Frenchtown High School - Decouverte / Bronc Yearbook (Frenchtown, MT)

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1. Bronc’s defensive unit ready for action. 2. Mark Meagher kicks the ball while Jeff Johnson gets ready for action. 3. Brad McCollum gets a lift from the other team. 4. The Bronc team gets some advice from their quarterback, Rob Cummins. 5. Darren Sprunk fields another punt as Randy Parker watches in amazement. 14

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The 1982 Football Season began with a 28-0 non- conference victory over the determined Boulder Panthers on a beautiful fall afternoon, in early September. The follow- ing weekend, we were on the road again to Troy, where the Bronc’s offensive ground- machine overcame the Tro- jan’s aerial attack to post our second non-conference victory 42-26. Our third and final non- conference game was against the Eureka Lions, the Nor- thern District favorite. After a hard-fought first half the Broncs trailed 14-12, we emerged from the locker-room for the second half and com- pletely dominated the game to take a 36-14 victory, before a home crowd. We opened our conference schedule at home against a weak Corvallis team to record our first shutout 46-0. The following Friday brought the inexperienced, yet very deter- mined Superior Bobcats to Lavoie Field, and the Broncs ground out their fourth con- secutive victory 34-0, to re- main undefeated. At 5-0, a glimpse of the playoffs came into sight, but we knew that our final game at home against our greatest rival, Loyola, was a “must win.” With the entire team at an “emotional high” we convinc- ingly defeated the Rams, 24-0 for our sixth consecutive win and third consecutive shutout. The following Saturday, we traveled to Florence, and spoil- ed their homecoming with a 46-6 rout, which left only one more obstacle between us and our undefeated season. Our last regular season game took us to Darby, where we struggl- ed to a 14-0 win, the district ti- tle, and our first undefeated season in Class “B.” For our first playoff game, we had to travel north to Eureka, a team Rob Cummins hands the ball to an anxious Wayne Bouley. we had played the third game of the year and soundly defeated. We overcame the Eureka Lions after going into the locker room at half with a 22-14 deficit. After an outstan- ding second half the Broncs claimed the Western Division Championship, and remained undefeated at 9-0. Our final game of the year took us east to play the Fairfield Eagles, who won the Nothern Divi- sion. This semi-final game paired two closely matched football teams. The game was a defensive battle, with the Broncs offensively outgaining the Eagles, but because of seven costly turnovers at inop- portune times, the Broncs were unable to cross the goal line and suffered their first and only defeat of the year, 17-0. The Broncs ended a fine season at 9-1. 16