North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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L 1 In hopes of a successful play against the Devils, Brad Brickson prepares to hike the ball to quarterback Brad Bloomer. Photo: M. Evans. FIRST ROW: Sam Smith, Jason Le- Mar, Steve Overton, Brad Brickson, Mike Boore, Jeff Stormer, Rick Rush. Second Row: Sean Mueller, Dennis Lujan, Ken Brooks, Chris Bozik, Mike Lizak, Bob Deuker, Russ Lent. Third Row: Ryan Silerman, Matt Fowler, Jeff Blozevich, John Schreiber, James Reyes, Mike Barnes, Greg Hester, Bill Bothel. Fourth Row: Mike Matheson, Mike Mabry, Brad Bloomer, Mike Dilts, Troy Robbins, Brian Jacobs, John Schaeffer, Tom Easton. Fifth Row: Ricky Meade, Mike Rhinesmith, Scott Vannoy, Keifer Burrage, Robert Lewis, Dan Erwine, Jim Pfannenstiel. Photo: K. Marcek. Up in the press box, Dr. Johnson gets a different perspective on the game as he announces for sophomore football. Photo: D. Smit. Sophomore Football

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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.

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K- BOYS' VARSITY NHS OP. Riverdale 68 66 Franciscan 56 55 Muse. 83 89 68 62 West 57 T2 45 68 59 76 W Bm. 55 92 5 55 57 V: Burl. 56 80 C11 66 69 H N. Scott 40 42 - W 53 48 5 Assump. 38 40 . T' 60 68 rg Central 64 65 57 56 61 56 Clinton T3 70 89 77 Moline 54 52 K vBoys' Varsity Basketball trong Beginning a new season for the very first time meant a lot of exhausting practices prior to the Boys, Varsity basketball team's first big game. Ever since the first game they gave it their all, right up to the last game. Their determination and hard work im- proved towards the end of the season which would start them in a positive direction for the next season. Describing the season, Head Coach J. D. Rios portrayed it as unexpected and grati- fying. The season was unexpected in the sense that nobody thought that we were going to do anything, explained Coach Rios. Continuing, he told that Hgratifyingv defined their games in general. '4Through the ex- haustment and excitement of each game the kids did good things. With a talented, yet inexperienced Shooters team, strengths were found in outside shoot- ing and guarding. Chris Petersen stated, f'Our guards were quick and could make things happen inside. One major weakness was the lack of experience. Considering out of fourteen players, there was only one player with varsity experienceg two with junior varsity experienceg and one with sophomore experi- ence, the team did very well as a whole. Overall, the team worked hard to give their first season a strong start. With a conference record made by Chris McCray for scoring 53 points during the Muscatine game, North was set in the right direction. High spirits and confidence within the team kept the fans filling the bleachers and helped to keep enthusiasm on the floor. 1 Wew+'ffaJ.1-ag. ,,k M . E Qmw.. I -irf ag.. ,..,,. , f .. . , V J .,,,, 7, I . ' mi ,sf 75 --4 0 ' ffrr J ' Q , :,,,,.-10 N ff' . ate' 'M , Moved up from the sophomore squad to the varsity level, Kelly Gantt earns his playing time. Photo: K. Goslowsky. Time-outs are essential during intense games, as Coach Rios gives instructions for the next play. Photo: M. Griesenbeck.