Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Nc-w Coaelt Brings Big CHanges Coming from a 1-9 season in the previous year to a 9-1 record was tough. We caught some people nap- ping, said first year Coach Steve Purichia. I was very encouraged by the level of athletic ability and hard working attitudes of the players. He stated, I was both pleased and a lit- tle surprised with the outcome. He attributed the success of the team to the seniors. The senior leadership was responsible for setting an exam- ple and reestabhshed the football tradition at Perry. He hoped it helped the foundation the following year. Coach Purichia came to Perry from Indianapohs Chatard High School in ' 83 with an impressive record. With this background, he gained the re- spect of the team from the furst meeting, stated Robbie Patterson ' 84. He worked and pushed us hard to win, taught us aU that he knew, and left it up to us. The team finished regular season play with a three-way tie for the class AAAA state playoffs. Dan Ward ' 84, imhappy with the way the tie breaker was handled, thought that the team with the best record should be able to continue on in the championships. This was not the case. It ended with Perry fumbling their first play ending their season. Brian Oliver ' 84 felt this was his best year during his high school career. He made all-metro defensive end and second term All State UPI defensive end. I felt that Coach Purichia was the man we ' ve needed for a long time, stated Brian. I felt that Coach Purichia gave us a lot of confidence and made everyone play up to potential. Brent Scheib ' 84 thought the strong points of the team were the togetherness and determination of the team. He felt this was the most enjoyable football season in his 10 years of playing. In his fmal state- ment Brent said, I felt Coach Purichia motivated everyone to play hard. I feel he is one of the best coaches in the state. 87 23 26 7 6 15 7 6 Varsity Football Season Record: 9-1 PM 17 Marshall 48 Martinsville 24 Lawrence North 7 Warren Central 17 Manual 35 Bloomington North 28 Southport 28 Ben Davis 9 Lawrence Central 28 Howe FOOTBALL 129 msmmm msmsumam

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Quality ot Quantity The girls ' swim team ' s strength was its desire to win, according to Coach Julie Brown. She said, The team was weak in some areas, but overall team effort was the key. Most girls met goals they had set for themselves, and many surpassed them. . nother advantage Coach BroA.vn pointed out was being an ex- perienced swimmer. It ' s really hard for girls who start swimming during their freshman or sophomore year to swim competitively. If the girls give 100%, they can ' t fail. It ' s a personal achievement for them. Swimming is a sport in which the athlete must push his body beyond limits. In Coach Brown ' s opinion, the level in which the girls swim in high school is almost as high as the college level. Swimming is an individual sport. Each girl knew my expectations from the start. Maybe they thought they were too hard, but once they relized they could do it, they gained con- fidence which is what they needed. The team was led by junior Julie Watts. Julie held 5 school records. They were in the 200 freestyle, the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle, the 500 freestyle, and the 100 butterfly. Also contributing to the team ' s suc- cess were sophomore, Kristaan Kane, and junior, Gina Fyffe. According to Julie Watts ' 85, We had hard work outs, a lot of dedica- tion, and good team unity. Although we lacked depth, there was a lot of enthusiam and spirit among the team Gills ' Swimming Season Record: 10-6 PM 107 Tech 86 Warren Central 48 North Central 88 Franklin Community 88 Lawrence Central 8.3 Southport 90 Lawrence North 78 Franklin Central 88 Greenwood 102 Speedway 82 Pike 61 Ben Davis 94 Howe 105 Decatur Central 72 Bloomingion North 1100 Martinsville ■ 4th in County 2nd in Sectionals 23rd in State OPP 58 79 122 84 80 89 80 85 84 61 89 102 72 64 100 7 ' members. Tammy Johnson ' 85 described the season as, One of quality, not quan- tity. Overall we had a lot of improve- ment and very few injuries. She stated, Our mental attitude helped a lot. It started pretty low, but it got better real fast and stayed that way. The small mmiber of girls hurt us, but they had the desire to win. The capitans of the team were Julie Watts ' 85, Tammy Johnson ' 85, and Lauren McGiU ' 85. They lead the team cheers, organized group activities outside practice, and got other team members motivated. 130 SWIMMING