Moeller High School 1988-89 Football Newsletters by Archbishop Moeller High School

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Nov. 14, 1988

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1988 Crusaders go 9-2

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Playoff game to Elder 2 4-14 On Saturday afternoon, November 11, the Moeller Crusaders played their final game of the 1988 season. They were eliminated from the State Playoffs in the first round by the Elder Panthers. The very talented Panther team was able to defeat the Crusaders for the second time this season, leaving the Crusaders with a 9-2 record. Moeller's offensive attack was plagued with turnovers. After an interception thrown earliy in. the game, the Crusaders found themselves behind 14-0. The first half was all Elder except for a defensive goal line stand. However, the tide began to turn in the second ha 1f. The Crusader:J came out and scored after a 47-yard drive. Craig

BEST DEFENSIVE BACK JOHN WALKER

Griffey scored on a 4-yard run around the left end. This made the score 14-7 in the middle of the third quarter. On Moeller's next possession, Adam Hyzdu attempted a 39-yard field goal, but hit the left upright and the ball bounced out. Griffey scored again late in the fourth quarter on another 4-yard run, but it just wasn't enough to put the Crusaders ahead. The final score ended up 24-14. Defensively, the Crusaders played their hearts out. They were faced with a tough challenge, for Elder had many great offensive players. They forced two interceptions, one by linebacker Jeff Crable, and another by Kevin Henderson, who returned it to Elder 1 s 9-yard line which set up Griffey's touchdown. The defense

BEST OFFENSIVE BACK JOE TOEPFER

Best Offensive Back - Craig Griffey

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ERIC SCHNEIDER

MIKE SCHEISS

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

gave up only 97 yards rushing, but allowed 225 yards passing. Overall, it was a pretty good year. We didn't win the State Championship, but we had fun. and that is the whole reason we're out there. The team played as hard as they could all year~ and that's all anyone can ask. for. Good luck next year! by Mike Rohlfs

Jeff Crable

MIKE NICHOLS

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Game Statistics RUSHING M. Olexa c. Griffey M. Eutsey c. Fisher

MOELLER 14 - ELDER 24 NOVEMBER 12, 1988 WE

FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TO Passes Passes Intercepted Yards NUMBER RUSHING Yards Y~rds

Nets Yards TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

SCORING Griffey A. Hyzdu

PASSING

c. Fisher PASSES CAUGHT J, Toepfer p. Daumeyer c. Jenkins

17 9 8 0 26 13 227 1 2 30 37 130 39 91 63 318 6 212 186 53.0 31.0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 3 165 230 55.0 46.0 5 2 37 96 1 2 0 1 8 1 75 5

THEY

9 1 7 1 19 3 64 0 4 7 28 161 7 154 47 218 4

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PASS INTERCEPTIONS K. Henderson J. Crable KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

TCB

NYG

AVG

8 11 6 3

76 59 21 -2

9.5 5.3 3.5 -0.7

0 1 0 0

1 1

21 9

0 0

YDS

AVG

165

55.0

KICKOFF RETURNS s. Sheppard c. Griffey J. Walker

YDS

AVG

3 1 1

58 32 6

19.3 32.0 6.0

PUNTING

YDS

AVG

212

53.0

YDS

AVG

1 1

4 0

4.0 0

c. Tucker PUNT RETURNS LeRoy G. Griffey

12 2

!NT

1 1

44 15 5

0 0 0

CASEY TUCKER

ZAFERES AWARD SEASON RECORD: Won 9, Lost 2

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Award went to Shawn Pierce of West Chester. Shawn was a Captain for the Crusaders, scored 3 goals and added 5 assists. ~eadership

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The Moeller Soccer Team had its Awards Banquet on Sunday, November 13. The team had its best season ever under the leadership of Coach Randy Hurley of Mason. Coach Hurley completed his first year as Moeller's Head Soccer Coach compiling a record of 13-4-2 including a 6-2-2 record in the GCL for a second place finish in the league. Randy has been honored as the Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year CEast). Randy has also been named as the East All-Star Coach. A number of players were with specific awards:

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Most Valuable Player: was Brian Bonham. Brian was one of the Captains of the Soccer Team and was the leading scorer with 19 goals and 7 assists. Brian was also named to the GCL All-Star team and the Southwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association CSWOSCA) All-District Team and the Cincinnati Post All-City Team. Brian was Second Team on the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches All-State Team and on the National Association Soccer Coaches Mid-East Regional Team. Brian is a resident of Mason. Ohio. Best. Defensive PJ?Y~r was Dave Guller of West Chester. Dave was also named to the GCL All-Star team. Dave was one of the Tri-Captains of the team. Best Offen~ive P_l_ay~_r_ was Paul Rennie of West Chester. Paul had 12 goals on 45 shots plus 2 assists.

!d_Qst Improved P_layer was Rob Albert of Kenwood. As a goalie, Rob took on 27 shots and had 17 saves and gave up 3 goals. He is credited with 2-1/4 shutouts. Spir.t1 Aw~rd went to Keith Kroeger of Cincinnati. Keith had 6 goals and 3 assists in his first year as a Moeller Soccer Player. Several other honors were announced at the banquet. Seniors John Hoog Cindian Hill) and Kevin Harpring (Montgomery) were named to the All Ohio Academic Soccer Team. They were the only members of the first team from the Greater Cincinnati area. John was also named to the GCL All-Academic Team. Sophomore Scott Schaeper CWest Chester) was named to the GCL All-Star Team and to the SWOSCA District Team and Cincinnati Post All-City Team. Bill Riehle of Loveland and Mike McMillan of Montgomery were also named to the GCL All-Star Team. Brian Bonham of Mason graduates from Moeller this Spring and will carry with him 4 school records: Most goals in a season with 19. Most points in a season with 45. Most goals in a game - 4 against Hamilton. Most points in a game with 9 C4 goals and one assist against Hamilton.) All of these were set in the 1988 season. continued

Cumulative Statistics (1 0 games) _________

MOELLER RUSHING ATTEMPTS YARDS RUSHING PASSES ATTEMPTED PASSES COMPLETED YARDS PASSING INTERCEPTIONS BY TOTAL YARDS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING PENALTY NO. PENALTIES YARDS PENALIZED FUMBLES FUMBLES LOST SCORING

OPPONENTS ,

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307 1301 225 141 2025 16 3326 165 76 80 9 49 480 12 7 TD XPK

282 807 199 88 1117 8 1924 113 48 51 14 41 367 14 6

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Totals

TOT

8 25/31

1 1

4/5

6 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4/4 2

50 39 36 24 18 12 12 12 6 6 6 6 4 4

---------------------------------------SCORING BY QTRS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT

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MOELLER OPPONENTS

66 20

100 28

78 22

65 51

0 0

---------------------------------------RECORD: ------------------------------------·---MOELLER: 17 COLERAIN 8 MOELLER: MOELLER: MOELLER: MOELLER: MOELLER: f.IOELLER: MOELLER: MOELLER: MOELLER: TOTAL

14 29 36 36 32 33 42 49 21 309

YNGSTWN URSULINE 7 HAMILTON 7 ROGER BACON 27 PURCELL-MARIAN 0 ST. XAVIER 8 ELDER 36 LASALLE 6 DAYTON DUNBAR 8 PRINCETON 14 OPPONENTS

121

ATT

YDS

AVG

66 34 24 10 2 1 50 2 1 2 4 1

311 179 106 22 17 15 15 13 9 8 5 -2

4.7 5.3 4.4 2.2 8.5 15.0 0.3 6.5 9.0 4.0 1.3 -2.0

2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0

307 1301

4.2

4 0

122 0

1 0

2 0

26 22 20 16 13 7 5 3 1 1

319 246 271 106 191 153 87 116 6 0

12.3 11.7 13.6 6.6 14.7 21.9 17.4 38.7 6.0 0.0

2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0

--------------------------------------Olexa, M. 110 603 5.5 10 Eutsey, M. Collins, c. Sheppard, s. Walker, T. Jenkins, c. Smith, J. Fisher, c. Birrell, M. Tucker, c. Griffey, c. Hyzdu, A. Team

---------------------------------------Olexa, M. 12 74 1 Toepfer, J. Hyzdu, A. Collins, c. Fisher, c. Jenkins, c. Beerman, M. Eutsey, M. Griffey, c. Asbrock, c. LeRoy, T. Nichols, M. Stofko, G. Burwinkle, D. Sheppard, s.

RUSHING

--------------------------------------TD PASSING ATT COMP YDS INT --------------------------------------Fisher, c. 217 137 1903 7 16 Hyzdu, A. Olexa, M.

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--------------------------------------NO YDS AVG TD --------------------------------------27 530 19.6 Toepfer, J. 8 RECSIVING

Olexa, M. Jenkins, c. Birrell, M. Daumeyer, P. Stofko, G. Asbrock, c. Collins, c. Beerman, White, B. Eutsey, M.

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PUNTING

Tucker, c. Hyzdu, A.

19 3

721 37.9 122 40.7

Opponents

1475 36.0

Hyzdu, A. Burwinkle, D. Tucker, c. Knecht, T.

40 16

2092 810 42 40

Opponents

KICKOFFS

INTERCEPTIONS

1 1

52.3 50.6 42.0 40.0

1033 44.9

AVG

4 2 2 1 1 1 1

32 31 0 44 18 1 0

8.0 15.5

0 0 0 1 0 0 0

---------------------------------------0 Henderson, K. 51 12.8 4 FUMBLES RECOVERED BY DEFENSE LeRoy, T. Crable, J. Griffis, J. Henderson, K. Rohlfs, M.

2 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 0

Walker, J. Jennings, T. Barkley, A. Nichols, M. LeRoy, T. Tucker, c. Folzenlogen, A.

o.o

44.0 18.0 1.0 0.0

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Miscellaneous The Football Newsletter will no longer be published on a weekly basis. This is the 11th issue of the year. The Newsletter will be published on a monthly basis for the remainder of the year.

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Moeller's Cross Country Awards Banquet was held on November 2. Head Coach Forrest Brandt gave out the following awards to his team: Most Improved Runner Award Scott Popolin (Loveland) Crusader Award for Spirit and Leadership Brian Henties (Symmes Twp) Most Valuable Runner Mike Brewer (West Chester) 1988 Captain's Award Kevin Sand (Silverton) 1989 Captains Steve Krimmer (Silverton) Scott Popolin (Loveland)

Annual Football Awards Ceremony On Sunday, December 11th, we will honor everyone involved with our 1988 Football Program for their hard work and effort. This special event will be held at the Clarion Hotel. which is located on the corner of West Sixth Street and Elm, in Downtown Cincinnati. The Awards Program will begin at 1:00 PM with a social hour. A cash barL snacks, 8nd subsandwiches willbeavailable for th~uentii=e program. The proceedsfrom the cash bar and sandwiches help pay for the rental of the room. Please skip brunch and e~1oy the snacks at the Awards Banquet. The formal program will begin at 2:00 PM. Admissions is $10.00 per team member's family and $5.00 per guest. This money helps defray a portion of the cost of the awards. Tickets will be sold at school the week of December 5th and they will be available at the door.

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Coach Rick Bohne's Golf Team had Awards Banquet at the their Park Country Club on Terrace November 13. The Sunday. following awards were handed out: Captains Awards: Mike Deiters Jason Rothwell Most Val. Player: Jason Rothwell Crusader Award: Mike Deiters Most Improved:

Bob Gerstmeyer Chris Sturr

JACK THRUSH

BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

THE MOELLER FOOTBALL NEWSLEIIER is published by the Moeller High School Athletic Department, 9001 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Athletic Director: Jim Lippincott; Editor and Assistant Athletic Director: Bob Tull; Statistics: John Dumbacher; Photography: Moeller Photography Department; Composing: Carol Campbell. The NEWSLETTER is published at Moeller in conjunction with the facilities of the Moeller CRUSADER.

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Nov. 7, 1988

FOOTBALL

Moeller downs Princeton, 21-14

PATRICK AEDDYtThe Concinnati Post

Moeller's Craig Griffey heads for one of the two touchdowns he scored against Princeton in Friday night's game . .

Photo courtesy of THE CINCINNATI POST

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Crusaders are back in the playoffs On Friday night, November 4, the Moeller Crusaders took on the previously undefeated Princeton Vikings. The Crusaders needed a win in order to secure a spot in the Playoffs, and they got it. They beat the Vikings by a score of 21-14 at U. c. 's Nippert Stadium in front of over 12,000 fans. Moeller's passing offense was a maior factor contributing to the win. Before halftime, the Crusaders threw only short passes. Then after the half, they went to a long pass which confused the Viking defense and allowed Moeller to move the ball. Quarterback Casey Fisher threw 30 times with 18 completions and 221 yards. Joe Toepfer was his main

target. He caught 6 passes for 69 yards, one being a 22-yard touchdown throw. Fisher also hit Chris Asbrock for two consecutive gains of 34 yards and 21 yards which set up Moeller's first touchdown of the second half. Craig Griffey was the key to Moeller's rushing success. After being ineligible for the first nine games, he came out and scored two touchdowns. Mike Olexa also ran the ball well, carrying the ball 14 times with an average of 4.9 yards per carry. Moeller's offense turned in a total of 321 yards on the night. The Moeller defense played a tremendous game. They held the Vikings to a total of only 156 yards, 69 passing and 87 rushing.

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The defense was led by linebacker Mike Nichols who had 21 tackle points. Moeller was able to stop Princeton's offense because they were able to stop the passing game. Tackles Jim Perry and Andy Folzenlogen along with ends Mike Schiess and Eric Schneider put constant pressure on Princeton's quarterback, allowing him little time to throw. They forced two interceptions. One by John Walker, the other by Kevin Henderson who returned it for a 34-yard gain. The defense was highlighted with a goal line stand in the middle of the third quarter. It set the stage for the rest of the game. The Vikings had a first down from the three yard line, but the Crusaders would not let them score. They attempted a field

B.Hindersman BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

goal, left.

but shanked it wide to the

The Crusaders play their first game of the State Playoffs next week. They are playing the Elder Panthers on Saturday, November 12 at Dayton's Welcome Stadium. Game time is 1:30 PM. The Panthers defeated the Crusaders in a very close game during the regular season, and the Crusaders are hungry for revenge. Don't miss the game, as the Crusaders attempt to move along the road to the State Championship. by Mike Rohlfs

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Game Statistics MOELLER 21 - PRINCETON 14 NOVEMBER 4, 1988 WE

FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards NUMBER RUSHING Yards Yards Nets Yards TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

PASSING PA c. Fisher 30

11 3 6 2 17 6 69 1 1 2 1 34 19 31 31 108 118 31 8 100 87 48 61 321 156 5 5 1918 237 39,6 47.4 0 0 3 3 65 11 3 4 225 125 56. 2 41. 7 2 2 46 50 2 0 0 0 4 4 40 48

SCORING c. Griffey J. Toepfer A. Hyzdu

THEY

18 11 6 1 30 18 221

PASSES CAUGHT J. Toepfer c. Jenkins c. Asbrock G. Stofko M. Olexa M. Birrell p, Daumeyer

6 3 2 2 2 1

69 30 54 30 22 t1 5

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASS INTERCEPTIONS K.. Henderson J, Walker

1 1

34 0

0 0

TCB

NYG

AVG

14 10 2 5

69 26 8 -3

4.9 2.6 4.0 -0.6

0 0 2 0

RUSHING M. Olexa M. Eutsey c. Griffey c. Fisher

PUNTING Tucker A. Hyzdu

YDS

AVG

4 1

148 50

37.0 50.0

PUNT RETURNS Griffey Jenkins

YDS

AVG

1 2

7 4

7.0 2.0

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

YDS

AVG

225

56.2

KICKOFF RETURNS J. Walker c. Griffey

YDS

AVG

1 1

23 27

23.0 27.0

c. c. c.

