Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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3 Freshmen Gain Needed Experience The freshman football squad of the 1976 season had many troubles throughout the year that weren't even on the field. The team as a whole was a respectable Freshman Log Hicksville 6 Edon 0 Hicksville 0 Fairview 40 Hicksville 0 Eastside 28 Hicksville 0 Tinora 22 Win 1 - Loss 3 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: Back Row - John Barkman, Stuart Tuttle, Jeff Powell. Third Row - Todd Mack- ling, Mark Lothamer, Brad Middaugh, Dave Whi- taker, Greg Hart. Second Row - Jeff Rees. Steve Hostetler, Kirk McClish. Willie Brown. From Row - Tom Houck, Dave Slattery, Bill Volkert, Kurt Onstott. Mike Slattery. TQ.: L1-a A - Jeff Rees takes a pitchout from Steve Hostetler and heads for the goal. B - The defensive line pre- pares for another battle in the trenches. C - Steve Hostetler, the freshman's star quarterback. rolls out and looks for a receiver. D - The young Aces prove their power on defense by sacking the opposing quar- terback. football team, but they had different coaches throughout the year. The team could have been much more of a unit but the change in coaches probably had an effect on the boys. The young Aces defeated Edon during the year and gained two other wins via a forfeit. Freshman Fooiball 13

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jr. High Gridders Go Undefea ted This year's lr. High football team under the direction of Mr. Peters and Mr. JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL: Top Row - Greg Mahan, manager: Dennis Veter, lim Myer, Dewayne Mid- daugh, Steve Campbell, Steve Davis, Dave Richie, Brad Kline, Coach Tim Bibler. Third Row - Tim Fowler. Britt Parker, Tony Akerman, Rob Quain- tance, Bob Battershell. Jason Tuttle, Mike Volkert, Bob Boon, Don DeMuth. Second Row - Bill Wheeler, Steve Thiel, Todd Shock, Butch Wright, Scott Craig, Jim Whitaker, Wes Barker, Pat VonKaenel, Ron Bauer, Darran Straley, Coach Lee Peter. Front Row - Dean Fowler, Darryl Fowler, Dean Lothamer, Ted Hostetler. Darin Emerson, John Grimm, Todd Stairhime, Kurt Shatto, David Miglin, Zac Art. A - The Junior High Aces prepare to fire out in their victory over Tinora. B - Quarterback Steve Davis drops back and prepares to pass as a Tinora defender attempts to tackle him. C - Jim Myers walks back to the huddle after the defense smothered the Tinora runner. D - Quarterback Steve Davis on a keeper. Bibler had a banner year. They never met defeat during the year with the only blemish on their record being a 6-6 tie with Fairview. On offense, the combo of Steve Davis to Dave Richie accounted for most of their yards and points throughout the year: while on defense, they were led by the trio of Steve Campbell, James Whitaker, and Jim Myer. I2 Jr. High Football -'-1: , p nl 'F - 1. - ' ' fagaggxr .I Q-, I. 'nut ,... -- -. N 9 g gcp:--.... .fp f--- ' L' - Y.,--.H-f-.' .---,' .-vgjf'ij'yH,:v--ft N X '-.. fit-fx'-'4'g',n,' 'f'-1w 'f M ' + ,, r 'ff --+1 a-eees 'HSN r -K, 'QP air y rl., 23 ' .72 ' N'-'H gf? , 2iL'i?: Sr'5 , ' . cf. 'iff' QQ X- h 4'. ff 'I 4 ' , ' iii -f of ' -s - . 'X f f ffl .., lr. High Log Hicksville 24 Holgate O Hicksville 12 Wayne Trace O Hicksville 30 Edgerton 6 Hicksville 16 Oakwood O Hicksville 30 Tinora 22 Hicksville 6 Fairview 6 Record 5-O-1

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Aces Gridders Have One of Best Seasons Ever Hicksville's 1976 Big Red Machine, coached by Bill Metz, which was not expected to do so good this year, made believers out of many Aces fans as they finished the season with a 10-0 record. Many people such as the uptown coaches and the Crescent News labeled the Aces as chasers and didn't expect to see them up at the top fighting for the lead. But with determined senior leadership and A - Bob Luderman heads the kick off team as the Aces storm downfield. B - The Aces take the field to the cheer of the crowd. C - Junior Duane Cline races up field leaving Hilltop defenders behind. D - Full- back Mike Quaintance makes his cut to elude a Lima Perry defender. help from talented underclassmen, the Aces grouped together to gain one of the best records ever achieved in Hicksville's grid history. Averaging 33 points a game the Aces showed a very explosive offense but also proved that they wou1dn't be moved around, as the defense held the opponents to an average of 2.6 points per game. 14 Varsity Football