Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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'6The record didnat display our potential. Coach McGatIin and Coach Blair, surrounded by the team, look intently towards the field and the game. Two shy fans support the Rams at the Homecoming game. Starring: The G S arsity Football Team G.M.H.S' Varsity Football team completed their season with four wins and five losses. Don McGatIin, Varsity coach, commented, I think we had a far superior team this year than most, but the record didnlt display our potential. We beat the teams we couldn't last year, but we couldn't down the teams that we had beaten the year be- fore. Joe Volpi, senior offensive tackle, felt that had the team gotten more breaks, it would have done better. Coach McGatlin really wanted us to do a good job, but we didn't get thc breaks. Brad Weber, senior tight end, and Vance Still- man, senior offensive tackle, felt that the team was very close and everyone cared for everybody. Joe Volpi felt 'fThere was good team spirit. It was like my Sophomore year again. Coach McGatIin felt that the Varsity team had no specific outstanding players, but he also felt the defense as a whole had improved tremendous- ly throughout the year. The defense played out- standing, we were second in the league, second only to Pomona. Everyone on the offense did an outstanding job, no one player was tremendously better than the other. Although the team never experienced a losing season before, several games provided excitement for the team as well as the spectators. Vance Stillman felt the game with Pomona was his fa- vorite. That particular game was probably the most fun and exciting. 'SI think the Columbine game was the best, commented .loe Volpi, It was the biggest lift for myself and the team. The team opened the season with a win against Arvada West, only to lose the next three to Lake- wood, Wheatridge, and Pomona. The team won the homecoming game against Golden and won the televised game against Columbine. They lost the next game in overtime to Evergreen and then bounced back to win against Bear Creek but lost their last game against Pomona. If you could describe the year in one word, what would it be? Frustrating, said Doug Lawler. Vance Stillman felt the season was Dis- heartening . THE VARSITY TEAM INCLUDED: ELEVATED: Coach Blair, John Brehm, Kirk Baker, Walt Schattinger, Ricky Cudworth, Steve Madden, Jeff Perkins, Rob Sinclair, Larry Hancock, Brad Weber, Gary Burich, Coach Cooper. STANDING: Coach McGatIin, Doug Lawler, Brian Keiser, John Grant, Joe Volpi, Pat Wilson, Matt Lauman, David Smidt, Dan Burseth, Marcel Linne, Vance Stillman, Tim Ruel, Coach Cronin. KNEELING: Coach Dickason, Scott Sparks, Gary Wing, Mike Young, Rod Rivera, Ed Nelson, Scott Cornish, Ted Tapia, Thad Richardson, Mike Murray, Dave Lawler, Coach Blair. SITTING: Kevin Baca, Scott Zuerker, Tom Boos, Rusty Green, Bill Rogstad, Dale . Shallenberger, Vince Hellen, Chris Parker, Jim Wilson, Ken Baca.

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