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‘5 Page 20 . Waterloo Chronido. Wednesday, Naming 8. 1978 By Rick Campbell Chi/onscle Stall Writer it's a warm, breezy autumn afternoon. The sun is shining brightly. A perfect day for football. Suddenly, the silence is broken by booming voices, Deee-lence. Deee-fence. Peee-fence. Combatted shortly after by more INNces. Aww-fence. Aww-fence, Aww-fence. At most football games. it's the fans making all the noise. But not at this game. . No, at this game, it's the players domg the shouting. Oh. there is a smattering of applause occasionally rising from the near-empty stands, but not enough to spur either team on to greater heights. They must rely on their own en- couragement - cheering their team-mates on. or razzing the opposition. (,",i1ts,xsiit1ii.bt .\ tt “owe.” Mo'si of the players at this game are fair size. but a few ot 'kTLEjifjr0jiE') {if 'Gif , Jumorprog ram - brings wer back _'" ACADIAN UPHOLSTERY rand INTERIOR EXPERIENCE . 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And then there are some who know they will never get into the game, so they play their own games on the sidelines. F-s- _ _ A couple of players recognize a reporter and complain that they never see their names in the papers, even when they score touchdowns. But all this deesn't stop them from playing their favorite sport. After years of peaks and valleys in senior ranks. the Wa- terloo Vikings dropped senior football this year and opted for a junior program in hopes of revitalizing interest in the game and improving success on the field. And despite an 18- 0 loss to St. Jerome's Lions in the TCAA semi-finals on this . Becaluse such is the fire of the high school junior football player. - TV'" (as C"'lssett) 'tiissx* gttisv' Ce,Tetib, sol 'isrf f)l/""'l. WAIEBLOD‘ 528 Victoria St. N.. Kitchener (Dame Weston Bakeries) "Sai36. After noun 578-7154 Large Indoor Showrooms SUPERIOR MEMORIAL, For Pre-Winter lnstallatioh YOUR MEMORIAL SHOULD BE _ ORDERED NOW "We're now back on par with the other teams in our lea- gue. we have no excuse to do poorly," said Easton, "WeYe just concentrating on teaching the fundamentals of the game." So after two winless seasons, seasons that saw absolute demolitions in many contests', Vikings went into junior this year and finished in third place with a respectable 2-2-1 record. “We sat down last year and agreed to go into junior for two years." he said. "Youtee, we had no feeder system for our senior team and with the other teams in the league being so experienced. we just didn't have a chance. You can't expect to throw raw rookies in against guys who have played the game for twee or four years." "We try to get them into other programs, and some volun- teer to help out with the juniors," said Easton. There was no ill feeling whatsoever, the guys realized what had to be done. And the school has really supported our move." They whomped KCI 35-12 in a preliminary playoff and with any luck could have had the Lions last Friday. Paul Keeling intercepted an Israel pass in the first quarter, returning 71 yards to the Viking 14. Quarterback Steve Ennis carried over from there. _ "You look over at their tSt. Jerorpe'sr bench and see 90.000 guys dressed," said Easton. "You know why? Be- cause they've got a winning tradition, Now granted. a .500 record for a first year team won't do that overnight. day. both goals have been reached. according to Viking head coach Dare Easton. , Actually the decision'to go to junior was not the adminis- tration's. but rather that of the student council. with an op- tion to re-evaluate coming after next year, Ennis made it 12-0 with " 43-yard ramble in the second quarter and in the last minute of the half Chuck Anderson hauled in a 65-yard touchdown pass" to make it 18-0. But what about this year's seniors. or for that matter those graduating from this year's junior team? Most of the Vikings are new to the game. with 10 starters being in grade nine. Only running back Jeff Mathers has had any extensive experience as he played with the seniors Last year. “As a team the guys have progressed unbelievably. rm very proud of them, even though they lost today," said Eas- ton. "That Opening interception really deflated us." said Eas- ton. "The quick score hurt us. And so did that td right before the half. , __ “They shut off our offense completely, except for the' short pass. I couldn't ask anything more of our defense. though." _ Vikings averaged M.5 points a game all season but couldn't dent the St. Jerome's eight-man front in either out- ing. Lions won 6-0 earlier in the year. "And that's exactly what we're trying to do with this jun- ior program. Build. or rebuild. a tradition.” "He lMathers) must have had 100 yards per game average and almost 100 points." said Easton, “He’ll be one tremendous prospect, _. . Other players who the coach cited as playing superb ball for Vikings this season included end lan McLean, offensive tackle Mike Wittmer. linebacker Glen Koebel and quarter- back Phil Israel. St. Jerome's piled up all 18 points in the first hhlf Friday. Both teams botched excellent scoring chances in the final 30 minutes. . But after two seasons ot zeroes m the win column. you have to admit. it's a helluva start. At a recent meeting, Waterloo City Council approved the following resolution: "That at the time and place of the forth- coming Municipal Elections, citizens of Waterloo be provided the opportunity to sign the following petition: “In the spirit of understanding and to bet- ter meet the ongoing needs and hopes of all our peoples. we the undersigned from the City of Waterloo, Ontario, along with our fellows from British Columbia to Newfoundland. invite Quebeeois Members of our Canadian Family to rc- main Canadian and to continue building, with us this magnificent Canada .. These petitions will be available for Signing at each of the polling places at the Municipal Election to he held on Monday. November 13th, 1978 Electors of the City of Waterloo are invned to Sign this petition when voting CITY OF WATEBLOO Petition For Canadian Unity a” 7 r-' I d "terr? I r ml LN ft C KEELING CITY CLERK CITY OF WATER].()()