Prospect High School - Crest Yearbook (Mount Prospect, IL)

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PERFECT CONFERENCE RECORD .agp Prospect's iunior varsity football team won the conference championship this year, recording a Third successful season. These champion Knights, coached by Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Ar- seneau, completed their conference competition with a record of 6-O. A single loss to Elgin Larkin in non-conference activity and a tie game with Deerfield were recorded as the only marks on the perfect record of wins. The J.V. squad was handicapped by several iniuries during the season and by the loss of per- sonnel to Wheeling, but despite this, the boys were determined to win the honors. One of the highlights of the season was the 34-6 triumph over Maine West, a spectacular and im- portant victory for our team, Both coaches agreed that the team had mastered the skills of football, had exhibited the necessary fighting spirit, and showed promising indications of future success. WW' Q-ee--sie ef JUNlOR VARSITY FOOT- BALL. FRONT ROW: Bill Cartwright, Bob Mutert, Rich Bertoglio, Jack Chris- tiansen, Jim Kolberg, Bruce Cassol, John Tielsch, Larry Grundt, Bill Kelvog, ROW TWO: Tom Kingsman, Steve Thompson, Mike Haines, Jack Grey, John Norton, Jim Herod, Rick Froemling, Jerry Cowan, Howard Dawson, Ed Ban- ach. ROW THREE: Coach Arsenau, Russ Haogerhyde, Rick Furst, Tom Noding, Joe Skrysak, Kim Schier, Paul Peterson, Jay Thorne, Marty DeDestefanis, John Janfac, Ken Vomaka. ROW FOUR: Coach Aldrich, Jay Hall, Tom Beard, Ray Klienhausen, Bill Dax, Bob Haskel, Craig Petersen, Howard Jarvis, Mike Bates, Jerry Waldrich, Doug White, Gary Guerin, Dan Agard. Coach Aldrich briefed his guards on their defensive strategy. wx mx. s 5 J, 4 Q ' 2 ' ' 2 I M -i Bob Grady tries to turn the corner. So near . . . Ye' 50 ici'-

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-'I ht- Fi f . i ' Q i 'L si 1 ,-.Ik gif- 1 . A Rick Lytle rushed from the claws of the Falcons. Prospect's varsity football team. recovered from a poor season last year to post a 7-l record and become conference co- champions. Coach Don Williams, assisted by Mr. George Gattas, Mr. John McDougal, and Mr. Don Barrett, led the team to win this coveted position. Highlights of the season were the convincing defeats of Wheeling and Forest View and the spec- tacular i6-l2 victory over Maine West. The Knights' only loss was to Glenbrook South, the team that shared first place with Prospect. Coach Williams felt that the Prospect success was primarily a team effort, all members of the all-senior team contributing to the squacl's success. Leading rushers were Rick Lytle and Captain Wayne Kulinski. Top linemen, Mark Pas- diora, Earle Smith, Greg Kowal, Jim LaRocco, and George Free- land battled for the touchdowns backed by Steve Johnson, Bill Phillips, Steve Hestilow, and Jim Zuckermandel. 5 1 A Falcon brought clown to earth. Prospect Prospect Prospect Prospect Prospect Prospect Prospect Prospect VARSITY SCORES i3 North Chicago . . . . . 7 9 Deerfield ........ . . 7 lO Glenbrook South . . . . . . 27 l2 Glenbrook North .... , . O 48 Wheeling ....... . . O 25 Niles North . . . . O I6 Maine West I2 41 Forest View . . . . . O Captain Wayne Kuklinski gained precious yardage

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PREPARED FOR FUTURE BOUTS Sophomore Football. FRONT ROW: Steve Neibuhr, Randy Gerstung, Fred Frasch, Carl Bredehoft, Bill Kellin, Bob DeStefanis. ROW TWO: Ed Parkes, Pete Smith, Terry Jones, Maury Gallagher, Dennis Creighton, Mike Dom- brow, Joe Koza, Tam Gerstung, Stuart Gomm, Bill Barnes, Bob Tobins, THIRD ROW: Mr. Shirmang, Greg Christenson, Dave Corona, Vince Curry, Dan This year Prospect's sophomore football team had a tough season, posting a final record of 3-5. The main cause of this upset was the numerous iniuries of team members. Sopho- mores this year mastered basic football fundamentals and practiced the basic slot-T formation. Through the many hours of hard practice on the gridiron, sophomores gained precious experience in football tactics. Coach Mudge expressed pride in his hard-working team, and through his instruction, guidance, and support, the players fought hard for success. Spera, Paul Ward, Scott Eckman, Dave Felhofer, Bob Robinson, Mike Ritkowski, Mr. Mudge, ROW FOUR: Bill Wittmeyer, Don Reed, Gary Wood- ward, Phill Voorhees, Al Shers, Tom Grafton, Dave Kingman, Rog Ander- son, Bruce Allisob, Paul Sommerfeld, Greg Tiedmond. The freshman football teams practiced the basic fundamentals of football. Coached by Mr. Ziemek, the freshman A squad posted a seasonal record of 2-4-l. This team's all-out fight against Wheeling recorded a victory when our boys came from behind to score 'two touchdowns for a 14-6 lead. The freshman B team had a better conference record, 6-O. Coached by Mr. Benoche, the boys prepared for tough con- ference competition. Both coaches devoted valuable time after school teaching strategic plays and defensive tactics. 51 ua. Freshman Football. FRONT ROW: Mr. Ziemek, Bill Van Sky, Steve Bang Mike Ferris, Rich Wittmeyer, Bruce Boult, John Herod, Jim Mizialko, Steve Robinson, Phil Yoder, Rich Geratonski, Terry Jones, Scott Pregent. ROW TWO: Mr. Ferris, Greg Kocher, Neal Bloomquist, Allen Glove, Steve Boo, Gary Andrews, Charles Glascock, Ron Richardson, Terry Holhanser, John Holmblad, Jeff Wenzel, Mike Rizzo, Bill Hugo. ROW THREE: Mr. Benoche, Les Warcl-tester, Ed Guintini, Al Thornton, Norm Klein, Dick Johnson, George Welsh, Pat Schwinn, Luke Dicce, Tom Mead, Ed Haskell, Ray Owens, Lou Grossi. ROW FOUR: Don D'Amico, Gary Cobe, Steve Barker, Bill Benoche, Bob De Jogne, Steve Shawhan, Mark Kitzing, Don Burkhardt, Howard Payne, Maurice Loeffel, Pat Murphy, Don Lawerence, Gary Thompson. ROW FIVE: Paul Travosek, Art Schroeder, Jeff Schnieder, Craig Leonard, Ken Nehm- zow, Mike Anderson, Mark Hansen, Rich Ernin, Mike Balzano, Bob Link, Joe Martin, Mike Sander, Rienhold Weege, Jim Fazzio, Jack Behrens.