ExPt

12 6 3

INT

221

Playoff Game: Elder at Dayton Welcome Stadium Sat. Dec. 12, 1:30 PM SEASON RECORD: Won 9, Lost 1

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Nichols Perry 21 Schiess 21 Folzenlogen Crable Tucker 18 Jennings LeRoy 17 Schneider Griffis 17 Henderson Storm 13 Walker 13 Tenkman

Pts 12 8 5 3 2

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Rats of the week: Pat Holt Steve Larkin Joe Sharpshair Neil Dougherty

Ardell Barkley Jason Knecht Bob Pflanz

Adam Adkins â&#x20AC;˘

Tom Blatz Ken Darby

Jerry Jivoin Craig Meyer

Chris Ryals Jeff Buck

Reserves finish with 9th ZIP The Moeller Crusader's Reserve Team improved their record to 9-1 by defeating Princeton Saturday, 21-0. The Defense extablished their Zips as the most in Reserve history with 9. They had only one team score against them and that was Elder scoring 14. Proving true what Coach Schira said in the beginning of the year, that if we are scored upon, we will 99% of the time lose. He was only wrong by 1%, proving this year that the only time we lost. we were scored upon. Great standouts this game for the defense were Chris Ryals, Chris Woycke with 2 interceptions, and Tom Blatz. The

offense

had a little

help with the added addition of Carlos Collins who added 2 touchtowns. Moeller's offense was dominating 95% of the time, ending drives only because of fundamental mistakes. This game was an excellent game for both sides of the ball and a momentum builder for the .. 89 .. season. The Reserve Crusaders would like to thank the coaching staff, consisting of Head Coach Tim Schira, Assistant Coaches Bob Paola, Randy Fath and John Gallagher. We would also like to extend a special thanks to Connie Boehner and the Reserve Cheerleaders for their excellent support, we did appreciate it. Thanks!

extra by Pete Hopewell

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Frosh finish at 6-2 The Moeller Crusader Freshmen Football Team lost to Withrow last Wednesday, November 2, in a close and exciting game 14-10. After receiving the opening kickoff, Withrow's first play from scrimmage resulted in a 63yard touchdown pass. The defense held Withrow from coverting the two-point conversion and at the end of the first quarter, Withrow led 6-0. Neither team scored in the second quarter; therefore. at halftime, the score read Withrow 6, Moeller o. In the third quarter, a Withrow running back broke loose for an 83 yard touchdown run. The two point conversion again was unsuccessful. At the end of the

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third quarter, Withrow led 12-0. Both teams scored in the fourth quarter. Early in the final quarter, Withrown recorded a safety, which upped the score to 14-0. Moeller broke the shutout on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Sean Tunning to Jason Brown. The two-point conversion was successul as Joe Cameron ran the ball in. Jon Morgan added a safety near the game's end which made the final score, Withrow 14, Moeller 10. Moeller had a final overall record of 6-2 and the Freshmen were 4-1 and Champions in the Greater Cincinnati League. by Sean Tunning.

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CASEY TUCKER

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Miscellaneous Another big round you's" is due:

"Thank

To WVXU radio of Xavier University for broadcasting several Moeller games this year as well as other high school football games. Nei 1 K.onerman Sports Director, WVXU Xavier University 3800 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 Phone: 731-9898 To Greg Simms, Sports Writer for the Dayton Daily News. Greg and the Daily News produced a big article on the Moeller-Dunbar game including a 8" by 8" color photograph on the front page of the sport section. Parents and fans can thank the Daily News for this extensive coverage by contacting them at the address below:

Alumni Association President, Doug Miller, and Terry Donnellan, also from Moeller, and Dennis Bailey of the Princeton Alumni helped to organize the event. Thanks also goes to the Gregory Family for hosting the event. Over a dozen local media representatives were in attendance. The event went over very well as friendly barbs were exchanged in anticipation of one of the greatest high school football rivalries in the nation. Also highlighted at the press conference was the "King of Block" trophy which the two alumni associations originated last year. Princeton kept the traveling trophy last year as a result of their 10-7 victory over the Crusaders. Moeller leads the series 19-6 going into Friday night's game.

Greg Simms Sports Department Dayton Daily News 4th & Ludlow Dayton, Ohio 45402 The Moeller and Princeton Alumni Associations have sponsored a Moeller-Princeton press conference for the second consecutive year. The event was held at the Montgomery Inn on Monday, October 31 at twelve noon. Both head coaches were in attendance as were players from both schools. Mike Rohlfs represented Moeller both as a Football Captain and as Student Council President. Bob Crable and Thad Jamison both spoke on behalf of the Alumni Players from Moeller and Princeton. Moeller's

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Post game party at Moeller There will be a post game celebration, back at the Moeller cafeteria after the Moeller Elder game, Saturday, Nov. 12. There will be a buffet meal served along with drinks and snacks. All parents, fans, boosters, and team members are invited. Y'all come!

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Oct. 31, 1988

FOOTBALL ~~~Wloo

Moeller over Dunbar, 49Â·8

BRUCE CRIPPEN/The Cincinnati Post

Photo courtesy of THE CINCINNATI POST

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Parents' night successful On Friday night, October 28, the Moeller Crusaders defeated Dayton Dunbar by a score of 49-8. It was Parent's Night at Galbreath Field and the Crusaders honored their parents for all the support they've given them so far. The win over the Wolverines increased Moeller's record to 8-1. Moeller's offense was explosive. They racked up a total of 534 yards on the night. Quarterback Casey Fisher led the team and set a school record with 22 passes and 16 completions for 317 yards and three touchdowns. Junior Quarterback Adam Hyzdu also threw a touchdown pass. Excellent pass protection by the offensive line contributed to the great success of Moeller's passing game. All

wide receivers caught passes. Joe Toepfer caught three passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. Touchdown pases were also caught by Mike Olexa and Greg Stofko. Olexa caught 3 passes for 72 yards, Stofko caught 4 for 66 yards. Junior Mike Beerman was also on the receiving end of a 38-yard touchdown pass thrown by Hyzdu. Moeller excelled not only in their passing game, but in their running as well. Scott Sheppard led the rushing attack with 12 carries for 58 yards. Olexa also ran well. He had 10 carries for 54 yards and two touchdowns. The Crusaders were never forced to punt throughout the entire game.

C. Fisher

M.Olexa BEST OFFENSIVE BACIC continued on page 3

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E. Schneider BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

The Crusaders played as well defensively as they did offensively. It was a great team victory. The Crusaders refused the Wolverines the opportunity to drive the ball. They forced a total of 8 Wolverine punts. Defensive Back John Walker played an outstanding game. He had an interception which he ran back 17 yards to give the offensive excellent field position. The defense gave up a total of only 137 yards, 81 rushing and 56 passing. Next week game of Crusaders forward to

is Moeller's biggest the season. The have been looll<ing this game for a long

J. Fitzpatrick BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

time. The Princeton Vikings have beaten Moeller the past two years, and present a tremendous challenge this year. The Crusaders need this game in order to enter the playoffs. With a win, the Crusaders are sure to be in. However, there is only a slim chance for tlhem if they lose. The team needs your support for this game more than ever before. The game is Friday, November 4 at 8:00 PM at Nippert Stadium. You are al.so invited to attend a pep rally which will be held on Friday at 4:45 PM in the gym. by ÂˇMiJ.I<e Rohlfs

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Game Statistics PASSING

MOELLER 49 - DAYTON DUNBAR - 8 October 28, 1988 WIE

FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TO Passes Passes Intercepted Yards NUMBER RUSHING Yards Yards Nets Yards TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fuot>les Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

25 14 10 1 23 17 355 4 0 0

184 5

179 60

534 0 0

A. Hyzdu

PA 22

317

3 1

4 4 2 16 3 56 1 1

17 25 101 20 81 41

0 1 3

0 0

8 398

216

0 4 40

0 4 35

2 1

22 20

0 0

PASS INTERCEPTIONS J. Walker

RUSHING s. Sheppard M. Olexa T. Walker C. Collins c. Fisher M. Eutsey

105 49.7 52.5

TD 18

0 0

PASSES CAUGHT J, Toepfer u. Olexa G. Stofko u. Birrell u. Beerman C. Jenkins c. Asbrock

ExPt

6 6 6 6 3 2 2

SEASON RECORD: Won 8, Lost 1

4 3 1

TCB 12 10

YG 94

72 66 43

1 1 0

NYG

AVG 4.8

54 26

5.4

24 12

4.0 4.0

0 2 0 0 1

1. 7

3 6

8.7

PUNTING None

YDS

AVG

PUNT RETURNS

YDS

AVG

3.0

KICKOFFS D. Burwinkle A. Hyzdu T. Knecht

YDS

AVG

257

51.4

101

50.5 40.0

KICKOFF RETURNS J. Walker

YDS

AVG

20.5

T. LeRoy

SCORING M. Olexa M. Beerman c. Fisher G. Stofko Jâ&#x20AC;¢ Toepfer A. Hyzdu D. Burwinkle s. Sheppard

INT

THEY 10

137 4 106 26.5 0

c. Fisher

Next Game: Princeton at Nippert Stadium Fri., Nov. 4, 1988, 8 PM

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Rats of the week: Pat Holt Mark Mazuk Ken Feichtner

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Nichols 19 Rohlfs J.Walker 19 Whitaker Schneider 18 I lie Jennings 16 LeRoy Schiess 15 Barkley Joe Poore 13 Holt Perry 12 Gunning Crable 8 B. Nugent Folzenlogen 8 Storm Griffis 8 Tenkman Henderson 5 Zelina

Neil Dougherty Adam Adkins Chris Woycke

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Matt Latzy

Thank

You's

It's time for another round of "Thank you's" from the Athletic Department. There are many people that help out in many ways. We can't thank them all but we try to thank as many as we can. Thanks to .... Mike Rennie and RICOH Corporation for donating a FAX machine to the Athletic Department. Carol Campbell, Connie Boehner, Caroline Jenkins and Carol Nichols who all do so much work in the Athletic Department Office. Dick Beerman who helps coordinate the doctor's visits and keeps up with the Harbin points weekly.

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countless other for the he gives to contributions Moeller. The Captain's Mothers who prepare a Monday night meal for the Coaches that stay to show films at the Booster Club meetings. Mary Rice who helps copy and compile the defensive scouting reports each week. The many ladies that volunteer time in the Bookstore to keep it open all day. Bro. Charlie Wanda who does the lettering on the weekly football game dedications. Mr. Bob Pflanz who has filmed the Reserve and Freshmen games this year.

Don Goff who continues to work so hard on the Bookstore. manages all the equipment problems, and continued

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Thank you Parents! Friday night, October 28, was Parent's Night. It was a very emotional night for the Moeller family. The Players, Managers, and Cheerleaders got a chance to thank their parents for all they have done for them over the years. Being a player myself, I can truly say that the parents deserve it. They do so much for us, from doing all our dirty laundry and driving us back and forth to practice, to cooking late dinners and always being their to cheer us up or help us out when we are down. The night started out at 4:30 PM in the gym. All of the parents were invited to join and watch our traditional pre-game activities. They observed as we made our final preparations for the upcoming game. After our little walk through practice, everyone moved into the Chapel for Benediction and silent prayer. They then proceeded to follow us into the locker room. They listened in as each coach

gave a little talk and expressed their thanks and attitudes towards the games. Finally, everyone gathered around the statue of Uary and said one last prayer before loading the busses. Once arriving at Galbreath Field, the Crusaders went through their warm-up exercises. Then just before the game started, each player was introduced with his parents. The mothers received a flower and the fathers received a banner. The Cheerleaders, Managers and Coaches' Wives were introduced as we 11. It was a special moment for everyone involved. After the game, everyone was invited back to Moeller's cafeteria for a big celebration in honor of the parents. They do so much for us, it is only right that we show our appreciateion to them. Without them, everything we have accomplished would have been impossible. Thanks again, Parents, you really deserve it! by Mike Rohlfs

Doug Burwinkel

ZAFERES AWARD

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BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER -

U. Nichols

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9 games

\ MOELLER RUSHING ATTEMPTS YARDS RUSHING PASSES ATTEMPTED PASSES COMPLETED YARDS PASSING INTERCEPTIONS BY TOTAL YARDS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING PENALTY NO. PENALTIES YARDS PENALIZED FUMBLES FUMBLES LOST

OPPONENTS RUSHING

251 720 182 82 1048

276 1201 195 123 1804 14 3005 147 70 69 45 432 12 7

Totals SCORING

TD XPK

EP2

TOT

---------------------------------------Olexa, M. 12 1 74 Toepfer, J. Collins, c. Hyzdu, A. Fisher, c. Jenkins, c. Beerman, M. Eutsey, M. Asbrock, c. LeRoy, T. Nichols, M. Stofko, G. Burwinkle, D. Sheppard, s.

7 6

1 22/28

4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 4/4 2

4/5

YDS

AVG

96 56 34 24 10 45 2 1 2 1

534 285 179 106 22 18 17 15 13 9

10 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

Olexa, M. Eutsey, M. Collins, C. Sheppard, s. Walker, T. Fisher, C. Jenkins, C. Smith, J. Birrell, M. Tucker, C. Hyzdu, A. Team

1768 102 42 48 12 37 327 12

ATT

44 36 36 24 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 4 4

-2

5.6 5.1 5.3 4.4 2.2 0.4 8.5 15.0 6.5 9.0 1. 3 -2.0

276 1201

4.4

PASSING

ATT COMP YDS

Fisher, c. Hyzdu, A. Olexa, M.

187 119 1682 7 4 122 1 0 0

RECEIVING

Toepfer, J. Olexa, M. Birrell, M. Jenkins, C. Stofko, G. Beerman, M. Daumeyer, P. Asbrock, C. Collins, C. White, B. Eutsey, M.

21 24 18 19 11 3 15 5 5 1 1

INT

TD 6 1 0

YDS

AVG

461 297 260 216 161 116 101 99 87 6 0

22.0 12.4 14.4 11.4 14.6 38.7 6.7 19.8 17.4 6.0 0. 0

7 2

0 2

1 2

0 0

SCORING BY QTRS 1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

MOELLER OPPONENTS

100 21

71 22

58 44

0 0

59 20

--------------------------------------NO YDS AVG --------------------------------------Tucker, C. 15 573 38.2 PUNTING

Hyzdu, A.

72 36.0

Opponents

1238 34.4

KICKOFFS

--------------------------------------Hyzdu, A. 36 1867 51.9

Burwinkle, D. Tucker, c. Knecht, T.

16 1 1

810 50.6 42 42.0 40 40.0

Opponents

908 45.4

---------------------------------------INTERCEPTIONS NO YR AVG TD ---------------------------------------Walker, J. 3 32 10.7 0

BEST

DEFE~SIVE

BACK

J.Walker

Henderson, K. Jennings, T. Barkley, A. Nichols, M. LeRoy, T. Tucker, c. Folzenlogen, A.

3 2 2 1 1 1 1

17 31 0 44 18 1 0

5.7 15.5 0.0 44.0 18.0 1.0 0.0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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1988

FOOTBALL

Crusaders down Lancers 42Â·6

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Moe's offense explodes for 4 2 On Friday night, October 21, the Moeller Crusaders rebounded after a tough loss to the Elder Panthers to beat the LaSalle Lancers by a score of 42-6 and improve their overall record to 7-1.

The Crusader defense started off the game. After a few short plays, they turned the ball over to the offense with an interception by John Walker. The Crusader offense proceeded to drive the ball steadily down the field for a touchdown. The score was set up by a long pass from quarterback Casey Fisher to wide receiver Greg Stofko. Junior Mike Eutsey then ran the ball in for the score from the two-yard line. The Crusaders missed the extra point attempt.

After the kickoff, the Moeller defense once again stuffed the Lancer offense. They forced the Lancers to punt after three short plays, and gave the offense excellent field position. The Moe offense scored once again, with the help of a Lancer penalty, on a 34-yard pass completion from Fisher to Joe Toepfer. The defense stopped the Lancer offense one more time to end the first quarter. Moeller drove the ball just as well the second quarter as they did the first. Mike Olexa, after having several great runs, scored for Moeller's third touchdown of the game. Great blocking from a strong offensive line made these runs possible. The Crusaders were successful with the twopoint conversion attempt, making the score 21-0.

M.Olexa

C. Fisher BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

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E. Schneider

MIKE SCHEISS

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN The Crusaders went on to score once more before the end of the half. This time, it was a pass from Fisher to Chris Jenkins who was wide open in the middle of the field. He caught the ball and ran it in for a touchdown. The score at the end of the first half was 28-0.

Offensively, the Crusaders totally shut down the LaSalle offense. They allowed only 84 yards rushing and 87 yards passing. Offensively, the Crusaders racked up a total of 457 yards. Fisher threw for a total of 284 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Moeller started off strong again_ in the third quarter. They scored after just three plays on a deep pass from Fisher to Toepfer. The Moeller defense continued to refuse LaSalle the opportunity to drive the ball. Moeller scored one more time on a quick run around the outside by Carlos Collins. The score. at this point, was 42-0. Moeller's second team squad got a chance to play the remainer of the game. The game ended with a final score of 42-6.

Next week, the Crusaders play Dayton Dunbar at Galbreath Field at 8:00 PM. This game is Parents' night. All Senior Parents are invited to Moeller's pre-game activities which start at 4:00 PM in the gym. by Mike Rohlfs

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Game Statistics CAUGHT ...J.PASSES Olexa Toepfer

MOELLER 42 - LA SALLE 6 October 21. 1988 FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards NUMBER RUSHING Yards Yards Nets Yards TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

THEY

16 7 8 1 19 8 270 3 1 0 30 183 11 172 49 442 1 13 13.0 0 6 40 7 361 51.6 2 13 3 2 5 62

13 6 5 2 20 9 87 0 1 13 41 127 43 84 61 171 6 172 28.6 0 0 0 2 72 36.0 6 88 2 0 3 35

SCORING J. Toepfer M. Olexa c. Coli ins Eutsey c. Jenkins A. Hyzdu

12 6 6 6 6

...

