Perry Central Junior High School - Pillar Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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th Grade Trains for Next Year 3' , 1-6.-wif' 5 , Ea, E ff 1 L 'M L4 .15 Left: Chuck jordan running in a meet. Right: All the runners are tense and ready to go at the start of the race. Our eighth grade cross country team gained experience for next year by running in 3 meets. They won 1, placed second in a three way meet, and lost their final meet. Perry Central 40 The number one runner was Steve Hollings- Perry Central 40 Worth. Perry Central 30 The team was coached by a new member of XLOW SCQ1-e Wins. the faculty, Mr. Campbell. SCOREBOARD Perry East Eastwood Eastwood Woodview Perry East TOP ROW: Lloyd Showalter, Kent Graham, Bob Whiffing, Rusty Harrell, jeff Sedam. BOTTOM ROW Chuch jordan, Gary Merrick, Ricky Tuggle, Steve Hollingsworth, Mark Dillman, Dave Zirkle 64

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The freshman football team acquired two new players and had the most successful season in Perry Central history this season. The freshman squad won 7 and lost only the first game. The high scorer for the Panthers was Doug Woessner, who also gained the most yardage. The leading pass receiver was the end, joe Moore. In the passing department the quarterback, Don Buck, threw 2O passes, completing 10 with one interception. For the specialties, Rusty Stratton kicked off and Bill Roberts was the punter. The offensive squad scored 162 points this year with the defensive adding 2 'on a safety scored against Columbus North. The defen- sive held the opposition to 55 points in 8 games, an average of 6.875 a game. Far left: Weingardt out- runs a Beech Grove tack ler for a touchdown. Left: Woessner picks up a punt against Beech Grove. The coaches this year were Mr. Phil Strader and Mr. jerry Moore. Mr. Strader coached the backfield, while Mr. More worked with the line. The defensive team intercepted three passes this year. Doug Woessner had 2 and Paul Vinc egu erra had one. Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central Perry Central SCOREBOARD Ben Davis 13 Beech Grove O Woodview O Columbus Central 7 Columbus North 7 Northview 14 Perry East 7 Fulton 7 Left: The coaches, Mr. j. Moore and Mr. Strader, show both enthusiasm and anxiety. Above: Weingardt returns the kickoff up the middle. 63

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Freshmen Cross Country Defeats 10 of ll Teams gag: S TOP ROW: Steve Harmon, Steve Curd, Dave Carrigan, Gary Gann, Denny Rusher, Mike Keen, Craig Clark. MIDDLE ROW: Randy Kimery, Steve Wallace, Randy Irwin, Kevin Wayman, Jeff Smith, Larry Phillips, Don Pitts. BOTTOM ROW: Tim Osborne, Steve Nelson, Bob Tomlinson, David Allen, Steve Montel, Dave Betner, Bob Eyster. RIGHT: Dave Betner finishes third in the meet A with Northview and Eastwood. ge LEFT: This is how it all starts. The ninth grade cross country team had a winning season, defeating ten of eleven teams in eight reg- ular season meets and placing third in both the SCOREBOARD Shortridge Invitational and the Marion County Meet. Perry Central 23 Beech Grove 37 Perry Central 36 Perry East 45 At the meet with Woodview, our team earned a per- Belzer 39 fect score. To do so, a team must have the first five Perry Central 15 Woodview 50 runners, our team had the first twelve. Perry Central 33 Belzer 23 Perry Central 24 Woodview 67 The top ten runners for the entire season were Bob Creston 54 Eyster, Dave Betner, Steve Montel, David Allen, Bob Fulton 89 Tomlinson, Steve Nelson, Tim Osborne, Dan Fitz- Perry Central 27 Northview 3 patrick, Larry Phillips, and Craig Clark. These boys Eastwood 73 and the team's student manager, Mike Keen, were Perry Central 37 Columbus Central 32 the letter earners on the team. Columbus North 58 Perry Central 25 Beech Grove 49 Bob Eyster received a first in every regular season Decatur 6 meet and scored second in the Shortridge Invita- Shortridge Invitational 3rd tional. Bob also won the County Meet. Marion County Meet 3rd The team was coached by Mr. Campbell. 49 sklow score wins