Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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Devil Defense First Devil placekicker adds another point to scoreboard after Devil touchdown. Coaches study game from sidelines. Quarterback Hile calls plays, while huddle listens intently. Dan Butor breaks another kickoff return for a long touchdown run.

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A Time For Athletics

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Barry VanDuersen sweeps around end for a large gain. Munster Lowell 7 Opp 21 Whiting 50 0 Crown Point . 34 7 Hammond Tech 0 7 Merrillville 0 0 Calumet 19 2 Griffith 10 0 Lake Central 0 0 Highland 7 13 Bishop Noll 6 26 This year ' s 4-4-2 record doesn ' t look impressive, but when a team is predicted to be last out of eight teams in the conference and ends up fourth, something has definitely been accomplished. Now that the players look back upon the season, they can see that if they had a few breaks against Highland or Munster, they could have had a much better record. The record certainly doesn ' t tell every¬ thing about the team. Our team had as much, or more, ability than any other team that has ever played for Lowell. The team and the fans will remember the 34-7 trouncing of rival Crown Point and the tying of state ranked Merrillville. Our team had one of the toughest defenses in the area. The defense, led by Char¬ lie Drewry, was number 1 in the conference and held opponents to an average of 7.6 points per game overall. The defense also compiled four shutouts over the season. The team also had many individual stars. Charles Drewry, Devil line backer, was named all-conference and all-state, while Mike Sharkey was all-conference and all-area tac¬ kle. Quarterback Randy Hile estab¬ lished himself as one of the top fak¬ ing quarterbacks in the area. Even though we had many individ¬ ua l stars, it was still a team effort. This team success can be attributed to the head coach Frank O ' Shea. He was dedicated to the team and in¬ stilled pride in the players and is one of the best coaches in Northern Indiana. We should also mention the gallant coaching of Coach O ' Shea ' s assist¬ ants. Assistant Coaches Bill Worn- hoff, Mike Sullivan, and Jim Novo- sel combined with Coach O ' Shea provided a football coaching staff that produces winners. The team will remember wonderful highlights such as the hot sweaty summer practices, the Randy Hile passing drill routine, Rex Cun¬ ningham ' s dead uncle that wasn ' t really dead, and Mike Peterson stumbling back to the huddle in the Hammond Tech game. Page 19 sponsored by Alt Arco Fuel Service, Red Devils Go With Arco 696-0717 Lowell,Ind.