Fighting Hawks Tie for Second The Varsity football season started with four straight losses , and then completely turned around with the Homecoming game against Beck - man. The Fighting Hawks beat Beckman 22-20, and came back to win four out of the remaining five games. In the conference they tied LaSalle for second place with three wins and two losses. Because of revisions taking place on our own John Wall Memorial Field, home games took place at Kingston Stadium this year. Being on a different field did affect the team, and probably the fans , too. The fans were not as loud and encouraging as usual. According to Coach McCue, however, the band was a big help. "No doubt about it, the band did the best job to encourage the team." Coach McCue also said, "The 1978 football team was loaded with talent and had a large group of guys to build on." The high points of the season were definitely the winning games, especially turning things around by winning the last four out of five. Another high point was the players themselves, who worked hard and played well. Many of the players received special recognition. Wayne Butcher and Ken Cooperman made first team All Conference, offense; Jeff Hare and Trent Ross made first team, defense. Corky Summers, Mitch Porter, and Trent Ross made second team All Conference, offense; Wayne Butcher and Ken Cooperman also made second team, defense. These teams were chosen by the coaches of the conference teams. Ken Cooperman Scott Appleget, Brian Daly and Tony Parsons received honorable mention for the All Conference team. and Wayne Butcher received honorable mention for the All -State team. Awards were also given to the players as voted by their fellow teammates. Most Valuable Player— man; Leading Rusher- Trent Ross; Wayne Butcher; Hustlers Mike Hamilton; Big Golden Hands Award for most pas - ses caughtAward- Ken Cooperman; Best Effort Year 'Round— Play Award- Corky Summers; Most Improved Player Award- Jeff Hare; Rookie Back of the Year-Scott Appleget; Rookie Lineman of the Year— Doug Ockenfels. These are as follows: Ken CooperAbove:Jeff Hare trots off the field for a much needed break. Above Right: Ken Cooperman, who received the Hustlers Award, goes into action to re - cover a loose ball. Right: Denny Heintz says, "I was standing here hitch-hiking when all of a sudden I got hit." Wayne Pavlicek quickly looks to get the number of the truck. 32 Varsity Football
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