Vandalia Community High School - Vandalois Yearbook (Vandalia, IL)

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Vandal players block: Cocagne sets up to pass on crucial third down play, Sophomores observe murderous defense as Vandals stop the rugged opposition. my ,t4,,', .. t 51p 1 M G 5 My ,7r,:- Q gp iz! My L, W I f V ww w we ' J . E i?g . 'If asa .73 H1 f L , tl'trt ,s s xt. F, IVV, f Lk? V, W ,, iw, gr ff' L' i vvvl ? A hyfw, V, uv I ' ' l 5' A ' A t K . its tt llfl N T Q . VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Robin Schukar, Kevin Corridori, Scott McAllister, Gail Du- gan, Jim Street, Kim Edgar, Tom Die- Kroeger. Dallas Henna. Tim White. Mike Meyer, Roger Carpenter. Jim Fisher. SECOND ROW: Steve Miller. Ken Roberts. Kevin Austin. Phil Kuehn. Jim Kidd, Gary Blurton. Bob Culbert- son, Cliff Kleinik, Dale Boatrnan, Chris Barenfanger, Terry Cripe. Bob Bray. John Cearlock. THIRD ROW: Steve Emerick Manager. Gene Cearlock, Frank Street. Andy' Caldwell. Ron Schaller. Doug Cyrus. Ed Holman. Lundy Cearlock. Brad Etcheson, Dave 65 lfogler. Stan Cuppy. Bill Hewitt. Kim Shanks Manager. FOURTH ROW: Kevin Straub, Phil Cocagne. Gene De- vore, Jim Littleford, Mike Gidcumb. Rick Woolsey, Ed Taylor. Andy' Lester, Bruce Miller. Coach Pierson. Head Coach McAllister. Assistant Coach Strobel.

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Five players rate All-Conference Hustling Vandals sprint onto the gridiron at Taylorville in quest ol' a victory. Doing push ups. sit ups, and every other kind ofexercise imag- inable, the fighting Vandals got in shape for another rough season. They built themselves not only physically but also mentally to- ward manhood. The coaches pushed hard f real hard. They chewed, griped and worked till they could hardly stand up. Coaches McAllister and Strobel devoted almost unbeliev- able time to making up plays, put- ting players in positions, and working the timing down to a split second. Spirit was starting to build. One could hear the fighting Van- dals getting in shape from blocks away. Pepping each other up, the Vandals made some pretty mean sounding noises. Game time was getting close. Led by five senior lettermen Dave Fogler. Mike Gidcumb. Kim Edgar. Dale Boatman, Jim Littleford the Vandals were ready for the first game. Little did the Vandals know, at this time, that there would be five players on the All-Conference Team. Dave Fogler. a punter, was the only one receiving first team honors. Second team honors went to Dallas Henna, guard, Jim Lit- tlelord, halfback, Robin Schukar, center. and Mike Gidcumb. place kicker. PICTURED LEFT: Coach Bob Mc- Allister. completing his fifth year as head coach of the Vandals, ponders his strategy. PICTURED RIGHT: Assistant Coach Dean Strobel concludes that the hard practices pay off as he watches the line. 611 l Punter Dave lfogler displays his form. Coach and Cocagne analyge the next play.

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Special award winners lead Vandals in 371 Vandals line up for another crucial play while the fans watch from the stands. Game time finally arrived for the fighting Vandals. Triad was the first opponent. That night just wasn't meant to be for the Vandals. The final score was 30- 8. Next came Highland. The fighting Vandals lost again C20- Oj. Shelbyville was next. This time it was the Vandals' night, 46' 4 y it Y ,, fy bf- I -min l ... .au 1 ., ,,,,,,.N. 'f 'f , Gene Devore Golden Helmet Award winning Q30-l2j. The following game was the most exciting of the year. Taylorville tied the Vandals Q12-IZJ. Homecoming week followed. Litchfield was just loo tough. The fighting Vandals lost Q21-OJ. Vandalia succumbed in the last four games, losing to Pana Q24-221. m , 1? ' A W ' V E 2 V, -,.A.. , , 4 , My 6 i ' ff ' 7 57 , W att: f 1-Q, wwf' V. r'3'a.n ,f i 'e f ,r22',zwwiw-. , M X 56 .4-Rf' V, gftl al ai f h1'i6lli,Vf, ' M1 -' WY ,Q ' !e'z'f!x: 553' my 2 w o w , -,, -f- 4 .i w 2. f lf fret ' . . ,. .',f2iE:g 'v isas af ,QM -W :Y'zllS.:f- 'i.g':w , ,, f' -, 212. nf - .fur . . .f 4t 1 ' f Lai V V ' at - .-,--1. .4 . W ,-. 7 I w.55',: ea ,V , '.. Liv., ,t t , '2?Haxffws. N?s?1.'a'M2x,. 'i'-'f'-ltr' Kevin Austin Coach's Tackle Trophy 66 Mike Gidcumb gives Vandals a boot. Hillsboro Q42-125, Effingham Q4l-SJ, annd Greenville 40-145. Inexperience overruled all year. Next year the Vandals will be led by three special award win- ners f Gene Devore, Kevin Austin. and Phil Cocagne. ' ' ,,W?W1,1i, Q , cz ' ' , e a wif jjj' H , ' I '- ff 'mfs if ' l . . W ,V ,G X . X V f , an 4, J l ' M W V , V ' ww W 4, mn Phil Cocagne -7- Most Valuable Player