Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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JV Tries Gollontly in Losing Seoson But Keeps on Trying x x he competition was just too tough said JV Coach Doug Meloche. These fighting Ma- ples, who were also coached by john Solberg, gave their opponents a run for the money. But when the clock ran out, the Maples points came up short, excluding their triumphant victory over Hazel Park, who had been undefeated for 26 games. This is proof of what the Maples can do. Another contributing factor to the team's overall record was the loss of fullback, Tom Scheure, who in the first quarter of the Kimball game broke his wrist. Despite the teams overall record, they never lost good spirits. We're an enthusiastic bunch of guys, soph- omore Rick Spencer commented. The one record broken this year was the most kids out for the team. Thirtyone at the beginning of the season topped the previous number to make it the biggest team ever. The team captains this year were quarterback George Zeigler, offensive tackle Ryan Ross, and wingback Steve Weed. These players all gave outstanding perfor- mances. Overall the wins did not total very many for the Maples, but the coaches and the players can say that they know alot more about football than they did at the beginning of the season. As center Brian Stanislaw said, We're getting there. 0 QAM' J ,.o- Iv FOOTBALL 157

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VETFQRAN SEAHOLM ALUMNI Bill Ken- dfo signals the quarterback for the next p ay. Injuries Plogue Freshmon Throughout See-Sow Seoson his year's Freshman Football Team was successful, despite a 4-4 record. The team was also plagued with injuries near the end of the season. When Freshman, Todd Welch was asked what the coaches were like, he replied, They worked us hard at times, but it was worth it. The team had co-captains Mike Kiptyk and Josh Greenblatt who were also outstanding players along with Freshman, Paul Nader. Coaching the team were Coaches Mellor and Kendro. Seaholm started out the season by beating cross town rival Groves, 8-0, and then winning their second game to Andover, 14-8. After winning their first two games, the Frosh lost the next two to tough teams, Troy and Andover, but came back to beat Reuther by one point. This team certainly has great qualities and superb potential for next year's JV or maybe even Varsity Football. All we knew were basics, blocking and receiving, but as the season progressed, it got better, despite our injuries, commented Frosh Todd Welch about his team. With growing experience each year and freshmen of great caliber trying out in the years to come, this just may be the Varsity Football Team that brings Seaholm High its first State Championship ever. 0 F 159