St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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Fullback, Tom Winterschcidt, prepares to show his power to a Huskie defender. Jerry Grier outmanuvers a White City defender and then heads upfield. Starting from left to right: front row; Manager Mark Sanders, Jeff Becker. Keith Meyer, Andre Quinton, Tom Tighe, Manager Victor VanW'inkle. second row; Clark Tally, Tom Winterschcidt. F.ric Loeb, Joe Flargreaves. Alan Hopper, Mike Helton, Justin Hoover, Tom Boiler, back row; Head coach Richard Anderson. Bob Beavers, Bill Colvin, Joe Boiler, Jerry Grier, Brad Becker, Mike Minnerath, Bob Knapp, Rod Mays, Assistant coach Dale Bond, Not pictured is Cleveland Lavender. 23

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FOUR RAMS GAIN LEAGUE HONORS End. Bill Colvin, races downfield after completing a Grier pass and sets up the ensuing touchdown. When the Rams entered a new league this season they wanted to make a good impression on the other teams, and their coaches. The best way to do this was to place as many members as possible on the All-League team. The Rams did a very fine job of this by placing four members on the All-League team. Another Ram received Honorable Mention. Ram fullback, Tom Win- terscheidt, was named to the All-League team. Jerry Grier was picked as the best safety in the league. Cleveland Lavender received the defen- sive end award, and was co-winner of the best defensive line man award. Center, Alan Hopper, was the unanimous choice for the center slot. Tackle, Bob Knapp, received Honorable Men- tion. The Rams had the third highest number of players on the All-League team. Justin Hoover shows his ability as a runner as he goes in Coach Anderson congratulates his All-League players: Jerry Grier, Tom untouched for a touchdown in the Downs game. Wintcrscheidt, and Alan Hopper. Not pictured is Cleveland Lavender. 22

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RAMS TAKE SECOND IN LEAGUE Just missing out in the last seconds of their final game for the first-place finish, the Rams finished in an uncon- tested second. This was the Rams first year in the Solomon Valley League and they proved their ability by finish- ing with a 8-2 record. This record is a credit to Coach Westerhaus' superior coaching ability and to the team which worked so hard to earn it. The season was sparked by team effort. The Rams were led by senior Bob Wahle, who set a new school scoring record. Jeff Grant and Tom Winterscheidt spearheaded an aggressive defense and were always good for a few points. Cleveland Lavender was a helpful gunner for the Rams. Justin Hoover was responsible for setting up the plays and aided greatly with the scoring. Fred Meseke contributed heavily to the offense by helping to set up many plays and by shooting to score when points were needed. Keith Boiler also gave the Rams a little extra lift whenev- er he was on the floor. Jerry Grier, a junior, had good ability to jump and was counted on to win the opening tip-off. Coach Westerhaus once said. “We had good spirit from the boys this year for they knew what they wanted and what they had to do to get it. 1 watched these seniors for a long time and 1 knew they would be good. The Rams used their individual talents then combined them in brilliant team work to be one of the best teams in the state. 24 High scorer Bob Wahle shows his basketball finesse. Ace guard Justin Hoover demonstrates his basketball talent.