PASSING c. Fisher A. Hyzdu

ExPt

4 2

98 90 54 28

0 2

1 1

Jenkins G. Stofko

RUSHING M. Eutsey u. Olexa c. Collins s. Sheppard T. Walker c. Fisher

TCB

NYG

8 8 6 3 3 2

62 42 35 29 7 -3

AVG 7.7 5.2 5.8 9.6 2.3 -1.5

PUNTING A. Hyzdu

YDS

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins T. LeRoy

TD 1 1 1 0 0 0

AVG 13.0

YDS

3 3

AVG

28 12

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

YDS

361

51.6

RETURNS ...KICKOFF Eutsey s. Sheppard

YDS

AVG

1 1

13 0

13.0 0

PASS INTERCEPTIONS J. Walker

9.3 4.0

AVG

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18 1

8 0

270 0

3 0

INT

SEASON RECORD: Won 7, Lost 1

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Rats of the week: Bukala Ajayi Kevin Schlotman Lonnie Blackley Sean McGovern Jeff Buck Bob Pflanz Tony Gertz BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Frosh stay

The Moeller Crusader Freshmen Football Team defeated the LaSalle Lancers 18-0 and became Co-Greater Cincinnati League Champions. Moeller is now 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the G.C.L. In the first half, outside linebacker Joe Cameron returned a LaSalle fumble 67 yards to the LaSalle 8-yard line, setting up the first of Jeff Raussen's two touchdown passes to Jason Brown. The first was a ten-yard pass and the second a 24-yard toss. Both extra point plays failed, making the score at halftime 12-0.

The

Crusaders never looked back in the second half. The offense continued to drive forward and the defense continued to drive LaSalle back. Max Langenkamp caught a 17-yard touchdown pass, Ryan Jackson broke loose for a

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WIDDIDg

Ernst

path

44-yard run and Jon Morgan returned a fumble 26 yards. The final score was 18-0. Moeller travels to Aiken on Wednesday, October 26. The opening kickoff is scheduled to be at 4 PM. by Sean Tunning DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Crable 24 Nichols Schneider 24 Storm Schiess 23 Darby J.Walker 12 Gunning Jennings 9 Colosiroo Perry 9 Feichtner Henderson 7 Handorf Folzenlogen 6 Hindersman LeRoy 6 Ille Joe Poore 6 B.Nugent Tucker 6 Rohlfs Whitaker 6 Tenkman Griffis 4 Zelina

Pts 4 4

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Did you know that Moeller remained in second place in the Harbin ratings this past week. Four teams from each region are allowed into the playoffs. Princeton was first in Region 4, Moeller second, Elder was third, and Withrow was fourth. The Harbin points are based on your record and the record of your opponents that you defeat. So far, the teams that Moeller has defeated have won a total of 23 games. On Friday, October 28th, Moeller will play its last football game of the season at Galbreath Field. This is the traditional Parents Night game where all the parents of the Senior Football Players are inroduced before the game. Parents of the Senior Band

• • •

Members will be introduced at halftime. There is a post-game party back at school by the Captains' parents.

The Moeller Soccer Team

received

a number of honors this past week. Five players were named as GCL All-Stars: Brian Bonham, Scott Schaeper, Dave Guller, Bill Riehle, Mike McMillan. Bonham and Schaeper were also named to the All-District Team. Coach Randy Hurley was named District Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches. Randy was the eastside District Coach of the Year.

Thank the Press Moeller has received a lot of favorable press this year. The local papers have been cooperating more and more in their coverage of Moeller sports. Please drop them a line or call them to let them know you appreciate this coverage. Listed below are the reporters and their papers that have given us so much coverage. D. Orlando Ledbetter CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 617 Vine Street Cincinnati,O. 45202 Phone: 369-1917 Dave Schutte or Rob Rolfes CINCINNATI POST 800 Broadway Cincinnati,0.45202 Phone: 352-2767 Kurt Dusterberg PULSE JOURNAL 108 W. Main St. Uason,O. 45040 Phone: 398-8856

Mike Rhein PRESS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS 4866 Cooper Road Cincinnati,O. 45242 Phone: 745-0077 Doug Grave SHARONVILLE-WEST CHESTER PRESS 9319 Cincinnati-Columbus Rd. Suite 20 West Chester,O. 45069 Phone: 777-2203 Polly Rix SYCAMORE MESSENGER NEWS 9509 Montgomery Road Cincinnati,O. 45242 Phone: 791-5600 Gary Ball WTSJ - AM 1050 800 Compton Road Springfield Township,O. 45231 Phone: 931-8080 Please let us know if someone else is deserving of being on this list.

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Reserves down LaSalle 22-0 The Moeller Crusaders came back from an absolutely stunning defeat against Elder last week. With all the adversity the Reserves faced. they proved they had heart and integrity by defeating LaSalle 22-0. The Moeller Crusader's defense was tough shutting down a very good LaSalle offense. LaSalle's QB being noted as one of the finest in the GCL was shut down rather easily. The Moe defense turned in its seventh zip with fine play by all of the squad. but exceptional plays by Todd Costello and Pat Griffis with interceptions. The offense was definitely in sync Saturday scoring 22 points. Touchdowns were turned in by Adam Adkins

with two. one for 4 yards and another for 11 yards and Steve Larkin with a 2-yard run. Neil Dougherty was virtually unstoppable in the air. and showed some fine running ability. Neil's big target was Joe McCollough grabbing two exceptional passes for over 40 yards. The Moeller Reserves will not play this Saturday because of a lack of a Dayton Dunbar reserve team. but will conclude their season against Princeton. In the meanwhile. we will get the Varsity ready for Dayton Dunbar. by Pete Hopewell

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER J.Crable BEST

DEFE~SIVE

BACK

J.Walker

ZAFERES AWARD J.Storm

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M()e suffers first loss, 36Â·33

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GCL thriller goes to Elder o.

The Moeller Crusaders. after putting up a tremendous fight, lost to the Elder Panthers last Friday night in a very close game by a score of 36-33. The two teams were almost evenly matched, both offensively and defensively. However, the Panthers took advantage of their breaks more than the Crusaders did.

The Moeller defense was able to shut down the Panther offense in the first quarter. The Crusader offense scored their second touchdown with 1:00 left in the first quarter. Mike Eutsey ran the ball hard behind a strong offensive line right into the end zone. Hyzdu again scored the extra point.

When the game started out. it looked as if the Crusaders were going to have an easy victory. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 14-0. The Crusaders started out on their own 24-yard line and drove the ball all the way down the field for a score. Chris Asbrock caught the touchdown pass which was thrown by Quarterback Casey Fisher. Adam Hyzdu kicked the extra point, making the score 7-

The Panthers came back to dominate the second quarter in the same way the Crusaders did the first quarter. They scored twice, making the score a tie, 14 all, at the half. To start the second half. the Moeller defense forced a fumble. End Mike Schiess hit the Panther quarterback, knocking the ball loose. Jeff Crable recovered it. The offense capitalized on this

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C. Fisher BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

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BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

P.Daumeyer

opportunity. Uike Olexa scored on a 7-yard run, breaking numerous tackles. Hyzdu had the extra point. 'The Panthers quickly retaliated with a couple scores of their own. The score was then 28-21. However, the Crusaders weren't down for long. They scored two straight touchddowns. both on passes from Fisher to wide receiver Joe Toepfer. With 4 minutes left in the game, the Panthers scored once again and made a two point conversion. The score was 36-33 and the Panthers just ran the clod< away. It was a hard loss for the Crusaders. It was their first GCL loss in 16 years. The Crusaders had many chances for interceptions which would have won them the game. However, it just wasn't their night. The Crusaders are itching for a chance to replay the Panthers in the State Playoffs. In order to do this, they must first win their next three games against LaSalle, Dayton Dunbar and Princeton, respectively.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

MIKE SCHEISS

CASEY TUCKER

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Schiess 25 Folzenliogen Nichols 17 Griffis J.Walker 16 Schneider Jennings 13 Perry Tucker 13 Ille Crable 12 Poore Henclrson 9

Pts 8 6 6

5 4 3

continued

by Mike Rohlfs

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Game Statist.ics MOELLER 33 - ELDER 36 October 14, 1988 WE

17 9 7 1 27 15 249 3 2 37 27 138 35 103 54 352 3 130 43.3 0 1 9 6 295 49.2 6 131 2 0 4 30

SCORING J. Toepfer c. As brock M. Eutsey Olexa A. Hyzdu

THEY 20 15 3 2 32 21 347 4 0 0 24 70 18 52 56 399 3 121 40.3 0

...

...M.RUSHING Eutsey Olexa ...c.c. Tucker Birrell Fisher

3 4 2 1 3 1 1

123 33 33 31 23 8 -2

2 0 0 1 0 0 0

TCB

NYG

9 12 1 1 4

62 9 0 -34

AVG 7.3 5.2 9.0 0 -8.5

PUNTING Tucker A. Hyzdu

YDS

2 1

71 59

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins

YDS

TO 1 1 0 0 0

AVG 35.5 59.0

304 50.7

AVG 9.0

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

2 2 3 25

KICKOFF RETURNS J. Walker c. Collins

ExPt

YDS

295

49.2

YDS

AVG

5 1

103 28

20.6 28.0

AVG

6 6 6

...

PASSING PA c. Fisher 27

PASSES CAUGHT J. Toepfer c. Jenkins M. Birrell c. As brock Olexa G. Stofko P. Daumeyer

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PC 15

SEASON RECORD: Won 6, Lost 1 YG 249

INT

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_Reserves prove to be human

Moe's next possession was quick, not being able to move the ball at all. The Panthers dominated the first quarter going up 14-0. It wasn't until late in the second quarter that the team pulled together and got things going. The "defense of old" halted the Panther offense, g1v1ng the ball to Moeller in excellent field position - Neil Dougherty then hit Adam Adkins for a 35-yard touchdown pass. In the second half, Moe's offense was shutout, not being able to move the ball at all. With that loss, it puts Moeller at 6-1 and 3-1 in the GCL, probably diminishing their hopes for a GCL title. Moeller would have to beat LaSalle and then rely on Roger Bacon to beat Elder to be CoChamps. Moeller will face their last GCL opponent, LaSalle, Saturday morning at 10:00 at LaSalle. Please come out and support the Moeller Reserves Saturday. by Pete Hopewell

The Moeller Reserve Team lost a hard fought battle against Elder at the "Pit" Saturday morning 147. With the Varsity losing their first game, the Moeller Reserves had something to prove. With the inspirational "pep" talks, it seemed like Moe just couldn't lose. The Elder Panthers kicked a low kick to Chris Woyche who only gained a few yards. After just one play, Neil Dougherty threw an interception which would be an indication of how the day would go. The Elder Panthers quickly scored on a touchdown pass ending the Reserves' streak of zips. Elder was quickly up 7-0.

TIMSCHIRA

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Did you know that • • • Moeller Alumni Tom Waddle has been invited to play in the Japan Bowl this year. Waddle, a 1985 graduate, is the leading receiver at Boston College and a strong candidate for All-American selection. After 5 games, Tom had 37 receptions for 478 yards and 5 touchdowns. Scott Schaffner ('86) is the starting quarterback for Minnesota. Having seen action in all 5 games so far, Scott has thrown 58 passes for 35 completions (60S), 373 yards and 2 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns. Paul Hopewell ( '87) has seen action as a receiver for Minnesota and has had 5

receptions for 55 yards and 1 touchdown. Unfortunately, Paul broke a bone in his leg and will miss the rest of the season. The Moeller Soccer Team finished its regular season with a 13-3-2 record - their best ever. They also finished second in the GCL after losing a 3-1 game against Elder for the GCL Championship. The Varsity Cross Country Team ended their regular season with a first place in the Middle Invitational. Sophomore Mike Brewer finished 4th overall and Kevin Saul was seventh. The Freshmen Soccer Team finished their season with a 3-7-2 record. They improved throughout the year and are to be congratulated for their spirit and effort .

. Frosh beat Elder, 7-6 The Moeller Crusader Freshmen Football Team beat Elder, in the Pit, Tuesday, October 11, 7-6. Moeller and Elder fought back and forth through the whole game. Late in the first quarter, the Panthers scored on a long pass. The extra point was kicked wide of the goal posts. Elder led at the end of the first quarter. 6-

Long drives in the second quarter by Moeller were stopped by the way of turnovers. At half time, Elder 1ed 6-0. The third quarter was controlled by Moeller. The offense held the ball for all but the last 36 seconds of the quarter. Jason Borcherding and Ryan Jackson

carried the ball many times for good yardage but the offense still couldn't punch it in. In the fourth quarter, the defense produced two crucial turnovers. The first. setting up a 7-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Raussen to Jason Borcherding. Shawn Lucke kicked the gamewinning-extra point with Sean· Tunning holding. The second turnover allowed the offense to run out the clock and prevent Elder from scoring. Final score: Moeller 7- Elder 6. Next Tuesday, LaSalle travels to Moeller. This game shall decide the GCL championship. This is a very important game for the Freshmen. Game time is 4:00 PM. by Sean Tunning

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Cumulative Stats (6 ~~ames) OPPONENTS

MOELLER

YDS

502 38.6

839 36.5

Hyzdu, A. Burwinkle, D. Tucker, c.

21 11 1

1110 52.9 553 50.3 42 42.0

Opponents

427 42.7

PUNTING 182 747 126 83 930 12 1677 89 45 39 5 32 300 7 5

RUSHING ATTEMPTS YARDS RUSHING PASSES ATTEMPTED PASSES COMPLETED YARDS PASSING INTERCEPTIONS BY TOTAL YARDS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING PENALTY NO. PENALTIES YARDS PENALIZED FUMBLES FUMBLES LOST SCORING

Tucker,

EP2

7 5

12/15

4/5

3 2 2

1 1 1

TOT 42 30 26 18 14 12 6 6 6 2 2

26 20

Olexa, M. Eutsey, M. Collins, C. Fisher, c. Sheppard, S. Jenkins, c. Smith, J. Birrell, M. Hyzdu, A. Team Walker, T.

2ND

0 63 45 30 22 0 7 8 ATT YDS AVG TD 66 36 22 36 9 1 1 4 1 4

376 152 120 43 19 17 15 13 5 -2 -11

5.7 4.2 5.5 1.2 2.1 8.5 15.0 13.0 1.3 -2.0 -2.8

182

747

4.1

Totals

4TH

3RD

6 0

3 3 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

PASSING

ATT COMP YDS

Fisher, C. Hyzdu, A. Olexa, M.

120

5 1

3 0

846 84 0

4 0 0

6 1

RECEIVING

YDS

AVG

Birrell, M. Toepfer, J. Jenkins, C. Olexa, M. Daumeyer, P. Collins, C. Beerman, M. Stofko, G. Asbrock, C. White, B. Eutsey, M.

13 13 12 14 14 5

184 154 107 104 103 87 78 59 48 6 0

14.2 11.8 8.9 7.4 7.4 17.4 39.0 11.8 16.0 6.0 0.0

5 3

1 1

!NT

AVG

KICKOFFS

2/2

SCORING BY QTRS 1ST

Opponents

TD XPK

Olexa, M. Collins, C. Hyzdu, A. Fisher, c. Toepfer, J. Jenkins, c. Nichols, M. LeRoy, T. Beerman, M. Sheppard, S. Burwinkle, D.

MOELLER OPPONENTS RUSHING

161 503 114 49 558 4 1061 59 30 23 6 27 232 7

2 1 1 0 2

1 0 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS

YDS

AVG

Jenkins, c. Henderson, K. Darby, K. LeRoy, T.

11 2 1 1

176 4 5 0

16.0 2.0 5.0 0.0

1 0 0 0

4.8

YDS

AVG

4 2 2 1 1

64 32 28 32 22

16.0 16.0 14.0 32.0 22.0

0 0 0 0 0

Opponents

565

17.7

INTERCEPTIONS

AVG

2 2 1 1 1 1 1

31 0 44 18 2 1 0

15.5 0.0 44.0 18.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Opponents KICKOFF RETURNS Collins, c. Jenkins, c. Zelina, B. Walker, J. Sheppard, s.

---------------------------------------Henderson, K. 0 17 5.7 3 Jennings, T. Barkley, A. Nichols, M. LeRoy, T. Walker, J. Tucker, c. Folzenlogen, A.

FUMBLES RECOVERED BY DEFENSE LeRoy, T. Henderson, K. Rohlfs, M.

1 0 0

1 1

FIRST DOWN CONVERSIONS Third Down Fourth Down MOELLER DEFENSE

ATT 58 17

P~S

CONV PCTG 27 46.6% 11 64.7%

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FOOTBALL ~~~floo

Moeller remains undefeated

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Crusaders down Bombers, 3 2-8' On Friday, October 7, the Crusaders won their sixth straight game of the season downing the St. Xavier Bombers by a score of 32-8. The Crusaders got off to a great start. The defense quickly turned the ball over to the offense, g1v1ng them excellent field position. Then, the Crusaders drove the ball 48 yards for the first score of the game on a four-yard run by Carlos Collins. Immediately following this touchdown, linebacker Mike Nichols intercepted a pass and ran it back 40 yards for another touchdown. Moeller attempted the two-point conversion, but failed. A few key plays by the St. Xavier offense allowed them to respond with a touchdown of their own. BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

C. Fisher

The extra point attempt missed, falling just to the right of the uprights. With less a minute left in the first half, the Crusaders managed to put the ball into field goal range and a 32 yard kick by Adam Hyzdu put the Crusaders ahead 16-6 at halftime. Moeller's first score of the second half was another field goal by Adam Hyzdu. Running back Mike Olexa scored twice in the second half, once on a six yard run, and again on a 35 yard pass from quarterback Casey Fisher. Near the end of the game, the Bombers scored on a safety, resulting from a bad snap on a Crusader punting attempt. The game ended with a fi.nal score of 32-8. BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

J.Baer

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Offensively. the Crusaders executed the pass extremely well. Casey Fisher threw 31 passes with 22 completions for a total of 259 yards. Great protection by the offensive line made this possible. Moeller's total offense racked up 389 yards overall. Olexa ran the ball 12 times for 57 yards. Collins ran 4 times for 14 yards. Both had one rushing touchdown. Defensively, the Crusaders shut the Bombers down. John Walker played an outstanding game, making many key plays. including an interception. Casey Tucker also had an interception. It was an all-round, impressive outing for the defense.

