Lutheran High School - Paw Prints Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Meeting Goals and Gaining Victories «HJiL 1. Side-stepping Ron Cole- evades Bell-Jeff de- fenders on his way to another long gain. 2. Lee Estes gets off punt with ample protection from Henry Strick- land and Matiss Karklins. 3. Virtually alone after a short plunge, fullback Ron Coleman succumbs to the pun- ishment of Valley Christian ' s tough defense. Imagine working with 40 guys, all trying to meet one goal — a winning season. Seemingly impossible! Imagine matching inexperienced players against experienced players and still gaining victories. Quite questionable! However, this is what the J.V. Lions faced, kicking off a new season. With half the team being freshmen (caused by lack of a third team) the Lions got off to a slow start. Having trouble putting their talents together, they suffered two rough setbacks in their pre- season games against Perris and Lennox. Striv- ing to forget these defeats, the Lions opened league play but didn ' t fare any better as they fell short of victory against Pater Noster. Next

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After God and his family, the most val- ued thing in Jim Young ' s life is very likely athletics. Coach Young graduated from Lutheran High only to return when he was called to head the sports program in football and baseball three years ago. He is especially proud of this year ' s team, since they are the first group of young men who have been wholly influenced by his basic program. He came back because the opportunity was here to become a head coach immediately; forcing him to learn and mature faster as a coach and as a person. So why a coach, you ask? To have your own team means to have the greatest pos- sible chance to influence a young man ' s life, he answers. Lutheran athletes, like many athletes in this day and age have, in my opinion, a very poor attitude toward winning and losing. They don ' t take their involvement seriously. To many coaches, including Coach Young, football is the greatest builder of men in the realm of sports. Teamwork and the constant threat of body contact help a player relate to other people and find what he ' s made of . Together these help develop him into a man. Many coaches might stop at doing their b est to help their players to be fundamentaffy pound m a particular sport. But Jim Ycrtlng feels his greatest challenge as a coachj is to bring Christ to a young man .... a tough season ended season and a 4-5 record the Lions did outscore their opponents in total points 120-99 (not including a 50-6 mistake suffered in pre- season to Lennox). The point advantage was partly due to the inspired running of Donnie McDonald, who was recognized as all-league mate- rial by coaches in the league. Chris Baker, (who helped open the holes as an offensive tackle) Bruce Ritchey, Wayne Wilson and Gary Phillips (who were the backbone of a powerful Blue defense) were all rewarded for outstanding efforts with all-league honorable mention. It was a tough season which even saw the first place team ' s record scarred with two defeats. The Lions, playing one close game after another, held the attention of their fans and rewarded them by trouncing arch-rival Valley Christian 26-12 at Homecoming, and knocking powerful Paraclete out of a possible playoff berth, white- washing them 16-0 to end the season. 1- This fine Homecoming crowd was awarded with a Lion victory over Valley 26-12. 2. Football was a part of life for (back row) Cliff Anderson, Ron Smith, Mark Whitehouse, John Garza; (front row) Kevin Jones and the team ' s most valuable defensive back, Tim Warneke. No. Name Position No. name Position No. Name Position 10 Edwards, Dan QB 33 Warneke, Tim TB 75 Anderson, Bob T 12 Haugen. Bob QB 34 Jones. Kevin FB 76 Swain, Tim T 20 France. Gary TB 51 Anderson. Cliff E 80 Muller, Mike E 21 Parker, Al FL 52 Brazelton, Lionel C 81 Cobb, Ray Whitehouse. Mark E 22 Steptoe, Baird SE 53 Winkler, Ron T 83 T 24 Malone, Chris SE 60 Garza, John G 84 Ivy. Lynn T 25 Smith, Kevin FB 61 Bnggs, Rex G 85 ilson, Wayne Jim Young E 26 28 30 31 32 Daniels. Mike FB 62 Ritchey, Bruce T Head Coach Dukes, Jim TB 63 Smith, Ron G Dick Craven Assistant Coach Bennet. Ron FB 71 Phillips, Gary T BobDueker Assistant Coach Felix, Alan McDonald, Don TB FB 73 74 Reubke, Paul Baker, Chris T T Daryl Beckstrand Kevin Rooney Manager Manager Richard Mack Trainer

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rough starts don ' t mean failure they fought Bell-Jeff, in a hard defensive battle, to a 0-0 tie. Things were improving, but the Lions once more stumbled against Harvard and St. Genevieve. Fighting back, the J.V. Lions came on strong in their next game, trouncing Paraclete 50-6. Having tasted victory, they continued by taking their final two games against Valley Christian and Chaminade, raising their league mark to 3-3-1. A change in performance was seen and when asked what brought about this difference. Coach Lowe claimed that it was the players ' self-realization of their own capabilities. With hard work and determination, they were able to over- come a rough beginning. 1. Intensity of Coaches Ed Williams and Lowell Goecker helps J.V. ' s battle opponents from the sideline. 2. With a burst of speed, Dominic Manna prepares to evade a would-be Chaminade tackier. 3. Quarterback Bob Stubenberg releases a pass under pressure from opposing Bell-Jeff line- men. 4. Setting sun typifies long workouts and intense mood as J.V. ' s pre- pare for their next opponent. P-MPi ' ii l]Pfl FRONT ROW: Richard Nagasaki. Milton Hammond, Richard Leddy, Robert Horn, Zachary Parker, Don Manna, Vernon Hemingway, Jon Shanks. David Barnes. Samuel Knight, John Rumsey, Coach Lowe. MIDDLE ROW: Bob Gonzales. Alan Carroll, David Van Houten. Jeffrey Stelter, Dennis Fricke, Eric Smith. Steven Raney, James Williams, Ron Coleman. Bradley Seitz, Dwayne Edison, Bob Stubenberg. Reggie Bennett. Coach Goecker. BACK ROW: Lee Estes, Edward Wiggins, Philip Novak, Darrell Felix, Darryl Young, Jordy Sherrill. Claude Jemison, Leonard Elzey. Chester Clark, Henry Strickland, Richard Springfield. Brian Pratt. Dan Hames. Manager Dennis Carroll.