Deer Valley High School - Soaring Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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-P21133 0 ,. ,Q arsity football ended the '87-'88 season with an even 5-5 record. We were rather inconsistent from game to game. We have some very fine athletes, and our coaching staff is working hard to develop more consistent plays, commented assistant coach Jim Hepting on the overall season. Hepting thinks the varsity players could compete with any team in the league. Hepting says the kickoff returns cost Deer Valley a great deal in the games against St. Mary's and Greenway. Even though those plays lasted only We have a lot of team unity and for the first time, we have some size in our offensive linemen, says head coach Tony Valenzuela. This season, the Skyhawks had a good coaching staff behind them. Besides Valenzuela, Mr. Hepting coached running backs and linebackers. Coach Olan was the strength coach, lVlr. Bracciule coached defensive backs and coaches Ridinger and Bayus helped out wherever possible. Valenzuela says, We need to establish school pride. Without pride, we don't have a as Q5 - at . .I . .SW Mwuanw lslvxtwwwuwmpubk X- .. - X .,..t...t ...M.g1,,,,,. .fa , ., , .t ,:.' . . ,... U .,,, KKKA K X W ..... ,fm.s.i.ss:- ' 45 -- . N- -- f- 10 seconds, they can still hurt the game. school. 5 -. .sxsimm . f . . H... fest: . if s--- 1... Awful: i s k' Senior Joie Heller, sprints down the field to catch a pass. varsity Football lsfi 1 Seniors, James Grunert and Mark McKenzie, prepare to show their oppo- nent what Skyhawk power really is.

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,iff , Z Wd? in '3 ,Q A9 . ow! Smack! Swoosh! Bam! The sounds of football re- verberate through the au- tumn air, as the Skyhawks pre- pare for another grueling round of pads smashing, helmets crunching, and wills withstand- ing wills. Beginning a whole season ahead of time, JV and Varsity players begin weight lifting to build up strength. Practice, in- cluding running, defensive drill exercises, and scrimmages be- gan August 18. Changes were in the air all year. The biggest was the change from fancy uniforms to simple and basic ones, that sym- bolized a new unity. As for the freshman team, Coach Flint Swerdfeger stated it best, The players are willing to learn and are constantly trying to improve. They will do a good job representing Deer Valley when they are Varsity players. 3 5 ' . kr K krk: K Getting set to run a down, Deer Valley faces Horizon on the line of scrim- mage. Running back, Demetrius Gibbs, shows his running form in a cliff-hang- ing game. at

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