Next week. the Crusaders expect to be faced with possibly the toughest game of this season when they take on the Elder Panthers. The Crusaders haven't lost a GCL game since 1972, and don't plan on giving up their 70 game winning streak. Coach Steve Klonne said, "It's going to be the biggest game the league has seen in a long time." A strong defense is believed to be the major factor in the outcome of next week's game. Come out and support the Crusaders - it will be a game you won't want to miss! by Mike Rohlfs

Zaferes Award Winner

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER -

U. Nichols

Adam Hyzdu

BEST DEFENSIVE BACK

J.Walker

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Game Statistics MOELLER 32 - ST. XAVIER 8 October 7, 1988 22 16 5 1 33 23 293 1 1 29 109 13 96 62 389 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 351 50. 1 2 31 0 0 10 73

RUSHING Olexa Collins Eutset M. Birrell s. Sheppard A. Hyzdu c. Fisher Team

u. c.

...

0 0 0

2 89 44.5 7 120 1 0

3 25

SCORING

TD 12

...

Collins Nichols

PASSING c. Fisher A. Hyzdu

ExPt

6 6

PA 31 2

PC 22 1

YG 259 34

PUNTING None

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins K. Henderson

NO 2 1

KICKOFFS

SEASON RECORD: Won 6, Lost 0

A. Hyzdu

D. Burwinkle

INT 1 0

NYG 57 14 13 13 4 5 -8 -2 NO 1 1 1

c. TD 1 0

TCB 12 4 4 1 3 2 2 1

PASS INTERCEPTIONS M. Nichols J, Walker c. Tucker

c. M. Olexa A. Hyzdu

NO 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 1

u. c. u.

THEY 10 0 7 3 17 5 32 0 3 47 27 131 10 121 44 153 3 96 32.0

FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards Returned NUMBER RUSHING PLAYS Yards Gained Yards Lost Nets Yards Gained TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

PASSES CAUGHT Olexa As brock Birrell P. Daumeyer M. Beerman c. Jenkins G. Stofko J. Toepfer c. Collins u. Eutsey

...

Tucker

KICKOFF RETURNS Collins

YG 64 48 44 32 34 25 22 11 13 0

TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AVG 4.8 3.5 3.2 13.0 1.3 2.5 -4.0 -2.0 YG 44 2 1

TD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0 0

YDS

AVG

YDS 2 0

AVG 1.0 0

NO 5 1 1

YDS 260 49 42

AVG 52.0 49.0 42.0

NO 2

YDS 31

AVG 15.5

Next Game: Elder at Galbreath Field Fri., Oct. 14, 1988, 8 PM

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Rats of the week: Craig Griffey Todd Thesing Pete Hopewell Tom Blatz Joe Sharpshair Mark Mazuk Brian Zielinski DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Nichols 26 Joe Poore Tucker 14 LeRoy J.Walker 14 Storm Schiess 13 Zelina Crable 10 Henderson Schneider 9 Ille Folzenlogen 8 Barkley Jennings 8 Hyzdu Perry 6

Schira's

Pts 5 4 4

4 3

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M.Schiss

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shutouts continue

CHALK #1 IN THE WIN COLUMN AND IN THE ZIP COLUMN The Moeller Crusaders took the field Saturday, October 10th, against their second GCL opponent, St. Xavier. Last year, St. X scored the most points against this outstanding defensive squad. The "D" started out first in fine fashion. They held the 4-1 St. X team easily in the first series. That's when, for the second time of the year, the offense was explosive. They moved the ball flawlessly, punching the ball in the endzone everytime they had possession of the ball. The Crusaders went in to halftime up 29-0. In the second half, just as Coach Schira says, "kept on keepin on".

The second half was led by the whole Moeller defense and on offense, they were led by Lonnie Blackley and Joe McCollough, both adding touchdowns. In the Moeller Crusader's 6th victory and 6th zip in a row with a 42-0 victory, you can't say anyone was the Most Valuable Player except the Coaching Staff and the entire Moeller Football Squad. The Moeller Crusaders face their arch rival, the Elder Panthers, at the "Pit" on Saturday, October 15. Please come out to see if Moe Crusaders win their 7th win in a row against the tough Elder team. by Pete Hopewell continued

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Did you know that Ken Griffey, Jr., a 1987 graduate of Moeller High School was named Class A Player of the Year by BASEBALL AMERICA. Griffey, hit for San Bernadino of the California League. Griffey was the number one pick of the baseball draft of 1987. Ken Griffey, Sr. plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Craig Griffey is a Senior at Moeller and is one of the top track hurdlers in the area. Ken Griffey, Jr. is one of the five active Moeller graduates in professional baseball. All have been coached by Moeller's current baseball coach, Mike Cameron. Bill Spoor is attending Penn State University where he is a walk-on football player. Bill has been red-shirted this year. (Last week, we mistakenly had Bill playing for Johns Hopkins. 1988 graduate Terry Dickey is

playing at DePauw. He is doing more than that. Coach Nick Mourouzis wrote a note to Coach Klonne stating that ..... . "Terry Dickey is doing a great job for us. He has started every game and has been getting better with each game. "I'm impressed with his work ethic and his fundamentals that he has. You and your staff are to be complimented! We could take 3 or 4 of your kids every year! Terry is a 'dandy'thank you." Terry was named most valuable player on offense for his performance against Albion. Terry had 204 yards of allpurpose yardage. He carried the

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ball 17 times for 62 yards, caught four passes totaling 51 yards and returned four kickoffs for 91 yards. Quarterback Casey Fisher tied one school record and set another Friday night against St. Xavier. Fisher completed 22 of 31 pass attempts. The number of pass attempts tied the single game record set in 1984 by Mark Kamphaus against Akron CentralHewer. Casey's 22 completions set a new record for most completions in a game. The old record was 21 set by Kamphaus in the 1984 Central-However game.

Frosh suffer loss The Moeller Crusaders lost a tough game Tuesday, October 4, to St. Xavier 14-0. The Freshmen Team is now 3-1. On the opening kickoff, Moeller stopped St. Xavier at the 34 yard line. St. Xavier drove the ball 66 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was successful. St. Xavier led early in the first quarter, 8-0. In the second and third quarter, Moeller had two long drives but both were halted by fumbles. St. Xavier scored their second touchdown in the fourth quarter with 1:28 left in the game. This proved to be the icing on the cake. St. Xavier defeated Moeller, 14-0. Moeller plays Elder at Elder on Tuesday, October 11. Game time is 4:00 PM. Moeller will be seeking its fourth victory in five games. by Sean Tunning

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Cumulative Stats (5 games) OPPONENTS

153 651 94 60 633 9 1284 67 40 23

134 379 97 44 526 2 905 49 23 23 3 24 206 6

22 227 7 5

PUNTING Tucker,

Opponents

YOS

502 38.6

839 36.5

16 10

850 53.1 504 50.4

378 47.3

KICKOFFS Hyzdu, A. Burwinkle, D. Opponents

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS SCORING

Olexa, M. Collins, c. Fisher, c. Hyzdu, A. Toepfer, J. Jenkins, c. Beerman, M. LeRoy, T. Burwinkle, D. Sheppard, s.

MOELLER OPPONENTS

PAT

TOT

5 4 3 12 2

2 2 1 1

30 24 18 18 14 12 6 6 2 2

2 2

SCORING BY QTRS 1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH

21 8

38 20

0 0

13 14

RUSHING

ATT

YDS

AVG

32 18 34 2 1 6 2 4

139 106 51 17 15 15 0 -11

4.3 5.9 1.5 8.5 15.0 2.5 0 -2.8

0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0

153

651

4.3

--------------------------------------Olexa, M. 54 319 5.9 5 Eutsey, M. Collins, c. Fisher, c. Jenkins, c. Smith, J. Sheppard, s. Hyzdu, A. Walker, T. Totals

--------------------------------------PASSING ATT COMP YDS !NT Tb --------------------------------------Fisher, c. .a 5 90 58 583 Hyzdu, A. Jenkins, c.

3 1

AVG

2 0

0 0

1 0

9 10 4 10 1 11 3 1

140 82 74 71 44 38 37 6

15.6 8.2 18.5 7.1 44.0 3.5 12.3 6.0

0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

--------------------------------------NO YDS TO AVG --------------------------------------2 Toepfer, J. 11 141 12.8

--------------------------------------Crable, J. 78

Nichols, M. Schiess, M. Jennings, T. Henderson, K. Folzenlogen, A. Schneider, E. Tucker, C. Walker, J. LeRoy, T. Perry, J. . Ille, T. Barkley, A. Poore, Joe Tenk.man, R. Darby, K. Nugent, B. Rohlfs, M. Handorf, R. Jones, G. Storm, J. Colosimo, M. Whitaker, C. Meyer, c. Zelina, B. Feichtner, K. Gunning, J. Poore, Jeff Vonderhaar, K.

78 75 63 58 56 56 56 47 40 38 23 18 18 15 12 9 7 6 6 6 5 5

3 3 1 1 1 1

FIRST DOWN CONVERSIONS

ATT

Third Down Fourth Down

38 12

CONV PCTG 14 36.8% 8 66.7%

MOELLER DEFENSE HAS SCORED 6 POINTS

RECEIVING

Birrell, M. _Jenkins, c. Collins, c. Daumeyer, P. Beerman, M. Olexa, M. Stofko, G. White, B.

INTERCEPTIONS Henderson, K. Jennings, T. Barkley, A. LeRoy, T. . Folzenlogen, A.

AVG

17 31 0 18 0

5.7 15.5 0.0 18.0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0

2 2

1 1

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Moeller climbs to 5-0

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER-

J.Poore

SAVAGE AWARD

T.Jennings

Moe defense

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' zaps ' Purcell

On Friday, September 30, the Moeller Crusaders defeated Purcell-Marian by a score of 36-0 to improve their record to 5-0. The Moeller defense once again had an excellent showing. They started out the game and forced a punt after the first three play8. They gave the Moeller offense excellent field position on the Cavalier 38-yard line. Then, the offense capitalized on their excellent opportunity. Mike Olexa ran the ball in for the first score of the game. After the kickoff, the Moeller defense again held the Cavalier offense and forced them to punt. The offense took over on their own 47-yard line. After a few plays and some short gains, the first quarter ended. BEST DEFENSIVE BACK

T.LeRoy

On the first play of the second quarter, the Crusaders scored on a 31-yard field goal kick by Adam Hyzdu. When the defense took over, an outstanding effort by linebackers Tony Jennings, Jeff Crable, Mike Nichols, and Casey Tucker forced the third Cavalier punt in a row. The Cavalier defense was finally able to slow the Moeller offense and force the first Moeller punt of the game. However, the Crusaders quickly gained the ball back because of an interception by Kevin Henderson. The Crusaders went on to score once more in the second half on an 86 yard punt return by Chris Jenkins. CA new school record. ) This made the score 220 at the half. BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

B.Hindersman

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Moeller offense got the ball firs~ in the second half. The Crusaders drove the ball to the Cavalier thirty-eight yard line. However, the 42 yard field goal attempt by Adam Hyzdu fell short. After a few quick plays by the defense, the offense scored again with a run by Carlos Collins, who ran well all night long behind a strong offensive line. An interception by defensive back Tim LeRoy set up another Crusader score in the middle of the fourth quarter. The game ended with an interception by Ardell Barkley. The Crusader offense had a total of 241 yards. Quarterback Casey Fisher threw 16 times with 10 completions for 104 yards. His main target was wide-receiver Joe Toepfer who caught 4 passes for 60 yards. Mike Olexa also caught 3 passes for 22 yards. Carlos Collins led the rushing game with six carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns.

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

A. Folzenlogen

Next weekend is Homecoming weekend. The Crusaders play their 2nd GCL game against the St. Xavier Bombers. Come out and support the team as they attempt to improve their record to 6-0. by Mike Rohlfs

BEST OFFENSIVE BACK-

C. Collins

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

J.Per~v

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Game Statistics MOELLER 36 - PURCELL-MARIAN 0 September 30, 1988 FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards Returned NUMBER RUSHING PLAYS Yards Gained Yards Lost Nets Yards Gained TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

PASSING PA Fisher 15 Jenkins 1

THEY

2 16 10 104 0

2 15 2 12 0

0 0 33 170 31 139 49 243 3 129 43.0 0 4 123 7 368 52.6 1 9 0 0 7 65

2 18 28 112 12 100 43 116 5 190 38.0 0 1 5 1 42 42.0 7 107 0 0 8

TD 12

SCORING c. Collins c. Fisher c. Jenkins u. Olexa A. Hyzdu D. Burwinkle

c. c.

WE 12

PC 10 0

YG 104 0

TD 0 0

PASS INTERCEPTIONS T. LeRoy 1{. Kenderson A. Barkley RUSHING Collins U. Olexa J. Smith M. Eutsey C. Jenkins T. Walker C. Fisher A. Hyzdu

INT 0 0

4 3 2

YG 60 22 18

0 0 0 0

YG 18 0 0

TD 0 0 0

1 1 1

NYG 62 38 15 12

TCB 6

9 1

6 1

2 6

5 1

PUNTING c. Tucker

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu D. Burwinkle

KICKOFF RETURNS B. Zelina

6 6 6

2 1

ExPt

PASSES CAUGHT J. Toepfer U. Olexa P. Daumeyer G. Stofko

AVG 10.3 4.2 15.0 2.0 6.0 2.5 0.2 0

3 4 4 3 1

TD 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

YDS 129

AVG 43.0

YDS 123

AVG 30.8

YDS 219 149

AVG 54.8 49.7

YDS 9

AVG 9.0

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Henderson 11 Schneider Crable 10 Schiess Jennings 8 J.Walker LeRoy 7 Folzenlogen Tucker 7 Perry Joe Poore 7 Tenkman Barkley 6 Darby Ille 6 Whitaker Nichols 6 Storm

Pts 6 5

4 3 3 3 2 2 1

Next Game: St. Xavier at Galbreath Field Fri., Oct. 7, 1988, 8 PM SEASON RECORD: Won 5, Lost 0

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Rats of the week: Craig Griffey Chad Whitaker Jason Knecht Pat Holt

Frosh

undefeated

The Moeller Crusader Football Team beat Purcell-Marian 12-6. Their record is now 3-0. The game was a great win for the Crusaders.

c. Jenkins

In the first quarter, the score was 0-0. Then in the second quarter, Jeff Raussen threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to Jeff Bauer. The extra point was no good. At halftime, Moeller led 6-0. In the third quarter, Jeff Raussen threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jason Brown. The twopoint conversion did not work. The score was 12-0. In the fourth quarter, PurcellMarian scored their only points of the game. Purcell-Marian returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was stopped by a surge of Moeller defensive linemen. The final score was 12-6.

CASEY TUCKER

Zaferes Award Winners

Good defensive plays were made by Andrew Katona, Jon Morgan, Lee Dissel, Terry Koetter and David Borman. The offensive line consisting of Scott Moyer, Mike Gorman, Brady Wolfer, Tim Gertz, Eric Wendt, and Max Langenkamp did a good job also. Moeller plays St. Xavier Tuesday, OctobE'r 4th. by Sean Tunning

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Schira's

shutouts continue

After making a debut in the USA TODAY, the Moeller Reserve Crusaders didn't want to end their streak of victories and zips and let everyone down. Moeller faced a tough and unbelievably huge team from Puree 11-Marian. Purcell-Marian received the ball deep in their own territory with an excellent kick by Jason Knecht. Then the Moeller Crusaders, with 4 zips under their belt, took the field in their toughest challenge of the year. They held Purcell easily for the first 3 plays till they punted to Chris Woycke and that put the Moe offense in terrific field position. On Moeller's first possession and first play, Neil Dougherty hit Adam Adkins on a 30-yard pass reception for the touchdown while Chris Woycke ran in the extra point. But the fast start for the offense proved to be only temporary. The Moe offense fluttered by ending drives with penalties and basic fundamental skills not being installed. Moeller's offense put only 6 more

points on the board with a 10 yard run by Steve Larkin proving Moe's 14 points would be more than enough to give the Crusaders a victory. Now let me go more in depth about the simply outstanding defense of the Reserve Team. They turned in 6 turnovers and all 6 of those were interceptions: Chris Woycke with 2, Mark Simmons with 1, Brian Kenny with 1 and Jason Knecht with 2. The reason for the many turnovers was because of the great rush of Chris Ryals, Dan Buckley, Keith Vankerckhove, John Kilcoyne, Mark-Mazuk and Tom Blatz.

