Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Young but Courageou The 1983 Eisenhower Freshmen football team enjoyed a very successful season, even though it was their first time playing together. Most ofthe play- ers were new to the sport and most of them didn't know each other. For this reason. the game of football was going to be a learning experience for all. Practice sessions. starting one week before school started, ran twice a day. The intial enrollment the first day con- sisted of fifty members. which is about average. However, because ofthe vigor- ous workouts and hot weather. the team was narrowed down to 34 players before the first game. Suffering during the practice sessions. this group of young men learned very quickly and executed their jobs as well as could be expected. By the first game, these players really could be called a football team. just winning and losing football games. They learned about team work, disci- pline, sportsmanship, and also about themselves. The team played every game hard and carried on the Eisen- hower name very respectfully. Unlike the Freshmen team. the Soph- omores came back with a good record. Mr. Thorpe. the coach of the team for many years, led the team to a 5-4 over- all record. Coach Thorpe complimented the Sophomores when he said This team had the right attitude and respect for the coaches. Having all this confidence behind them. the football team for 1984-85 should be a winning team. Their future is looking bright. Written by Angie Ko- vach. THEY MAY HAVE had style but didn't always make it. Stephen Decatur 37 Cenntenial M ittoon Champaign Central Normal 8 Mt. Zion 22 Bloomington l2 Lanphier 33 MacArthur Z7 EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS The team learned more things than - I4 ' 30 2 1 6 12 - ' 8 0 78 Freshmen-Sophomore football First row, l-r: Kent Oakly, Tony Brown, Ed Carnme Kevin Roberson Darrell Worthy Tony Ewing Eddie Alexander Asst. Coach Cook, Paul Lewis. Stacy Wheeler Patrick Palmer Bobby Bowser Paul Berner Ben Davis Coach Thorpe Dirk Hanson. Jam James Gahwiler, Bryan Martin Dave McCoy James Taylor Roger Sanders Kevin M ison Row 4 Myrvold. John Cotner. Eldridge Gray, Tim Seats Jeff Minch Mickey Bradford James Gilmour

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BUSTER SHOWED he'd do to get thc ball. 311:90 Row. I-r: Jeff Elscu, Russ Neilson, Craig Gadbcrry, Stcvc Goetz, Don Chamberlain, Chuck Buster. Row 2: John Nichols. odd Mason, .loc Vain-hyning. Brian Perkins. Chuck Loehr. Cory Schiebly, Kevin LeVeck, Matt Brooks, Row 3: Coach Tracey Eubunks. Doug Ausnehmcr, Sam Templeton, Andy Cotner, Tom Doore, Bill Elsea, Shannon Henry, Mark Couch Vandcrcair, Row 4: Matt Swann. Greg Giles. Brad Shepard, JeffClymer, Ali Muhammad, Bill Pierce, Rick Mali Snyder. .lnson Rucker. Stephen Decatur Stephen Decatur Mount Zion Normal Chiddix Normal Parkside MacArthur Lanphier Urbana Bloomington MacArthur EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS Freshmen-Sophomore footbill 29