Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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.ETS GET IT IN THE END ZONE - JV players rather around the quarterback for the play. The Srahmas had a successful season on offense. Defensivelg Tough ' ' he Junior Varsity Football Team was the best I have coached, commented head coach Steve Salmons. They were the most positive group of athletes I ' have had, and they should be just as positive next season playing varsity. The defense was the strength of the team. They were led by sophomores Brian Walby and Mike Dillard. Much of the defensive success was attributed to coach Mark Leonard, who was defen- sive coordinator, and assistant coach Zelmon McBride. Leonard did a great job running the defense, and McBride was an en- The players practiced and played hard in every prac- tice and every game, commented Salmons. joyable and knowledgeable coach, explained Salmons. The Brahmas had a successful season with a record of 7-3. More impressively, the Brahmas had only two home games and eight on the road. What effect did this have on the team? Salmons complained, It was the pits, I didnft like it, and the players didn't like the traveling. 1 As for the future, I have a good group of freshmen coming in, 3 and I hope to have the same assistant coaches, replied Salmons. The players that are moving on to varsity have a great tradition to follow, and with a positive attitude, they should be successful. f UD, W' 35655 35 or . A , I Y. 3 ,n A f' N 7 1 -a 'g 'ra-:ff 1 , fs is A, I 3' 7' ,Lag v- Top Row: Adam Edwards, Jason Wilson, Jeff Powers, Ray' Parra, Tristan Jolivette, Brian Walby, Torrey Harvey, Wefki Amer. Second Row: Paul Krueger, Dave Lee, Jeff Johnson, Mike Dillard, Richard Jenkins, Tom Dorsey, Nick Zahara. Third Row: Ed Lee, Larry Aguilar, Ron Brown, Chris Toburen, Steve King, Dave I-Iuerta. Fourth Row: David Huntly, Yeu Hong, Myo Tun, Jim Oliva, Pat O'Born, Robert Mendoza, Ken Ledbattar. Fifth Row: Dave Bonilla, Aung Win, Ricky Diaz, David Bradford, Danny Mays. J. V. FootbalIfSports 97

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4, fm ssl W , .,..-f-,-- -' - 1y ' T' UPL L THE KICK IS UP - Sophomore Chris Cardoza attempts to collect three points for the Brahmas. The Brahmas had a productive offense this season. WHATS THE DEAL - Head coach Steve Salmons is figures out a way his defense can stop the opponents offense. Salmons has been coaching at Diamond Bar since it opened. 96 SportsfJV Football sv ,, W, Frye. ,vi W? 'Ai J I2 C5 K LUN

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Frosh I Fresh arrying out Diamond Bar's great tradition of having a winning season, the Freshman Football team finished the season with an impressive record of 9-1. l'm very satisfied with what the team has done. l think they performed to their best ability through the year. The team ime proved a lot and l'm glad, commented coach Dennis Paul. The team worked hard to get to where they were. The players went We had a good team this year and l'm sure they'll do M 4 if r well in the futuref' commented coach Paul. ' 4,49 T' U M'1 'ff5.' through rigourous practices during the season. The team practiced three hours a day, five days a week, often times until dark. The practice was really tough. Some of the things coach made us do were just too much, but l think it helped us a lot and made the team much better, said Sam Chang, freshman, The Freshman Football Team was a memorable experience for most of the players. This was their first year in high school and being on the team made it more special. l'm really glad that l got to be part of the team. l gained a lot of ex- periences and friends, commented Brent Hansen, freshman. We had a good team this year and l'm sure they'll do well in the future, l'm looking forward to next year, commented coach Paul, FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM - Front Row: Art Benner, Ramil Reyes, Ray Trojan, Derrick Snipes, Juan - Maestas, Paul Crilly, Wallen Cox, Jeremy Fox, Denis Dresden. Second Row: Chris Easter, Michael Jones, Justin Wilson, Brian Blick, Joe Aguilar, Brent Hansen, Jeff Tucker, Chris Clarke, Chris Arvizu. Third Row: Debra Jean Riesgo, Mike Castillo, Tre Wheat, Coach Marty Acosta, Coach Vince Vandorn, Coach Dennis Paul, Coach Terry Roche, Matt Bowman, Richard Olivares, Veronica Ferraro. Fourth Row: Ray Williams, Keith Lamb, Robert Gallegos, Brian Roche, Todd Rechner, Armando Ruelas, Joey Fitzgerald, Paul Luther, Art Benner. Fifth Row: Phil Solano, Vao Launiuvao, Troy Runnells, Omar Uresti, Craig Szemes, Artie Varela, Joe Hardin, George Guer- rero, Sixth Row: Pat Enriquez, Matt Tucker, Marc Pozzuoli, Tyler Snow, Randy Studt, Mike Frazier, Robert Lockridge, Andy Smith, Lester George. 98 SportsfFreshman Football