Manteca Union High School - Tower Yearbook (Manteca, CA)

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:avg ,Y it Manteca's strength was the determining factor which brought victory in the season's first league game with Oakdale. The chief ground gainer of the game was sopho- more fullback Mariano Valenzuela whose terrific drives set up one tally in the first period and scored another touchdown to conclude the scoring with an i8 to O victory. Cited as outstanding players were Jim Martin and at l-lenry Braghetta John Cabrera Dave Crockett Marfano Valenzuela in the baclsfield with Paul Wiggin and Chuck Snyder in the line. MANTECA vs OAKDALE Martin pushed through Oakdale's linemen.

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yea r, The .Af il.eft to rightl--Coach Fekete and Fairbanks, Bill Rhoads, manager, and B football coach Brandt. Mantec:a's tradition of hard-playing, winning football teams was Carried on this The V950 squad suffered only one loss, a l3-l2 steback at the hands of Ceres. fighting Buffaloes defeated Oakdale, Livingston, Sonora, and Tracy. In pre-league games, the Buffaloes downed Stockton College, l-layward, Christian Brothers, and St. lVlary's. They jest at scars, but never felt a wound.

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Ray Dellavecchia Bob Escobar Keith Grieve Charles l-lonodel MANTECA vs CERES Losing their first game after twelve consecutive victories, the ramoaging Buffalos were halted for the only time this season with a l3 to l2 score. One point in the form of a conversion was the difference between defeat and victory. - Ceres opened the game by recovering a Buffalo fumble deep in the lvlanteca territory and belting it across from there. The mighty Buffalo stormed back to take the lead with two touch- down passes from quarterback Ray Dellevacchia to end, Keith Grieve. Both conversion attempts were missed. A fourth down pass in the last quarter set up the final touchdown made by Ceres. The conversion attempt was good to send the toppled Buffalos home in despair. A strong Ivlanteca line stopped the opposition short.