Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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New coaches lead JV ' s to 3-4 season. Behind the thrill of competition and the determination to win. junior varsity sports are designed to prepare the par- ticipants for varsity action the follow- ing year. According to JV Football Coach Mike Jaime, that was accom- plished with the 1980-81 Wildcat JV team. We had some good players, and I think they learned quite a bit, said Jaime. We had a lot of inexperienced sophomores, but we taught them the basics. Helping coach the JV gridders was first-year, non-faculty coach Vince Almanza, one of two DHS football coaches recruited from outside the school system. The JV ' Cats had a rather disap- pointing season with a 1-4 district record and a 2-5 slate overall. The ' Cats bounced back from a 30-12 loss in the season opener to down the Morenci Wildcats, 14-3. Following were losses to T or C, Gadsden and Las Cruces, 27- 12, 32-0 and 47-12. Having only two district contests left, the JV gridders fell to rival Silver City, 28-8, and in their final game of the year downed the Cobre Indians, 14-6. The Cobre game was our best of the year, said Jaime. We played the Cobre varsity minus about six seniors, and we beat them. Our varsity lost to them just a few days later. Leading the J V gridders at the quar- terback position were Juniors Billy Chaires and Edward Floras. Junior Alex Almanza also saw some action as quarterback. Scorers for the JV ' s included Juniors Felipe Ramos, Obie Means, Flores, Almanza, and Jeff Honeycutt and sophomore Javier Ramos. Ernest Wilson and Allen Fields also saw a lot of action as run- ning backs. Though, according to Jaime, his team was inexperienced, there is hope for future years. We had to start almost from the beginning, and we really had a lot of problems with fum- bles. We didn ' t have great speed or size, either, but the kids got some game experience and improved throughout this year. Next year, ended Jaime, the varsity should be strong if the kids didn ' t get too discouraged this year. They learned and got their experience the hard way, but it should really help out if they stick with it next year. Deming 14 Tularosa 37 Deming 14 Morenci 3 Deming 12 TorC 27 Deming Gadsden 32 Deming 12 Las Cruces 47 Deming 8 Silver City 28 Deming 14 Cobre 6 1. The Deming Wildcat JV football team: bottom row: Angel Perez, Henry Pacheco. Alfred Qumtero. Javier Ramos. Henry Baca, Paul San- chez, Adan Jeraz. Joey Flores. Second Row: Albert Ferguson, Jerry Anderson, Mike Leyba, Roy Rios, Vernon McGee. Tommy Esparza, Allen Fields. Obie Means. Third row: Coach Vince Almanza. Ralph Luna. Mike Pena. Oza Marshall, Alex Almanza, Terry Andrews. Val Holguin, Coach Mike Jaime. Fourth row: Ernest Wilson, Billy Chaires, Paul Baca, George Wertz, Tony Holguin, Jesus Montes. Aaron Mayfield. and Johnny Baeza. 2. Coach Vince Almanza has a sideline conference with Felipe Ramos as Coach Mike Jaime talks with Johnny Baeza and other JV players. I 90

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Cats fall behind Cobre for last in District. M I m •«f. .Wv ' 1. David Villegas, No. 52. Steve Sheldon. No. 26. Mike Lively, No. 80, close up the gap in the Deming- Tularosa game. 2. Edward Flores, No. 24, signals touchdown as Javier Ramos goes in to score in the Deming-Cobre game. 3. Pat Maynes, No. 53, zeroes in on a Tularosa running back. 89

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Javiei Ullej as nil). me, Ills IS hope 10 siaii andwt itliliiiii. peed 01 nejame oagkom i iaime, Ike kids us year. 1. Felipe Ramos (34) cracks back as Ernest Wil- son gains a first down. 2. Brad Smith doing the announcing at a JV football game. 3. Obie Means (44) looks down field as Edward Flores (24) pas- ses. 4. Demings ' Jeff Honeycutt (83), Jerry Anderson (40), Angel Perez (51), Alfred Quintero (21), and Allen Fields (32). all prepare to drop the Bulldogs for a loss. 91