Montebello High School - Golden Key Yearbook (Montebello, CA)

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Oilers prove that they can do it ■p ■1 Wf m- jB ' JK | 9 B I H mf Qjff HpW MHH Bk ' ' H H Ivyl L«£w m K i U H M Wf B kl KL B WJm y JH ■1 m P , y y tm Starting off the year with rookie Coach Mr. Eric Valdi- viez, the Freshmen team had a prosperous season. By combin- ing the individual talents of each player they produced an outstanding team of thirteen young men. Ultimately, they wrapped up the season with a satisfying 8-2 league record. 1. Boys ' Freshmen Basketball. Front Row: Michael Byrd. Aramik Nava- sartian, Sergio Bohorquez, Manuel Moreno, Arnold Maradian, David Barreto. Frank Rodriguez, James Lea. Second Row; Rau! Soto, Malt Smith, Mark Moreno, Willie Mar- tinez. Hector Zamora, Coach Mr. Eric Valdiviez. 2. Breaking through the La Serna de- fense Frank Rodriguez goes for a perfect lay-up. 3. Frank Rodriguez one of the top scor- ers, shoots for two at the free throw l ine. 4. Forward Matt Smith drives through to score for the Oilers. 5. Tenancious defense by David Bar- reto provokes an Oiler turnover. 186 Boys ' Freshmen Basketball

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JV show promise Capturing the Whitmont League title was the highlight of the season for the Boys ' JV Basketball team. In their last game against Pioneer High School, the Oilers defeated the Titans 69-40. Top scorers for Montebello were Junior Dennis Barnes, averaging 14 points a game, and Junior Peter Buckroff, averaging 12 points a game. The toughest game was against a challenging Whittier High School team where the Oilers defeated the Cardinals 48-45. The Boys ' JV team were also victorious against California High School defeating the Condors 58-51. Top scorers for the game were Buckroff with 17 points, and Juniors Richard Urias and Barnes, who both tossed 12 points. The strengths of the Boys ' JV Basketball team were the good scoring and strong re- bounding of Barnes, the strong rebounding displayed by Urias and excellent overall play by Buckroff. The Boys ' JV Basketball team ended the season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses. Honors were presented to Dennis Barnes chosen as the Most Valuable Player, Sean Etheridge chosen as Most Inspirational Player, and Ray Herrera chosen as Most Im- proved Player. 1. Boys ' JV Basketball. Front Row: Scott Watase, Mike Tanaka, Javier Ruiz, Derek Asakura, Robert Oliver, Ray Herrera. Peter Buckroff, John Medina. Second Row: Dennis Barnes, Mike Zendejas, Richard Urias. Sean Etheridge. Phillip Castillo, Coach Mr. Dennis La- Commare. 2. Mike Zendejas easily outreaches his Santa Fe Hig h School opponent. 3. Averaging 12 points a game Junior Peter Buckroff drives toward the key. 4. Determined to score, Phillip Castillo struggles to ma- neuver in a crucial match against the Temple City High School Rams. 5. Marking the season with .strong rebounding. Junior Richard Urias reaches for an easy layup. Boys ' JV Basketball 185

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V » Scoring for victory j The complicated game of soccer was mastered by the Boys ' JV soccer team. A total of twelve men on the field, six from each team, kicked and bumped the ball towards each other ' s goal. Though unable to use their hands, the players could use any other part of their bodies. The only exception to this rule were the goalies who de- fended their perspective goals. 1. Boys ' JV Soccer. Front Row: Juan Gonzalez, Ocdulio Anguiano, Roberto Chavez, Javier Ruedas, Jose Chavez, Jose Talamantes, Jose Villarreal, Rodolfo Gonzalez. Second Row; Guillermo Torres, Eric Martin, Guillermo Chavez, Ernesto Diaz, Joaquin Espinoza, Guillermo Ayala, Pascual De La Torre, Humberto Cordova, Fili- berlo Vasquez. Third Row: Panfilo Sanchez, Benito Robles, Alonzo Ortiz. Vartan Perchikian, Peter Hosharian, Stepan Magdesyan, Shahe Terjamanian, Fidel Arreola, Coach Mr. Horacio Davila 2. Stepan Magdesyan prepares to pass the ball to one of his team- mates. 3. Fighting for possesion over the ball becomes a tremendous strug- gle. 4. Centered and ready. Ocdulio Anguiano stays ahead of his opponent. 5. After completing his kick Rodolfo Gonzales chases after the ball to regain control. Boys ' JV Soccer 187