Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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JV Football player Brett Kurz and a friend warm - up before practice. 196 5 Varsity Football Schedule RHS vs Harbor fields W RHS vs Amity ville W RHS vs HalfHollon Hills W RHS vs John Glenn w RHS vs Miller Place T RHS vs Centereach w RHS vs Bayport w RHS vs blip w RHS vs Hampton Bays L Row 1: Coach Herzog. Billy Hulse, Jimmy Bloss, Ken Heagy, Ralph Brown. Micheal Lojko, Paul Thompson, Richard Freeborn, Coach Marelli. Row 2: Coach Budd, Jim Langhorne, Rich Adnolft, Ryan Harris, Stan Lojko, Carl Pace, Jimmy Roach, Dwayne Harris, Czulada. Row 3: Asst. Coach, Richard Anderson, John Kacherski, Chris Kruger, Rob Ralteray. Troy Kemp, Derrick Hoggard. Kenny Belcher. Rou 4: Steve Guyer, Kevin Rempe. Greg Polak, Mark Stromski. Carl Smith. John Hoden Above — Scrambling to avoid a sack is Blue Waves Quarterback Joe Czulada. Above — Proud co-captains, Micheal Lojko and Ralph Brown, spend a rare moment on the sidelines. Football Iff

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Below — Experiencing the thrill of victory once again are Micheal Lojko and his teammates. Excellence By the Yard How about a well-deserved round of applause for the 1984 Varsity Football team? Thanks to the efforots of All-County gridders Mike Lojko, John Kacherski, and Carl Pace the team finished the regular season with a 7-1-1 record, good for their first League V title in ten years. The Blue Waves' of- fense, the most potent in the coun- ty, scored 231 points during the regular season. The offense, coupled with a quick, oppor- tunistic defense, led the Waves in- to the playoffs against Hampton Bays. In their first playoff game, the Waves met with their first defeat of the year. 14-6. The team's success during the regular season should not be over- shadowed by their playoff lost. The Waves came out smoking in their first game, beating Harbor- fields 32-6. The only blemish on the team's regular season record was a 6-6 tie at Miller Place. The homecoming game, against Centereach. was won convincingly by the Blue Waves, 40-0. The head coach, Mr. Herzog, and his staff, along with their fine players, are to be congratulated. You gave us a great year, and RHS is proud of each of you. The J.V. football finished up their campaign with a 5-3 0 record. The fire power for coach McKillop's team was provided by quarterback Jeff Bogdan and run- ning backs, Reggie Moore and James Trent. Many of the Waves' scoring op- portunities were set up by their swarming defense, comparable in style to that of the Varsity team. It looks as if we have another league champ in the making! GO WAVES! Above — As the crowd draws in a hopeful breath, Jim Roach stretches to recover the ball. 104 Football

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Below — Being the first one to the ball is an important part of every sport The Right Stuff The 1984 Girls' Varsity Field Hockey team was Riverhcad's most successful in recent memory. Led by Coach Barosa, the girls finished the regular season with a 7-2-2 record, good for 2nd place in League V and advanced to the playoffs. The girls won their first playoff game, a heart-stopping 3-2 decision over Miller Place, in a kickoff. This victory carried them to the county championship game against Babylon. In the final, the girls played a strong game, but came up short with a 2-1 score. The team was led by All-County performers Kim Brown and An- drea Pekar, with Sue Heinze receiv- ing honorable mention. Seniors Lisa James. Sharon Worthington, and Theresa Jarzombek all were steady performers and will surely be missed next year. The Waves will still be looking for at least a repeat of this year's success when next season rolls around. Coach Bartosa and all the team members are to be congratulated on their fine effort this year. Based on their performance of this year, theJ.V. has the makings of a strong varsity team. Along with returning starters Andrea Pekar and Sue Heinze from this year's varsity team, theJ.V. will be sending up some fine players to the varsity next year. Three-goal scorers Stacy Yakoboski and Tracy Mickoliger. Sarah Harrison, and goalie Judy Fuchs led theJ.V. to a 4-3-2 record. Our congratulations to Coach Linko and the girls on a fine year and good luck on varsity. Above — Members of the field hockey Right — What halfback Sue Heinze team aren't just girls in skirts, wants, she gets, they're fighters. Debbie Slapon prepares to do battle. 106 Firld MuLn