Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Joliet XM-st sophomores burst into at-tion against Kauikakee lfastritluc. the talents of such staunch performers. the Tiger cubs rollt-cl out au- ltisilit in the niiclnlle ol the play is olleiisiic L-enter. Kim ltaulx. ltiliziug other successful season yyitli the capture of the conlierencc title. Sophomores have perfect season with 9-0 record ln wondering about the key to the sopho- mores' success, Coach Jim Dahlberg rcyeals the mystery: Probably one of the most pleasant surprises of the season was the fact that we discovered a vast improvement in many of our players. Wlell, I mean not just the boys who we tliought would be good but so many of our other players. That is really the key to our success. SCORES VVest Opponent 1-1 XVest Aurora 0 26 Morris 6 21 Lockport Central 6 7 Joliet East 0 47 Kankakee Eastridge 0 27 Argo 7 26 Lockport West 7 21 Forest View O 19 Joliet Central 6 Sports gg. f I si 1 3 W Sophomore Mike Lavazza turns and stares at teammate Bracl Gunier as he burst through a hole during the gaine against Joliet Central.

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VVest's powerful offense swung into full force in this play against the Mark ran four straight ground plays resulting in a touchdown. In nine Raiders, Randy Casserilla handed off to Nlark Hammond for this gain. carries he gained 36 yards for an average of four yards in each carry. J . Brent tlunier received two fine hlocks from his teammates as hc started his run. Tiger power was quite evident that night as Vest gained 316 yards overall. Homecoming victory adds to Week of excitement Joliet VVest won its second consecutive Homecoming game in the fall of 1968. This game was loaded with everything from fisticuffs to many Kankakee Eastridge errors. It resulted in a 27-0 decision for the Tigers, their third straight shutout and tenth game without defeat. Tom Nlclieon, the hero of the game, scored two touchdowns by receiving two passes of 16 and 89 yards, Mark Hammond and jim Huey also made a touchdown each. Tom Wimberly kicked three conversions to make the total of 27 points. West's powerful defense held the opponents to a total of only 56 yards and seven first downs. Key defensive plays were made hy Brent Gunicr and john Egly, hoth of whom blocked pass at- tempts. This stiff defense characterized the typical kind of game played by West. Sport

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hm., s Frvslunan Xlike Xlay drops back to throxx to teammate during one ol' the practice sessions in the sununcr. Inexperienced freshmen compile 3-4 record Coaching the inexperienced is probably one of the hardest things to do, Freshmen football coach Harry Carrctt, faced the exact problem last fall. VVorking under these difficult condi- tions, Coach Garrett strove for perfection. Compiling an over-all record of 3-4, the freshmen football team highlighted the season with an unquestionable win over Providence by a score of 42-12. SCORES West Opponent 19 Joliet East 20 12 Argo 13 6 Joliet Central 7 T Kankakee VVestview 13 12 Lockport Central 13 13 Lockport West 0 42 Providence 12 13 Joliet Catholic 0 Head Coach Jim Dahlbcrg gazes intently at his sophomore squad as Ccorge Barr aits instructions. West roniped over the Raiders in that game by a score of -li-O. Sport