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

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makes sure that this Dolphin recei ive plays lik Iped the Cougars in their A HERE, CATCH! - Quarterback Jonathan Petke wisely uses the time gained by guards Dan Thomsen, Greg Morrow, and Nathan Way. Despite a great showing, the Cou- gars lost to El Toro. Sophomore Football 123

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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

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► PITCHING THE BALL - Wide receiver Marcus Jenkins uses a flea flicker to get rid of the ball before a San Clemente defender makes the tackle. The team ended a winning season with a 51-25 win over San Clemente. T WHERE ' S THE PUNTER? - Center )im Young looks for his kicker before hiking the ball. Ftei mm gcr fo vUtj goal Cmqaxii InouMe, nUak aid w ' m were shut-out our first ime against Damien. This fueled the team, and gave us a taste of losing and made us want to win, said quarterback Scott Patton. The next day the team went out and hit for two hours to get out their frustrations and prove to themselves that they were winners. After getting it out of their system, We were un- beatable, said guard Shawn Boland. The team went on to win league and go undefeated the rest of the way. On the road to the top, the Cou- gars shut-out some highly competi- tive teams, beating Mission 40-0 and Irvine 54-0. But by far the highlight of the season was the victory over rival El Toro, 27-7. It was especially significant be- cause the previous season, we were 8-0 and then lost to El Toro, but this time the roles were reversed. They were 8-0 and had only been scored on twice all year, and we beat them with a great sense of revenge, said Coach Bob Picazo. FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 124 Freshmen Football ▲ SPRINTING - Tailback Charlie Grigas sets to block for Don Duckworth as he moves for a score against Dana Hills. The running game was a success for the freshmen as they ran over Dana Hills 34-7.