Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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▲ TAKING IT LAYING DOWN — Senior runningback Joe White is felled by a pair of Dolptilns. Yardage was hard to gain in the 9-7 loss to Dana Hills. DROPPING BACK - Sophomore quarterback Tony Solliday hands off the ball to running back Chi Chi Biehn. The running game of the Cougars was the foundation of their offense. FBALL VARSITY FOOTBALL VARS Varsity Football 121

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T AWAITING THE SNAP — Senior linebacker Todd Pilger anticipates the snap ready to clobber El Toro ' s offensive line. The defense stifled El Toro, to key a 34-22 trouncing of the Chargers. Mud u edT oud Tem w played as a team, not as a bunch of in- dividuals, said tail- back Chi Chi Biehn. This was the season of unity and commitment, not of a bunch of superstars getting all the credit. The Cougars over- came both an early loss to Edi- son and being dubbed an un- derdog , to still finish second in league with a record of 3-2. Another problem for the team was the lack of size and experience. We didn ' t have a lot of size, but we had a lot of heart, said linebacker Todd Pilger. Even though the season end- ed with the disappointing loss to El Modena in the first round of the CIF playoffs, the team was nonetheless proud of its effort, especially the sweet victory over archrival El Toro, 34-22. We kicked their butts, said center B.J. Franklin. Even though the team worked as a whole, there were some outstanding individual achievements among the play- ers as the Cougars placed 11 members on the All-League team. Sophomore quarterback Tony Solliday completed 91 of 156 passes for 1,317 yards and eight touchdowns. On the re- ceiving end of Solliday ' s passes were senior wide receiver Toney Jenkins with 24 catches for 400 yards and 3 touch- downs, senior tightend Doug Bame with 21 catches for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns, and sophomore David Poltl with 25 catches for 336 yards and two touchdowns. The rushers were lead by senior Chi Chi Biehn with 110 rushes for 577 yards and two touchdowns, sopho- more Chris Adams with 54 rushes for 430 yards and five touchdowns and sophomore Matt Mosebrook with 20 rushes for 82 yards and five touch- downs. An added dimension to the team was the five starting soph- omores. It ' s almost unheard of for a team to start five sopho- mores, said Coach Eric Patton. So, with a young and inexpe- rienced team, the Cougars were still able to keep the winning tradition alive. Even with 23 seniors leaving the team next year there still remains hope for a bigger and brighter season. mm yfrnrnm m VARSITY FOOIBALL- nn slian Pe.eLaFlamme Mik n, Chad Byers, lason an Dorn. |ohn | Franklin Chris Tarnows ,,Scotl ■ chnie Fifth row: oe While, Marc Shulga, Bi Davin,Ch, ChiB.eh n, Dan Zamora Brenl na ren Gonzales, Dan on Psaros Fourth row: M keLi in. Toney len ins, Sergio lar , V.rn Mackenzie. Todd Pilge Ward Pa Brian Felix. Shane Gunn, Scoll Hannah. Third row Rolfe, Coach Greg Hansen, C oach Ra» Pan CI, Head Coach nc Palton, Coach ]oe W ood. roach Robbie Schm z. Coach Ken 1 iburn Second ro «: Scoll Carpenlier. Sieve JeLau a, Da»e joske Tony Polll, Mike Cobb, Jeff Newell, Mik lar,Mall Mosebro Wcidcnbenne Harry Oh, lason R.egle, Scoic Tnscari, Hagerly, oe Moya, Randy Thompson No! pictured: Chr ;2 ns, loey Adam .lelf Bigalow, rJ VARSITY FOOTBALL VARSITY F0 | 120 Varsity Football

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£opk ilm gk tb ' 3-2 W GOING DOWN! — Defensive ► COMIN ' THROUGH! — Matt Back Matt Call takes down a Dana Call takes full advantage of blocks by Hills receiver. The Cougars prevent- Nathan Way and Scott Newell, ed a score on this drive, forcing the Teamwork like this helped the Cou- Dolphins to punt. gars go 3-2 in league. espite the lack of play- Vers, and a lot of injur- ies, the sophomore team fared pretty well, going 3-2 in league, capturing third place, and gaining a wealth of experience. Coach Tom Ressler claims, Although we had a poor record, I think the guys are ready for varsity next season. The star of the team, and the greatest prospect to- wards next year ' s varsity team, was MVP and Back of the Year Matt Call. Call helped alleviate the player shortage by playing three positions: running back, de- fensive back, and tight end. Coach Ressler stated, Matt was a great contributor, and really added to our team unity. Another key member of the team was captain Scott Newell. He was also a three- position player, filling the spots of fullback, linebacker, and offensive lineman. Scott contributed greatly to the team through his leadership and his playing ability. Other key players were Dan Thom- sen, Rob Dundas, Nathan Way, John Armenta, Jim Christian, Greg Strickland, and Greg Morrow. According to Coach Ressler, the highlight of the season was the Dana Hills game in which Greg Morrow blocked a field goal attempt with 50 seconds remaining. Matt Call recovered and la- teralled to Greg Strickland, who ran 80 yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 13. After the Tonek Mikler extra point, the Cou- gars prevailed, 14-13. A SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL - Top row: Coach Easy Atwood, Matl Greg Morrow, Bret Myhren, Jonathan Petke, Coach Tom Ressler. 1 Newell, Matt Wahlquist, Shawn Coleman, Berny Chapman, Jeff Jone Malone, Tomek Mikler, Matt Call, Greg Strickland, Chad Samueisc Smith, Nathan Way, Rob Dundas, Jim Christian, iddle row: Brian Peterson, Donnie Hicks, Scott ,, Chris Adams, Dan Thomson, Front row: Brian n, Kevin DeBoer. FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOC 122 Sophomore Football