Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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It's fun! That phrase both described football and the rea- son freshmen and sophomores participated in the sport. The freshman football team's season was described as a learn- ing experience, as they finished with a record of 2-6. There were many things to be learned from the season. Coach Randy Scott said, They learned to play as a team, and they learned the techniques of football. Fr. Reed Ralston- Martin said, At the beginning of the year we were individuals, but later we became a team. Although as a team the fresh- men won only two games, they still got a lot of support which was often very helpful. Fr. Jer- emy Carey said, At least we knew somebody liked us.', When you have your parents out looking for you it helps. They can get you fired up, said Soph. Michael Laurienti. On a brighter note, the soph- omore team did better. They ended their season with a record of 4-6. The team averaged about 200 yards rushing and 150 yards passing per game. Probably the most memora- ble games for the sophomore football team were against Ara- pahoe and Mullen. They beat Araphahoe 21-14 and Mullen 21-19. Arapahoe and Mullen were both undefeated until their losses to Overland. More than just winning, foot- ball developed some good traits in these young men. Coach Jeff Thompson said, It teaches them self discipline, the good Freshman Football 2-6 OHS OPP Littleton 12 20 Heritage 12 35 Regis 28 8 Mullen 28 35 Central 20 26 Hinkley 34 28 Cherry Creek 0 22 Rangeview 0 42 4. Sophomore Football 4-6 OHS OPP Regis 14 20 Littleton 22 15 Gateway 12 14 Mullen 21 19 Fairview 14 19 Boulder 34 12 Heritage 14 20 Arapahoe 17 10 Smoky Hill 13 24 Cherry Creek 12 34 work ethic, develops good char- acter, and teaches them to work as a team? The JV team was actually part of the varsity. They played against Mullen, winning 32-6, and also beat Alameda and Rangeview. The JV's actually had the most flexible schedule in the school. Games were scheduled, rescheduled, cancelled, and moved. But those three games allowed varsity players to gain valuable experience. Whether the player was a freshman learning the game or a junior gaining JV experience, whether some games were lost and others cancelled, all three teams kept their original goal in mind: to have fun. I Noelle Brown AFTER CATCHING THE ball, Fr. iffhris Horton attempts to run for a 48 Sports touchdown. The freshmen lost to Auro- ra Central 20-26. .,,., V. -Af, J 51. ,. .. fill Terry Kotta

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Y SENIOR RUNNING BACK Wayne McDonald charges past Smoky Hill's defense. Wayne netted 109 yards against Smoky Hill and caught a touch- down pass of 29 yards to help OHS beat Smoky Hill for the first time. DON'T LET GO! Sr. Andre Sparks pushes past the Gateway Olympians in an attempt to get extra yardage. ln the second game ofthe season, OHS beat Gateway 38-26. 1 ME 'wif -det.. clley Waltz 'I Copy: Angie Blanchard Layout: Adrienne: Desmond Noelle Brown Varsity Football 7-3 OHS OPP Littleton 48 14 Gateway 38 26 Mullen 30 25 Fairview 27 0 Boulder 45 7 Heritage 21 3 Arapahoe l0 21 1 Smoky Hill 28 10 X Cherry Creek 14 56 Aurora Central I9 27 SIDELINE PRACTICE ENABLES Sr. Chuck Wennoglc to warm up for field goals and extra points. Jr. Mike Protextor held the ball for Chuck, who kicked six of 12 field goals and 32 of 33 extra points despite fracturing his kick- ing ankle on July 6. Varsity Football

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Fifi Zemi FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Jarad Phillips, John Cox, Chad Godlewski, Chad Dyjak, Loren Hass- man, Brian Smith, Joey Fijol, Troy Hudson. ROW 2: Trista LeTourneau, Reed Ralston-Martin, Brandon Bowyer, Shane Snyder, Coach Dan Cooke, Coach Randy Scott, Jeremy Carey, Jay Bruns, Kyle Brurimeier, Ronnie Ratlilf. ROW 3: Shawn Sal- vino, Brian Kellogg, Dan Moorhead, Jason Wright, Joshua .lones, Kyung Bae, Jeffrey Schlaudcr, Dondi Cornett, Jason DeMeritt. ROW 4: Nick Ciccio, Chris Rogers, Nathan Robinson, James Wilkins, Matthew Golitz, Scott Alley, Anthrius Carter, Christian Kirschner. BACK ROW: Christopher Mills, Chris- topher Shriner, Scott llerbel, Shawn Kent, Lance Tillotson. Christopher Horton, Bryce Harmon, Ricky Post, Jeremy Neal rt r. .- 0 ,- l 7-'55-ffl-i5t19Ui5' 'Z 12 ' vlvtfwffffifraffw ll 0 . M3454 E, 35 15.487 .73 , 205 - M -v--ilu :aug , J' 'e ff fr 2- g .. I M Zemi SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Michael Vowclls, Thomas Al- len, Michael Zach, Kerry Caldwell, Troy McDermott, Ki Bang. Scott Lil- lig, Barry Martin, Harold Newman. ROW 2: Kim Putt, Tim Martinez, Phil- lip McCarty, Mike Pilarsky, Charles Kitto, Coach Rand Hogarth, Coach Jeff Thompson, Kevin Stevens, Mike Laurienti, Jeff Roffle. Britt Jesperson, Jennifer Martik. ROW 3: Bill Case, Scott Preisscr, Paul Romero, Mark Stil- SCRAMBLING OUT OF the pocket to avoid a sack, Soph. Dennis Schenken- berger spots an open receiver downlield, Phil Meilinger from Arapahoe High School failed to catch Dennis, who led them to a l7-l0 victory. X 'rid .'.: '. fs. 'L P 'fs' '-:1,x.' -w swf -- H , well, Chris Brindy, Chris Shriver, Chad Huber, Philip Flemming, Robby Brandhorst. James Hanna, Rich Green. ROW 4: Sean llicks, Rick Parker, Doug Day, Dave Gnose, Craig Gris- wold. Carl Upchurch, Mark Sweigart. Dennis Schenkenberger. BACK ROW: Neil Martin, Troy Chambers, llans Zeschin, Marcus Littcrst, Tom Fuller- ton, Scott Howe. Jason Dow Peterson. Scott Byer, Kevin Siler. JVfSophfFrosh Football