Coachella Valley Union High School - La Conchilla Yearbook (Coachella, CA)

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Frank Gillespie l9n0Cl0 Lopez Robert Ramlfel lv sn v4f3 'i'+ ' I N3 , ,s L-.. Thus ended the season for CoacheIIa's finest team since that memorable game in 1946 when the Arabs defeated Hemet to take the championship. Lettermen this year were: Joe Rodarte, Bob Carr, Jess Tomasek, Ben Montoya, Ignacio Lopez, Bill Roberts, John McClain, Bob Ramirez, Joe Benitez, LaVerne Fariester, Tom Smith, John Yoxsimer, Bill Cot- ten, Armando Chavez, George Cunningham, Jerry Julian, Walter Wright, Raul Diaz, Jake Duran, Richard Larson, Jim Emerson, Frank Gillespie, Howard Edmisten, John Hill, and Marvin Murphy. CVUHS's 1952 RCL football champions were awarded two places on the mythical RCL first team - Joe Rodarte and Bob Carr. On the second team were tackles Joe Benitez and Bob Ramirez, guard LaVerne Fariester, quarterback Ben Montoya, and halfback Ignacio Lopez. Honorable mention was given to guards Bill Cotten and Tom Smith and center John Yoxsimer. Although the Arabs will lose a good many of their squad through graduation, a large group of letter- men will return to enhance the Arabs' chance of another championship. Returning lettermen will be lg- nacio Lopez, Bob Ramirez, Joe Benitez, John Yoxsimer, Bill Cotten, Bill Roberts, Georgex Cunningham, Ar- mando Chavez, and Jake Duran. X 00' 0 S Xl -'r 4 , . ff I o 5' Aatiwldd F ,Nj Y wx I . ,wx Jerry Julian Marvin Murphy Bill Roberts l f , A Q' . g - -'fw'rsg:u3teQ' .' Titre' PAGE 37

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N CM J Tom SmIll1 Bob Cqrr Joe Rodarte The following week the Arabs met the undefeated and unscored-on Banning Broncos. As luck would have it, the championship game was called after a scoreless half when a storm caused an electric power failure. This was the first time in CVUHS history that rain had fallen before and during a sporting event. The Arabs continued their winning streak when they came out on top of a 'I9-O decision over the Hemet Bulldogs. The Arabs dominated the game and led at halftime by a pair of TD's. CV held an edge of twelve first downs to the Bulldogs' four, and three TD's by Rodarte proved too much for an outclassed Bulldog eleven. The spirited Green and Gold eleven wound up an undefeated and untied season by walloping the undefeated Banning Broncos in a reply game. With an overflow crowd of 6000 watching the victorious Arabs triumph over Banning, the Arabs chalked up an all-time league scoring record. This tremendous showdown fight between two magnificent teams may well be called the greatest defensive game in league history. Many times both teams' drives were stopped short of pay dirt, as the score at the end of the first two stanzas indicated. The Arabs scored two quick second-period TD's, coming only two minutes apart, one on a 51-yard T ' unt by Carr and the other on a Montoya pass to Lopez in the left flat. Lopez was succe on bp' co ersions. Banning's lone TD was scored on a 91-yard drive sparked by Torrance. l..f XJ Benitez y ' LaVerne Fariester 'Q W! is J' is Q l PAGE John Yoxsimer Walter Wright

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