Illinois Valley High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Cave Junction, OR)

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Picture 1 Back Row: left to right, Greg Saffer, Shane Hancock, David Brinkley, Bill Carnes, Dan O'Brien. Front Row: Ken Armstead, Randy Melton, Marty Miller, John Evans. 2 A quick kiss for the touchdown. 3 Looks like a couple of guys take a short nap. 4 Todd Stone giving a helping hand to Charles Bell in a great tackle. 5 Nice leg stretcher and a nice kick. SCORES Glide 32 IVHS 0 Brookings 21 IVHS 6 Hidden Valley 20 IVHS 0 Henley 6 IVHS 20 Eagle Point 12 IVHS 10 Lakeview 27 IVHS 14 Phoenix 26 IVHS 0 North Valley 14 IVHS 7 Rogue River 26 IVHS 0 Football 11

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Cougars Action-Packed The 1977 Cougar football team ranked high in spirit and enthusiasm, although the season was not as promising as it had hoped to be. Out of nine league games, one was a victory. The glorious win against the Henley Hornets. The score 20-6. It was the first time since 1969 that the Cougars defeated them. With a new de- termined coach, the team showed a great amount of effort in the games. They started out in spring training, taking time out from other things to train for football. It was hard working out but the survivors were the best for the job. They arose in the wee morning hours and then again in the evening to practice their game. The work was hard but worth it. The season was not a great loss be- cause a lot of sportsman- ship and experience was gained from it. Picture 2 Coach Goodman, Assistant Coach Graves. Coach Thornhill, Scout Crocker, and Scout Lathen. 3 Left: John Michols, Manager, Right: Rick Pinson, Trainer, 4 Statistician Top Row: Left to right, Karls Eldred, Barb Underwood. Bottom Row: Lauana Oliver, Sonna Simpson. Picture 1 Back Row: Left to Right Assistant Coach Thornhill, Ken Armstead, David Gilmore, Bill Hart, Kirk Lemley, Charles Bell, Denton Scott, Coach Goodman. 2nd Row: David Cochran, Greg St. George, Eugene Pino, Todd Stone, Don Thornhill. 3rd Row: Rick Pinson (trainer), Bill Thornhill, Bill Carnes, Marty Miller, John Evans, Greg Saffer, Assistant Coach Marx. Front Row: Shane Hancock, Randy Melton, Dan O'Brien, David Brinkley. 10 Football

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Winning Season Eludes Cougars The IVHS football season began with burst of en- thusiasm that unfortunate- ly did not carry into the rest of the season. About 26 people showed up for the summer practices, but the crowd slacked off as the season progressed. Some of this fallout was due to injuries, prior obligations and failing interest. The football team finally ended up with one of the smallest teams IV has seen for a long time. It was certainly the smallest team in the skyline conference. Coach Don Goodman set to work with the small group of dedicated players and put them to work with tasks that tested their en- durance. Daily doubles, conditioning and the for- mation of the the club filled the daylight prac- tices and midnight night- mares of the players. Sore muscles and flying complaints were the order of the day. It was a trying time for coaches, man- agers, and especially, the players. However, when it was time for the first game to begin, the team was ready for the strenuous endur- ance and bone-crushing tackles to come. With only 15 men on the team at times, many players played entire games with- out rest. 12 Football The hated conditioning payed off. The team had iron-willed discipline (Goodman's will) and the composure to deal with the problems to come. No matter what happened during the rest of the season, the team lived, breathed, and functioned as a team. Shown above is a shot of those dreaded practices and a glimpse of the team dressed in their uniforms, relaxing in the locker room before another game, listening to Coach Goodman speak to them again, stomachs in knots, spirits high and enthusiasm built up once again. What else is football about?