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

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VARSITY BASKETBALL - Left to right: ROW 1: Jerry Willard, Ralph Rodriguez, Raul Diaz, Joe Rodarte, John Carmona, Ignacio Lopez, Jess Tomasek. ROW 2: Robert Ramirez, Joe Benitez, Frank Gillespie, Richard Larson, Ralph Fuller, Kessler Cummins. f.. Wifi C591 -5 X A ml l X y ,lg-rx Bw, X X N uf 'y PAGE 90 Tremendous audience support and enthusiasm got the Coachella Varsity casabamen off in high gear in their 1952 Riverside County League schedule. A highly spirited Arab quintet, under the capa- ble coaching of Lee Fulmer, vanquished the Palm Springs Indians, 38 to 31. Gunning for the title, the Arabs made it two in a row by knock- ing over San Jacinto in a close match, 52 to 49. Then the Arabs ran out of gas and went down to defeat to a determined Elsinore squad, with a final score of 63 to 53. The Elsinore game, probably the best played game of the season, was performed before a packed house in the home gym. The Arabs' chances for an RCL title were crushed when the Perris Panthers swamped CV 5'7 to 26. The Arab casaba club then turned loose all their power to crush the Beaumont five, 41 to 29. The next game was with Banning, the League's leading team. After a hard-fought battle, the shorter Arab team succumbed to the Bronks 47 to 39. In their last League encounter, the Arabs traveled to Hemet to challenge the League's leading five and possessor of an unblem- ished record. The Bulldogs got off to an early 15-5 lead and kept that lead until the final buzzer, defeating the Arabs 63 to 29. Height, the deciding factor in all of the games, gave the taller opponents control of the ball and backboard, but, nevertheless, the Arabs wound up in fifth place in the RCL. Ignacio Lopez led in the scoring end with 79, and Ralph Rodriguez was right behind with 68 digits. Coachella's sharp John Carmona was named on the All-RCL Second Team and Rodriguez and Lopez were given Honorable Mention. Varsity lettermen were Joe Benitez, John Carmona, Frank Gil- lespie, Richard Larson, Ignacio Lopez, Ralph Rodriguez, Jess Tom- asek, Jerry Willard, and Kessler Cummins, manager.

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An undefeated season is the reason for the smiling faces of Coach Roger Har- low, Co-captain Ron Wilson, and Coach Lee Fulmer. Jim Blocher, the other co- captain, was sick and couIdn't be here to smile too. t Left to right: ROW i: Jack Miller, Keith Gayler, Robert Munoz, Art Montoya, Ron Wilson, Rudy Aguirre, Cruz Montes, Walt Criner, Armando Arce. ROW 2: Bernard Goldring, Guy Richardson, Ken Iverson, Jerry Dollins, David Teitelbaum, Harold Bartlett, David Manderscheid, Alex Sicre, Ken Roberts, Elwin Kelting. ROW 3: Coach Harlow, Clay Tribble, Charles Hightower, Bruce O'Neal, Pat Becker, Chester Maddox, Joe Terrones, Ezeal Wilson, Coach Fulmer. ROW 4: Tim Smith, Bill Dale, Jim Blocher, Bufford Wallace, Larry Lichty, Harold Fuller, Paul O'Donnell, Dick Matsuishi, John Stewart. The first Arab Junior Varsity team to hold its opponents to a completely scoreless season's record is the title the i952 JV eleven may rightly and proudly claim. Under the expert guidance of Coaches Roger Harlow and Lee Fulmer, they opened their football sea- son against Palm Sp'rings, the game ending in a scoreless tie. Next they invaded Blythe where they swamped the Yellowiackets to the tune of 37-0. Back to avenge the earlier 0-O score, the Arabs crushed Palm Springs 12-O. Then they went on to another scoreless tie, this time with the Hemet Pups. ln the annual Junior Varsity Carnival held in the Coachella Valley Date Bowl, the East, composed of CVUHS and Palm Springs, defeated the West, composed of Beaumont and Hemet, 7-6. JV Carnival scoresi were: 'Q Coachella 0 Hemet 0 Palm Springs 0 Beaumont 6 Palm Springs 0 Hemet 0 Coachella 7 Beaumont O Thus the Arababes ended their highly successful season, not only undefeated but unscored on, com- piling a total of 56 points to their opponents' 0. At a potluck dinner celebrating the end of the season, the Junior Arabs honored four of their team- mates for outstanding achievement. Clayborne Tribble, first string end in both offensive and defensive play, tied with quarterback Walt Criner, also in the first string offensive, for Most Valuable Player of the Year. Fullbacks Jim Blocher and Ronnie Wilson, first stringers who played both offense and defense, were elected co-captains. PAGE 89

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