Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Season, But Succeeds In Team Unity PrcLeague San Gabnal Baldwin Park Upland Arroyo Belltlower League Edgewood Covina Workman South Hills La Puente NV 6 21 9 17 13 10 28 OPP 27 19 41 12 34 21 14 28 20 Mike Lyndes lakes a refreshing drink of water while watching the offensive unit drive the football down- field. Al Navarro races towards Ihe deiensive end to blow him away in order to create a running lane for Ron Brown. Many Viking defensive players aid In the stopping and demolishment of the Upland Highlanders ' ball Varsity Football Varsity Football Varsity Football - Varsity Football 149

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Varsity Football Falls Short Ut Winning This year ' s varsity football team was led by head and offensive back coach Brian Beveridge, new offensive linemen coach Mark Pasquarella, defensive coordinator and back coach Vince Lopez and defensive linemen coach Duane Russell. One highlight of the season includ- ed the game against the ranked team of Baldwin Park, the second pre-league game. By the arrival of the fourth quarter, the Vikes were behind in points. By scoring two touchdowns, Northview could be put in the lead. This seemed very unlikely to happen, but not to the fired up Vikings. They scored the two touchdowns and extra point kicks that they needed in the hnal moments in the fourth quarter, upsetting the Braves and emerging as victors in this exciting game with a score of 21 to 19. The second league game against the cross town rival Covina had its highlights despite the loss. The Vikes were down points going into the second half. After half time, Northview came out of the locker room pumped up and ready to score the points they needed to win. Although they scored one touchdown and a field goal, it was not enough to pull out a victory with the hnal score of 17 to 21. The following game against Vl orkman was another game in which Northview came back in the second half. They scored two touchdowns and an extra point kick in the fourth quarter, increasing their score to 13. With only seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Vikings attempted a two point conversion to win the game, but did so unsuccessfully. Time simply ran out before the Vikes could score more points to overcome the Lobo ' s one point lead. The game disappointedly ended with Northview 13 and Workman 14. A player who has to stand out the most, and recipient of the Viking of the Year trophy, was A! Navarro. He rushed for more yards than any other player on the team. Other players who contributed to the team were Paul Mead who made Valle Vista First Team, and Robert Gomez who was the recipient of the Leading Tackier trophy and Defensive Back of the Year trophy. Coach Brian Beveridge was pleased with the team ' s ability to come back fighting, as in the cases of the Baldwin Park, Covina, and Workman games, and not to give up. He was appreciative of the players ' coachability and eagerness to learn throughout the season. He stated that everyone should feel proud of their fine efforts this season. Every player contributed to the success of this year ' s team unity and spirit. The players voted to all-league teams were as follows: FIRST TEAM: Paul Mead-tight end and Diego Benitez- kicker. SECOND TEAM: Kevin Saxon-offensive guard, Al Navarro-running back, Mike Harrington-wide receiver, and Brian Tragarz-down lineman. HONORABLE MENTION: Bob Lent-offensive guard, Bill Gallis-quarterback, Ron Brown-running back, Tod Farrar-wide receiver, Larry Anderson-down lineman, Jerry Cole-down lineman, and Robert Gomez-defensive back. Rick White wraps the Upland ball carrier while Mike Cardona, Ron Brown, and Jerry Cole all close in to assist in the tackle to prevent the Highlander from gaining yardage. On the option pass, Robert Gomez sets up to throw the football to the intended receiver in the endzone during the Homecoming game against South Hills. Mike Lyndes and Al Navarro smash the South Hills ball carrier while Raymond Palacios gloats over the smashed opponent. 148 Varsity Football Varsity Football

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J.V. Squad Overcomes Lack Of Experience; I was encouraged by the progress of the team, said Chuck Feth, the coach ol the J.V. football team. The team worked well together with an overall record of 5-5. The leading offense players were Tom Navarro, Angel Chavez and tared Baker, while Rodney Sanchez and John Betancourt led the team defensively. The team ' s big objective was to overcome their lack of experience. Their best game was against an unbeaten Covina team. The Vikings controlled the game and won convincingly by a score of 30-9. Many of the players improved enough so that they will be a big help to the varsity team next year. Coach Feth was extremely pleased by the progress of the time. With an overall record of 4-6-0, the freshman football team worked well with the precision coaching of Rich DeRosa. There was very little team speed; however, they worked hard to improve. Workman and La Puente were their toughest opponents and the team ' s biggest accom- plishments were beating Covina and South Hills. The best game played by the Vikes was against the Bellflower Buccaneers. Outstanding offensively were Able Garcia and Chuck Kemp. John Chico and Eddie Martinez led the team defensively. Greg Charboneau excelled in both offense and defense. When Coach DeRosa was asked if he was satisfied with the year, his only disappointment was missing the League Championship by one point. As Angel Chavez looks on, Jared Baker skillfully maneuvers around the South Hills Huskies, and (ains yardage for the Vikes. ,i JV FOOTBALL FRONT ROW: Joe Ingrin, Tim Lyndes, Ron Still, Rusi.r.i Wells, Rick Wilson, Lance Dixon, SECOND ROW: Joe Binstein, John Betancourt, Jorge Nieto, Chris Case, B-d ; JeGeorge, Tony Martinez, Ernie Vargas. Vince Hura, John O ' Neal, THIRD ROW: Steve Sanderson, Steve Braun, Rob Brown, Angel Chavez, Bill Eden. Dan Sheppard. Randy Fourzan, Renee Berthett, Coach Feth, BACK ROW: Coach Aceves, Tommy Navarro, Rodney Sanchez, Darren Witrock, Tony Perez, Albert Gonzalez, Matt Hettig, Reyes Rutz. Coach Tuba, Johnny Schrader || 150