Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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TOP ROXY. left to right- XVillie Jimenez. l I'2lllli Honiero, Kenneth Milligan, Fred Hieliards. ltonald VVillianis. Jiin Sniitli, Voarzh Slllill. ZNIJ ROXV Valvin Pecson, Bob Hilderbranrl. Nivk Gonzales. llean Moreharl. Jaffi-. Anderson. llon Klaasen. Kenneth Vrossh ZSRIJ HUVV --Albert Gutierrez, Wallace Gricler. Nino Nlagclaleno. Leonard Autry, Joe Navarro, Lelioy Hoefler, Toniniy Finney. BOTTOM ROW- lsaclore Trigueiro. ljonaltl Douglass, Andy ltubalcaba, Doug Hitchen, Bill Bonham. Charlie Grossini, Tony Doniingos, Doug Adkins, FOOTBALL The 1947 fcotball season was nndcubtedly the best season Loinpoc High has ever had. The Lompoc Braves won the rnincr conference championship of the San Luis Obispo Conference, with a record of three wins and one loss in conference play. The Braves' seasonal reccrd was six victories against three defeats. The Braves' conference wins were against Cambria, Arroyo Grande and Santa hlaria, ivhile their lone defeat was against Atascadero. Lompoc opened the season with a thrilling 12-ti victory over Cambria. The following week they vvcn their second straight game by downing Wm. S. Hart of Nevv-'hall 20-12. in their next game, the Braves were defeated by a strong l'illII1OI'9 teain. 26-12. 1 V The next game was against i.ornpoc's arch rival, Santa lvlaria. This ivas the niost exciting and also the best played ganie of the season. ln the final quarter, with two minutes remaining and the Braves trailing by a 13-12 score, halfbaclx. Doug Hitchen, went over tackle front the one-half yard line to give the Braves an 18-13 upset over the Saints. It was the second time in 27 years that liornpoc has defeated Santa lXTaria. Doug Hitchen and Ken Cross were outstanding in the backfield, while Izzy Trigueiro stood above all others in the line with 21 tackles to his credit. The following vveeli Villanova? Preps fell befcre the Braves 14-0. They pushed their next opponent, Airohvo Grande. out of the vvav bv a 1+-1.2 score. in their next cncouriter, the Braves dropped 4: Close decision to Carpinteria by a 15-7 score. The Braves lone Conference defeat Caine the follovving week when Atascadero tripped lhern 144-7. but tlir-jv closrd out the season with a 15-ii win over Santa Barbara Catholic High. at which tinie luv Trigueiro vvas pre- sented the Torn Dean Axvaid as the Braves' outstanding blocker for the sec- ond cioiisectitive season. Doug Hilchen was the leading scorer for the Braves with 60 points. followed bv lien Cross vvitli Eb points. ln the Coaches' poll. lxzv Trigueiro won a uninanions guard bortli on the all-m'c.nl'ei'erice first teani. llalfbacflt. Doug llilclirii. and guard, 'livlw liridr-r. vton positions on tln' all cioiil'ei'eiicr' sf-roiid team. larlvle. Bob liilderlzrand. and tailbaflt, llon lxlaasen. were elected to fill the non vacant shoes of Bill Bonham and Dong Hitvhen as co-captains of next jfears varsity,