Lowell High School - Minuteman Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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Varsity Sneaks lnta CIF Tying for second place in the Freeway League with two other teams, the Lowell High Varsity Football sauad had an excellent showing this year, Experience seemed to be the Pats' key to success, As Coach Rau put it, We had great seniors which made a tre- mendous turnaround in the program. The Pats began the year with a lei pre- league record. The game against Sonora was a loss for the Patriots, but they came back to defeat cross-town rival, La Habra, by a score of T5-TO. Surprising nearly everyone at their league opener, Lowell defeated Troy, one ofthe top seeded teams, by a score of QBAQT. Holding the Warriors scoreless for three auarters, the Pats proved that they were prepared to play, Troy was able to pick up three auick touch- downs against Lowell's secondary in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as the Patriots held on to a seven point lead, On October 7, the Patriots were matched against Western. The Varsity emerged victo- rious with a T9-7 Homecoming win, Two wins and two losses took place prior to the Anaheim game, Coming in with a 4-2 league record, it was necessary for the Pats to obtain a victory against Anaheim in order to have a shot at CIF, With a minute and a half left in the final auarter, Lowell recovered an Anaheim fumble, On the third play with only 34 seconds left, auarterback John Doak threw a short pass to Corwin Bates. Bales carried the ball 35 yards for a touchdown giving Lowell the i3-7 win. Going to the CIF playoffs as a wild card team, the Patriots went up against unde- feated Pacifica. Lowell was optimistic going into the game, however, it was to no avail as Pacifica held them scoreless. Those named to the All-League teams at the completion of the season were Robin Feeney, Jeff Ramsey, John Sarancik, and Pat McKenna. The Most Inspirational Player was Mike Henry while Robin Feeney was voted as the Most Valuable Player. VARSITY FOOTBALL Front Row: Roger Wilson, Jeff Ramsey, Kevin Macahilig, Kyle Ross, Lance Geiger, Robin Feeney, John Doak, Rick McCoid, Mark Stevens. Second Row: Dan Dennison, Bob Mallory, Chris Powers, Gary Plount, Pat Mclienna, Jim Baxter, Jim Oke, Neil Thomas, Henry Laban, Eric Wible. Third Row' Frank Scifres, Doug Young, Ronnie Ceballos, Dave Hanson, Tom Askey, Jim Roe, John Sarancik, Ken Hughes, Grant Heathman. Fourth Row- Dan Cain, Tom Witek, Mike Henry, Dave Benedict, Mark Durham, Fred Valerie Zona, Corwin Bales, Joe Mehelic, Steve Luzzi, Dave Peppard, Larry Moimim

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