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

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'NY .nv-f ,if CLAY CHAMBERS BOOTS an extra point through the uprights as Mike Teague dumps a Grand Junction gridder to the turf. in Annual Palmer Rivalry Wasson 0 uuuuuu RECORD Lakewood C 41 .77,,, aaua.. A rvada West 13 ,,,.,s, ., C Trinidad .sss M Pueblo South I3 aaa. aa Pueblo Central 7 ..Aa..a ..,,,s,. G rand Junction 27 sss,s. O ,ss, ..ssss 7 12 ssssss Pueblo Centennial Aurora Central ssss, Palmer ,ssv,.s,,sO Pueblo East Opponent O 6 C 0 ---,,-l2 ,-..--l2 tt,,,-l2 0 O tt..t.4l 7 JIM SMITH PREPARES to stop a defensive man from interfering with one of Clay Chamber's passes. -'40

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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.

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FRONT ROW: Darrell Kobilan, manager, Lee Martens, manager, SECOND ROW: Coach Mason, Coach Robinson, Bradley Knutson, Troy Hunter, Mike Biernacki, Ron Chavez, Jim Ranals, Bill Stacey, Marshall Griffith, Craig North- rup, Coach Larson, Coach Falgien. THIRD ROW: Jerry Bush, Greg Pahel, Pat Osam, Rick Donalson, Bob Chambers, Phil Dixon, Mike Hendricks, Budgie Ham- ilton, Larry Schwartz. FOURTH ROW: Bill Burke, Mark Horn, Bruce Meade, Doug Page, Mike Johnston, Veryl Berry, George Handley, Steve Kelley, Robert Oyler. FIFTH ROW: Jim Gregory, John Baumgartel, A1 Aberson, Terry Charlton, Mark Goodrich, Bud Hoffpauir, Jim Grove. BACK ROW: Al Arnold, Brian Krogman, Larry Friedrichs, Gary Dunning, Greg McDonald, Joe Shipp, Rich Wadlow. Soph Football Team Registers 8-3 Season Record Led by Coach Tom F algien with assistance from Coach Mason, Coach Larson, and Coach Robinson, the B-Squad finished its season with an 8-3 record, the finest season any Wasson B-Squad has registered. Sophomore gridders established themselves as a po- tential powerhouse as they downed Florence 26-O in their opening contest. The next week, however, the T-Birds lost 14-0 to a strong East Denver team. Apparently their spirit had been aroused, though, because the baby birds JIM RANALS REACHES OUT to stop a Pueblo Centennial player. as Veryl Berry moves in to help. breezed through their next three opponents, downing Trinidad, 12-0, Pueblo Centennial, 12-O, and Pueblo South, 13-12. This string was snapped at three by Pueblo Central, who overwhelmed the T-Birds 13-0. Once more the T-Birds snapped back, this time by beating their next four opponents: Widefield, 20-7, Pal- mer, 13-0, Fountain Valley, 32-14, and Deaf and Blind, 19-0. The final game of the season saw the T-Birds rocked back 40-6 by Pueblo East. RECORD Wasson Opponent 26 ,,,,,, ..,,., F lorence .r,.. ,,,.... 0 O .,,, ,... E ast Denver .,.., r..:... 1 4 12 ,,,,rr ..,...r. T rinidad ..,,rle.rr rr,r, 0 12 rr,... Pueblo Centennial .r.., O 13 rr,-,, rrr.. P ueblo South .,-,.l2 0 --,-,, r,.,. P ueblo Central ,,,,, ,. .r,,,.. 13 20 rrrr.. ,rrr.. W idefield .,,.... ..... 7 13 ,,r,,, .,,..,,,,rr P almer ,r,,...r. ..... 0 32 ,,1,,, ,,,,, F ountain Valley .,,r ,,,.. 1 4 19 2r21,, ,,.1. D eaf 81 Blind .... 0 6 -,,, .,.. P ueblo East ...., r..,... 4 0