Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Teague. John Wickham, Charlie Green, Bill Brant, Craig Russell, Vaughn Lang- Chuck Smart. Yogi Grandcourt, Dave Bernard. John Hylton, Dennis O'Donnell. man, Bob Toof, Gary Duncan, John Brakefield, Keith Campbell, Jim Smith. Steve Leonard. Bob Torries. John Scales. Larry Gendreizig. Ron Nighswonger. Louie Garcia, Mike Remy, Louis Kouts. BACK ROW: George Poen. Ricky Clark. Charlie Steel, Dave Kendrick, Chuck Andrews, Hal Meller. Rick Prochaska, Gary Neece. Pat Gaffney. Don Herbst. Ron Martinez. Take Second in S.C.L. Football Race 7-0. Mike Teague. Wasson's senior fullback. drove three yards for his first touchdown of the season, but certainly not his last. In the second game of the season, a heart-rending 6-O defeat was handed to the Thunderbirds by Lakevvood's Tigers. thus making the sixth defeat in as many starts that Wasson has suffered at the hands of Lakewood. Next came a rather lopsided 41-0 victory over Arvada West in the last pre-league action for the Thunderbirds. Head Coach Gib Funk cleared his bench and saw a dif- ferent back account for each one of Wasson's.six touch- downs. ln the first league action for the Thunderbirds. Clay Chambers, with only three seconds left showing on the clock, booted a 24 yard field goal to lead the Thunder- birds to a I3-I2 victory over Trinidad's Miners. Again Clay Chambers' toe put the Thunderbirds in the winning column as his two extra points proved to be the margin of victory for the Thunderbirds in a I4-I2 win over the Colts of Pueblo South. Once more Clay Chambers was to boot the Thunder- birds to victory as his single extra point paced the Thun- derbirds to a I3-I2 victory against Pueblo Central's Wildcats. BULLDOZING SENIOR FULLBACK Mike Teague drives forward for yardage against Palmer's Terrors. xfiligi

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, ww me Nl FRONT ROW' Clancy Bader Bob Blxckctt Jim Edwirds Ro er Sims - 1 1 . 1 '. H '. lg 1 ', Couch Talbot. Coach Kalber, Coach Funk, Mr. Berry. Mr. Preston. Mr. Hetzler, Coach Hartman, Coach Westbay, Leonard Arnold, Ken Dickens, Bob Hutton, Norm Hindered by a small line and by graduation of eight ol' eleven starting men. the varsity eleven. in preseason polls. was ranked to place low in the South Central League, and probably end the season with more losses than wins. When the final dust of the gridiron had settled, Wasson had WASSON'S SMALL BUT EFFICIENT LINE holds back the Trinidad Miners as Clay Chambers drops back to pass. Burkholder, Paul Beethe. SECOND ROW: Terry Stillwaugh. Rod Wells. Bill Mueller, Don Liles, Curt Kraushaar, Denny Osbourne, Bill Mitchell, Bob Wilson, Roy Gault, Mark Fleming, Ray Wood, Clay Chambers, Dewey Winters. Mike T-Birds Post 8-2 Season Record, finished second in South Central League action and had posted an 8-2 win-loss record, the best ot' any Thunderbird varsity thus far. An ominous rumble of what was to come was heard as Wasson trimmed an Aurora Central team by a score ol -I . K , ve' , of 'hum L- ' 'fkqi 4'-95

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DETERMINATION SHOWS in Mike Teague's face as he carries two Pueblo East players with him. A PUEBLO EAST BALI. CARRIER has his progress stopped by Thunderbird linebacker Terry Stillwaugh. Against a tough team of Grand Junction Tigers, Wasson increased its number of consecutive South Central League victories to sixteen by defeating the Tigers 7-0 on their home field. Mike Teague registered the lone touch- down, to make a total of four for him so far in the season. ln the annual game with Palmer, victory came sweetly to the Thunderbirds as they smashed the cross-town Ter- rors by a score of 27-0. In a one-sided victory that showed the Thunderbirds honed to a razor-sharp edge, the benches were completely cleared for the second time in the season. Tied with Pueblo Centennial for first place in the tight South Central League race, the Thunderbirds went into their ninth game of the season, against Ccntennial's Bull- dogs, keyed-up and eager for the taste of victory. However, when the final gun sounded, the scoreboard registered a 4'1-7 score in favor of the Bulldogs. In the final game of the season, Mike Teague, co- captain and starting fullback, scored his eighth touchdown and rolled up a season total of a whopping l,O32 yards gained rushing to lead the Thunderbirds past Pueblo's East Eagles by a score of I2-7. The varsity football team was led by Head Coach Gib Funk, with assistance from Coach Westbay, Coach Hartman, Coach Kalber, Coach Talbot, and Coach Green. Gridders are Victorious 27 O A PUEBLO SOUTH PLAYER SCRAMBLES.for a fumble as Roy Gault 1653, John Wickham l2lJ. and Jim Smith C423 close in on him.