Edison High School - Oracle Yearbook (Huntington Beach, CA)

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Edison Junior Varsity 14 Lakewood 12 Edison 38 Capistrano Valley Edison 41 Milikan U Edison 27 Newport Harbor Edison Westminster 14 Edison 16 Huntington Beach Edison 3 Fountain Valley 34 Edisoin 11 Marina 14 Junior Varsity Has A Successful Season Dan Moreno (below) holds on tightly to the foot- ball after making a catch against fularina. Bill L, Thomas (below right) blocks a t larina player as quarterback Phil Cooper attempts a pass. The Junior Varsity squad played well and gained valuable experience in ob- taining a 5-3 record for the season. Tailback Fred Kenzelman ran for an average of 4.2 yards per carry, and Phil Cooper had a good year at quar- terback. The defense was led by Mike Powell and John Burke, team leader in interceptions. The leading receivers were Mike DiBernardo with 16 catches, a 15.3 yard-per-catch aver- age and two touchdowns, Gary Baria with 13 catches and 1 1.4 average, and Eric Ory, with 9 catches for a 16.4 yard average and two touchdowns. A good foundation was established for next year ' s Varsity, stated Coach Rick Purnell. We had fun, coaches and players alike. •ji « Football 47

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Sophomores Take League The sophomores finished their sea- son with an 8-1 record and the Sunset League crown. Only a heartbreak loss to El Modena tarnished the Chargers ' season. In all they outscored their opponents by a score of 215 to 52 as they dominated most of their games. Their offense was led by quarter- back Matt Hombs, tailback Todd Mabe, and fullback Leonard Simpson. The defense was outstanding and had their brightest moment against Fountain Valley when they led the team to a shutout victory, virtually clinching the league title. This was one of the best teams I ' ve ever coached. They were truly champi- ons, both on and off the field. head coach Gary Farr stated. Sophomore Football Team. Top row: Don Gibbs. Mark Votendahl. Rick Zumolt, Shaun Takkinen, Dan Huffman. Andy Pierce, Enc Bergstrom. Mike Kulpa, Todd Jolley. Sonny Richardson. Mike Loewen. Chris Millard Second row: Coach Hyder. Tom Yamamoto. John Vigil, Greg Thom- as. Mike Whitcher, Bobby- Joe Sudds. John Czuka, Jim Auger, Chris Sharon, Randy Hetnck, Coach Rutherford Third row: Coach Clower, George Pino, Rob Bandaruk, Scott Adikes, Matt Hombs. John Long. Chris Russell, Joe Sobko- vich, Dan Borklund. Robert Jean, Coach Farr. Fourth row: Ron Rietsch, George Rietsch, Gerry Graham, Damn Merlino, Jason Penney. Anthony Figueredo, Todd Broussard, David Moshiri, Leonard Simpson, Jeff Popkin, Jerod Jones, Manager Tim Blanchard. Bottom row: John Steininger, Dave Anderson, Mark Cardullo, Andy Zamora, Todd Mabe, Mike Polley, Steve Craft. Scott Broderick, Mark Woods Below Lett: Todd Mabe outruns a Westminster defender for a first down. Sophomores Edison 29 Santa Ana Edison 13 El Modena 14 Edison 34 Milikan 6 Edison 10 Mater Dei 3 Edison 28 Newport Harbor 8 Edison 35 Westminster 14 Edison 31 Huntington Beach 7 Edison 6 Fountain Valley Edison 29 Marina 46 Football

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Freshmen Build Strong Record Both the Edison Freshman Green and Gold football teams had impres- sive records to show for their fine play. The Green team finished the season as league co-champions with a 4-1 re- cord in league play, and 7-2 overall, including a 12-10 romp over arch-rival Fountain Valley. The team was led by quarterback John Thomas, leading rusher and scorer Jeff Hipp, and top receiver Andy Sinclair. Only 9 points per game were given up by this team and they outscored their opponents by almost a two to one margin over the season. Although the Gold team did not have as good a record as the Green team, they did have an overall winning sea- son led by quarterback Rob Phenicie. Dean Ayers (20) evades a Marina player (right) and gains big yardage as Dan Ruder (28) watch- es. Quarterback Rob Phenicie (1) fires a pass (be- low) over a blitzing linebacker. Quarterback Rob Phenicie (1) (bottom right) takes the snap from center in a short yardage situation. 48 Football