The

Moeller

offense

with

fine

protection by the offensive line led by Sean McGovern, threw the ball efficiently with only a few momentary lapses of dropped passes. Neil Doughterty threw 7 for 11 hitting Joe McCollough for 2 catches, Pete Hopewell with 2 catches and Adam Adkins for 2 and the only reception TD of the game. The Moeller Crusaders face their second GCL game against St. Xavier. Please come out and see if the Moeller Crusaders can pick up their 6th victory and 6th zip. by Pete Hopewell

Did you know that Moeller has a large number of alumni playing football in college. Probably the most conspicuous alumni have been those at Boston College. Tom Waddle ( '85) has been the leading receiver for the Eagles and is an All-American candidate. After three games, Tom had 19 receptions for 266 yards and 4 touchdowns. Mark Kamphaus ( '85)

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fought his way into the starting lineup and has thrown 68 passes and completed 45 for 619 yards and 5 touchdowns. The longest pass Mark has completed was a 60 yard pass to Tom Waddle. Unfortunately, Mark got hurt in the BC-TCU game and willl miss most of the year. continued

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.Ray Hilvert ( '86) was the fourth leading receiver after three \games for Boston College. Ray had 5 receptions for 67 yards.

already thrown several touchdown passes and seems to be playing more and more each game.

Brian Williams ( '86) has been a starting defensive back for the BC Eagles and is the sixth leading tackler on the team. Brian had (after 3 games) 13 tackles, 10 assists, 2 passes broken up and 1 quarterback pressure.

A number of players from Moeller are members of the Dayton Flyers. Eric Bauman ( '86), Tim Markley ( '86), and Carl Knepler ( '87), and Scott Davis ( '88). Bauman is an offensive lineman, Markley is a linebacker, Knepler is working at the reciever position and Davis is a backup quarterback.

Offensive Lineman Trevor Ryals has been a starter all season for the Virginia Cavaliers. His coach has praised Trevor and Moeller for his fine technique.

The coaches at Penn State have been impressed with Greg Huntington's ( '88) technique on the offensive line.

Two members of the 1988 Moeller graduating class are playing football at Murray State. Don Feldhaus is playing linebacker and is starting as a Freshmen. Steve Broughton is on the offensive line and one of his coaches praised him by using him to demonstrate many of their drills. Holy Cross has offensive lineman Mark Stoy ( '85) and Tom Thiel ( '87) playing for them. Mark has been a two-year starter. D'Juan Francisco ( '85) is a starting defensive back for Notre Dame. When the Irish met the Wolverines of Michigan, D'Juan competed with Vada Murray ( '86) who is a starting defensive back for Michigan. Brian Murphy ( '86) is a starter for Hanover and has carried for more than 4 yards per attempt so far this season. Brian has also been an excellent kick returner for the Panthers. At the University of Minnesota, Paul Hopewell ( '88) is a Freshmen receiver that has seen a lot of action so far this year. Paul has been playing 15-20 plays per game. Scott Schaffner ( '87) has seen a lot of time at quarterback for the Gophers. Scott has

Mike HYzdu ( '85) is a starting defensive lineman for Miami of Oxford. So far thi~ season, Mike has 13 tackles, 8 assists, 1 sack and 3 tackles for losses. Shawn Francisco ( '86) is having a great career so for at Cumberland College. Last year, Shawn rushed for 527 yards and 9 touchdowns. He was the second leading rusher last year with a 4.6 yards per carry average. In the first two games of this season, he rushed for 175 yards in 36 carries and two touchdowns for a 4.9 yard average. Unfortunately, Shawn got hurt in the second game and will miss a few weeks. Cumberland is 3-0 and leads all NAIA teams in rushing. The Naval Academy still has defensive back Terry King ( '87) and place kicker Tom Teuschel ( '87) playing for the Middie football team... . . . . . . . Dan Henson ( '87) is a starting offensive lineman at Slippery Rock College in Pennsylvania.......... Larry Rytel ( '86) is still playing football at John Hopkins. Bill Spoor ( '88) joins him there this Fall. . . . . . . . . . Ed Ennis ( '86) is an offensive lineman for the Louisville Cardinals ......... . Rick Schulte ( '88) is playing for Western Kentucky........ . . Mark Summers ( '88) is playing for Valdosta State.......... Terry Dickey ( '88) plays for the DePauw Tigers.

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Zaferes Award Winners

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SCOTT SHEPPARD

)1.

Nichols

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250th Win for Moeller On Friday. September 23. the Moeller Fighting Crusaders won their first GCL game against the Roger Bacon Spartans by a score of 36-27. The score doesn't reflect the dominance of the Crusaders over the Spartans. With approximately six minutes left in the game. the score was 30-7. The Spartan offense scored three touchdowns on the second and third string Moeller defense. But. the Moeller first string defense was able to stop the Spartans and contain a very talented quarterback throughout the major part of the game. The Crusaders had a well balanced running and passing game. Quarterback Casey Fisher threw 27 times with 15 completions for 180 yards and three touchdown passes. His major targets were receivers Chris Jenkins and Matt Birrell and running backs Mike Olexa and Carlos Collins. all having three

BEST DEFENSIVE BACK

T.LeRoy

catches. Collins caught two touchdown passes. Junior quarterback Adam Hyzdu also threw a touchdown pass to receiver Mike Beerman. Mike Olexa led Moeller's running game with 11 carries for 56 yards. Junior Mike Eutsey also ran hard with four carries for 19 yards.

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As for the defense. the Crusaders faced a very talented quarterback from Roger Bacon. Jeff Stofa. However. they overcame the challenge quite successfully. at least the first team did anyway. Good pressure by defensive linemen Jim Perry and Andy Folzenlogen and ends Mike Schiess and Eric Schneider forced numerous imcomplete passes and attained eight sacks. One highlight of the gmae was a defensive .score when defensive back Tim LeRoy scooped up a fumble and ran it into the

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endzone. Other tremendous defensive efforts were put forth by Casey Tucker, Jeff Crable and Kevin Henderson. For the second week in a row, the Crusader's special teams did a great job. Moeller had two 2point conversion plays. They also had an average of 52 yards per kickoff. Chris Jenkins returned three punts with an average of 8 yards per return. Overall, Head Coach Steve Klonne was not very pleased with the Crusader's performance. He feels there is much room for improvement. He said that we haven't played a game yet in which we were able to put everything together. He feels the team is still too inconsistant. This week, the Crusaders will try to put it all together when they take on Purcell-Marian. The game is Friday, September 30, at Galbreath, Moeller's home field, at 8:00 PM. by Mike Rohlfs

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

/... Folzenlogen

Jeff Crable

CASEY TUCKER BEST OFFENSIVE BACK-

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Game Statistics MOELLER 36 - ROGER BACON 27 September 23. 1988

...

PASSING PA Fisher 26 A. Hyzdu 1

27 15 180

30 17 271

PASS INTERCEPTIONS None

3 1

3 0

27 119 14 105 54 285

31 105 35 70 61 341

THEY 18 13

0 3

0 1

22 1

91 2

ExPt FG

2 2

2 PC 14 1

YG 136 44

TO 2 1

INT 1 0

... ...

3 1 1 1 NO

NYG 56 19 19 11 11 3 -14

AVG 5. 1 4.8 3.2 5.5 11.0 1.5 -14.0

PUNTING Tucker

NO 3

YDS 104

AVG 34.7

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins

NO 3

YDS 23

AVG 7.7

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

NO 7

YDS 362

AVG 51.7

KICKOFF RETURNS s. Sheppard

NO 1

YDS 22

AVG 22.0

RUSHING Olexa Eutsey Collins Fisher Jenkins Sheppard T. Walker

362 46 51.7 46.0

NO 3 3

YG 62 31 24 8 44 0 2

u. u. c. c. c. s.

104 155 34.7 38.8

TO 12 6 6 6

WE 16 7

FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TO Passes Passes Intercepted Yards Returned NUMBER RUSHING PLAYS Yards Gained Yards Lost Nets Yards Gained TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

SCORING Collins T. LeRoy Beerman M. Olexa s. Sheppard A. Hyzdu J, Toepfer

PASSES CAUGHT Collins Birrell Jenkins Olexa Beerman p, Daumeyer J, Toepfer

c. c. u.

TCB 11 4 6 2

1 2 1

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Folzenlogen 33 Ille Schiess 22 Handorf Schneider 20 Jones Crable 18 Walker. J, Perry 18 Colisiroo Tucker 16 Nugent LeRoy 13 Darby Jennings 10 Poore. Joe Tenkman 10 Storm Henderson 8 Zelina Nichols 8 Barkley Poore. Jeff Next Game: Purcell-Marian at Galbreath Field Fri.. Sept. 30. 8 PM

2 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 1 1

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Rats of the week: Steve Langenkamp Chris Hurst Ken Feichtner Chris Gertz Pat Holt Craig Griffey

Frosh

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WID

The Moeller Crusader Freshmen Football Team traveled to Roger Bacon Tuesday, September 20. and emerged triumphantly 7-6. The score at the end of the first quarter was tied 0-0. Then in the second quarter, the Crusaders climaxed a long drive with a 57yard touchdown pass from Jeff Raussen to Max Langenkamp. Shawn Lucke kicked the extra point and it was 7-0 at halftime. In the third quarter, Roger Bacon scored a touchdown on a long run. The score was now 7-6. Roger Bacon elected to go for the twopoint conversion. The powerful Moeller defense held back by the fullback and the score remained 7-6. The determined offensive squad controlled the ball throughout the fourth quarter, making it impossible for Roger Bacon to score again. The Crusader offense ended the game deep in Roger Bacon territory as the clock ran out. Moeller's record now stands at 20 and they .are shooting for number three on Tuesday, September 27, against PurcellMarian. by Sean Tunning

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

M.Schiess

Senior defensive end Mike Schiess recently took the Army's Physical Aptitude Evaluation Test. The test was developed by West Point to measure strength, agility, and coordination of candidates interested in either the Military Academy or the ROTC Program. Mike was one of 17 candidates taking the test and he finished with top score. In the 300 yard shuttle run, the Army classifies any run under 70 seconds as great. Mike ran it in 58

s~eonds ..........

Th~ Army rates 8 or more pull-ups as great, Mike had 15 pull-ups.......... In the standing broadjump, 7 feet and better is great, Mike got 8 feet .......... The last event was a kneeling basketball throw. The Army rates 65 feet and over as great, Mike threw 78 feet.

Mike is applying for a ROTC scholarship. Mike is ranked 31st in his class of 262 with an 87.1 average and scored over 1100 on the SATs. ~v""""'~J

Schira's

shutouts continue

The Reserves beat Hamilton 21-0 with fine play by the offense, defense and great special teams led by Chris Woycke with a touchdown on a great punt return to cap off the 3rd win of the year. Now for the tough GCL league opener against Roger Bacon. The offense started out tremendously and never looked back. Leading the Moeller offense with fine play was Adam Adkins. Neil Dougherty and Steve Larkin. Adam Adkins had 2 touchdowns as did Larkin and Neil Dougherty threw a touchdown pass to Pete Hopewell. With the offense chalking up 37 points, (The most points scored

of the season in a game.) Moeller finally put everything together for this very impressive win. The Moeller Crusader's Reserve defense has one word to describe them, one and only one, "Tenacious". They turned in the fourth zip of the year and looked very impressive not allowing Roger Bacon to do anything at all. Moeller has won their fourth straight and the fourth straight zip in a row. Please come out and support the Reserve Football Team next Saturday against Purcell-Marian at Lunken Airport. Thanks for your support. by Pete Hopewell

7:30 Activity Center Refreshments will be served at this and all weekly Booster Club meetings Mr. Paul Schildmeyer will attend the Moeller Booster Club Meeting on October 3rd at 7:30 PM. Mr. Schildmeyer is President of the GCL and would like to address the parents and boosters in regard to

all sports at Moeller. We encourage your attendance at this meeting and please feel free to bring up any questions that you might have involving league business. continued

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Did you know that MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Did you know ..... How much the ratings mean? This past week, Moeller was ranted 7th in the Nation by USA TODAY. Princeton was ranked 22nd. In the State AP poll, Moeller was ranked 2nd and Princeton was ranked Number 1. In the Cincinnati Enquirer City poll, Princeton was ranked Number 1. Fairfield was Number 2 and Moeller was Number 3.

The

last time a GCL team beat Moeller was in 1972 when Moeller lost to Elder. 0-7.

Moeller's win over Roger Bacon was the school's 250th win since the first season in 1963. Moeller now has a record of 25027-2. Moeller currently has a 68 league game winning streak and is seeking its 20th league championship. The Moeller Booster Club meets every Monday during the football season to discuss business and watch the football game films. The Boosters meet at 7:30 PM in the Band Room. Refreshments will be served at all meetings. On Monday, September 26, the Moeller Golf Team will be introduced. On October 3. Paul Schildmeyer, the GCL President. will be there to address the Boosters on matters relative to all sports. Moeller High School has had all of its Fall Sports ranked in the City Top ten Polls. Moeller Football, Soccer, Cross Country, and Go 1f are a 11 enj oy i ng good seasons thus far.

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Sophomore Mike Brewer has been Moeller's top runner in all 3 Cross Country races so far this Fall. Mike finished second overall (out of 100) in the Titan Classic, 25th (out of 200) in the Lakota Invitational and Mike finished 3rd overall in the Bethal Tate Invitational. The team finished 1st, 13th, and 2nd in the races. A trio of Moeller Cross-Country alumni are making their marks on the college courses. Wayne Wisniewski ( '87) is the top Cross Country runner at the University of Dayton. Tom Preiss ( '88) is the top runner at Webster University in St. Louis. Kevin Kohls will be trying out for the Ohio State Cross Country Team. The Moeller Game Program has about 275 separate ads in it. It is almost 200 pages long. It weighs almost 1-1/2 pounds. The Game Program is one of the biggest sources of income for the Moeller Athletic Department. Please support the friends of Moeller that advertise in the Program. Moeller Game Program Covers are drawn by either a Moeller Alumni or a current student. We would like to thank Grag Storrer ( '74) who organized the completion of the Program Covers and those who have contributed the art work on the covers.

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FOOTBALL

Moeller "rains" over Hamilton

The Moeller tradition: before the season, before each game, and always the stopping point after each contest.

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Crusaders down Big Blue, 29-7 The Moeller Crsaders defeated Hamilton Big Blue on Friday, September 16, by a score pf 29-7 to improve their record to 3-0. Despite extremely wet conditions, the Crusaders were able to move the ball well. Quarterback Casey Fisher threw 17 passes with 12 completions for a total of 178 yards. His main target was wide receiver Joe Toepfer who caught three passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Greg Stofko also caught three passes for a total of 33 yards. The Moeller defense started out slow. The Big Blue of Hamilton scored on a touchdown pass in the first few minutes of the game. However, the Moeller defense was able to pick themselves up. They forced numerous Hamilton turnovers which put the Moeller offense in good postion to score. BEST DEFENSIVE BACK

BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

C. Fisher

T.LeRoy

One of these turnovers was an interception by Moeller linebacker Tony Jennings, who had an 18-yard return. Junior Ardell Barkley also had an lntercept ion. Defensive end Mike Schiess forced a Hamilton fumble which was recovered by Mike Rohlfs. Other outstanding defensive performances were turned in by defensive back John Walker and middle linebacker Jeff Crable. The Crusader offense seemed to cope well with the rainy conditions in both rushing and passing. Tailback Mike Olexa ran hard behind a strong offensive line. He carried the ball 12 times with a 4.8 yard average and two touchdown runs. Another offensive highlight was a twopoint converion play mid-way through the first quarter. Chris Jenkins snapped the ball to kicker Adam Hyzdu who ran it in for two points. continued on page 3

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BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER-

T.Jennings

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

Moeller's special tems had one of their better performances of the year. The kickoff team continually made the Hamilton offense start out deep in their own territory. Moeller also had good kickoff returns. The punt team also did a nice job, even though the Crusaders Âˇwere only forced to punt a few times. Next week. the Crusader play their first GCL game against Roger Bacon. They are a much improved team from a year ago and will present a tough challenge for the Crusaders. Come out and support the team as they try to improve their record to 4-0. by Mike Rohlfs BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

M.Schiess

J.Toepfer

::antinued

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Game Statistics MOELLER 29 - HAMILTON 7 September 16, 1988 WE

c. Fisher 17 A. Hyzdu

PC 12 1

0 11

6 35 0

1!.8 32 127 28

28 87 12 75 47 259 2 62 31.0 0 4 14 5 269 53.8 2 33 2 2 2 15

TO 12 12

SCORING J, Toepfer M. Olexa A. Hyzdu PASSING

12 5 6 1 19 13 184 2

THEY 8 2

YG 178 6

PASSES CAUGHT J. Toepfer G. Stofko P. Daumeyer c. Jenkins M. Birrell c. Collins B. White u. Olexa

NO 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

YG 81 33 17 8 6 12 6 3

PASS INTERCEPTIONS T. Jennings A. Barkley

NO 1 1

YG 18

RUSHING M. Olexa M. Eutsey c. Fisher c. Collins s. Sheppard T. Walker

44 132 5 147 29.4 0 0 0 2

93 46.5 5

TCB 12 6 7 1

NYG AVG 57 4.8 13 2.2 3 0.4 3.0 3 1 1.0 -2 -2.0

2 3

0 0 0 0

0 0

0 TD 0 0

TD 2 0 0 0 0

PUNTING Tucker

NO 2

YDS 62

AVG 31.0

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins K. Darby K. Henderson T. LeRoy

NO 1 1 1 1

YDS 5 5

AVG 5.0 5.0 4.0 0

102 3

TD 2

ExPt FG

KICKOFFS A. Hyzdu

NO 5

YDS 269

AVG 53. 8

KICKOFF RETURNS

c. Collins

NO 2

YDS 33

AVG 16.5

INT

2 0

0 0

Next Game: Roger Bacon at Roger Bacon Fri., Sept. 23, 8 PM SEASON RECORD: Won 3, Lost 0

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P.Daumeyer

ZAFERES AWARD

A.Hyzdu.

