Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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1. Tim Cline celebrates a touchdown against Hays. 2. Team members are ffront rowj Denny Weigel, Scott Tomlins, Duane Dou- cette, Gary Wing, .lim Rouse, Ted Benson, Rick Husselman, Rusty LaNier, fsecond rowj Steve Thompson, David Richwine, Marvin Thomas, Kevin Carter, Ron Cairns, Phil Buck, Charles Henry, Don Castle, Phil Luginbill, Cthird rowj Jerry Hickel, Scott Curran, Steve Tisdell, Jeff Heline, Jeff La- gerberg, Gene Nixon, Mike Massey, Tom Adamson, Jim Ruder, Mike Anderson, ffourth rowj Jim Ginther, Mark Nolde, Mike Googe, David Parde, Troy Hlad, Ke- vin Doehring, Rex Nelson, Tony Burnett, Curt Larson, Darren Lockhart, Brad McKee, fback rowj Jeff Kerns, Joel Loo- ney, Brent Pitts, Lance Billings, Dennis Vin- son. 3. A determined Cougar offensive line prepares for battle. 4. Injuries plagued the Cougars as the coaches frequently were called to help players from the field. 5. Op- posing offensive backs often found it hard to advance the ball against the stellar Cougar defense. 6. Senior Greg Rogan proved to be an outstanding linebacker as he compiled 186 defensive points to lead the team.

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Cougars place six on All-CKL team Motivation and team spirit, de- spite a disappointing year, were the contributing factors to a fine effort by the Cougar football team. Inex- perience, injuries, and turnovers plagued the Cougars as they fought hard throughout the season to es- tablish only an 0-9 record. A die- hard defense, as described by Coach Chuck Culley, proved the pride of the team as the inconsistent offense could generate little yard- age. Injuries handicapped the Cougars throughout the long season. Early losses of lineman Dave Richwine and kicker Jim Ginther hampered the offense. Richwine suffered a head injury and Ginther dislocated his shoulder, sidelining both players for the remainder of the season. Quarterback became a problem pol sition as Jeff Lagerberg bruised his shoulder during the Central game and back-up Curt Larson had a similar injury against Manhattan. Despite the lack of victories, the Cougars' talent was still recognized. Elected to the first team of the All- CKL offense were linemen Phil Buck and Jerry Hickle. Greg Rogan was named to the first team defense as was Dennis Vinson, who was also voted the league's best punter. Cou- gars named to the second team of the All-CKL defense were Steve Thompson and Steve Tisdell. Although the football season in general was one of frustration, many positive characteristics were accomplished. The Cougar men dis- covered that winning is not the only factor to success and never to give up.

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Inexperience plagues grid team As Cougars record losing season 1. Curt Larson was summoned into the starting quarterback position following Jeff Lagerberg's shoulder injury. 2. Although the season record was disappointing, the Cougars were still at times overjoyed. 3. Leading rusher Tony Burnett carried the ball 96 times for 285 yards.