Davis High School - Olympian Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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'Q' I 1, The Sparfan defense in action. 2. A vrew from afop. lnsef- Varsify head coach Don Lanphear. 3. Coach Harry Gualco informs Breff Wall. 4. CurfDav1dl1Sfensinfenfly fo Coach Dan Gon- salves on the sidelfne. 5. Some of Davis' Hawgs, Larry Baker, Jamie Noff, Pepe Becerra.

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QConTinued from page -4125 Tics wise, buT had players who led The con ference and even The disTricT. ln The rushing area Davis' Raymond Lankford had 483 aT TempTs and Q08 yards. Passing for The Spar- Tans was Dan STarck who Threw for 4,545 yards and 'lo Touchdowns. His favoriTe re- ceiver, junior Doug TackeTT, caughT AQ passes for 7112 yards To lead The disTricT ir receiving. Linemen who gave STarck The Time To Throw and helped Lankford geT his 908 yards were Jamie NoTT, Pepe Becerra, Larry Baker, John Lacey, ScoTT Thomsen, Mark Cordrey, Rob Taro, and Craig Lyons. OTher Top receivers who had recepTions were Jeff Luna, Darrin Abby, George Green, and STan Silverra. Richard STepano- vich, Mike Schneider, Jose PinTo, and Mark YosT came in and goT some Tough yards when The SparTans needed Them. Troy Ja- vaher did a good job backing up Dan STarck during The course of The season, and junior Todd Tuggle was second in dis- TrlcT kicking field goals. The Sparfan defense held opposing Teams To an average of 4417 yards rushing and 403 yards in The air. Sfand ouT linemen for Davis were ScoTT Weiss, Jerry Saunders, Mike Hussey, Jamie NOTT, Pepe Becerra, ScoTT Thomsen, Mike PiTcock, and Floyd SlaughTer. The Iinebacking corp was excel- lenT This season wiTh players like GarneTT Founfaln, Jose PinTo, John Lacey, CurT Da- vid, BreTT Wall, and Darrin Abby. Defensive backs ThaT were around The ball a loT were Jeff Luna, Louie Padilla, and Doug TackeTT. Two major sTaff changes This season were due To Cipponeri going To Downey. Coach Larry Johnson was moved up from The sophomore Team To coach running backs and corner backs, and Dan Gon- salves came ouT of reTiremenT To coach auarTerbacks and linebackers. Coach Lynn Zwahlen coached receivers and deep backs in his spare Time, and regular varsiTy coach Harry Gualco Took The receivers and deep backs when he could. Head Coach Don Lanphear coached boTh offen- sive and defensive lines. Coach Lanphear sTaTed, We finished The season wiTh a much improved Team. This group Turned ouT To be much more dedicaTed Than I anTicipaTed. When asked abouT playoffs he commenTed, I Thoughf we made a posiTive showing in playoffs.

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Sophomores have difficulT season by Suzie McGuigan I feel disappoinTed in The facT ThaT The Team didn'T have a peTTer win-loss record, puT considering all circum- sfances from week To week I feel ThaT There was a IoT of improvemenT made in bofh aTTiTude and abilify was The reply from head coach Jerry Houser when asked how he felT apouT The season overall. DespiTe a grim I-7-2 record, The 83 sophomore SparTans were proud of The facT ThaT when Their pride was on The line They pulled TogeTher To give The lasT place finish in The CCC To Tur- lock. Offensively The Sparfans ac- auired poTh Their firsT win and pesT game againsT Turlock. NoT only did auarTerback Mike Lawson have his besT day passing againsT The Bulldogs, puT The Davis ground aTTack moved The pall well, The offensive uniT scored four Touchdowns buT Two were called back due To minor infracTions for a final score 'Ill-I2 Sparfans. Coach I-louser sTaTed, T'Our pesT defensive game of f W I T ,, , , , piiiiss , , w in an WW! I , , ' Wfmmww K' The season came againsT Merced where we shuT down HerscheI. The mosT disappoinTing loss of The year came in a game where The Spar- Tans were piTTed againsT cross Town rival Beyer. AT halfTime Davis led 7-O, buT by The fourTh auarfer Beyer had scored 'II unanswered poinTs To posT a hearTbreaking II-7 loss ThaT wenT righT down To The wire. Players like Mike Lawson, Mike Nar- anjo, Bill Devore, Mark Bargas, PeTer Adamakis, and Kevin Brisco made Things happen offensively when They were on The field. Defensively Kevin Kelly led The Team in Tackles and Greg BenneTT headed The defensive pack- field. Team capTains were CurTis Colvin and Naranjo. Summing up The season Houser said, I had a real good feeling apouT The season. I Think The players had fun and a loT of players goT To parTicipaTe in each game. I was pleased wiTh Their aTTiTude and desire, and as a coach you can'T ask for much more. . , ,,,,, , ,,, Sophomore Foofball: KFRONT l?OWj Ron Gunn, John Saras, Lopez, Greg Benneff, Jeff l?ile y, Brian Krigbaum, James Hayes, Cooper, Paul l?avelli, Sian Cook, CSECOND IPO VVQ Coach Jerry Danny Bispo, S fe ve Schneider, Jim Sproff, Jeff Overlie, Mike u u Curfis Colvin, Todd Sleeman, Poberf Barnes, Sean Buchanan, Bi don Presfridge, Ui-lll?D RO Wj Kevin Gunn, Kevin Pellefier, Mark gas, Kevin Brisco, Kevin Kelly, Mark Henson, Scarf Sherman, Adamakis, Eric Clark, Bill Devore, Ted Nicolls. P4