M. Nichols

JOHN WALKER continued

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Last minuÂˇte thriller for Frosh The Moeller Crusader Freshmen Football Team escaped with a 12-7 win over Hamilton. On the opening kickoff, Hamilton raced 84 yards for a touchdown. The score was 7-0 after one minute of play. Moeller was determined not to be defeated. The offense took the field with aggression. Late in the second quarter, Chris Hess plunged into the end zone from three yards out. The Moeller Team missed the try for the twopoint conversion and the score at halftime was 7-6. In the second half, the Moeller defense played outstanding football. They held Hamilton to little offensive yardage and no first downs. Neither team scored

in the third quarter. The fourth quarter proved to be a decisive one for the Crusaders. With a fourth down situation at hand, and less than one minute left in the game, Hamilton attempted to put the Crusaders deep in their own territory by punting. That was when fate struck Hamilton. A surge of Moeller defenders blocked the punt, the bouncing football was snatched from the air by Terry Koetter, who galloped 57 yards into the promised land. Hamilton threw a despiration pass with two seconds on the clock, but it was intercepted by Jason Florimonte. The Class of '92 won their first of many games to be won in the next four years. by Sean Tunning

Sept. 26 Âˇ Meet the Golf team 7:30 Activity Center

Refreshments will be served at this and all weekly Booster Club meetings Mr. Paul Schildmeyer will attend the Moeller Booster Club Meeting on October 3rd at 7:30 PM. Mr. Schildmeyer is President of the GCL and would like to address the parents and boosters in regard to

all sports at Moeller. We encourage your attendance at this meeting and please feel free to bring up any questions that you might have involving league business.

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Did you know that • MOELLER ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS: Did you know that ..... With less than a minute to go in the first Freshmen football game, Moeller trailed Hamilton by a 6-7 score? Terry Koetter and Dale Nugent blocked Hamilton's punt and Koetter returned ti for a touchdown to win the game. Brian Bonham broke his own school soccer record for goals scored in a game by scoring 4 against Hamilton? Moeller has never beaten St. Xavier twice in the same season in golf but this year, the Crusaders defeated the Bombers in a playoff and again later by a score of 166-168. The golf team is currently tied for first place in the league with Elder. Coach Tim Schira has been the Reserve Football Defensive Coordinator since 1984? In those years, the Reserves have played 40 games. Tim's defensive squads have recorded an unbelieveable 18 shutouts including two this year. They have won 31 of those games giving up an average of 6.45 points per game. Seven Freshmen Soccer players are on the Reserve Soccer Team this Fall. They are Kevin Balsky, Ron Fukuchi, Tad George, Tim Novak, Tyler Rotte, John Santoro and Jeremy Staun. The Reserves are currently 3-1-2. Starting linebacker and football Co-Captain, Mike Nichols has also achieved a great deal of success as an artist. The Colerain game program cover was one of Mike's works.

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Jack Thrush was named the Most Valuable Player of the Colerain game by the WTSJ radio commentators Gary Ball, Randy Wilson and Anthony Munoz. Anthony must know good offensive tackle play when he sees it. WTSJ will also broadcase the Moeller games against Elder and Princeton on AM 1050. The Moeller Student Government has· 88 members. There are 60 Varsity athletes among this group playing more than one sport. Joe Poore was featured on Channel 5 by Thorn Brennaman for his academic and athletic accomplishments. Joe plays on the Football special teams and backs up all 4 1 inebacker positions. Joe is also ranked 10th in his class of 2 Casey Fisher has completed 34 of 49 passes in just three games for a 69% completion percentage. The senior quarterback has thrown for 3 touchdowns and 343 yards. Keith Valerius also achieved First Honors last year? We apologize to Keith for leaving him out of last week's issue.

Schira's shutouts continue The Reserve Football Team currently stands 3-0 with all 3 wins featuring shutouts by the quick and hard hitting Moeller Defense. On Saturday, September 17, the Reserves defeated Hami 1 ton 21-0.

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FOOTBALL

Moe defeats stubborn Irish

SENIORS

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Crusaders reach 2-0 mark On Saturday night, September 10, the Moeller Crusaders defeated the Ursuline Fighting Irish of Youngstown by a score of 14-7. The Moeller defense started out the game. They quickly forced the Irish to punt the ball away. The Crusader offense took over on their own 15 yard line and drove the ball continuously for the rest of the first quarter. Quarterback Casey Fisher led the offense effort. He threw 21 passes with 16 completions and no interceptions. His main target was Chris Jenkins who caught 4 passes for a total of 46 yards. Wide receivers Joe Toepfer and Matt Birrell also had good catches. The biggest part of the offense's success was due to excellent pass blocking by the offensive line. They also did well with run blocking,

T. LeRoy

BEST DEFENSIVE BACK I

continuously blowing the Irish defense off the ball. The starting offensive line consists of center Brian Hindersman; guards Mark Ernestes and John Fitzpatrick; and tackles Jack Thrush Âˇand Jon Baer. At the beginning of the second quarter, Fisher connected with Jenkins who ran in for the first score of the game. The drive took 17 plays. Adam Hyzdu then split the uprights for the extra point. However, the Youngstown defense came right back to score, despite a good effort by the Crusader defense. This ended the first half. the score being tied 7-7.

BEST OFFENSIVE BACK

C. Fisher

The Moeller offense started off the second half. However, the defense shortly took over after a Crusader turnover. The defense continuously drove th Irish continued on page 3

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BEST DEFENSIVE LINEBACKER-

U.Nichols

BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

U.Schiess

offense backwards. Linebackers Mike Nichols and Jeff Crable stuffed the run, while defensive backs John Walker, Kevin Henderson and Tim LeRoy guarded against the pass, allowing few completions. As the game progressed, the intensity level grew. With only one quarter left to play, the Crusader offense began to drive the ball again. After a few short completions and scrambles by Fisher, tailback Mike Olexa broke loose for a fifteen yard gain, setting the Crusaders up with a first and goal. The offensive line continued to knock the defense back, allowing Fisher to sneak through the middle for the second touchdown. The score was now 14-7 and the Irish began to drive. They got a few first downs and it looked as if they might score. But then, the defense kicked in, stopping the Irish for the next three plays. It was fourth down and long. The Irish made an attempt to pass, but great protection

BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

J.Baer

forced an interception-by Kevin Henderson, which took away t!heir last chance to score. The Crusaders won the game, sending Ursuline on a long bus ride home. by Mike Rohlfs

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Game Statistics MOELLER 17 - YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE September 10. 1988 FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards Returned NUMBER RUSHING PLAYS Yards Gained Yards Lost Nets Yards Gained TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost SCORING Fisher Jenkins A. Hyzdu

c. c.

PASSING Fisher

PASSES CAUGHT Jenkins p, Daumeyer M. Olexa M. Birrell J, Toepfer

6 6

WE 9 4 5 0 21 16 108 1 0 0 21 77 4 73 42 181 3 114 38.0 0 1 23 3 141 47.0 2 51 2 1 7

THEY

9 4 5 0 17 8 64 1 1 0 26 106 25 81 43 145 5 180 36.0 0

2 9 2

46.0 3 54 1 0 3 25

PASS INTERCEPTIONS K. Henderson

RUSHING M. Olexa c. Fisher u. Eutsey

TCB

NYG

AVG

9 8 4

42 16 15

4.7 2.0 3.8

0 1 0

PUNTING Tucker

YDS

AVG

114

38.0

PUNT RETURNS Jenkins

YDS

AVG

23.0

KICKOFFS D. Burwinkle

YDS

AVG

141

47.0

KICKOFF RETURNS J. Walker B. Zelina

YDS

AVG

32 19

32.0 19.0

c. c.

' 1 1

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Pts Player Player 27 Perry Nichols 16 Tucker Jennings 16 Schneider LeRoy 15 Ille Henderson Walker 14 Barkley Poore 12 Crable Folzenlogen 12 Storm 11 Tenkman Schiess

Pts 10 11 5 4 2 1 1 1

ExPt FG 2

INT

108

4 4 4 3 1

46 18 5 34 5

Next Game: Hamilton at Galbreath Field Fri .â&#x20AC;¢ Sept. 16. 8 PM

TD 1 0 0 0

SEASON RECORD: Won 2. Lost 0

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Reserves over Middletown, 15-0 The Class of 1991, Moeller's Reserve Football Team won their second game of the year against a great athletic Middletown team 15-0. The fine preparation for this unbelieveable tough game by Coaches Bob Paolo, Randy Rath, John Gallagher and Head Coach Tim Schira managed to put all the things together for a very impressive victory.

Moeller's next score was a long pass from Joe McCullough to Todd Nauman. The extra point was scored by Chris Ryals on a trick play to put Uoe up 15-0 before the half.

The Moeller defense was simply outstanding. They were led by Chris Ryals, Dave Angello, Robert Pflanz and Chris Woycke. Middletown had the first possession of the game and on the first play of the game, Chris Woycke picked off a pass CHis first of two.) with a phenomenal catch. Moe's defense created many turnovers which lead to another zip. Moeller's next game is against Hamilton at Hamilton at 10 AM next Saturday, September 17, 1988. Please come out to catch the Reserves at play.

The Moeller offense started their first drive pretty much doing what they wanted. The offensive line was led by fine blocking from Paul Barry. With the fine blocking, there were excellent runs from Adam Adkins and Stephen Larkin. On Moeller's first drive, Adam Adkins capped it off with a long touchdown run. The extra point was made by Terry Knecht.

by Pete Hopewell

ZAFERES AWARD

A.Hyzdu.

CHRIS JENKINS

JOHN WALKER continued

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Frosh prepare for first game The Moeller Freshmen Team will open its season this week with a game against Hamilton's Freshmen Team. The Moeller team will be lead by Head Coach Bob Kolkmeyer. Coach Kolkmeyer will also serve as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach. Coach Carl Kremer will coach the offensive line and serve as the Offensive Coordinator. The Frosh scrimmaged Mt. Healthy in a controlled situation and came up short of scoring. Each team was only allowed ten plays at a time. Several Moeller drives ended when the Crusaders

reached their 10th play before they crossed the goal line. Mt. Healthy was able to score three times in their drives. The offensive coaches praised Backs Chris Hess and Jeff Raussen and Linemen Eric Wendt, Scott Moyer, and Brady Wolfer. Defensive Linebackers Scott Fye. Tony Houston and John Morgan. Defensive Backs Scott Thamann and Jason Florimonte and Lineman Terry Koetter all played well. The Freshmen are eagerly awaiting their first game experience and should continue in the fine Moeller tradition.

Rats of th-e week: d o .h n G a n n i n g

Adam Adkins

Paul Barry

Drew Stephens

Mike Rohlfs

Brad Hindersman

Craig Griffey

Jason Griffis

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Academic honÂ·ors for gridders To achieve First Honors at Moeller High School, a student must maintain a 90~ or better average during the quarter. To receive Second Honors, a student SENIORS - CLASS OF 1988

FIRST HONORS

Joe Faessler Chris Groene Bill Rohlfs -~ECQ_NQ. HONORS Rick Bachman Ken Boggs Steve Broughton Dan Cloran Kevin Gilles Joe Hoekzema Greg Huntington Chris Kurtz Dave Langefels Art Lewis Eric lladaris Brent Riesenberger Chris Simon Pat Stock Tom Thiel

JUNIORS - CLASS OF 1989 FIRST HONORS Mike Olexa Jim Perry Joe Poore Mike Rohlfs Joe Sharpshair Scott Sheppard SECOND HONORS Jon Baer Mike Nichols Mike Schiess

must maintain an average of 85~89S. During the fourth quarter of last year, the following Moeller Football Players received First or Second Honors:

SOPHOMORES - CLASS OF 1990 FIRST HONORS Matt Baer Mike Beerman Jeff Belle Matt Birrell Marcus ColosiJOO Jeff Crable Ken Feichtner Brad Hindersman Brian Zielinski

SECOND HONORS

Ken Darby Keith Fulmer Adam Hyzdu Craig Meyer Todd Shaffer Russ Speigle Rob Steltenpohl Jerry Storm Todd Thesing Keith Vonderhaar FRESHMEN - CLASS OF 1991 FIRST HONORS Tom Blatz James Coleman Neil Dougherty Tom Fitz Pete Hopewell John Kilcoyne Chris Ryals Mark SiDJDOns Keith VanKerckhove Tim Wagner Aaron Weitzel

SECOND HONORS David Angelo Paul Barry Dale Berger Lonnie Blackley Todd Burwinkle Carlos Collins Todd Costello Tony Gertz Tom Groskopf Jon Hess Jerry Jivoin Jon Koutnik Steve Larkin Nick Latzy llark Uazuk Joe UcCullough Todd Naumann Robert Pf 1anz Kevin Schlotrnan Shawn Tegtmeier Derrick Williams

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FOOTBALL

Moeller starts with a

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Crusaders over Colerain, On Friday, September 2, the Moeller Crusaders successfully opened the season with a 17-8 win over the Colerain Cardinals. The Moeller offense moved the ball well, especially in the first half. On just the second play of the game, tailback Mike Olexa ran thirty-eight yards to put the ball into Colerain Territory. The drive was somewhat slowed by two incomplete p~sses by quarterback Casey F1sher, who threw 11 times with 6 catches for 57 yards and two interceptions. The drive was kept alive because of a Colerain penalty for having twelve men on the field. This gave the Moeller offense a first down on the Colerain 25-yard line. After a few short gains by Olexa. Fisher connected with tight end Pete Daumeyer for a 9-yard gain. Then, behind a strong offensive line, Fisher snuck into the end zone with a quarterback keeper.

The second Moeller touchdown was set up after Jim Perry batted a pass at the line of scrimmage into the hands of Andy Folzenlogen for an interception. After a few short gains by fullback Scott Sheppard, Olexa broke loose for a 44-yard touchdown run. The offense struggled for the greater part of the third quarter, making a few mistakes which stalled their attempts at driving the ball. However, in the fourth quarter, they came through. They controlled the ball for 15 plays, which took approximately ten minutes off the clock. Throughout the drive, Junior Mike Eutsey ran all over the Colerain defense, averaging 6.7 yards per carry. In spite of these excellent runs, the Cardinal defense was able to stop the Moeller offense on the 2-yard line. The Crusaders has the settle for a 28 yard field goal by Junior Adam Hyzdu.

The Moeller defense dominated the Cardinals all evening long. They allowed only one touchdown, which was the result of a broken play. The Crusader linebackers played an exceptional game. Outside backers Mike Nichols and Casey Tucker, with the help of ends Eric Schneider and Mike Schiess, stuffed the Cardinal offense . hold~ng them to only 26 yards' rush1ng and 144 yards passing. Junior inside linebacker Jeff Crable also played very well in his first Varsity start.

JIM PERRY

ANDY FOLZENLOGEN

TONY JENNINGS JOE TOEPFER continued on page 3

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The score was now 17-8 and there was less than two minutes left to play. The Colerain offense made every attempt to score, but the game was put out of reach when Tony Jennings snagged the ball for Moeller's third interception of the game. Moeller Coach Steve Klonne was pleased with the performance of the defense. "They played a great game and made very few mistakes. " As for the offense, he thought they were too inconsistant. He said there wasn't enough balance between their running and passing game. However, this is to be expected in the first game of the season.

