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

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Tough Odds tc0n'tI School Records Statistics Most points scored in game: 55 vs. Columbia City Most irst downs in game: 22 vs. Columbia City Most yards passing in game: 157 vs. DeKalb Most yards passing in season: 1134 Most games passing over 100 yards: 7 Most passes intercepted in season: 18 Fewest unts in game: 0 vs. Columbia City Best kiclfoff ave. for season: 55 Most field goals in season: 7 Most points kicked in season: 37 Season Highlights Most passes attempted: Cooke E201 vs. Bluffton Most offensive plays: 59 vs. Be lmont Longest run from scrimmage: 59 IDavisl vs. E. Noble Most touchdowns in game: 3 IDavisl vs. Col. City Most touchdowns in season: 6 lDavisJ Most points scored in season: 37 lDiettrichl Fewest penalties in game: 0 vs. Angola Most tackle points in game: 27 IKaminskil Most sacks in season: 5 lEnriettol Most total yards in game: 222 IDavisl vs. Col. City In the long run. Rushing around the end, senior Paul Davis sprints down the sidelines for another long gain. Davis collected 222 total yards in one outing against Columbia City. His 130 total points for three seasons on the varsity placed him second to Ralph Hayes' 252 point record from 1970-1972. V 1 f-141- 05. Hard hitting. The Spartan defense plans its assault on the Bishop Luers offense. Although they managed to hold Luers to onl 237 total yards, the Spartans couldy only manage 130 yards and lost 20-10 in a comeback effort by the Knights. Trick tackle. An unsuspecting An ofa defender watches as senior fulliack Rick Burke puts on a flashy move to the outside. Burke scored three touchdowns for the season, finishin fifth on the list of top scorers for the team this season. Varsity Football 2 Q 2 i

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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.

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ndersized but not undermanned ncorking Fine Performances A Chablis, a rose and a burgundy all improve with age and, not unlike these fine California wines, the Reserve and Freshmen football teams seemed to improve with age also. The Reserve team proved that their season was defi- nitely a vintage one as they went 8-1, the best record in HHS history. Their only loss came in an overtime against DeKalb's Barons, 0-6. Even though they were beaten by conference rival DeKalb, Coach Mike Miller seemed to think that, if the team works like they did this season, in a couple of years they will be one of the tough- est varsity teams ever to play at Homestead. Miller credits defensive standout Dan Libey and offensive leader Mike Fate for adding depth to the squad. Another standout, Dan Hirt, aided the cause the first part of the season but was moved Freshman Football Team: Ifront rowl Dave Boussom, Matt Shull, Craig Hylder, Scott Pie enbrink, Dave Der eimer, Tim Pitcfiler, Todd Kendrick. lsecond rowl Ron Working, Brad Weikart, Iames Rickard, Leo McNellis, Marc Bower, Manson Flamion, Dave Relue. lback rowl Derek Bercher, Chris Schoenberg, Tom Castald, Rob Longlenberger, Skip Parker, loe Coe el. 30 Reserve Football up to varsity when injuries plagued Coach Cary Cava- cini's struggling team. Maybe taken off the shelf a Reserve Football Op onent HHS! Opp Collfimbia City 14-0 Harding 18-0 Bellmont 34-6 Carroll 22-16 DeKalb 0-6 New Haven 8-0 Whitko 22-0 East Noble 18-0 Norwell 14-B Record: 8-1 Freshman Football Opponent HHS! Opp Harding 0-32 DeKalb 0-6 New Haven 6-0 Columbia City 14-6 Carroll 0-20 Garrett 0-0 Bellmont 0-22 Norwell 0-6 East Noble 6-15 Record: 2-7 little bit early, the Freshmen squad had a considerable amount of trouble overcom- ing their opponents. Since their team was small in num- bers, they had quite a few players going both ways, offense and defense. This definitely limited some of their abilities. When they were 2-2 early in the season Coach Bruce Olsen felt they were doing an excellent job but then a four game losing steak ended a relatively good year. But the first year coach commented during the Fall Sports Banquet that our record doesn't look very good but we had a lot of close games and even though we went 2-6 they learned much through their efforts. Olsen's standouts for the season came and went quickly for both teams, they met most of their goals and prepared for varsity action in years to come. And Olsen and Miller both hope for even better performances as team members mature and, like the fine wines, improve with age. Q 9 -is il ' 'D QQ C 'YJ' -- 2 ' I K I 9166 -051 -'HP -' . , ,I xv , Q .. Q . , ' H , ' 4 1- 1 ' -- . - ' . 2 ' 3. t , 5 . fi l 4 Rig I.. 1. ue. '71, . 1 M --3 , ' I s , . 1 H 1. ' A Bisrf' ,. .tal ,H ff er' M - ,-..1 o f Curses! Sure the call was wrong, Reserve Coach Mike Miller lets the referee know his thoughts. Miller also functioned as an assistant on the varsity team under Head Coach Cary Cavacini.