North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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K K-1 VARSITY NHS OPP Burl. 0 12 'lj MUSC. 15 20 O West 0 38 O Bert. 6 42 H P.V. 0 28 I N. Scott 7 48 P Assump. 0 7 T' Central 7 19 rl Clinton 0 32 K 'Varsity Football Po 1t1 There were mixed reactions about the season losses, but the major reasons were due to the fact that many of the players were injured so quickly into the season. There were just too many key injuries for a first- year team, said Bob Graham. What does the future hold for North football? If our attitude stays good and we hit the weight room, we'll be able to win some games, said Mark Schlicting. So with the first and toughest year behind them, they could start to think about next year. They were a very spirited group and fun to work with. They worked hard through the adver- sity of losing, said Coach Cy Robinson. Anxiety filled the air as 1100 students filed into the gym to await Dr. Johnson and e Attitude the varsity football team's grand entrances. The first-ever North High pep aud kicked off the excitement that began the football season. Despite an off season, with an overall record of 0-9, the team continued to keep their spirits high with a fight-to-the-end attitude. According to Jon Yakish, The key to this season was our attitude. We did a terrific job of keeping it up. One of the more memorable games of the season, offensively, was against Muscatine. North had the lead throughout the whole game, but lost in the last 40 seconds. Defensively, they played well against As- sumption, only allowing them to score one touchdown. v Even with three Blue Devils surround- ing him, Bob Graham makes a great effort to score, Photo: D. Smit.

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ff-SOPHOMORE Burl. Musc. West Bett. P.V. N. Scott Assump. Central Clinton K NHS 13 42 6 O 2 26 12 6 8 P 12 21 28 16 16 12 28 TTVHLOOJ CDI o 'U 5' o 5 o 71 m '51 o o F? U 3 A piring Athletes Usually when one thinks about sopho- mores, images of dwarfish meek kids run through your mind. North High's first sophomore football team erased all these stereotypes and replaced the faulty thoughts with ones describing agressive and firm football players who had the drive to earn all their glories. Coach Mike Voyles boldly stated, Don't Walk on the grass, kill it! meaning there was no room for weak players, therefore the tough prevailed. Commenting on moving Bruce Bibbs, Jeff Flagel, Kelly Gantt, and Jon Yakish up to varsity posi- tions, Brad Brickson stated that it hurt us as a team, but that just meant We had to work that much harder. And work they did, respectively ending their season with a 4-4- 1 record in the history books to make NHS proud. Highlighting the 1985 season, one of the Wildcats best plays was said to be Jeff Blozevich,s half-back special in which he scored off a 40-yard run. Among this out- standing play, offensively against North Scott in the Debut game they played excep- tionally well, as they did overall against Clinton when they defeated the River Kings 8-0. Summing up their first season, John Schreiber concluded by saying, We had potential to win more games than we did, but I still consider it a successful season. Frustrated by the call, Jeff Blozevich takes a break in the action to plan strategy for his next play. Photo: M. Evans. Defensive talent by the Wildcats is shown by linebacker Steve Overton as he tackles a Central opponent. Photo: M. Evans.