JACK THRUSH

JOHN WALKER

The Crusaders are looking forward to their first home game of the season next Saturday night when they take on the Youngstown Fighting Irish. by Hike Rohlfs

CASEY TUCKER

ADAMHYZDU

MIKE EUTSEY

MIKE NICHOLS

MIKE OLEXA

ERIC SCHNEIDER

BEST OFFENSIVE BEST OFFENSIVE BEST DEFENSIVE BEST DEFENSIVE BEST DEFENSIVE ZAFERES AWARD

LINEMAN BACK LINEMAN BACK LINEBACKER -

Thrush Olexa, Eutsey Schneider Walker Crable, Nichols Burwinkle, Hyzdu, Ille, Tucker

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Game Statistics MOELLER 17 - COLERAIN 8 September 2. 1988 FIRST DOWNS: Passing Rushing Penalty NUMBER OF PASSES ATT. Completed Yards Gained TD Passes Passes Intercepted Yards Returned NUMBER RUSHING PLAYS Yards Gained Yards Lost Nets Yards Gained TOTAL NO. OFF. PLAYS TOTAL OFFENSE NUMBER OF PUNTS Yardage Average Blocked PUNTS RETURNED Yards Run Back NUMBER KICKOFFS Yardage Average KICKOFFS RETURNED Yards Run Back FUMBLES Fumbles Lost PENALTIES Yards Lost

SCORING Fisher M. Olexa A. Hyzdu D. Burwinkle

WE 18

2 15

THEY 6 4 1

6 0 2

11 144 1 3

33 44 271 12 259 55 316

30 17 43 14 29 51 173

!NT

PASSES CAUGHT J, Toepfer Birrell p, Daumeyer c. Jenkins

3 1 1 1

13 31 9 4

0 0 0 0

PASS INTERCEPTIONS K. Henderson A. Folzenlogen T. Jennings

1 1 1

17 0 13

0 0 0

...

0 0

1 3

53.5

KICKOFF RETURNS

YDS

AVG

16.0

YDS

AVG

46.5

YDS

AVG

4 90

0 0 3 35

ExPt FG 21 1

DEFENSIVE GRADE POINTS Player Pts Player Crable 22 Schiess Nichols 21 Tucker Jennings 16 Perry Schneider 16 LeRoy Henderson 15 Ille Walker 14 Joe Poore Folzenlogen 12 Storm

Pts 11 11

10 5 4 1 1

SEASON RECORD: Won 1. Lost 0

TCB

NYG

AVG

13 12 5 11 3

126

9.7 6.7 4.4 1.8 3.7

1 0 0 1 0

22 20 11

AVG

214

PUNT RETURNS

6 6

YDS

c. Tucker

13 4 2 214 105 53.5 52.5 32 2

PUNTING

KICKOFFS D. Burwinkle

c. Jenkins

93 167 46.5 41.8 0 0

RUSHING M. Olexa u. Eutsey c. Collins c. Fisher s. Sheppard

PASSING Fisher

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Reserves open with 12-0 The

Reserves opened up the 19881989 season with a victory over Colerain 12-0. Even with the terrible weather conditions, Moe managed to put points on the board. Touchdowns were turned in by Adam Adkins and Steve Larkin and neither were capped off by extra points. Moe went to the air early and it didn't go too well, but the running game was there. Joe McCullough led the Moeller's offense with fine play calling but only completing one pass to Pete Hopewell for a pick up of 11 yards and a first down.

on because of Moe's tenacious defense. The defense was lead by Jason Knecht and Chris Ryals from the linebacking corps and Buki Ajayi and Tom Blatz of the "D" line not to leave out Chris Woycke of the "DB's... The defense turned in its first zip of hopefully many. Moeller's special teams were very tough with 2 blocked punts. Moeller's next game is Saturday against Middletown at 10:00 PM, so please come out and support the Reserves.

Moeller's offense played well but

by Pete Hopewell

was haunted by many turnovers which Colerain didn't capitalize

Rats of the week: Robert Pflanz Adam Adkins John Gunning

JOE SHARPSHAIR

Joe Sharps hair Jerry Jivoin David Angelo

BRIAN WHITE

Brian White Pat Holt Chris Ryals

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Meet the varsity coaching staff The Moeller Varsity Coaching Staff has one new member this year. Dave Kaple returned to Moeller as a Receiver Coach. Dave graduated from Notre Dame and served on the Moeller staff during the 1981-83 seasons. From 1984-87, Dave was a Graduate Assistant Coach at Michigan State. Head Coach Steve Klonne returns as Offensive Backfield Coach as he leads the Crusaders into his seventh season as Head Coach. Steve has compiled a 67-8 record and has received national recognition. The offensive line is again coached by Pat Orloff and Jim Higgins. Together they combine over 40 years of coaching

STEVE KLONNE

experience. Jim Lippincott returns for his seventh season as Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach. Jim's defensive squads have given up an average of less than 10 points per game, including 34 games with only a touchdown or less. Bill Straub returns as the Defensive Backfield Coach. Bill has over 20 years of coaching experience on the high school and college level. Bob Tull returns as the Defensive Line Coach. Bob coaches the offensvie line for three years at Moeller and moved over to the defense in 1987.

DAVIDKAPLE

JIM HIGGINS

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MR. PATORLOFF

MR. BOB TULL BILL STRAUB

JIM LIPJPINCOIT

Returning Varsity Letterrnen NAME Morris Adkins Jon Baer Pat Brownung Steve Busse Jason Clouse Pete Daumeyer Mark Ernstes Mike Eutsey Casey Fisher John Fitzpatrick Andy Folzenlogan Craig Griffey Jason Griffis Rob Handorf Kevin Henderson Brian Hindersman Adam Hyzdu Chris Jenkins Tony Jennings Greg Jones Tim Leroy Mike Nichols Mike Olexa Jim Perry Joe Poore Mike Rohlfs Mike Schiess Eric Schneider Joe Sharpsl!lair Scott Shepperd Greg Stofko Ron Tenkman Jack Thrush Joe Toepfer Casey Tucker John Walker Brian White

POSITION OG OT LB OT LB TE OG RB QB OG DT RB DT DE DB

c QB WR LB LB DB LB RB DT LB DT DE DE OG OG WR DB OT WR LB DB TE

HEIGHT

6'2" 6'2" 6'0" 6'7" 6'0" 6'5" 6'0" 5'9" 6'1" 6'2" 6'2" 5'9" 5'8" 6'1" 5'10" 6'2" 6'2" 5'11" 5'9" 5'10" 5'11"' 6'2" 6'0" 6'0" 6'3" 5'9" 5'8" 5'11" 6'2" 6'1" 6'2" 5'11" 6'5" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 6'0"

WEIGHT

CLASS

233 216 191 241 200 198 191 198 204 226 209 149 198 186 179 206 205 153 174 171 163 209 202 206 203 191 173 168 187 218 181 164 258 191 209 183 180

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 ~2 ~2 ~2 ~2

'2 12 12 12

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FOOTBALL

Changing of the guard

JIM LIPPINCOTT

JEFF LIEBERT

Farewell to Jeff Liebert Moeller's new Athletic Director

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• Change In administration This past summer, Moeller said good-bye to a long time friend and supporter- Jeff Liebert. Jeff had been working at Moeller High School for 15 years as a teacher a coach, and most recently as the athletic director. This past spring marked the last time that Jeff would serve Moeller as member of the staff. Jeff has left Moeller to go into the business world. The Athletic Department wishes Jeff and his family the best of luck and thanks the entire Liebert family for all their sacrifice and support. During his years with Moeller, Jeff taught algebra and computer science. Coaching on the freshman and sopho· more levels in fC!lotball from 1973 to 1980, his teams had a 59-3-4 record, while winning eight G.C.L. championships. Jeff also coached track from 1973 through 1980. During his tenure as head track coach, which ran from 1975 through 1980, his team won two G.C.L. Championships. In 1978, he was selected as Cincinnati Track and Field Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association. From 1981 to 1983, Jeff was associate Athletic Director with responsibilities in the areas of promotion and public relations. His school duties during this time included fundraising responsibilities and lunchroom supervision in addition to his teaching duties. In 1983, Jeff !became the Athletic Director at Moeller responsible for the operation of the total athletic program (12 sports) at Moeller. The Moeller Booster Club sponsored a "Jeff Liebert Appreciation Dinner" this past July. Many friends, former players, coaches and supporters of Jeff turned out to honor this man that had served Moeller so well. Coach Booker Brooks of Minnesota praised Jeff as a friend and as a colleague. Gerry Faust returned to pay tribute to his friend and former assistant. Steve Klonne dedicated the 1988 season to Jeff and promised a sue· cessful season to go with the dedication. Jim Lippincott, the new Athletic Director, read the dedication found in this year's Football Press Guide. The Press Guide was dedicated to Jeff Liebert this year. John Shaffer, on behalf of the hundreds of players whose lives were touched by Jeff Liebert, read the following poem which was probably the best tribute paid to Jeff and his family:

An old man going a lone highway Came at the evening cold and gray To a chasm vast and deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream had no fears for him. But he turned when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide. "Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near, "You are wasting your time with building here. You never again will pass this wayYour journey will end with the closing day. You have crossed the chasm deep and wide; Why build you this bridge at eventide?" The builder lifted his old gray head. "Good friend, in the way that I've come," he said, "There followeth after me today A youth whose feet must pass this way. This stream that has been as naught to me, To the fair-haired youth might a pitfall be. He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; Good friend, I'm building the bridge for him." Will Allen Dromgoole THE BRIDGE BUILDER

In June of this past summer, Jim Lippincott assumed the duties of Moeller's Athletic Director. Jim replaced Jeff Liebert who had been the AD since 1983. Jim began teaching and coaching at Moeller in 1981. In 1982, he became Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach as well as Associate Athletic Director. As the Associate AD Jim was responsible for the day to day operation of the Athletic Department. In addition, he wrote the Moeller Media Guide and the Moeller Game Program. A 1967 graduate of Lima Central Catholic, Jim earned letters three years in baseball and football. He then attended Xavier University, where he served four years as as student and a graduate assistant football coach under three different head coaches: Ed Biles, I rv Etler, and Dick Selcer. After graduating in 1971, Jim served as an assistant football coach at Sidney High School for two years. From 1974 to 1978, he was head football coach at Marian Local High School earning Coach-of-the-Year Honors in 1974. He also served as head football coach at Sidney High School during the 1979 and 1980 seasons. As defensive coordinator at Moeller, Jim has built some of the finest defensive teams in the state. He has coached a number of All-Ohio and All-American players. Many of Jim's former players are still playing college football.

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New season unfolds for Moeller Mt. HealJ}}y

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Saturday, August 20, the Moeller Crusaders successfully opened their pre-season with a scrimmage win over the Mt. Healthy Owls by a score of 34-13. The Crusader offense, led by quarterback Casey Fisher, met the challenge of what Coach Steve Klonne said was the best Mt. Healthy team he has seen in a long time. The starting offensive 1 ine, consisting of Brian Hindersman, Mark Ernstes, John Fitzpatrick, Jack Thrush, John Baer, Brian White and Pete Daumeyer played an exceptional game, opening holes for running backs Mike Olexa and Scott Sheppard all day long. They also provided excellent pass protection for Fisher who was 715 for 101 yards, highlighted by a long touchdown pass to wide receiver Joe Toepfer. All the wide receivers played an excellent game, especially junior Matt Birrell. Defensively, the Crusaders dominated the Owls, giving up only 96 total yards. Early in the game, Eric Schneider blocked a field goal attempt which aroused some excitement and set the tempo for the rest of the game. The defensive line played an excellent game against the wishbone offense of Mt. Healthy. Linebackers Mike Nichols, Tony Jennings and Casey Tucker also did well against the Owls running and passing efforts. One of the most impressive points of the scrimmage was the performance of the second team players. For many of them, it was their first time playing as a member of the Varsity team. They were able to step up and get the job done.

CASEY FISHER

PETE DAUMEYER

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SCOIT SHEPPARD

ERIC SCHNEIDER

MIKE NICHOLS BRIAN WHITE

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Frank 1 in Moeller's second pre-season game was a passing scrimmage against the Franklin Wildcats. Moeller's offense, after marching halfway down the field, got on the scoreboard with a 40-yard field goal by junior Doug Burwinkle. Then the defense took over and didn't let up. They allowed only 26 total yards. At one point, the Wildcats had the ball deep in Moeller territory on the 5-yard line. However, the defense held their ground and ended up driving them back to the 30. Other defensive highlights were a fumble recover by Eric Schneider and one interception by linebacker Tony Jennings. The offense was able to move the ball effectively throughout the game. The offensive line again gave the quarterbacks excellent protect ion. Sophomore Nei 1 Dougherty played extremely well in his first varsity appearance. Head Coach Steve Klonne was pleased with the teams performance in these first preseason games. For many players, it was their first time at starting and they needed to get their feet on the ground. Klonne is "cautiously optimistic" about the upcoming season. He feels we have a good team at this point but need to work harder and get better every day.

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ANDY FOLZENLOGE1\

The Moeller Crusaders ended a successful football pre-season Friday night, August 26th, by defeating a very talented Middletown team 31-13 at Middletown Barnett Stadium. The Crusader offense had an impressive outing, despite the fact that two starting running backs, Mike ÂˇOlexa and Scott Sheppard were down with ankle in.1 ur ies. Junior Mike Eutsey and sophomore Carlos Collins ran well all night long in their place. Eutsey had 9 carries for 76 yards and Collins was 11 for 146. The offensive 1 ine, led by tackle Jack Thrush also played very well. The Moeller offense drove a total of 472 yards and had 21 first downs. Defensively, the Crueaders played well, however, they lacked some consistency in the early going. A few big plays in the beginning by the Middletown offense allowed them to drive the ball well. However, once the defense got rolling, the Middies offense was brought to a halt. Defensive tackles Jim Perry and Andy Folzenlogen played an excellent game, putting a lot of pressure on their quarterback. This constant pressure forced an interception which was caught by John Walker. Defensive end and Mike Schiess also played a good game, causing a fumble which was recovered by Mike Rohlfs. Defensive backs Tim LeRoy and Ron Tenkman also played well throughout the game.

JIM PERRY MIKE EUTSEY

TIM LEROY

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One feature that made this scrimmage different from the others was the practice overtime period at the end of the game. Each team got the ball on the oposite teams 20-yard line and had four chances to score or get a first down. The Crusaders offense scored on the first play when quarterback Casey Fisher connected with running back Carlos Collins. The defense did just as well by forcing a Middletown turnover. The Crusaders, as well as their coaches, are looking forward to

the upcoming season. As always, they will face many tough competitors. Some of their roore challenging opponents will be the St. Xavier Bombers, the Elder Panthers, and, of course, the Princeton Vikings. The Crusaders plan to take one game at a time in order to reach their utlimate goal, the State Championship. Moeller plays their season opener on Friday, September 2, against the Colerain Cardinals. After being beaten two years in a row, the Crusaders are looking for revenge and hope to start the year off right with a win. by Mike Rohlfs

Sophomores also start their season The 1988-89 Football Season kicked off July 25 with conditioning. The official date was July 25 but as soon as the first day of summer came around, it was back to the weight shed to get ready for the "88-89" season. The program was strickly observed to see if you were there four days a week working out. The end of lifting was capped off with the annual IRON-MAN contest. After group workouts, the hard and strenuous 2-a-days started. This was a new experience for the Sophomores but everyone made it through fine. The Reserves opened up with a scrimmage against Withrow. With the closing of 2-a-days, the Reserve squad was anxious to go against new faces. The offense stormed out right away with tremendous protection from the offensive line which lead to excellent runs from Adam

Adkins and Lonnie Blackley. With the fine protection from the line, Moe soon went to an aerial attack. Neil Dougherty hit Steve Larkin for a touchdown and Moe was quickly up 7-0 after a Jason Knecht extra point. The defense was up next and they were tenacious. They were lead by the outstanding linebacking corps of Chris Ryals and Jason Knecht as well as a hard nosed defensive line and defensive backfield. On Moe's next possession, Dougherty hit Langenkamp on a streak for a touchdown and Noe was quickly up 14-0. The defense was looking tough until one maJor breakdown when Withrow's quarterback threw a long touchdown pass. continued

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Moeller's next opponent was Fairfield and this would prove to be the Class of 1991's toughest opponent to date. We suffered a 3-0 loss. While Moe's "D" was thorough, Moeller's "0" fluttered and didn't execute. Special acknowledgements go out to Terry Knecht, Neil Dougherty

and Carlos Collins, who have moved up to the Varsity. All will remain with the Reserve except Carlos Collins. Moe's next game will be Saturday at 10:00 AM at Moeller against Colerain. Please come and show your support for a very promising Reserve Football Team. by Pete Hopewell

Football-Baseball combination Three Moeller students helped lead the Midland Cardinals to the Mickey Mantle World Series this summer. Third baseman David Bell, catcher Brad Hindersman, and centerfielder Adam Hyzdu were all part of the team that won the World Series. Hyzdu was named Series MVP with a .579 batting average (11 for 19), one homerun, three triples and three doubles. By winning this tournament, the Cardinals entered the Super Series in Youngstown, Ohio with a

3-1 record. They were to face Valencia, California with a 4-0 record. But the gold medal was rained out and the gold went to Valencia with a 4-0 record. The Midland Cardinals received the silver medal. Hyzdu and Hindersman return to Moeller to rejoin their football teammates. Adam Hyzdu is a quarterback/place-kicker while Brad Hindersman is a defensive tackle. David Bell also plays basketball at Moeller

Athletic Department

Every Monday night in the Activity Center at Moeller High School the previous weekend's game film is replayed for all Boosters and fans that wish to attend. Head Coach Steve Klonne comments on the film and previews the next week's opponent. All are invited for 7:30 film sessions.

