Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Injury plagued Falcons post even SICA record Injuries to key players pla- gued the Falcons as they limped to a 3-3 record, good enough for fourth place in the SICA East. The Falcons entered confer- ence play with thoughts of re- peating as conference champs in SICA East. However, early losses to 1-1-F and by an odd 2- O count to Thornton derailed the Falcons championship ex- press. The turning point came when the Falcons trounced arch-rival and pre-season con- ference favorite Thornwood 35-14. However, co-captain and star full back Stevie Blasin- game was lost for a large part of the season with a broken hand. ul have been tackled a million times, but it was just that one time that my hand gave in and broke, stated Bla- singame. ln addition to that, Lonnell Mackey, who gained 574 yards for the season, was ham- pered by a shoulder injury. Some players turned in out- standing individual efforts. Mike Koontz, the other co-cap- tain, was also the team's MVP. Leading the team in pass re- ceptions with l7, he was an all- conference selection at safety. Despite missing half of the season Blasingame led the team in scoring and was an all- conference selection. Bernie Sebok and Renaldo St. lames were named as the team's best offensive and defensive line men. Coach Harold Glson summed up the season, l'lt's unfortunate that we ran into so many injuries that affected our team. On the positive side they didn't quit and were able to fight through adversity, even though our record doesn't re- flect it. The sophomores ended the year with a 7-2 record. Fresh- men were undefeated with a 7- O record. SCOREBOARD TR Opponent 34 'Chigaco Lindbloom 22 8 'Rockford Boylan 2O 6 Homewood- Flossmoor 20 O Thornton 2 35 Thornwood 14 14 Eisenhower 7 14 Bloom 21 33 Bloom Trail 24 14 Rorneoville 41 'forfeit victories over Shepard and Richards 5 wins 4 losses 1 1-I Top: Bill Borgo tries to scramble away from being sacked by a Bloom oppo- nent. Midd1e:VStevie Blasingame is carried off the field after he suffered an ankle injury, Above: Varsity Football: Front 132 Football Row: Andy leleniewski, Stevie Blasin- game, Tyrone Webster, Gary Grana- dos, lim Pachuta, Brian Frank, Kurt Patzer, Todd Carlson, Wallace McMil- lan: Row 2: Deontray Cox, Bill Borgo, Bernie Sebok, Steve Powell, Mike Koontz, lohn Pattison, Frank Yates, Tim Ulanowski, Tom Harmon, Lee Belcherg Row 3: loe Spiller, Bill Tos- chi, Lamen Adams, Lonnell Mackey, Lance King, Bolden lones, Rich Whit- tington, Velar Mayfield, Maurice Thomas, Hollice Childress, Don Ha mermeisterg Back Row lim O'Bria Renaldo St. larnes, lim Willson, lo Plebanski, Don Gardiner, Nick Zakul Michael Beckham, Eric Ernd, Scd Fowler, Dan Tyrrell

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Left: Telling the team to keep their spirits up, Coach l-larold Olson tries to keep his team in a good frame of mind. Top: Combining their efforts to tackle a Bloom Trial offensive player are Rich Whittington, Velar Mayfield, and in- coming Mike Koontz. Above: The defense gets its plan of attack in order. Football