The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 October 1986 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 8,1986

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ANOTHER “W” FOR WARRIORS — Senior linebacker Troy Reiff (74) celebrates a win, that gave Wawasee the first traveling “W” trophy, with his teammates Saturday night. The trophy, donated by Reiff’s grandparents in honor of the Reiffs who have

B * * ACKNOWLEDGING A.P. STATUS — Wawasee Coach Myron Dickerson fuels the Warrior crowd of 3,000 during Saturday night’s 147 win over 5A Warsaw. : • Wawasee Homecoming <: :: Activities : : : ■: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 <> < > • Spirit Day/Opposite Sex Day < ► < > • Mum Sales J ► < ► • Class Decorations Judged < ► < \ • Powder Puff Game —7 P.M. 4 J ? | THURSDAY, OCTOKB 91 < < • Spirit Day/Favorite Era Day S < ► • Mum Sales < ► < ► • Bonfire — 8 P.M. < ► | FMDAY, OCTOBER 10 | <► < ' • Spirit Day/Green & Gold Day < ► < k And Buttons & Hats > J ► • Pizza Hut Supper — 5-7 P.M. —s3 > J ► • Variety Show — 5-7 P.M. > < k • Alumni — 7-8 P.M. A < • Football Game — 7:30-10 P.M. ,< < J (Against Northridge) S < ► • King & Queen Ceremonies & Parade - > J ► 8:30-9 P.M. ? < * • Dance — 2 Hours Following Football < < J Game - \

graced the Wawasee football field over 15 seasons, will be given to the winning team of the annual Wawasee-Warsaw football game each successive year. Troy was pleased to see the prize land in Wawasee High School after a 14-7 win.

Warriors take bite out of Tiger offense

I By MARK HUFFMAN Sports Writer Taking the bite out of a Tiger offense that had averaged 261 yards before Saturday night, Wawasee’s number one-ranked Warriors downed Warsaw for the sixth time in 18 years to clinch a tie for the Northern Lakes Conference crown. 14-7. The win brought Wawasee within two votes of being chosen the unanimous pick as the number one team in the Associated Press 3A poll, while the 5A school (Warsaw) saw its conference hopes plunge, with a 3-2 record in the NLC and 3-3 overall. An extra day of rest (after heavy rains prevented a Friday start) helped ferment hostilities, with hard hits becoming a norm at the Wawasee gridiron. The hosts were the first to light up the scoreboard, with Scott Robinson intercepting one of Warsaw’s 39 passes and returning it 12 yards to the Warsaw 9 with 1:33 left in the opening quarter. Junior Mike Meek took advantage of the Warsaw miscue, running the ball into the end zone for the first time in his varsity career, on the ensuing possession. Bruce Jackson con--1 verted the PAT. Both defenses became stubborn in the middle two quarters, before Warsaw yielded another touchdown with 5:43 left in the third quarter when James Braggs found himself at the end of Chris Cotton’s only completion of the night, gathering the ball in at the Warsaw 3, evading a tackle on the left, and diving over the line.

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The score was set up on a costly error by Tiger quarterback Paul Wiley, who underthrew tight end Clint Johnson, with Nathan Rhoades stepping in front of the junior for the sixth interception of the night (four in Wawasee’s favor and two by Warsaw). The Orange and Black found themselves back in the game ear ly in the fourth quarter when Wawasee was whistled for having too many players on the field after a punt. Marching downfield from the Wawasee 49. Wiley found Steve Littlejohn for a 17-yard score, after threading the needle 12 yards to Steve Kordish to set up the play. < Littlejohn’s seventh touchdow n of the season also marked the first points against a Warrior defense in 23 quarters. "The disappointing thing about giving up the touchdown is that it shouldn’t have happened, it was disorganization oh our part.” Coach Myron Dickerson noted, referring to the costly penalty. The ball was airborne much of the time the Tigers were in possession, with Wiley’s arm accounting for 161 of the team's 187 yards, converting on 17 of 39. "We just couldn’t control the pass, they (Warsaw offensive line) contained our defensive line very well.” the Wawasee coach mused. The Warsaw defense had the same problem with Wawasee’s front five, with Warrior backs and ends running for a combined 235 yards on the night. Senior Scot McDowell again covered the most ground, gaining 148 yards on 18 carries to put his season total at 568. The Wawasee aerial corp felt the effects of injured receiver

