Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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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

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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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