Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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'DEX l 1ilmRSihlDVtARE PRI - 3 ,f,fa,U,w 146fWrestling l Terry Nolan takes down his opponent at Districts. Ken Springer displays his first place metal won Coach Kile and Dan Willis celebrate after Willis' victory at the at the Edison Invitational. Sectionals.

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l Defensiveman, Dan Moyer tries his hand on the ball. Successful Season Under the guidance of first year Coach Frank Sberna, the freshman football team wound up with a 5-1-1 record. The frosh started with a flurish, then had a little let down, and back up again. The young Chargers were victorious over Huron, lVlapleton, Willard, Columbia, and Norwalk. They tied the New London freshman team 6-6. The team's only loss was a 6-12 defeat to Clyde. The freshmen completely dominated the other teams point wise. They scored one hundred thirteen points compared to their opponents eighteen. They registered five shutouts of their seven games. Jeff Spradlin, the leading scorer, made thiry-eight points. The Chargers, undefeated at home, fielded a well balanced offense between the running and passing game. In the home game against Columbia, Edison rolled up to a 21-O half time lead before coasting to a 28-0 victory over the Raiders. Nlost of the credit for the good season goes to the defense. Edison Freshman Scoreboard 6 Huron 0 32 Mapleton 0 20 Willard 0 6 New London 6 6 Clyde 12 29 Columbia 0 14 Norwalk 0 l X LA-Kia 1 Leading scorer, Jeff Spradlin, limbers up his arm. Football!145

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Firelands Conference Champs - Varsity Wrestling Team Row one: Terry Nolan and Dave Dunham. Flow two: Coach Dave Kile, Pat Haeuptle, Mike Lutes, Scott Schaeffer, Dan Willis, Coach Wayne Roth, Mike Lewis, Terry Cheesman, Jim Springer, Dave Gillard, Mark Mason, and Ken Springer. Wrestling 1974 .2 Q s Scott Schaeffer is congratulated by team members after his victory over his Nor- walk opponent. Dan Willis this year was the only represent- ative Edison had in the State Wrestling Tour- nament in Columbus, Ohio. Willis, wrestling in the 170 pound weight class, did not fare well, losing his first match 7-9. This ended his chances, but he still wound up with a 25-2 record. As a team Edison had another winning year. They finished second in the Edison ln- vitational, third in the Vermilion Invitational, first in the Firelands Conference for the fourth straight year, third in the sectional, and twelfth in the district tournaments. In dual meets they had a 6-2 year with the wins over Woodmore, Norwalk, Rossford, Brook- side, Port Clinton, and Huron. The loses were to Vermilion and Bellevue. From this year's sectional, Edison sent seven boys to the district, all of them being seniors. They were David Gillard l115l, Mike Lewis i122l, Dave Dunham 11357, Ken Springer i148i, Dan Willis l170l, Terry Nolan l178l, and Terry Cheesman i188l. Of the seven, Willis Placed second, and Nolan and Dunham placed fifth. Dan Willis took home the M.V.P. award, while Ken Springer received the Dave Reer Pride Award. Dave Dunham received the take-down award and Terry Nolan, most pins award.