Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

Page 57 text:

Foul play. Todd Morrish gets a Balboa plaver ' s knee in his ribs as he moves the ball up the field. Soccer was a non-contact sport, but some teams often got belligerent late in the game when thev were losing badly. Our practices consisted mostly of complicated drills. Mr. Kleir would have a new one each day: he ' d try to ex- plain it to the team, and then he ' d get angry when we didn ' t understand him. Many of the players disliked drills, but I think in the end they definitely helped us. Drew Peterson Firm foothold. Effective passing and ball control were marks of a good team Ron Hansen dribbles at midfield to create openings in the Las Lomas defense while laime Ponsford follows in support. Varsity We They Opponent 8 Las Lomas 5 Campolindo 3 Miramonte 6 1 Las Lomas 3 1 Campolindo 3 1 Miramonte won 6, lost FAL Champions Frosh-Soph We They Opponent 3 1 Las Lomas 1 Campolindo 2 1 Miramonte 5 1 Las Lomas 3 1 Campolindo 2 Miramonte won 6, lost FAL Champions Goal-Oriented Up until their last game, the soccer team looked back upon their season as an indistinct succession of mild practices and easy wins. They effort- lessly achieved a perfect record in league play, won the FAL Cup for the fourth year in a row, won the Montgomery Tournament in Santa Rosa and built up a thirty-five game win- ning streak. Team co-captain Ron Hansen said, We never really had trouble with any of our games, even when we scrimmaged the Cal Junior Varsity. After advancing to the finals in the Tournament of Cham- pions, several team members planned a massive party to be held at Ernie Sponzilli ' s house. Historically, soccer parties had always been rather wild, and the attitude was, Let ' s win the game and go celebrate. But it was not to be. Matched against Montgomery, a team which they had beaten at the begin- ning of the season, we managed to overcome a two goal deficit late in the game to achieve a tie. The game went into overtime, then into sud- den death, and finally into penalty kicks, a rather arbitrary way of deciding a game. Mont- gomery triumphed, the Dons went home with intense feel- ings of frustration and dissatis- faction, and the party never materialized. We didn ' t dwell on our one loss, since there was no question that we out- played them, commented (continued) Beheaded. In the FAL Cup semi-fina Scott Hoetker beats his Campolindo opponent and slams the ball to a went on to win the game, 5-1 , and the Cup for the fourth consecutive vear. 53 SOCCER

Page 56 text:

Captains ' conference. Frosh-Soph team captain Clay Ramsey meets with the referees and the two Miramonte captains before the start of the game. Captains were expected to call the coin flip and to be spokesmen for their teams. Tip-toe. Eric Sponzilli pushes the ball b a Las Lomas player up to his wing. Soccer players were characterized by the bruises on their shins, and Ernie was renowned for the fantastic amounts of abuse his legs could tolerate. Fast feet. George Pastor tries to fake out jason Catalano of Campolindo in an FAL Cup game. George had excellent ball control and was able to thread his way through opposing defenses with his fancy footwork. 52 SOCCER

Page 58 text:

Running wounded. Chris Hausser leads a fast break against Las Lomas. The Varsity was greatly weakened by injuries; Chris had to have surgery on his foot when the season was over, and several other players were out for the season. Driving force. In a league game against Campolindo, Doug Hamilton attempts to kick the ball through a Campolindo forward. The soccer team enjoyed beating Campolindo since they had been the cause of several frustrati ng losses in earlier seasons. Head rush. Rick Biro goes up for the ball with lohn Wells of Campolindo. Fullbacks had the unenviable job of heading back the towering kicks by opposing players. 54 SOCCER