Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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.,,, ' .. . . m, 1 ,.an.f.s. . I 1lr.,,.E . --1 era., t new . z 1. Pat Wren runs back an interception to give the Aztecs offense good field position. Wren has double duty returning punts and starting at safety. 2. Senior linebacker David Keefe takes on two opponents to make a saving tackle. Keefe is a two year starter as linebacker. Empire League poses no threat to gridders Even after being placed in the larger, tougher Empire league the Aztec Varsity Football team still proved they were a force to be reckoned with. Every year since 1975 the Aztecs have made it into CIF competition. Two years ago they captured the CIF title, last year after winning the Orange League title they were eliminated by Capistrano Valley in the CIF finals. This year proved to be no excpetion. Entering the CIF playoffs with a wild card bid the Aztecs defeated Fullerton 34-25 and then defeated Downey I2-3 at a very muddy Fullerton High School field. Coach Pete Yoder stated that the team had . . . a two part season, with the second part being played like Aztec football. But their hopes for another CIF championship were crushed in the last 24 seconds of the El Modena game when El Modena shot ahead on a touchdown pass to score six more points breaking the 1o-1o tie that had been established early in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was good and the Aztecs were defeated 17-10. Yoder added that he was . . . pleased to get to the Semi-Finals in our first year of this league, it shows our toughness and courage. In league play the Aztecs defeated Sunny Hills, 1980 CIF champs Capo Valley, La Quinta, Katella, Loara, Cypress, and Los Alamitos. Only Pacifica, Kennedy, and cross town rival El Dorado were able to defeat the Aztecs. Yoder also said, We have played 41 games in the past three years, more than any other school. This shows a lot for the players and coaches. V 1,14 ,,'Varsity Football EHS ii 42 Sunny Hills 0 41 ' Capistrano Valley Q 26 La Quinta 7 Il Katella 0 6 Kennedy 21 35 I-OSH o 28 Cypress 19 28 Los Alamitos 10 14 Pacifica 37 I4 Dorado 24 . CIF 34 Fullerton 25 12 Downey 3 10 El Mbdtm I7 football - 177

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Excellent tailbaclc lauded Being selected the KABC Athletic-of-the-Week during the first week of his senior season, tailbaclc Henning Peterson went on to gain 1,505 yards and 156 points to talce the Aztecs to the CIF semi-finals. Peterson, who has played on the varsity team since his sophomore year, led the team to a 9 win - loss season. Head Coach Pete Yoder said Peterson was one of the best la ers to 4 v P Y come out of Orange County. His senior year was the best of all his years as tailbaclc. Peterson was hurt his 'unior ear and did not la as much as he could have. 1 Y P Y .QM fund it If if 'U 0 H-we'1'f4 .,1 Q 'Mlm f I 'Hi' 1. Seniors Tony Johnson and Keith Menches combine to apply a tremen- dous hit to an opposing team member. Both are two of the hardest hitting members of the Aztec defense. 2. Sophomore guard Mike Miller watches anxiously as he waits to enter the game, Miller was the only starting sophomore on the varsity squad. 3. junior Glen Cole uses strength to gain more yards for the offense. Cole started at defensive end and played frequently at fullback. 178 - football