Hamilton Southeastern High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Fishers, IN)

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I 1,, Iif Reserve Coach Wayne Stahley worked mainly with the Royal defense. Mike Gillian worked as Dave Enright's assistant throughout the year. Don't get me wrong. There are tough guys here, a lot of them, but their way of football has to be changed. That's what the coaches are out to do. With four out of five new coaches it takes time to understand your players and fellow coaches as well. Our guys who were youngsters this year, will be veterans the next year, because they understand the system more and can react to it. Football is a great game, but you have to understand it. , ,, Disappointment is shown on Coach Enright's face as a third down conversion fails. if 6 .Q 3 f 419 X Nj? I ii , it lg ,, yy si 11, Lg, 7 ww ,lm 'K , llsl Q y QQ: W A , zz 1-4. M 1 N A 'Q tu ' is ,, 2 , , gf., we if if ' 'P M, f 1, A to i'Z:t', ', 'rV- WF l fi V l rw r -u., tllj w e ff, K '53, QQ x 4 xv? Ur fi: 'ff' ' M t 1 y Line Coach Chet Miller shows a bit of enthusiasm after a RoyaI's touchdown. 43

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i Head Coach Dave Enright shows one of his many faces throughout the year. Mike Gillian CLEFTJ and Mike Schumaker await the start of the Westfield Jamboree. fr c.,.,,,,,,.afak,,, ,V caches caches llcaches Coaches . . . everyone knows who the coaches are. Most people know what they coach, but do they really know the coaches feelings on his sport, life or the school he coaches for? People who are not in contact with the coaches probably do not understand the coach as a person. Let's take Coach Enright and his staff, Coaches Miller and Stahley and try to find their feelings on life, football and this school. Coach Enright and his assistants brought a new view of football to South- eastern. Coach Enright's football is asso- ciated with a way of life and makes the team a big family. He also wants to change the players attitude about competitive sports and winning. He doesn't only want to change the players attitude, but also the way they play from a high school level to a more advanced type of football like that of the pros which takes a lot of time and experience to make it work. ENRIGHT Nothing good can be accomplished overnight. I brought in a new way of foot- ball and I was not expecting the team to understand it before the first game, or second, or even third. It takes time to be- come a winner. You have to get to know one another, to understand one's way of thinking, it takes time to become a winner. You have to get to know one another, to understand one's way of thinking, it takes time. Next year we will be basically a junior team. We were young this year with mostly sophomores and juniors filling a lot of starting positions. With the experience gained by our youngsters this year, by next year they will be able to accept more of my way of football. Time!! Time is a big word in football. The more time you're with a kid, the better the relationship you have going. Such as, how he reacts under pressure and what's go- ing on inside of him. Allin all, experience, time and ability make up a football team, or any team. STAH LEY I knew Coach Enright before he came to Hamilton Southeastern. He has a good coaching system and I agree with his system. He knows his football and most of all he can get it across to his players. You have your way of football when you come to a new school, but you have to fit it to the personnel you have to work with. When the coaches first met this year's team we had an idea of the players' abili- ties, but not of their experience and where they could be put to help the team most. Most of our information of the players was given to us by Mike Costlow, the only returning coach from last year. We knew we were going to have a young team to work with before we even started the season. Between Coach Miller, who worked with the line and Coach Enright and myself working the backs and the defense, we would stress hitting, hard hitting. I believe in a hard hitting defense. MILLER I didn't know what to expect when the coaches met July 1, for a getting ac- quainted meeting. I've admired Enright since Ifirst met him. He became so well organized in such a short time. I like his way of football, it's a good system. I went to a school about the size of this one. I think we are similar as to our way of thinking football. If you put on a uniform, you take a risk, but here as soon as you twist an ankle, or bruise a leg you can sit out awhile. From Jr. High on, this has been accepted here, but you can't play football this way. You have to live with the inju- ries--you have to love the game.

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ora mis. Emnarewlrg Young EEEAM, 3 Wi .ia 5555 f:A - is 4' ' , J. i 4' f ar Coaches Dave Enright KLEFTJ and Chet Miller KC next play with Keith Hendricks. 44 J ' av ,,,I ,R ENTER? discuss the alfa! To fans, the Westfield Jamboree marked the start of the 1973 football season, but to Southeastern's squad, the season began Aug. 15, when Head Coach Dave Enright, held a three day camp for all interested in football. Twenty-eight chose to try out for the '73 squad. Conditioning, agility drills and Coach Enright's way of football made up most of the camp procedures. The Royals lost Don Waterman, junior defensive back, in the third play of the Westfield Jamboree with a leg injury . The team was young and inexperienced with only 10 returning lettermen. Sopho- mores and juniors made up most of the team with only six returning senior lettermen to provide the team with experience and lead- ership. The Royals three wins came against Centerville, Eastern Hancock and Tri- Central and dropped a close Homecoming battle to Hamilton Heights 14-8. Offensively, the Royals were led by Sen ior Fullback lVlike Cooke. Cooke led all run- ners in yardage gained in the 10 game schedule. Last year as a junior, Cooke was an offensive Quard, but was switched to full- back his senior year. Sophomore Jeff Moore was given the job of signal caller. Jeff's favorite receiver was Jim Davis, senior end . Jim led the team in total pass receptions. The line was young with only one senior and five sophomores. Defensively, the team was led by Keith Drummond, veteran defensive end and Steve lVlcLean, sophomore linebacker. The Royals placed Jim Davis, Keith Drummond and Steve lVlcLean on the all-con- ference team. Keith Drummond was also elected to the all-county team and was elected most valuable player of Hamilton Southeastern.