Warren Hills High School - Lamaton Yearbook (Washington, NJ)

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At the beginning of the season. Coach Heverin said “Do itand DO IT is what the team did winning the D .R .C. Champ- ionship. The key factors were the leader- ship of the sixteen seniors, hard work, commitment, and determination. The great desire to win was displayed by the Streaks in a few tough games where they had to come from behind to win. This season proved to be a glorious one for both the coaches and the players, lead by captains Ralph Sinkbeil, Albert Howe, Rob Plenge, Mark Fisher and Darryl Long. Coaches Dietzi, Paulus and Swinson along with head coach Joe Heverin, in his final season, turned the previous 3-6 team into an 8-2 power- house. The coaching staff brought out emotion and also pulled the team to- gether. These were needed ingredients for success in ’81. The Streaks started their ’81 campaign with a sound victory over Del. Val. The following week they crushed Belvi- dere 24-10 the preseason favorite to win the D.R.C. After Bel videre, Hackettstown handed the Streaks their only DRC defeat. The Streaks bounced back with victories over a strong North Hunterdon team and a tough South team. Their next victory came against Voorhees- a game in which the Streaks were under- dogs to the defending DRC champs. The Streaks kept climbing to the top with wins over Catholic and Warren County League opponent North Warren. The following week the Streaks were involved in the only home state playoff game in the school’s history, where they suffered a 29-12 defeat to the Bulldogs of Dayton Regional. This proved to be the weakest effort of the awesome Streak defense which was 1 in the the DRC allowing only an average of 6.3 points a game. The final week, the Streaks had a thrilling 21-16 victory over arch rival Hunterdon Central. The game clinched the Blue Streak tie for the DRC championship with Voorhees. This game was a fitting finish to an exciting season. Above: Senior Streak». Front Row: Ed Bockman, Duane Stoudt, Ed Wolte, Ken Traenkle, Mark Fisher, Mike Kennedy, Albert Howe Middle Row: Jim Frustieri. Joe Favara, Scott Rhinehart, Ralph Sinkbeil. Darryl Long. Ken Haller. Back Row: Keith Horn, Rob Plenge. Top: Scott Rhinehart looks for a place to run as Ralph Sinkbeil and another Streak block an opponent. 22

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King of the Hill I op: We’re 91 Above Left: Ken Haller struggles to gel away from his Central opponent. Above Right: After an injury, Ralph Sinkbeil is escorted off the field with the help of Jim Frustien and George VanVeldhuisen. 21

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19ftI FOOTBALL TEAM: First Row: James Frustieri, Ed Bockman, Duane Stoudt. Ed Wolfe, Ken Traenkle. Mark Fisher. Mike Kennedy, Albert Howe Sec ond Row: Pat Breslin. Ed Froehlich, Steve Engelhart. Joe Favara, Scott Rhinehart, Ralph Sinkbeil. Darryl Long. Ken Haller Third Row: John Keeney. George VanVeldhuisen. BobSavacool. Keith Horn. Rob Plenge, Steve Poniatowski. Steve Ruckman. BillGnffin. Fourth Row: Marc Elko. Dave Hicks. Tim Kenny. John Howie. Tony Maiella. Mike Elko. Rich Hugues. Chris Fournier. Fifth Row: Chris Bormann, Gerry Norrell. Bob Ort. Jim Gerard. Jim Trainello, Bill Kerkendall, Dale Doughty. Brent Stecker. Rob Plenge and company shout encouragement to the offense during the Voorhees game. f VARSITY N SCOREBOARD WH OPP 27 Delaware Valley 0 24 Belvidere 10 7 Hackettstown 12 14 North Hunterdon 7 20 South Hunterdon 0 12 Voorhees 7 15 P’burg 0 28 North Warren 0 12 Dayton 29 21 Hunterdon Central 16 8-2 23