Ben Beer (knocked out for six weeks after breaking his jaw in last week’s game), with 10 total yards being gathered through the air. The game was secured during the closing minutes when safety Chris Yoder reached over tight end Clint Johnson s left shoulder to gather in a Wiley pass at the Warsaw 44 yard line. "They (Warsaw ) were still in the game up until that point, it was one of the finest interceptions I’ve ever seen. ” an elated Coach Dickerson said. However, the Warsaw coaching staff disagreed, attempting to sway the officials to call interference to no avail. The win put the Warriors at 6-0 entering Friday’s contest with Northridge, w ith all wins coming in NLC action. North Wood, 4-1, is the closest contender and would have to win their remaining games against Warsaw and Plymouth, while hoping that Wawasee loses to Goshen, to clinch a tie. The Wawasee victory also awarded the Warriors the traveling "W” trophy, given to the team that wins the annual Warsaw-Wawasee contest. The trophy was given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiff, North Webster, to commemorate 15 years of Reiff participation on the The Reiffs’ grandson Troy is the last of a clan of five to play for Wawasee and while he and his teammates enjoyed the feeling of hoisting a trophy high into the air. they would like nothing better than to lift a bigger prize in late November. However, according to Coach Myron Dickerson, "things are go- . ing to have to improve” if the Wawasee 11 are to make a roam to the dome for the second straight year. "The offense has been carrying us the last few games and the defense is just going to have to tighten up ,” he said, noting that quarterback sacks by the defense have become obsolete over the past few games. Intending to rest some starters over the next two contests. Coach Dickerson is looking at the period as a time of "fine tuning.” “We have to get more organized, we lost our poise a few times against Warsaw and lost containment on several occasions — something z you can’t afford to do this late in the season. ”

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Reiffs watch grandson and Wawasee Warriors celebrate

Wawasee’s football victory over Warsaw Saturday night capped a memorable evening for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiff, who donated the » traveling “W” trophy — to be given to the winner of the annual Warsaw Wawasee football clash. The North Webster residents watched grandson Troy Reiff, a starting linebacker for the team, celebrate with teammates after the 14-7 victory over their crosscounty rivals. The win gave Wawasee its second in a row over the 5A team and sixth in the last 18 years. Donating the trophy to commemorate the families vast involvement with the Wawasee football team, the Reiffs watched a tradition near its end Saturday, with Troy, a senior, being the last in a line of Reiffs who have competed on the gridiron over the past 15 years. A Reiff has been in the starting lineup at Wawasee for 107 games, with the most memorable seasons coming with the 1973

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started as a sophomore at linebacker and was a two-way starter during his junior and senior years, rushing for 900 yards as a fullback. Starting for Coach Myron Dickerson in 28 games during the 1980-82 seasons, the all-conference running back went on to star at Butler University, where he is now a senior. Travis started 15 games under Coach Dickerson, ending his career in the Hoosier Dome at the State Finals last year. He started as a defensive end during his junior year (1984) and was second in total tackle points as a defensive back during his senior year. Troy will be remembered as the last Reiff to play in a WarsawWawasee game and has started 16 games thus far. He started as a linebacker in the fourth game of his junior year and went on to lead the team in total tackle points, becoming a two-way starter during last year’s playoffs.

P P®*’ : fl ’. IMMACULATE INTERCEPTION — Senior Chris Yoder, right, makes what Wawasee Coach Myron Dickerson termed 4s, one of the finest interceptions he’d ever seen, during the Warrior’s 14-7 win Saturday night. Yoder secured the game for Wawasee by reaching over Clint Johnson during Warsaw’s last offensive possession of the game and plucking the ball from his grasp. While Warsaw’s coaching staff screamed interference, officials ruled that Yoder had not made contact on the play.

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playoff team (when sons Mark, a senior at the time, and Ralph, a sophomore, started) and the 1985 State runner-up team, of which grandsons Travis, then a senior, and Troy both started. Football's Reiffs Mark started as an offensive tackle and defensive tackle in 25 games for the Warriors under coaches Don Storey and Hal Traviolia from 1971 to 1973. He was also a team captain and was chosen all-conference on offense and defense. He went on to play football at Indiana Central University. Ralph started as a defensive flanker, kicker, and safety in 24 games during the 1973-75 seasons under Coach Traviolia. He established three kicking records that still stand and garnered in 18 interceptions. He was also a team captain and was selected allconference on defense for two years before going on to play football at ICU, where he established several kicking records. The Reiffs’ grandson Todd