Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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I .. I A.-fs..- -. 5 SITY FOOTBALL Cin olphobeticol orderb: Fred Adoms, Jomes Adoms, Rondy Allen, Louis Bonks, Don Beoch, Scott Beols, Neil rley, Scott Beidlemon, Andy Blonchord, Pot Blout, Chris Broy, Morrin Bogocki, John Buis, Vic Crowford, Dorryl Colvin, Jerry ont, Robert Currie, Jim Curringron, Archie Dority, Don DeSetto, Jim Drescher, Don Dover, Rich Eoson, Joe Enzor, Robert noitis, Bill Fronkel, E. J. Fowler, Ronny Goines, Chris Greer, Fronk Gorski, Borry Holenkomp, Richord Hessner, Chorles Ingrom, 3 King, Kevin Lynch, Tim Molkiewicz, Morls Moncuso, Kelvin McCree, Brett Milburn, Don Milton, Londy Morris, Tim Newkirk, Slordquist, Ron Reichel, Kurt Rudolph, Rick Rogino, Chorles Schwartz, Eorl Seoy, Dovid Skinner, Kevin Smith, Reggie Squire, Bruce Street, Roy Sullentrup, John Temple, Andre Thomos, John Thompson, Mike Thorne, Joe Verillo, Jeff Weitz, Al Jeff Wolf. x , VL, ,rpg ,rg -gy W sm, ..x,y,,:95,SW , Q , f, 41 ff Q ir is s.: ' Q 'S' 1 ,Muff 'W A pg ' ffl STATISTICIANS1 Moryonn Svobodo, Ginger Wotson, Sondy Brodbury. CLOSE QUARTERS for Porriot runn- ingbock were estoblished by the Dunedin Folcons formerly ronked number one in the store. VARSlTY FOOTBALL I 181

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Forfeit creates duplicate season Due to a forfeit of four games by the Northeast Vikings, formerly the second ranked team in the county, the Patriots ended their season 7-3 instead of 6-4. The Northeast forfeit was due to an ineligible player who played the night of the PPHS game. Northeast forfeited their first four games of the season leaving them 4-6 instead of 8-2. Head Coach Bruce Buck believed the 6-4 record was successful. Buck also felt the varsity football team had the ability to be a championship team right from the start. He was also pleased with the at- titudes of the players and pro- ud of their effort and execution which they exemplified during the football season. Buck revealed I was pleas- ed and disappointed at the same time. The greatest at- tribute of the team, in l3uck's opinion, was the hard-hitting defense. However, the Patriots lacked in offensive efficiency, Buck explained that the team should not be criticized though, due to an entirely new offen- sive system. The players need- ed time to adapt. Buck con- tinued that the players gave a ONE ACCIDENT AFTER ANOTHER victimiz- ed the Patriots. Randy Allen, senior, missed most of the season due to a leg injury. The Northeast game was the on- ly game he was able to participate in this year. 180 I VARSITY FOOTBALL superlative effort. Some of the players were harder on their efforts Danny Beach felt, we had a good season but we could have done better. We let the homecoming game against Largo get away from us when we had it won. Tim Malkiewicz, defensive linebacker expressed, we managed to do alright over all. We should have won all the games but our most disappoin- ting games were against Largo and Northeast. Players receiving honorable mention from Buck were Andy Blanchard, defense, Don Milton, tight end, Daryl Colvin, linebacker, Vic Crawfc defensive back, and Beasley, punter. Buck feels that the team do better next year becaus the strong sophomore junior classes. A factor for doing as well this season, : Coach Buck, was, they vv still young and inexperience EFFORTS TO NO AVAIL plagued the Patriots in the second half, during their game against Largo. ff? ERASERS ARE MADE FOR MISTAKES, but no eraser could take away Gulfs mistakes, that allowed Patriot Mark Mancuso to intercept a pass.

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HEARING IT FROM THE TOP Cooch Buck wos oble to get o better perspective on the gome. Bruce Buck, the once o fensive footboll coordinotc ond junior vorsity boslsetbc cooch for Northeost Higl become heod cooch for th vorsity footboll teom c Pinellos Pork. Buck ottended Brodie University in Peorio on ployed quorferbocls there He hoped to ploy profei sionol footboll but by h' junior yeor, chonged dire tions, decided to cooch on teoch moth. Buck is now int his eighth yeor of cooching. Turmoil generotes unexpected seoson New cooches, o new of- fense, 0 new schedule ond on unexpected forfeit odded to the turmoil of the 1981 footboll seoson. Nicls Brovos former Heod Cooch for the Potriots retired, he wos reploced by Bruce Buck ct cooch from Potriot rivolry Nor- theost High School. Along with his oppointment of Heod Cooch Buck brought severol new cooches to the stoff. The new chonges tools their toll on the Potriots the cooches were guolified but unfomilior with Potriot ployers' obilities. Severol Potriots were shuffled oroud un- til cooches decided whot posi- tion they were most effective, Attempting new formotions 162 X VARSITY FOOTBALL ond trying to use boclss more in their possing ottocls wos port of the cooches' new offensive strotegy for the Potriots. We tried to combine power ond feor ottocls for our running gome exploined Bucla. Old rivolries including St, Pete, Gibbs ond Lolsewood were dropped from the regulor seoson schedule ond the Potriots troveled for the first time in five yeors to Sorosoto Riverview ond Hudson. The lost chonge wos on unexpected one for the Potriots. Northeost High School wos forced to forfeit four gomes, leoving the Potriots 7-3 insteod of 6-4. GET A GRIP on thot boll ond heod for the end zone. Don Milton succeeded in out-moneuvering ond out-running his opponents to score o touchdown for the Potriots. I It IF? it Z 5