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After a t1me -out 1n the game aga1nst Pa - The defense watches closely as Coach
pillion. Coach Fred Pet1to jogs off the Bob Dan enhauer designs a new strategy
field iJS the offense gets ready to run the to help with the game against Bryan. In
play that had been discussed in the hud- the end. the Mustangs lost 11 - 1 ~ . (D.
dle. (A Davts) Louden)

Effo rt Key Factor

Team Never Quits

-Mel inda Absher-
confidence builder after the los t to
Central 6-59.
he v ity football team had some The team score got progres-
high ints and some disappoint- sively worse. but the team tried to
men Senior Dave Turnquist pull themselves together. Turn-
said. "I was dis- quist contin-
appointed with ued to say , " It
our season. I ·'We were capable of got pretty de-
think mos t of being one of the top pressing losing
the team was ... game after
The final teams but we couldn't game. It also
record was 2-6 get anything going. - made it hard to
with two wins Senior Dave Turnquist. get fired up for
coming against practice. One
Omaha West- of the good
side and Tho- things about
mas Jefferson. A the season
1 2-3 win over Westsi de was a was that no one gave up and the
coaches helped us keep our heads
up."
After two losses. the team
won a game against T J. They then
played Papillion ending with a
close game 1 6-21 . Coach Fred
Petito said. "We held them down.
We did not give up plays . That was
the result of great effort."
Great effort was shown
throughout the season. Petito
said. "Obviously when we were
accustomed to winning. losing
was a hard adjustment to make ...
Although it was a disap;:Jointing
season. Senior Steve Gries said.
"It was a positive season. and Ire-
ally enjoyed playing football .·· ~

Senior Jeff Burger gains a first down in
the ga e against Westside. It was this
kind 6joffense that helped lead the team
to a~ 2-3 win. This was the first win of
the season. (D. Louden)