Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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tSports, FIRST AND TEN. Even ploudy skies can't put a damper on the third quarter as the junior varsity tootban team pre- pares to tinish off Marcos De Niza for good. POP FLY. Ail eyes are on the batter as senior Krista Lewis follows through with a swing that sends the ball flying nto a pop foul in the softball game ogoinst Westwood. PINNED FOR GOOD. The junior varsity wrestling team is swept away with enthusiasm as a fellow teammate pins the oppo- nent and secures the final victory. GET A KICK OUT OF IT. Dnbbing his way to the net. senior Steve Williams takes control of the boll after wrangling it from the Westwood offense. divider 93

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 ••II was strange for me to witness the playofts against Brophy since I wont thero last year • Jim Hect, iunior It was a moment to re- member. State champions at last! For the first time in school history, the football team dominated the state finals at Sun Devil Stadium. Weeks earlier, the boys girls swimteam had pushed itself over the 2 threshold to vic- tory, also claiming the state title. The sports teams had gotten themselves up IN THERE with the best, infect- ing the school with a spirit and a deep sense of pride. The state titles acted as an example and incentive to bring out the best in the other sports teams. Players were determined to keep the school's good name and kept a high morale while supporting others. The net result was a confidence that, coupled with skill and a bit of luck, led to an eye- opening season of overall success. A renewed interest in sports had evolved. The vic- WATER LOGGED. A moment's rest from strenuous swim practice finds Aquatic Amin- als Kathy Pollard and Keith Denni- son splasting up a good time on the pool deck. tory that players carried off the field gave the school a name to take pride in. Design by Kim Ellis. Photos by Ashley Towne.

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Being that the team was TIGHT AS A FIST they clinched the Central Division Championship. A strong sense of unity and countless hours of hard work led the team to it's first Cen- tral Division Championship. Football is just like a big family-ocassional argue- ments, but most of the time the players get along real well. commented Coach Clark. Countless hours on the field and in the weight room paid off ten-fold, and was in- strumental in the team's more-than-winning season. It also helped them lead the conference in total points scored and yards rushing. Monday through Friday wasn't all; the players showed up Saturday morn- ings to review game foot- age from the previous even- ing, as did the coaches who worked non-stop seven days a week to insure that things ran smoothly. Team motivation ran high, and according to junior Ja- son Smith, It's not so much one individual, but the team as a whole brings itself up to- gether. Adding additional motivation to the players were the coaches who could be seen doing their thing along the sideline. Sen- ior Allen Karsh felt that The coaches are great. They sometimes get upset, but that helps us get back into the right frame of mind. Aggressive was the frame of mind. The players seemed to have been busting skulls all over the field. In fact, some of the players even became quite notorious for the quote line comments. One such player was new comer T.C. Wright who had Varsity Football Shadow Mountain 26-7 Mountain View 13-14 Westwood 31-24 Chandler 53-0 Mesa 12-26 Corona del Sol 48-6 Gilbert 23-0 McClintock 10-8 Marcos de Nlza 35-14 Tempe 42-10 1 TEAM PROFILE Quote unquote. took some time to get estab- lished, but we have more than proven ourselves as having a great pro- gram. Coach Clark of whs: 8 of fosses: 2 Game of the year: McClintockOO-Q) Varsity Football. First Row: Loon Saunders, Thelbert Withers, Derrick Zellner, Ty Heinrichs. Eric Starkey, Kent Thorton, T.C. Wright. Ray Aquino, Kevin Krause, Hon Yu. Second Row: Greg Boland, Sam Condon. Mike Warner. Mike Vezzosi. T.J. Tschlda, Rusty Kilpatrick, Josh Arnold, Kevin Schrage, Mark Hodlts. Dustin Clark. Freddie Martinez. Brian O'Rourke. Robert Marshall. Third Row: Ray Lewis, Andy Kristlch, Gary Jantz, Angel Diaz, Coach Koskl. Coach Pigusch, Coach Hunt. Coach Clark. Coach Kappas. Coach Baird, Coach Peterson, Manny Roncal, Adam Robles. Raymond Lewis, Allen Karsh. Fourth Row: Duslln Clark. Luke Davis, Greg Dayoob, Steve Nache, Eric Kemp. Aaron Robinson, David Taylor. Chris Shaw. Steve Rausch. Doug Arnold, Jason Smith. Toby Wright. Greg Czemlskl. Fifth Row: Chris Mutl. Eddie Morales, Rory Norvold, John Patterson. Steve Holmes, Jon Noll. Robbie Plunkett, John Crowe. Dion Dixon. Greg McLaren. been known to use the phrase, Don't cross my face again. With the ideal blend of the aformentioned elements, the team went from just winning seasons to win- ning the season. Design by Marc Stenoien. Photos by Anne Lane. Jason Flegel. UH. COACH ... So engrossed m field action. Cooch Hunt fails to reaSze that tail bock Josh Arnold’s leg doesn't rotate a ful 350. HUT ONE. HUT TWO ... Lined up for the play, the team en- gaged in head-to-head competi- tion in a game that could make the deference between 1st place and lost m the central division.