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

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hjorthwcstcrn C.RID SUMMARY .0 27 Port Huron Northwestern 25 Pontiac Northern . .7 Northwestern ....26 Owosso .7 Northwestern ....14 Toledo Scott .6 Flint Central . ....12 Northwestern . . . . .7 Northwestern ....43 Grand Blanc . . . . .0 Northwestern ....19 Culver Military . . . .6 Northwestern ....24 Flint Southwestern .0 Flint Northern ... 3 Northwestern . . . . .0 • v ; it

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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.

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KaaBBBaaagiBi ni i ai i a i mm w « a»ajn Senior Gridders Lead Team to Winning Season; Coaches Bid Farewell to Fourteen Graduates VARSITY FOOTBALL: Top row: Coach Wallen, Coach Rettenmund, Coach Fowler, George Foster, Dave Ripka, John Senuira, Gary McDonald, Sam Webb, Joe Pavlovich, Mike Niegarth, Miles Tefft, Ken Carroll, Hickman Holmes, Dale Lear, Mark McKnight, Terry Spickler, Gary Estock, Charles Pringle, Harold Hayden, Coach Seybold, Trainer Dodson, and Coach Ewing. Middle row: Head Coach Dave Brines, Dan Harrell, Rick Hintz, Bob McGuire, Pat Forte, Mark Phelps, Percy Anderson, Dick Nowak, Willie Viverette, Ray Jones, Rick Johnson, Bob Rickard, Jerry Gibbons, Larry Bobo, Stan Rykulski, Ron Miller, Terry Gates, John Tolon, and Coach Ralph. Bottom row: Byron Tefft, Mike McGhan, Mike Dutkowski, Earl Jamison, Jasper Irby, Larry Newall, Al Northington, Charles Lawler, Seldon Williams, Julius Smith, Clayton Blassingame, Dennis Surber, Tony Tolbert, Ernest Kelly, Tom Anderson, and Robert Pollard. Not pictured: Joe Driver and Paul Tolbert.