Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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 There are a lot of emotions involved in footboi. It mokes one feel many different ways, and it also helps buikJ a positive setf-mage through a feeing of accomplishment. Rusty Kilpatrick. Junkx. WHAT A BREAKTHROUGH. I he team charges through the run- through sign to face their oppo- nents at the most important gome yet. oganst McClintock.

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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.

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 Getting ready to be the best, they chant FOUR OR MORE to let the others know who's going to win. Four or more was the motivating slogan J.V. foot- ball players chanted as they defeated many rivals. As the silver team started out they weren't as unified as they wanted to be. But as the season went on. they all came together. During the Gilbert game, the silver team had scored first and played well all four quarters. Even though we lost the game, we were winners in that we gave our best effort of the season stated Andy Swingle. Both blue and silver teams had a good season and learned to work togeth- er. The skill and desire to be the best helped the players develop talents that would soon help them for the fu- ture. The coaches had a big part in getting the team psyched up. They used events from past exper- iences and were always getting at the players. Not only were the coaches psyching them up but their fellow players as well. During practice the players hud- dled together and recited the traditional Mustang Yell. Stated Bert Jernigan, As the season went on. it gave the team a great op- portunity to become more skilled and develop many strong abilities. Both teams worked their hardest together and found out that a winning season wasn't as important as unity. Design by Yvonne Tru Hlo. Photos by Ashley Towne. J.V. FOOTBALL BLUE Cortez 22-0 x Westwood 19-18 Mt. View 7-13 Mesa 6-7 Corona 27-0 Chandler 25-6 McClintock 6-25 Mesa 6-33 POS D SILVER Mt. View 3-27 Westwood 0-21 Chandler 21-27 Mesa 0-41 Independence 28-22 Gilbert 12-13 Mt. View 6-19 Marcos 25-7 J.V. Blue Team. First Row: Chuck Jam© . Jim Goraco, Jerry Albert Mltct ll, David Terril, Matt Heusner, Randy Detherage. Sec- ond Row: David Puefua, Bert Jernigan, Matt Hawley, Bryan Wood», Kevin Ewart. John McCarthy. David Fenley, Chris Munoz. Kevin Shir- ley. Third Row: Justin Theobold. Eric Kilpatrick. Keith Smith, Ed Max- well, Ben Lavls, John Erke, Dan Flores. Jeff Walker. Anthony Zaug, Chris Parra. Fourth Row: Coach Clupper, Matt Sullivan, Rich White, Aaron Hawkins, J.C. Nichols, Chad Taylor, Sean Mathews. Scott DePalma, Robert Nelson. Coach Winer. J.V. Silver Team. First Row: Joe Rouget, Andy Swingle, James O’Don- nell. Jason Fritz. Jon Bishop. Mark Schmidt. Mike Pratt. Greg Butters. Second Row: Brandon Blanco. Steve Nolen, Russ Welker, Aaron Arthur. Jon Hulett, Tom SassateHI. Wade Allen. Joe Mlgnacca. Allen Gulley. Third Row: Richard Murtland. Mike Marsh. Joe Mudry, Marc Olsen, Bobby Blagen, Matt Tennlson. David Fisher. Brian Dreyer, Chad McKinney. Keith Walls. Fourth Row: Mike Magruder, Mike Hunt. Clint Phlllops, Adam Allett, Jeremy Grohman, Bill Thompson. Jody Collins. Mike Fierke. Jeff Reid, Eddie Haskell. V. Football TEAM PROFILE Wins: 4-Blue 2-Silver Loses: 4-Blue 2-Silver Team Records: 4-4 Blue 2-6 Silver Game of the year: 27-0 Blue 6 25-7 Marcos- Silver