Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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ophlFrosh Football-Front: Jim Stoddard, John Rodgers, Shaun Summers, Sam Vaquera, Pete Szekrenyi, Javier Pimentel, Scott Parker. Znd: Phong Bui, Paul Baca, Mark O'Neil, Shane Stewart, Charlie Yoon, Edgar Lopez, Luis Velasquez, John Sunderland, Nathan Hendricks. 3rd: Jeromey Miller, Ron Lopez, Coaches: Borup, Hamilton, Nelson, Traechler, Hubbard, James Yoder, Josh Elson. 4th: Steve Conley, Eric Kunz, Jason McMahon, John Lee, Jason Ugalde, Brian Morey, Jason Schwaiger, Jacob Wheeler. 5th: Marty Taix, Robert Dilts, Greg Thran, Dan McCarty, Joe Visconte, Damen Martin, Chris Sambar. 6th: Shant Koumriqian, Brian Simmons, Ryan Kadletz, Chad Hobbs, Paul Crowder, Danny O'Bradvich, Stewart Foster, Monte Stroup, Scott Goodman, t's all on the line - Forming a solid wall at the line of scrimmage, sophomores Ryan Kadletz, Jason Schwaiger, Marty Taix, Steve Conley, Vache Darakdjian, Jacob Wheeler and Javier Pimentel dig in for another battle against Burbank. SophfFrosh Football

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70 BL OOD reshmen and sophomores combining to form a SophfFrosh football team - what an idea! This was the first year CV put all the ninth and tenth graders together in order to form the Falcon SophomorefFreshman football team. In addition to being a young football team, the Falcons were led into the season under the strong and youthful leadership of Head Coach John Nelson. Coach Nelson was joined by the equally young coaching staff of Kim Hamilton, Bruce Hubbard, and Dave Traechler. However, even as young and green a team as they were, these Falcons played a tough, physical brand of game. Because of their inexperience, they sometimes lost the close games, but they made sure their opponents remembered that they had played the Falcons, said Coach Nelson. Chad Hobbs hooked up with Ryan Kadletz and Monty Stroup most of the year to make a potent air game, opening up the forceful ground attack of running backs Jason Schwaiger, Edgar Lopez, Colby Bogust, and John Lee. Defensive end Brad Haines and defensive linemen John Sunderland and Marty Taix anchored the line as linebacker Clark Dunn and defensive backs Luis Velasquez and Javier Pimentel took care of the rest of the field, as related by sophomore Clark Dunn. Javier Pimentel received the Quarterback Club Sophomore MVP Award. However, the awards were secondary to the enjoyment of being a Falcon football player. As Javier said, I loved hitting people hard and that made football real fun. A few of the sophomores took the chance to join the Varsity team in practice during the first week of the CIF payoffs. This experience, coupled with the excitement of the football season, prepared the Falcon sophomores and freshmen for the future in the schooI's football program. by Bruce Holler SophfFrosh Football ou aren't getting past me! Never one Y to shy away from a good tackle, Sopho- more M VP Ja vier Pimentel brings another unsuspecting Burbank ball-runner to his knees. SOPHXFROSH vs. La Canada 10-15 vs. Saugus 6-28 vs. Burbank 6-7 vs. South Pasadena 7-O vs. Burroughs 12-15 vs. Glendale 7-21 vs. Muir 0-48 vs. Hoover 20-23 vs. Pasadena O-19 vs. Arcadia 12-21 Overall Record: 1 Win, 9 Losses FOOTBALL BETWEEN THE LINES WHIPPING UP A STORM The importance of excitement in sports was unquestionable. Excite- ment was what drew people to the sporting events. Some people believed that the cheerleaders had a dramatic effect on the team players. But Tim Byers said, I don't even hear the cheerleaders during the gamef, What the players did hear, however, was the crowd. And when the games started to go flat, so did the crowd. The only people left to save the situation from a certain demise were the cheerleaders. And as they did their cheers the crowd quickly came back to life and worked to transmit their excitement to the team. So, while the cheer- leaders could not determine the out- come of the game, they could make the situation favorable for the team by instilling a feeling of confidence that the team would rise to the occasion and be victorious. I Getting hyped, I Sadie I LeCheminant and Genevieve Doyle ignite.

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hat, coach? Looking to his coach at pool-side for advice, senior Eric Graves breaks away from his de- fender and swoops in toward the goal. VARSITY vs. Pasadena 15-12 vs. Glendale 10-19 vs. Hoover 17-4 vs. Muir 8-14 vs. Arcadia 12-5 CIF Payoffs vs. San Clemente QU 1-13 WA TERPOL O BETWEEN THE LINES PRESSURE COOKER Just win, baby!,' That was the fam- ous motto of Al Davis, the owner and general manager of the Los Angeles Raiders. The pressure to win was very evident in professional sports. But, in the pros they played for money - that was their livelihood. The question often arose, Is there too much pressure in high school sports'?,, The answer was de- pendent on the visibility of the sport, the players, and even the coaches. The lime- light sports such as football, basketball, and baseball drew more people to their Helpful hints from Coach Eberhart helps relieve the pressure of the game for Alan Chik. Varsity Waterpolo I r I .yi t .I '.'-Www 1.W.'ns-5... jaw. 4.3.5 -s:1tg,,..,1:-9-I.u.:-H I.: 1.3 X K , - -Lg - games than did the other, less noticed sports. The coaches also had jobs to keep, often dependent on the perfor- mance of their teams. These forces caused mental pressure to affect the lives of those kids who participated in sports. This may sound like too much emphasis on winning, but as senior sprinter Tim Richards said, I just try to do things that make the sport fun for mef, Senior football player Scott Steimke replied, Regardless of the situation, sports are fun and should remain that way. The amount of pressure a person endures should depend upon how much he wants out of the sport.