Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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Varsify Sauad Earns l-lard-Foughf Vicfories The 1988 varsiry football Warriors gave rheir fans somerhing TO cheer abour, Since joining rhe Suburban Wesr Conference four years earlier, rhe Warriors faced their roughesr comperirion in foorball hisrory. Bur rhings began TO change rhis season. The Warriors finished wirh a 7-8 record and a 512 record in rhe conference, good enough for second place, The campaign began on a down nore, as rhe Warriors looked lisrless in losing TO Vianney. Jusr as ir appeared ir was going ro be anorher long aurumn rhe team ripped off convincing vicrories over Oakville, Sr. Mary's, and Mehlville before a frusrrafing loss ro Parkway West. The ream rebounded though, and earned hard foughr vicrories over Lafayerre and Lindbergh, buf rhen losr a hearrbreaker TO Kirkwood which cosr rhem rhe conference championship. ln rhe end, rhe ream finished srrong wirh rriumphs over Parkway Cenrral and Norfhwesr. The ballclub iusr missed qualifying as rhe firsr feam in rhe school's hlsrory TO go ro rhe srare playoffs, and wifh rhe ralenr Coach Kappler and his sraff had ro pick from if was no wonder why. On offense, quarrerback Ryan Lewis srood ar rhe helm wirh such players as rhe Gongloff brorhers, and srars like running back Jim Sweeney and righr end John Palmer. An offensive line, led by B. J. Bock, Kirk Westmoreland and Dale James, blossomed info a solid effecrive unir. On defense, rhe big srrengrh came along rhe young fronr line. Kevin Whife, Wade Lawrence and Mike Wolff performed splendidly all year long and Kevin Jacobs became a leader of field also did rheir party by playing consisrenr, sready foorball all year f long. y lr was cerrainly a successful season for rhe Warriors, one fhaf will long remain in rhe minds of all the fans. S so M vorsiry Foorboii S Top-Senior quarrerback Ryan Lewis gives rhe play as rhe offense gers ready ro go head ro head. Cenrer-The Offensive explodes off rhe line of scrimmage l3orromfSenior Jerry Thomas chases down rhe Lafayerre quarferback. .. - ' 'X . -H I or . ,gi Y messsggg- K7 F F ': 8 if

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' 5? pi I3-Team Srruggles Through Season 'lWe won only rwo games, our were very close ro several orhers, said Coach Seward aoour rhe B-Team Foorball Warriors. Coach Seward cired no oursranding players rhis season, our said, Hall 29 of rhe players worlsed hard, Cweb would have had a berrer record if we were larger. While rhe squads' win-loss record is nor good, Coach Seward said rhey bear six reams in yardage gained. The Parlsway schools, in parricular, provided rough comperirion, Quarreroacls Reid Harrmann remarlsed lr was a good experience and I hope we improve nexr year. The rwa-a-day pracrices were lxillersl said sophomore Guy Gasrriech B-Team Foorball, Row 1-T Varga, T. Summers, T Earll, S. Sl-zaggs, C. McClure, J Joplin, G Gasrriech Row 2-J. Taylor, 6. Zimmermann, L Warren, G. McCarrhy, Nl. Aboussie, B Jaclsson, P Marrin, D. Spangler. Row C3-K Wilson, S Schardan, C I-lric, I4. Swarr, R. Burler, ll Harrmann, B. Pererson, D Clines Row 444 Wairz, L Terry, J McCulley, N Orphan, J Jobsr, px Allen, W. Dieclsmann. Row 5-Coaches Bowers, Seward, Sears, and Paulsen. , B-Foorball - 55

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Senior Dale James said, 'The lsey ro rhe Varsiry reams success was rhe unify berween linemen and boclss Row 1-R, Martin, S. Nelson, M Boehner, J. Sweeney, D, James, K Jacobs, lk. Lewis, R Eisenbeis, J. Gangloff. Row 2-J. Gangloff J Glass, J Thomas, S Whire, DJ. Docls, K. Wesrmareland, D. Pruirr, L. Elliorr, D Goldammer Row 3-R. Wells, T. Varga, M. Webb, P. Skaggs, J. Ward, S Langlier, T Mann, J Maddox, C. Dawidowslsi, G. Davis. Row 4-K. Wilson, K. Luoders,,D. Declue, T. Bauer, S Smallwood, D. Webb, P. Denman, J. Srnirh, J. Hawlsins. Row 5-J. Moore, D Manis, S. Lauders, L. Deane, M. Wolff, P. Zerillo, S. Whire, K. Arnold, B. Luaders, W. Lawrence. Row 6-Coach Kappler, S. Hulen, J. Palmer, K. Whire, Coach Sheldon, Coach Duniphon. Kirls Wesrrnoreland and Dave Pruirr lead rhe Warriors our of rhe hudclle, V . 57