Madison High School - Yearbook (Rexburg, ID)

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Running back Scott Sutherland carried the ball for a two yard gain and a first down early in the first guarter. Wade Thompson and Stuart Brown show their excitement with a pre-game head-butt dur- ing the introduction of the play- ers. Late in the first guarter, Stuart Brown takes one of his three recep- tions for a 13 yard gain. The Marching Band and the Flag Team performed at half-time along with the introduction of the home- coming royalty and recognition of alumni. 18 Homecoming Game

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Practicing extra hours before school payed off when the march- ing band performed in the parade. Sophomore Zach Walker leads the marching band past Smith Park to the beat of his drum during the homecoming parade. Jamie Bleggi and Marshall Marlor display their true colors while rid- ing the winning homecoming float. Homecoming Parade 17

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Running Wild A Hard-nosed defense and a balanced offensive attack proved to be too much for the Pocatello Indians. Homecoming week is remembered as a success or failure depending on the home- coming game. No matter how much fun students had throughout the week it all climaxed on Friday night when the Pocatello Indians fell 23-0 I just told the guys to concentrate on playing the best they could and not to worry about all the rest of the week ' s activities, said head coach Kelly Thomp- son. The defense controlled the game, and shut down the Indians offense. Three minutes into the game, sen- ior cornerback Jason Boyle unleashed a hit on Pocatel- lo ' s quarterback, Brian Steve Ashby came up a few yards short of the first down on one of his two carries during the third guar- ter. Hicks, sidelining him for the duration of the game with a severe knee injury. Since their leading passer was hurt, Pocatello strug- gled to move the ball against the hard-hitting defense. Offensive coordinator Todd Moss kept the Indians off guard by showing a bal- anced attack. Even though the offense was known mainly for its passing, senior running back Stuart Brown led the running game with 14 carries for 107 yards. Junior quarterback Brad Mortensen connected on 1 6 of his 26 aerials to six differ- ent recievers for 180 yards. Two of these passes went to junior Mark Denney for touchdowns. A tough defense and a balanced offense gave the studentbody an exciting homecoming game, as the cats ran wild over the Poca- tello Indians. Homecoming Game 19