Gallatin High School and the community will honor and recognize members of the 1988 Bulldog football team at half time during the Sept. 18 Homecoming game against South Harrison.
The 1988 team, coached by Joe Battles and assisted by Doug Nichols, Chris Gerhardt and Kevin Nichols, finished 8-0 in the Grand River Conference before losing a nail-biting, 7-6, game to Albany in the Class 1 Sectional round.
A highlight of the 1988 season was a 26-12 victory over Hamilton that snapped the Hornets’ 22-game GRC winning streak.
Team members included Jason Helton, Aaron Tate, Scott Shipers, Cole Froman, Steve Jensen, Clint Vanatta, Eric Moulton, Jeff Taul, Charlie Hubbard, C. J. Deppen, Steve Richards, Jeff Hale, Jim O’Rourke, Jason Ismael, Brant Burns, Mark Morrison, Chris Dannar, Chuck Ness, Lance Critten, Kevin Noel, Aaron Vestal, Dale Hazzard, Steve Riley, Sean Parker, Chad Prentice, Josh Wilson, Brian Lasher, Eric Belshe, Jason Huffman, Shad Mort, Michael Belshe, Chad Vyrostek, Jeff Donovan, John Holman, Bobby Wigglesworth and Mark Hemry.
Team trainers and managers were Shonna Terry, Lisa Rains, Staci Berry, Daryl Pontius and Bill Pontius.
