South Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Co-coptom Mnke Johnson ond Couch Rose converse during Willamette game.

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VARSITY FOOTBALL ,' . I O O Disappointing Season It was a hard-fought but frustrating four-win, five-loss season forthe Axemen football team. Although the gridders were hard hit by graduation, they were tabbed to take the runnereup spot by a pre-season poll of league coaches. After a strong start, they suffered a mid-season slump, losing three games in a row as iniuries to key players and an inexperienced defensive secondary hindered their success. Bad breaks and mistakes under pressure often resulted in games being lost in fourth quarters. The effort and desire of the squad, coached by Dave Powell, Harry Johnson and Mike Rose, generated many exciting games as well as several outstanding individual performances Against the leagues top teams such as North Eugene, Roseburg and Marshfield, the Axemen displayed winning qualities throughout the maior portions of the games, but were unable to maintain their leads. At the end of the season, South suffered its first loss to North Eugene in their seven-year rivalry as the Highlanders overcame a fourth quarter lead to win the game and the district co-championship. Head Coach Dave Powell instructs co-captain Gary Pape on defensive changes against Sheldon. T32 Lx an uni' T965 VARSTTY FOOTBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: Gary Pape, Wann, Wayne Garrison, Scott Ferguson, Gene Edwards, .lim Lambert. Dugan Baker, Tarn Bourdage, Dennis Erantz. ROW 4: Terry Kane, Charlie Jones, Jack Carter, Bob Main, Max Coley SCOREBOARD OPPONENT SET-TS Thurston 6 T2 North Bend T8 20 Sheldon 35 T4 Springfield O TA Cottage Grove 7 O Marshfield QT 20 Roseburg 20 7 Willamette T3 26 North Eugene T9 7

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it .eff Fleet halfback Pete Marsh awaits short yardage pass against North. continued A tremendous crowd greeted the footballers when they opened the season against tl. surprisingly strong Thurston Colts with a TQ-6 victory. South displayed a powerful running game with Scott Ferguson and Terry Kane gaining all but 28 of the teams rushing yards. The Axemen scored first on a tackle-eligible pass play to .lim VVathey near the close ofthe first half. After a Colt fumble on a punting situation, Kane, who was exceptional on his end sweeps and long sideline dashes, wentthe final four yards on the late fourth quarter drive for the winning touchdown. Running again proved to be the strong point in the Axemen attack when they edged out North Bend 20-TB. Senior halfback Pete Marsh, outstanding throughout the game, chalked up 93 yards rushing, and scored two touchdowns on runs of l5 and 35 yards. South drew first blood on one of Marsh's runs after a Bulldog fumble was recovered on the North Bend 38-yard line. After a Jim Corcoran to Wathey tackle-eligible pass for a TD, the Axemen carrie back in the fourth period with another Marsh touchdown run to gain the victory. Over 5,000 spectators crowded into Civic Stadium to watch South tangle with unbeaten Sheldon, fifth rated team in the state. South's offense spent most of the first half watching from the sidelines as Irish quarterback Mick O'Conner led his team to a lop-sided 23-0 halftime bulge. The Axemen came back in the fourth quarter with Corcoran passing to split-end Kip Leonard for two touchdowns that made the final tally 35-lil. The Axemen bounced back against Springfield and played one of their best games of the season. Led by Marsh, who picked up T50 yards rushing, South totalled 365 yards offensively as they downed the Millers T4-0. Once again the tackle-eligible play was successful with Wathey scoring on a 20-yard pass from Corcoran. Defensively, South also played well, holding Springfield to a mere T24 yards. Marsh l22l hurdles blocker Leonard for first down in North game. 1 i -ii