Fairmont East High School - Falcon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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Top Leffz An erranr defender is caughf in Hue acf of grabbing Dave Maffhews' face mask. Below Left Falcons figi'1+ in any weahferl Top: Quarfer- back, Mike Wagner, drops back looking for an open receiver. lpiwofo courresy of Lew Sfamp and K-O Tirnesi. Above: During The Eas+'Wes+ game. Kevin Scarborough and Mark Wagner repair Steve Wolf's broken shoulder-pads, Le'f'l': Under The fension of Hwe Troy game, Jim Hedrick sfud- ies Trov's oifense.

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First win over West no tluke Troy overtime tontostic Fairmont Stadium, Fourman Field, was dedicated shortly betore the two Kettering rivals met in an important WQL game. Both teams played out- standing detensive tootball, but East's ottensive play won the game. Atter a scoreless tirst quarter, East drove 72 yards in 9 plays to go out in tront 7-O with Mike Wagner's scoring on a quarterback sneak. The halt ended with East in tront 7-O. On their tirst possession ot the third quarter, East marched 86 yards in I2 plays, scoring on a Wagner to Terry Tamaska pass. Bob Landis kicked the extra point and East led I4-O. Early in the tourth quarter, Terry Tamaska, aided with a block trom Bob Metzler, put the game out ot reach by scoring his second touchdown on a run ot eight yards. Bob Landis added a tield goal tor the tinal score ot 24-O. The East defensive team allowed West only 67 yards tor the entire game. This game proved that East's stunning win last year was no tluke. ln one ot the most exciting high school games ever played Troy ruined Fairmont East's bid tor a pertect season by beating the Falcons 36-33 in a triple overtime. East's Most Valuable Player ot the Year, quarterback Mike Wagner, received many outstanding awards this season: Quarterback - lst team All WQL, Player ot the Year - WQL, Journal Herald and Dayton Daily News All-Area Quarterback, Southwestern Qhio District Quarterback, UPI-All State Ist team Quarterback, and one ot the top IOO high school tootball players in the country as selected by 'Coach and Athlete Magazine' and Sunkist Growers.

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Boy cheerleoders return, new cheering squod formed For rhe las+ +wo foolball games, several boys volunreered as cheerlead- ers 'ro help The regular girls' squad. The boys proved so successful lhar 'rryours were held lo choose boy cheerleaders for rhe enfire baskerball season. Seven boys were chosen, one for each girl, so fhal fhe +wo can pair for mounrs. As Fairmonl Easr is such a large school, if was decided lasl year by rhe adminiislralion lhal we could use anorher cheering squad. Hence lhe wresfling, cross-counrry squad was inili- ared. This year, new uniforms were pur- chased for The wreslling, cross-counfry and baskelball squads. Each squad selecred a++rac+ive buf prac+ical ou'rfi'rs. Anolher new addilion was a weekly cheerleading meefing held on Monday evenings and supervised by advisor Sally Wallace. During rhis Time, business was discussed and pep assemblies were planned. ln-season squads also prac- riced af +his lime. WRESTLING, CROSS-COUNTRY SQUAD: Fronl Row: Tina Bramlage, Julie Smirh. Row 2: Becky James, Sandy Clark, capf. Back Row: Vicki Schafer. BASKETBALL SQUAD: Froni' Row: Doug Denzer Doug Rmhley Bob De,-mck me Benfz Jean Curley capf Brenda Krone Pam Brown Rober+a Charllo John Moore, Lance Chambers, Bill Sharrell, John O Laughlin Back Row Con Sue MGY Julie Rich dll