Northwestern Community High School - Expedition Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Rick Crisp, Phil Chrzan, and Maurice Terrell lead the Wildcat harriers in the city cross-country meet. Northwestern finished third among the four Flint schools. Above: Kick Crisp nears the finish line in the annual meeting of city harriers. Crisp, senior captain of the cross-country squad, achieved added recognition in re- ceiving the most valuable player award. Left: Dennis Hill and Mark Holmes attempt to gain ground on the leaders as they approach the halfway mark. Holmes and Hill contributed to the Wildcats third place finish. 101

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Varsity cross-country. Top row: Coach Bob Bloomer, Dennis Logan, Bill Verbias, Chris Stannard, Don Harbin, Rick Donovan, Maurice Terrell, Monte Zerbe, Dennis Hill, John Smith. Bottom row: Dewain Peoples, Terry Brazier, Tom LeGalley, Al Holland, Rick Crisp, Mark Holmes, Mike Scott, Willie Clerkley. Not pictured: Phil Chrzan. Cross-Country Team Enjoys Best Season Yet Flint Central ... 19 Northwestern . ..40 Northwestern ... 29 Flint Southwestern .30 Swartz Creek ... 24 Northwestern . ..32 Northwestern ... 26 Ainsworth . . . ..31 Grand Blanc ... 23 Northwestern . ..38 Beecher 24 Northwestern . ..34 West Bloomfield Inv, .5th Napoleon Inv .6th Grayhound Inv 10th City Championship Meet .3rd Coach Bob Bloomer ' s cross-country squad finished with a respectable 2-4 mark in dual meets. The Wildcats nipped Flint Southwestern 29-30 and halted Ainsworth 26-30. The ' Cats suffered only one walloping defeat and that was to always strong Flint Central 19-40. The highpoint of the season was a fifth place finish at the West Bloomfield Invitational. Seniors Rick Crisp, Phil Chrzan, and Mark Holmes, although not outstanding runners, gave the team a good measure of balance. They helped the harriers to their best record in Northwestern ' s three year history. 100

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Wildcat Gridders Post 7-2 Mark, Retain Victory Vane Wildcat gridders stop a Southwestern ball carrier after only a short gain. Northwestern earned a 24-0 victory. 102 The Wildcats began their season with a 26-0 thumping of Port Huron and went on to a successful campaign: a 7-2 record. The ' Cats stopped Pontiac Northern, Owosso, and Toledo Scott before Flint Central dumped them and ended an eight game winning skein. The Central game was the most heartbreaking loss during the season as it toppled the Wildcat gridders from the top ten in the state. The ' Cats have never beaten Central. The season ' s highlight was 24-0 triumph against arch-rival Southwestern as the Wild- cats went all out to keep the highly desired Victory Vane at Northwestern. The gridders built up for the Southwestern contest with a 43-0 rout of Grand Blanc and a 19-7 victory over Culver Military Academy. The other loss came in the Battle of the North- enders, as Flint Northern scored a field goal in the final seconds breaking a 0-0 tie. Grid mentor Dave Brines once more relied on a strong defense to build a successful season. The defense led by Gary MacDon- ald, Hickman Holmes, and Charles R. Rick- ard held their opponents to 4. 6 points per game. Holmes was awarded special recog- nition as he became the first three year letterman in the history of Northwestern. The offense was not to be denied laurels as they averaged over 20 points per con- test. The well balanced attack was headed by quarterback Ken Carroll, the nifty run- ning of Clayton Blassingame, and the bruis- ing drives of fullback Jasper Irby. Right: Hickman Holmes picked off a Pontiac Northern pass and raced 34 yards to set up the ' Cats first touchdown in a 25-7 rout of the Huskies. Lejl: Paul Tolbert breaks through the line to block a Southwestern punt in the ' Cats 24-0 triumpK over the Colts.