Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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Retaining absolutely no starters from last year's offense, and only four from the defense, Coach Bill Clark faced the ha- zards of a rebuilding season. Lacking of returnees from the offensive squad was visible in the opening game against Cen- ter Grove. The Plugs offense was unable to produce a score of any kind and had to rely on defensive tackle Doug Houpt to sack Center Grove's quarterback in the endzone for the two point safety. The lack of offensive tact was further illustrated in the following game with Decatur Central. Neither team could sustain a consistent drive worthy of scoring opportunities, un- til the sudden death overtime when Deca- tur went in from the ten yard line to score the winning touchdown. Quickly reversing the abscence of a scoring offense, MVP Jeff Niemann gained 114 yards behind'a fired-up offen- sive line to defeat Danville 16-7, and picked off a Whiteland Warrior pass to return the ball 95 yards for the initial score which contributed to the 18-9 tri- umph. After this surge of strong offensive pow- er the Plugs showed high hopes of a very successful season only to be shatterred through injuries. Losing co-captain Doug Gilliatt at starting fullback and Rusty Long at tackle, the team was short more exper- ience that was already lacking in the of- fense. Then dropping their next four games the team had to regroup in order to win their last two games against archri- val Pike and an always tough Plainfield squad to complete the season at 5 and 5. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM - Front: Mgrs. J. Tucker, M. Hall, D. Dyer, M. Roberson. First Row: J. Kennison, D. Gilliatt, D. Bryant, T. Faris, R. Long, J. Niemann, M. Horneffer, M. Darrah, R. Wilson, D. Deem, D. Houpt, B. Luker. Second Row: J. Bates, J. Tackitt, M. Rosner, D. Owen, J. Smith, D. Wagner, D. Hott, R, McNelly, K. Golden, R. Orebaugh, T. Thorpe. Third Row: T. Carr, B. Workman, S, Golden, J. Hardwick, T, Niemann, T. Noblet, K. Wagoner, K. Clark, B. Carter, A. Gilbert, J. Smith. Fourth Row: L. Lewis, M. Rosner, D. Dodson, T. Moran, M. Douglass, J. Butterworth, K. Clark, D. Collins, J, Smock, D. Colgrove, R, Beard, R. Ewoldt. Back Row: Assts. John Griggs and Bruce Holmes, Head Coach Bill Clark, Assts. Tom Smith, Terry Taphorn, and Doug Mullen. MVP tailback Jeff Niemann follows his blocking to gain precious yardage against homecoming opponent Avon. q I VARSITY FOOTBALL 31-4.5, OPPONENT 2 Center Grove O O Decatur Central 6 I 16 Danville 7 18 Whiteland 9 6 Greenwood 7 3 Mooresville 13 8 Avon 18 3 Beech Grove 6 14 Pike O I 15 Plainfield 7 L- -l-I Junior Cornerback Ken Golden slows down the Pike halfback as he waits for help from his teammates. 17

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Freshman Scott Curry catches up with a Mooresville halfback and re- ceives help in stopping a long gainer. g . vi 1 'B V '1 I l u - - li YMVV xg - ' 24 L f.. ,r . V Y i Q FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM - First Row: B. Sikand, J. Johnson, C. Butts, T. Dial, K. King, Second Row: M. Mayo, B. Buchanan, D. Norris, J. Watts, T. Shaw, M. Jones, M. Etienne. Third Row: S. Harris, T. Lawson, J. Hunt, M. Leonard, S. Heinekamp, T, Carter, Raikes, J. Walls, Coach D. Mullen. S. Bates Fourth Row: Coach B. Holmes, E. Popcheff, T. Harmon, E. Knoy, D. Cook, G. Supplying the needed protection expected from an interior lineman, enables the quarter- back to complete a pass. i -1- RESERVE FOOTBALL i S.H.S. Opponent 26 Decatur Central 0 Under the watchful eye of the referee, Matt Rosner illustrates ideal form in stopping a Danville halfback. 6 Danville 0 6 Greenwood 12 20 Beech Grove 0 :: S S 1 1 1 3 l 14 Plainfield 13 Increasing their two-year coaching re- cords to 16-2, coaches Tom Smith and John Griggs established a record of 7 wins and only 2 losses and outscored this year's opponents by a 124-37 point mar- gin. The reserve team opened up with vic- tories over Decatur Central and Danville then lost a heartbreaker to Mid-State rival Greenwood 12-6. Not letting this deaden their spirits the team bounced back to win their next four straight games and pushed their record to 6-1. Losing a close one to another Mid-State rival Center Grove, 6-O, the reserves had their hopes shattered for a conference crown. Al- though still upset over their previous loss, the reserves defeated Whiteland 20-O and ended their season on a winning note. The freshman football squad led by coaches Doug Mullen and Bruce Holmes started their season with a strong win over Danville by a score of 28-O. Through- out the rest of the season, the team had to work hard for their victories and pulled out a winning season at 5-4. 8 Avon 5 24 Mooresville 0 O Center Grove 6 20 Whiteland 0 FRESHIVIAN FOOTBALL S.H.S. Opponent 28 Danville O 6 Greenwood 8 6 Plainfield 21 50 Brownsburg 27 27 Whiteland 12 14 Mooresville 6 6 Fulton 24 26 Decatur Central 12 O Northwest 44 19