchester cinched the championship for the Dreadnaughts by Jim Toma's great down-field blocking and Jerry For- shee's driving tackles. Even though the major portion of this year's team is leaving, the prospects for next year are favorable. There is a great deal of fine material coming up from the lower classes, so Dexter ought to have a win! ning team in-the future. The following persons from Dexter were on the All League selections, first team: Al Elsasser, Mike 0'Malley, Larry Young, Bob Long, second team: Bill Stoffer and Norm Stoll. Those to get honorable mention were: Linemeng Jerry Forshee and Jim Toma, and back, Dave Miles. Bob Long was on the second team for All State and Al Elsasser re- ceived honorable mention. Norm Stoll was picked by the squad as the most valuable player of this year's team. SCORES OF THE 53 FOOTBALL SEASON 31--DEXTER VS. CHELSEA ------ 21 13--DEXTER VS. IDA ------- -- 0 20--DEXTER VS. PINCKNEY ----- 0 40--DEXTER VS. SOUTH LYON--- 0 7--DEXTER VS. FOWLERVILLE--14 67--DEXTER VS. HARTLAND ----- 0 46--DEXTER VS. M.ANCHESTER--- 6 27--DEXTER VS. TROY --------- 19 qrrgm ,wifprygx :M 5-e:94e E597 98 Bl 4 4 L T0 R SEATED: J. Toma, N. Stoll, Co-Captain A. Elsasser, Co-Captain B. Long, B. Atkins, R. Zavitz, J. Eberts. STANDING: Coach Mr. T. Stoddard, L. Young, J. Forshee, T. Hooker, B. Stoffer, G. Welsh, B. Welsh, Coach Mr. R. Berry.

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VARSITY FOQTBALL 1. A..-1 L T0 R SEATED: lCoachJ Mr. T. Stoddard, J. Toma, J. Forshee, N. Stoll, Co-Captain, A. Elsasser, Co-Captain B. Long, B. Atkins, R. Zavitz, J. Eberts, B. Walsh, Asst. Coach Mr. R. Berry. SECOND ROW: Manager C. Ehnis, L. Layton, R. Fialkowski, L. Young, M. O'Malley, T. Hooker, B. Stoffer, G. Welch, P. Lavalli, D. Ehnis, E. Coy, F. Kramer, Manager R. Eberts. THIRD ROW: K. Krull, G. Kolander, M. Ziegler, J. LaRosa, B. Standard, T. Spiess, D. Miles, B. Kielwasser, D. Clawson, B. Pidd, N. Mcshane, L. Knickerbocker, D. Driver. Dexter again entered the throne room of the League of the Lakes as champions after a very rough and successful season under the co-captain leadership of Bob Long and Al Elsasser. At the end of the eight game season the team had marked to its credit well over two thousand yards against their opponents. The opponents' total score of only sixty points for the season was well surpassed by the Dreadnaughts total score of two hundred and fifty- one points. Perhaps we should not pass without saying a few words about how the team worked hard under the able direction of the coaches, Tom Stoddard and Ray Berry, to develop one of the outstanding football seasons in our school's history. All will remember the very exciting game with Chelsea whom we had not beaten in five years. Coming from behind at the half C14-75 the boys brought a sparkling victory home with the help of runs by Bob Long C80 yardsb and Norm Stoll C65 yardsb over our traditional foe by the score of thirty-one to twenty-one. In the second game of the season with Ida the team's passing attack was exceptionally good. Dexter's first touchdown was set up by Al El- sasser's run back of an intercepted pass. Although the final score was not outstanding the team played a hard game and worked together splendily. The squad was inspired to go on for a second touchdown in the Pinck- ney game after an interception by Mike 0'Malley on their twenty-seven yard line. The third touchdown came after an interception by Bill Walsh. During the game with South Lyon, Jim Eberts with his accurate passing hit Bob Long three times for touchdowns. One of the most spectacular plays of the season was made by Larry Young on a driving tackle. Young who was hurt on the play returned to action later in the season.

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W' ,w rf' cf es L TO R: Mr. R. Berry CCoach7, J. Eberts, A. Elsasser, B. Tupper, B. Long fCo-Captainj, D. Nuttle CCo-Captainb, B. Stoffer, G. Welsh, D. Miles, B. Atkins, Mr. T. Stoddard CCoachj. L TO R BACK ROW: Mr. T. Stoddard CCoachJ, B. Pidd, A. Mosher, M. 0'Ma11ey, B. Kielwasser J. LaRosa, D. Clawson, Mr. R. Berry fCoachb. FRONT ROW: K. Krull, J. Richards, C. Walker L. Devlin, J. Wentzel. 59 QS' wwf x. 1999 5 QP