Bonanza High School - Golden Visions Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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. A ' . 1 ' p After a Chaparral player heads the ball Tony Purcell moves into defend the B.H.S. goal while Jerard Pribyl, who moved up from junior varsity tries to avoid a collision. A'Tom Burns punts the ball after an attempted goal shot while Andy Zafuto turns to move out. l 'naturist Soccer Suffers Serious Set-Backs Despite poor weather, illness, and injuries, the varsity soc- cer team finished their season adequately. ln the opening game against Rancho, newspaper odds had Rancho 19-O. The Bengals although losing, let only three goals by, making the final score 3-1. Poor weather and bad luck continued to plague the Bengals as they fell into last place. However, the team's first win came with a victory over Eldorado. They demolished the Sun Devils, 5-1. Following two more loses, a controversy developed, and a team meeting was called. When numerous first string play- ers were kept from competing against Chaparral because of some of the missed practices, the team met following the same game. A lack of communication on the field and rebuk- ing of rules for playing requirements were discussed. The team then played their finest games. Although they lost by one to Clark, they came back with a superb victory over Val- ley. It ended in a 6-1 win. Injuries and illnesses took their toll as the season prog- ressed. Both Jerry Gamble and Jeff Meador injured their foot Mike Davis damaged his ankle, and Joey Dee severely split his lip. Nikolay Ratajczak, Denny Cahill, and Andy Zafuto were kept out with a form of pneumonia. Many junior varsity players were moved up to the varsity squad. After fluctuating between varsity and J.V., Tom Burns finally was kept on the varsity team. Doug Rogers moved all the way from the fresh- men team to varsity. 86 varsity soccer

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er' yd 4 Mike Walling kicks the ball away from a Cowboy offensive player at the game played on Bonanza's field. ' Y Mike Davis rushes in to block an Eldorado attempt at scoring. The Sun Devils lost 5-1. A-txt f .r frr X' we .s,s varsity soccer 87