Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Carter named All American Senior Mike Carter completes four years on the water polo team with mixed feel- ings. I-Ie wishes that they could have won a CIF championship, but happy that they did win the Empire League championship in 1981. Carter maintains that the high points of his water polo career here include the de- feat of El Dorado at the end of the 1981 season. That win clinched the first league title that team has ever won. I-Ie also said that his being named to the sixth All American team for water polo was an- other high point. Carter, who has been on the swim team for four years, played varsity water polo all four years. He has only been on the varsi- ty swim team the past two years. Carter will attend college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the fall. He, however will not play water polo. lt's just too time consumingf' said Carter. half Mike Carter throws the ball to teammate Trei Pettijohn in a power drive. Q 1. Junior Brad Harris attempts a lob shot in the CIF game against El Toro. The . , . Aztecs lost that game I5-I2. 2. Varsity Water Polo - front, M. Estep, M. , Carter, B. Harris, M. Rhone, T. Pettijohn, S. Croxton. Row 2, Strickland, L. Duncan, T. johnson, B. Lynch, W. Judson, M. Smith. 50 - water polo 1 Varsity A EHS A A 9 El Dorado I9 p Katclla 14 1 Kwvfdv' . 24 iloarai A 1 A 9 1 3 Pacifica li ElTur0k mmaaam Innes: varsity 1 EHS I3 1 EI ,Dorado 2 1 Y 3 I Kateilay cs W '61 W Kennedy f 7 s 2 LW' 7 6 6 has Alamitos 1 5 , 7 Pacifica p 3 .ls

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Lack of coach Vs start slowl Getting off to a slow start, mainly due to coaching problems, the JV team won only three of its six league games. Up until the time that former Aztec Glen McKe- ever was hired to be the JV walk-on coach, that team had been practicing with the varsity. After McKeever began coaching the season began to pick up. The JV team defeated Katella, Los Alamitos and Pacifica. McKeever strongly emphasized defense and that emphasis could be seen in the JV scores. After being defeated 21-1 by E1 Dorado in their first league meet, the Aztecs were able to hold their opponents to no more than seven goals in every subsequent meet. Selected as most outstanding players were Randy Ferrucci and Paul Shandrew. Coach Bob Gaviglio gives instructions to the team at the El Toro CIF game. Those players in the water are Marlc Rhone, Sue Perkins, Brad Harris, Mike Carter, Lee Duncan and 2 Trent Pettijohn. ii A J . ,,. W, N 1. JV Water Polo - front, R. Ferrucci, C. Harms. Row 2, G. Diaz, K. Anderson, R. Shandrew, C. Machado. Row 3, V. Manis, R. Bradshaw, QD. Freeman, D. Wallace, Ken I-lulett. 2. Brad Harris lobs on an extra man. Harris is that tearn's high scorer. 52 - water polo