Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Administration and . staff keep Northrop functioning I I w 1 : u If i ii

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Doerffler leads successful grid squad For the past sLx years, Northrop Higli School has built a winning tradi- tion in every sport. Northrop football is no exception. Year in and year out, our Bruins have compiled outstanding performances. Led by Head Coach Buzz Doer- feller, the gridders opened the season on June 10th. With only two starters returning from last years city ru nner-up teams, the ine.xperienced Bruins had to swallow their first losing season the hard way. I ' ve never had a team give so much and have so many heartbreakers. re- called Coach Doerfeller. Northrop swallowed their first losing season by losing two games by a field goal in the last quarter, and four games in a row by a slim margin totaling IS points Despite these dissappointments. the team kept fighting hard and went on to dump LaPorte, Bishop Luers, Wayne and Concordia; falling only to Bishop Dwenger, North Side, Snider, Elkart Memorial and Huntington. Of these foes, six were at one time state rated. Wlien tlie final voting was over, of- fensive guard Mike Mulligan was named to tlie Ml SAC First Team. Seniors Bill Hicov. Frank Thomas, Mike Spill- ner. Kevin Tubbs, Norm Newman, Tim Mungovan, Rick Randall, Steve Riley, . The Bruin defensive unit. Tliev onlv allowed the opposition 99 points all season lon . and Percey Key along with juniors Dan Ivy and Mark Kem received All North recognition. Mike Mulligan and Bill Hicov, both seniors, shared tlie captain role this year. They paced the gridders all sea- son long by shutting out three teams, tliey stopped a long term winning streak of Bishop Luers, tliey also out- scored tlieir opponants by fifty points, only allowing 99 points for tlie opposi- tion all season long. J. Head Coach Buzz Doerffler stresses a point severely to the Bruins during Imlftime with the Redskins. -• Coach Tom Lindcnherg. Jeff knop. Frank Thomas, Steve Riev. Scott Pgsswater Ronnie Jones. Jilikc .Jennings. Carl RichesonNonn Newman. Bill Hicov. Mike Spi her, boiig Dun- ton. Ruslv Criimback. Mark Kem. TroyT loore. Larry Bryan. Jerry Huhej t. Kim, Tim Yodcr. Boli D Eddie Ciirv. Mike Mulligan, Rantenka ' rnz. Bruce Schevi Tim Twitchell, Mike ievipgton. ■ ' ■ ir ' , . Coach Mike Danlev, Coach Ron Barnes, Aiigie Centilucci. Dennis Porter. TnnMungoven. Carl Stevens. Brian Dc Vine. Mark Siemer. Doug Jor ' SIM