The 1988 Football Press Guides are also on sale. They contain over 60 pages of facts and records of past teams as well as a profile of the 1988 Crusader football team. Copies can be purchased for $5.00 plus $1.00 for postage and handling. Again, contact the Athletic Department.

The new subscription year for the Football Newsletter starts next week with the Colerain game issue. To renew your subscription you can enter the Booster Club at the Big Moe level or higher or send $15.95 to the Moeller Athletic Department.

Moeller was rated ninth in the nation in the recent U.S.A. TODAY high school rankings.

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announcements

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lrcn Man results SENIOR IRON MEN

JUNIOR IRON r.'Â£N

SOPHOMORE IRON MEN

Mark Ernstes Casey Fisher John Fitzpatrick Jason Griffis Rob Handorf Brian Hindersman Chris Jenkins Tim Leroy Mike Nichols Mike Olexa Jim Perry Joe Poore Mike Schiess Eric Schneider Joe Sharpshair Jack Thrush Joe Toepfer John Walker Brian White

Matt Baer Mike Beerman Matt Birrell Jeff Buck Jeff Crable Keith Fulmer John Gunning Jeff Hampel Brad Hindersman Brian Nugent Russ Speigle Rob Steltenpohl Jerry Storm Todd Thesing Keith Valerius Keith Vonderhaar Tony 1\alker Scott Weibold Chad Whitaker Brian Zelina Brian Zielinski

Adam Adkins Bukola Ajayi Dave Angelo Paul Berry Dale Berger Tom Blatz Dan Buckley Ed Coursey Ryan Dirr Neil Daugherty John Ferguson Sean Flynn Jonathan Hess Pete Hopewell Jerry Jivoin Jon Koutnik Robert Pflanz Chris Ryals Kevin Schlotman Keith Vankerckhove Arran Wietzel Chris Woycke Lonnie Blackley

TOP TEN SENIORS IN BENCH PRESS

TOP TEN SENIORS IN POWER CLEAN

310 Mark Ernstes John Fitzpatrick305 300 Jason Griffis Morris Adkins 295 Scott Sheppard 290 275 Jon Baer 275 Jim Perry 275 Mike Schiess 275 Jack Thrush

Jim Perry Jason Griffis Mark Ernstes Jack Thrush Mike Nichols Scott Sheppard Morris Adkins Jon Baer Joe Toepfer Brian White

TOP TEN SENIORS IN SQUAT

TOP TEN JUNIORS IN BENCH PRESS

Jason Griffis 555 Jim Perry 475 Scott Sheppard 460 445 Mark Ernstes John Fitzpatrick435 420 Jack Thrush Mike Olexa 415 Joe Poore 395 385 Mike Nichols 385 Nike Schiess

Matt Baer Keith Fulmer Rob Steltenpohl Todd Shaffer Brian Zelina Jeff Crable Keith Vonderhaar Chad Whitaker Mike Beerman Adam Hyzdu Russ Spiegle

265 250 245 245 235 2 35 225 225 225 220

285 270 260 250 245 240 230 2 30 225 225 225

TOP TEN JUNIORS IN SQUAT Todd Shaffer Keith Fulmer Matt Baer Jeff Crable Ken Feichtner Chad Whitaker Brian Zelina Rob Steltenpohl Chris Asbrock Mike Beerman

460 410 395 375 365 365 355 350 345 345

TOP TEN JUNIORS IN POWER CLEANS Jeff Crable Brian Zelina Keith Fulmer Rob Steltenpohl Matt Baer Todd Shaffer Chad Whitaker Brad Hindersman Dave Besso Russ Speigle Keith Vonderhaar

255 240 2 35 230 225 220 210 200 195 195 195

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TOP TEN SOPHOMORES IN BENCH PRESS

TOP TEN SOPHOMORES IN SQUAT

TOP TEN SOPHOMRES IN POWER CLEAN

David Angelo Mark Mazuk Paul Stephens Arron Wietzel Paul Barry Robert Pflanz Adam Adkins Carlos Collins John Ferguson Jerry Jivoin

Paul Barry Lonnie Blackley Ryan Dirr Bukola Ajayi Tony Gertz Dan Buckley Paul Stephens Arron Wietzel Adam Adkins Jason Knecht

Bukola Ajayi Paul Barry Adam Adkins Ryan Dirr Tim Fitz Jerry Ji voin Dan Kr irnrner Robert Pflanz John Ferguson Lonnie Blackley Dan Buckley Carlos Collins

245 245 240 235 230 225 220 215 215 215

TOP TEN SENIORS IN TOTAL LIFTS

TOP TEN JUNIORS TOTAL LIFTS

Jason Griffis l105 Jim Perry 1015 !J'~rk Ernstes 1000 Scott Sheppard 990 John Fitzpatrick 960 Morris Adkins 940 Torn Thrush 940 Mike Schiess 870 Mike Olexa 865 Mike Rohlfs 865

Todd Shaffer Matt Baer Keith Fulmer Jeff Crable Brian Zelina Rob Steltenpohl Chad Whitaker Ken Feichtner Chris Asbrock Keith Vonderhaar

JASON GRIFFIS

MORRIS ADKINS

355 350 345 330 330 320 315 310 305 305

215 210 205 205 200 200 200 195 190 180 180 180

TOP TEN SOPHOMORES IN TOTAL LIFTS 935 905 905 865 830 820 815 785 770 750

JIM PERRY

MARK ERNSTES

JACK THRUSH

MIKE SCHIESS

Paul Barry Paul Stephens Bukola Ajayi Dan Kr irnrner Lonnie Blackley Ryan Dirr Adam Adkins Jerry Jivoin Dan Buckley Tony Gertz

795 760 725 725 720 715 710 710 700 695

SCOTT SHEPPARD JOHN FITZPATRICK

MIKE OLEXA

MIKE ROHLFS

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1988 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MOELLER .. FIGHTING CRUSADERS'' FRI. SAT. FRI. FRI. FRI. FRI. FRI. FRI. FRI.. FRI.

SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. OCT. OCT. OCT. OCT. NOV.

2 10 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4

COLERAIN YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE HAMILTON ROGER BACON PURCELL-MARIAN ST. XAVIER ELDER LaSALLE DAYTON DUNBAR PRINCETON

7:30 PM 8:00PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8: 00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00PM

AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME

1988 RESERVE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT.

AUG. AUG. SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. OCT. OCT. OCT. OCT. OCT. NOV.

20 27 3 10 17 24 1

8 15 22 29 5

HEALTHY CSCRIM) FAIRFIELD CSCRIM) COLERAIN MIDDLETOWN HAMILTON ROGER BACON PURCELL-MARIAN ST. XAVIER ELDER Lc.SALLE DUNBAR PRINCETON MT.

10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10=--00 10:00 10:00 10:00

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

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1988 FRESHMEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TUE. SEPT. Wc..D. SEPT. TUE. SEPT. TUE. SEPT. TUE. OCT. TlE. OCT. TlE. OCT. 'r-i r:..D. OCT. Vtt:D. NOV.

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HEALTHY CSCRIM) HAMILTON ROGER BACON PURCELL-MARIAN ST. XAVIER ELD=:R LaSALLE AIKEN WITHROW MT.

4:00 4:30 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00

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FOOTBALL

Honors and Awards for Moe Gridders

Man of Moeller

MIKE ROHLFS

Most Valuable Player

CASEY FISHER

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The Moeller Football Banquet was held on December 14 at the Clarion Hotel in Cincinnati. The event was planned and staged by the 1988 Captains' parents. The hall was beautifully decorated and the Senior Players received a multitude of gifts. Each Moeller Senior received a personalized photo album portraying the 1988 season, a helmet award, a scrapbook of press coverage of the 1988 season, and several other certificates and awards. The following awards were out:

given

Best Defensive Linemen Mike Schiess

Best Defensive Linebacker Mike Nichols

Best Defensive Lineman Eric Schneider Zaferes Adam Hyzdu

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Best Offensive Receiver Joe Toepfer Mr. Clutch Joe Toepfer

Best Defensive Back John Walker

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Best Offensive Lineman Jack Thrush

Best Offensive Back Mike Olexa

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Most Improved Senior Jon Baer

Most Improved Senior Ma:r-k Ernstes

Ball Hawk Kevin Henderson

Most Improved Senior Joe Poore continued

Mr. Spirit Joe Sharpshair

Big Moe Tony Jennings

Mr. Spirit Andy Folzenlogen

Big Moe Brian Hindersman

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Leader Casey Tucker

Manager-of-the-Year Mike Hebegger

Leader John Fitzpatrick

Mr. Spirit Scott Sheppard continued

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Most Improved Junior Jeff Crable

1989 Captain Matt Birrell

Most Improved Junior Mike Eutsey

1989 Captain Jeff Crable

1989 Captain Craig Meyer

1989 Head Manager Jeff Hericks

1989 Captain Todd Shaffer

Special Thanks: THANKS MOELLER FAMILY: The Moeller Family has done the job again! New and old members alike contributed to the successful operation of the stadium and the operation of the "split-the-pot" for the Captains' parents: A special thank you to the first time workers. Additionally, in the stadium operation, a special thanks goes to Neil Dougherty, Lou Thole, and Judy Schlotman for their extra duty. But the biggest thank you

goes to Mary Beyers who worked every week Cas she has for many years. ) She is a special member of the Moeller Family - one of the many people who makes this a fun place to be involved with. The "split-the-pot" effort was headed by Joe McCullough with weekly support from John Koutnik and Ken Pflanz. This group's effort will help defray the cost for the banquet and were a great help to the Captain's parents. Thanks, Tom Fitz

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1988 Moeller records Most Passes Attempted in a Game Fisher 31 vs. St. Xavier, ties Kamphaus vs. Akron Central Hower, 1984. Most Passes Attempted in a Season - Fisher 21, previous - Kamphaus 174 in 1984. Most Passes Completed in a Game Fisher 22 vs. St. Xavier, previous - Kamphaus 21 vs. Akron Central Hower in 1984. Most Passes Completed in a Season - Fisher 137, previous - Kamphaus 123 in 1984. Most Yards Passing in a Game Fisher 317 vs. Dayton Dunbar, previous - Harris 272 vs: St. Xavier in 1967. Most Yards Passing in a Season Fisher t,903, previous -Kamphaus 1, 802 in 1984. Most Field Goals in a Game Hyzdu 2, ties Heintzman in 1982, Teuschl in 1986 and Hyzdu in 1987. Longest Punt - Tucker 88 yards vs. Elder (Playoff), previous Harp~r 73 vs. Princeton in 1981. Longest Punt Return - Jenkins 86 yards vs. Purcell-Marian, previous - Ken Long 85 vs. Dayton Wilbur Wright in 1964.

Fisher: 1st in All-Time Regular Season Passing Yards, 1,903. 4th in All-Time Career Passing Yards, 2,015. Tied 3rd in All-Time Regular Season Passing TDs, 16. 6th in All-Time Passing TDs, 11.

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Toepfer: 8th in Career Scoring Pass Receivers, 50.

Hyzdu: Tied 4th in Scoring, 69.

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Most Caused Fumbles in a Season Schneider, 5. Previous - by Kyne in 1979, Suter in 1979 and Feldhaus in 1987. Moeller's Streak of Most Regular Season Consecutive Games Scoring has been extended to 152 games since 1972. Moeller's Steak of Regular Season and Playoff Consecutive Games Scoring has been extended to 80 games since 1981.

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1988 GCL All-Stars The G. C. L. All-Star Football Team was named in November of entire team and special award winners are listed below:

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Second-Team Offense Center Guard Guard Tackle Tackle Tight End Wing Back Split End Halfback Halfback Quarterback

Chris Reddy, LaSalle JOHN FITZPATRICK, MOELLER Ray Busche, Elder JACK THRUSH, MOELLER Chris Flowers, Elder Tony Pedato, Elder Joe Sander, Roger Bacon Jeff Meier, Elder MIKE OLEXA, MOELLER Dennis Penderghast, Elder Steve Keller, Elder

BRIAN HINDERSMAN, MOELLER Bruce Murray, Roger Bacon Bill Martin, St. Xavier Jeff Neal. Roger Bacon Andy Green, St. Xavier PETE DAUMEYER, MOELLER JOE TOEPFER, MOELLER E. J .. K1 umb, Elder Jerry Porter, Roger Bacon Paul Davis, LaSalle Jeff Stofa, Roger Bacon CASEY FISHER. MOELLER

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Chris Brenner, St. Xavier Kevin Illing, Elder Jim Ravenna, LaSalle MIKE SCHIESS, MOELLER MIKE NICHOLS, MOELLER Brad Austing, Elder Steve Norton, Roger Bacon TIM LEROY, MOELLER JOHN WALKER, MOELLER Jim Hilvert, Elder Kent Mahon, St. Xavier ~:Qec_i~1

Player-of-the-Year Best Offensive Back Best Defensive Back Best Offensive Lineman Best Defensive Lineman Place Kicker-of-the-Year Punter-of-the-Year Coach-of-the-Year

Andy Green, St. Xavier Kenny Smith, Roger Bacon Paul Jostworth, Elder ERIC SCHNEIDER, MOELLER John Dirking, LaSalle CASEY TUCKER, MOELLER John Jones, Roger Bacon Charles Stuart, Roger Bacon Don Ginn, Roger Bacon Jim Yetter, Elder Rob Pierce, LaSalle

Awards Steve Keller, Elder Joe Sander, Roger Bacon JOHN WALKER, MOELLER Chris Reddy, LaSalle Chris Brenner, St. Xavier Joe Sander, Roger Bacon Marc Wilson, St. Xavier Tom Grippa, Elder

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Miscellaneous Hockey: The Moeller Winter Sports Season has concluded with some outstanding performances. The Moeller Ice Hockey Team finished its season with a fourth consecutive Southern Ohio Championship. Coach John Basalyga's Skaters made it to the second round of State Playoff competition before being eliminated. Senior Co-captains Greg Doucette and Jason Rothwell were both named to the All-Ohio Hockey Team.

Basketball: The Moeller Basketball team also had only two seniors on its squad (Greg Stofko and Mark Staun.> The youthful Crusaders competed in the ever-strong GCL and made consistent improvement. A couple of the season high-lights were a victory over Dayton Colonel White, 71-65. Colonel White was one of the top teams in the Dayton area and advanced to the third round in the State Tournament. Another bright spot was defeating GCL opponent Roger Bacon on Senior Parent's Night. Coach Dan Ragland's squad faced Walnut Hills in the opening round of State competition. Moeller fell behind by 20 points in the first half but rallied to almost win the game. The second half rally was a positive factor on which to end the season. Leading scorers on the team were Joe Currin (14.2 average) and Matt Messersmith (11.8 average). The Reserves, under Coach Carl Kremer, improved greatly through the season winning most of their

games towards the end of the season. Coach Rick Bohne's Freshmen Squad made it to the Semi-finals in the GCL Tournament before bowing out with a 12-8 record.

Swimming: The Swimming and Diving Team really ended with a splash. They finished 8th in the State for their second consecutive top ten finish. Swimming Coaches Lynn Marggrander and Ann Schoenberger, Diving Coach John Borman, and Moderator Dick Beerman once again led a Crusader assault on the swimming world. Senior Steve Busse became the school 's first swimmer ever to capture two individual championships as he won both the 50 yard Freestyle (20.79 seconds) and the 100-yard Freestyle (46.07 second). Both performances will bring Steve the designation of All-American and will rank him in the top five times in the Nation for this scholastic season. Steve will soon be competing in the Senior Nationals at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Junior Diver Matt Borman finished in 5th place in his third straight top 12 performanmce in the State Competition. Matt will again be receiving All-American honors as well. Senior Todd Projeick, Junior Mike Klug, and Sophomore John Matanquihan, joined with Steve Busse to capture the Consolation Heat Championship (7th place) in the 400 Freestyle Relay in a time of 3:13.48. They will thereby qualify for Honorable Mention All-American. Mike Klug also finished 19th in the 200-yard Freestyle and 20th in the 100 yard Freestyle. Jason Glorius wasÂˇ 17th in diving.

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Wrestling: The Moeller Wrestling Team ended their season on a positive note. Ken Darby, Keith Fulmer, and John Rice all placed high enough in the Sectionals to move on to the District meet. Jon Rice took second place in the District to qualify for the State Meet. Jon became the 10th State Qualifier from Moeller. Jon won his first match at Columbus but then lost,

ending his season with a 29-6 record. CThe second most wins in school history.) Jon also holds the school record for the most takedowns in a season ( '87) and in a career (180). Jeff Gaier's squad only had two seniors on the squad (Jon Rice and John Hegener) which allows for a great deal of experience returning.

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Pete Daumeyer Mike Schiess Casey Tucker Mike Nichols Joe Toepfer Jack Thrush Tim LeRoy John Walker Brian Hindersman Mike Olexa Casey Fisher John Fitzpatrick Adam Hyzdu

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