Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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il t5?N'R'tt'flW5 Q U- 5 Check-up. Senior Dennis Cooke calls the deciding play while Brett Wygant concentrates on a good snap. Coo e fired ten touchdown asses during the season and colljected 1,134 yards in passing, second leading total in the conference. Outa' the blocks. Ready for almost anything, senior Reggie Shannon makes his entrance onto the gridiron before the Homecomin game. The Sgartans defeated DeK:?lb 10-7 with a ten points coming in the second quarter of play. Varsity Football Team: lfront rowl Paul Davis, Iohn Diettrich, Dick Kaminski, Greg Musi, Ioe Rogers, Tims Draughon, Rick Burke, Brett Wygant, Rick Foltz, Andy Gilland, Steve Reed, Dennis Cooke. Isecond rowl Ieff Enrietto, Lance Gant, Mike Sipos, Barry Newhouse, lon Hayes. Chuck Goebel, Reggie Shannon. Dave Iames, Iohn Burghoff, Don Hirt, Rob Schweitzer. lthird rowl Tom Tenerelli, Doug Derloshon. Iohn Dunn, Greg Reed, Matt Bloom. Dan Libey, Tom Marcum, Brent Smith, Carl Knowles. lfourth rowl Tom Lavoncher, Mike Fate, Doulg Bailey, Vince Torrez, Brad Hitzfiel . Iim Williams, Billy Martin, Mike Durnell, Scott Iohnson, Manager Brad Byrum. lback rowl Pete Carteaux, Coach Mike Miller, Coach Cary Cavacini, Coach Rick Carton. Dan Durnell, Dan Iames. Varsity Football 2 7

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hrown for four losses ackling tough odds There weren't any state playoffs, and the resemblance to the San Fran- cisco 49er's was slim but with a 6-4 record the varsity foot- ball team still had reasons to be proud. The football team opened it season with two straight losses, one to Bishop Luers 20-10 and the other to Angola, 8-6. Commented senior Dan Durnell: We knew things had to get better for us because they couldn't get any worse. With the odds against them they made an awesome com- eback by defeating Columbia City 55-0. The team had to salvage themselves after be- ing 0-2 and I attribute the comeback to leadership of the seniors, stated Head Coach Cary Cavacini. Injuries also played an im- Varsity Football Opgonent HHS! Opp Bis ofa Luers 10-20 Ango a 6-8 Columbia City 55-0 Norwell 23-14 Bluffton 13-21 DeKalb 10-7 Bellmont 10-9 New Haven 12-28 Heritage 20-0 East Noble 16-7 Record: 6-4 portant part in the season. Five starters, including seniors Dave Harris, Pete Carteaux, Paul Davis, Ioe Rogers and Durnell, missed complete or partial games. Harris was out almost the en- tire season after breaking a leg in the Angola game. There aren't a lot of juniors on the team, but the ones we did have were ex- ceptionally good and next year's team will be more sur- prising, not justxto us but to the other teams, Cavacini concluded. All in all the season had its ups and downs, like others do, but when they were faced with hard times they worked as a unit to tackle the odds. fcon't on page 291 26 Varsity Football u WE X' it -,gl-. S-T-R-E-T-C-H. Iunior Dan Iames warms up before the clash against Norwell's hard-hitting defensive line. The Spartan's defense only gave up 1787 yards dur- ing the season in the N.E.I.A.C., third best among conference teams. Nervous? Coach Cary Cavacini awaits the outcome of his squad's of- fensive drive against the Knights in a home contest, Cavacini, in his third season as head coach, led them to a 6-4 season.

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Hot pursuit. The Spartan defensive unit converges on a faltering Heritage drive. The defense held the Patriots to only 107 total yards in the game. Ur and over. Senior lohn Diettrich at ds his two points worth to the Spartan cause. Diettrich set school records for the longest field goal and the most points scored by a field goal kicker. Agony of defeat. Senior Dave Harris Erimaces in pain as Coach Cary avacini diagnoses his injury sus- tained during the Angola game. The Spartans lost a close 8-6 contest and Harris lost too. He broke a leg and spent four months on crutches. , ' , 'E'!':'P- -'- -at-3 W ,N . 28 Varsity Football 'Def' Greased lightnin . lunior lon Hayes blazes down the Ee d after making a reception in the Angola game. Homestead's lone touchdown came on a 62-yard pass from quarterback Dennis Cooke to Hayes. Hayes went on to score five touchdowns during the season which helped him gain a first team berth on the N.E.I.A.C. squad.