Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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Senior quarterback Jeff Brown displays his true col-ors just a ter he hit Tony Tom-linson for a second half touchdown. Greenville won it’s home opener, defeating Lakeview 16-12. 3, ,0u«h Jacket , h° s the Ionia 1 who s really Top Dc 22—Football Mr. Ty Hal lock, the team’s leading rusher, sprints past an oncoming defender. Hallock had an incredible 246 yards rushing against Stevenson. The Jackets went on to win the game 28-Jfl. Ta i I back Alvie Daniels makes a quick cut behind some nice blocking rom the Jacket line.

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A Class Act ‘A’ for Athletics rn he 1987-1988 school year was the first year that GHS’s population rose to over 1,100 students, which in turn classified Greenville as a class ‘A’, this was the first year since 1984 that GHS was part of a conference ‘The Seaway Conference’. The Seaway Conference includes such school as: Muskegon Hts., Luding-ton, Reeths-Puffer, etc. all of which are very strong in athletics. Greenville faced new challenges, being a class ‘A’ school in a new conference, but despite our obstacles, GHS student athletes went into their sports confidently and performed outstandingly. Chad Thompson gets psyched for the big race as other Jackets prepare themselves. Sports—21

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Fridays for football Third and long... a typical situation on Friday nights for the Greenville Varsity Football team. Although often trailing at the half the Jackets seemed to find a way to come back and win many exciting football games. As coach Mark Swanson put it, “The team always kept the fans on their feet. We were definitely an exciting team to watch.” This year the Jackets had an impressive 7-2 record, remaining undefeated at home. Homecoming was another example of Greenville’s team effort as they overtook the Spring Lake Lakers 34-30. This was a very emotional game for both the football players and the community. Tony Tomlinson commented, “Our offense gave me a chance to live a dream.” “Team spirit was at its highest,” said senior Chris Livasy. This was evident as Greenville held the first snakedance in many years. It was held the night before playing our biggest rival, The Belding Redskins, who fought hard but fell to the Yellow Jackets 16-14. This was due to our dominating Jacket defense who had three fumble recoveries and two pass interceptions. Gene Hahnenberg led the Yellow Jackets in tackles for the year with 46 followed by Sean Mullendore with 41. The Brown to Tomlinson pass connection was a winning combination throughout the season as they both earned United Press International (UPI) All-State honors. Brown made the special mention list while wide receiver Tony Tomlinson made honorable mention. Brown completed 111 of 179 passes for 1168 yards and Tomlinson caught 43 passes for 551 yards. Our leading rusher this year was TV Hallock with 539 yards on 50 carries followed by Daniels with 376 yards on 78 carries. Coach Kent Ingles said, “I thought it was a fun and productive year. We showed the Seaway teams that we could compete with them.” There are high hopes for the 88-89 football season as it will be Greenville’s Seaway Conference debut. Jeff Brown summed up the year by stating, “If I had a chance to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.” Greenville Opponent Score 16 Lakeview 26 Ionia 6 Reeths-Puffer 14 Orchard View 6 Bay City Handy 34 Spring Lake 28 Stephensen 54 Fremont 16 Belding Season Record 7-2 VARSITY FOOTBALL: Front Row— Steve Drake, Chris Zanella, Jeff Mount, Chet Johnston, Alvie Daniels, Jeff Brown, Bill Kenney, Gary Cazier, Chad Thompson, Sean Mullendore, Steve Creasap. Second Row— Maris Lothian, Ryan Irish, Gene Hahnenberg, Brian Petersen, Kevin Knapp, Bob Sloop, Tim Tobey, Perry Lopes, Greg Tobey, Joel Christensen, Chad Douglas, Brian Dibble, Marty Osterholzer, Katie Myers. Third Row— Rob Jordan, Mike King, Tyler Harkness, Chris Livasy, John Fisher, Glen London, Charlie Johnson, Mark Craig, Joe Loeschner, Eric Carlson, Dusty Averill, Todd VanSyckie, Leonard Towne. Fourth Row— Gary Armock, Shayne Ward, Greg Deines. Ed Pretzel, Coach Kent Ingles, Coach Mark Swanson, Coach Paul Eng el. Trainer Nancy Bleam. Football—23