San Gorgonio High School - Summit Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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For first time in ten years football goes to playoffs From blowouts of 35-12 in Palm Springs to blasts of their own, like 306 over San Bernardino, it was an ex- citing year of football for the San Gorgonio fans to enjoy. The best noted about the Spartans was their awesome running game, highlighted by Junior James DeBow and Sophomore Durrell Jones Jones had moves that were rarely seen in sophomores, while DeBow had been con- sistently one of the county ' s best rushers. Coach Dave Duncanson combined this with a new of fensive line and a stingy run defense to hopefully pro duce a winner in the run-happy CBL. The Spartans started out with a 1-2 record before Dun canson pulled senior Mike Sylvester from quarterback. Sylvester didn ' t fit to a running offense as well as a pass- Wade Vickery was placed in his position and started against Cajon. It was a close game where Cajon put it out l fourth quarter touchdown, 2719. Their non-league record ended at 2-3. The Spar began the CBL against the defending CBL champs in Col- ton. As the first quarter ended in 14-14, it seemed they headed for a tight match. Unfortunately, Colton held San G to only those 14 points and they kept going. The Homecoming game was one to remember San G ' s defense clamped down on O ' Keese Wilcots while James DeBow went on fire. However, the biggest moment of the game 3rd and goal Eisenhower when WR DB John McPhei had his 6th and 7th vert ebrae crushed. were big. Both sides scored touchdowns but Ike ' s inability to convert cost them the After losing at home to Redlands, San G traveled to Pacific to face the Pirates in their last varsity home game. On their second possession, Pacific marched down for their only score of the game Both offenses were silent until the fourth quarter when San Gorgonio scored their first touchdown. San G was behind 7-6 with less than six minutes to go. San G had to hold the Pirates or lose their 3rd game in four The defense held, but there was only 3:56 left to go Surprisingly, the Pirates defense just melted as San G brought it down inside the 5. The Spartans were stopped cold until 3rd down, where DeBow went wide to the left and got San G ' s second touchdown with :38 seconds left. The conversion missed but it didn ' t matter. The season concluded at home against Fontana with the Spartans in a who cares, we ' re in the playoffs situation. This was because Colton was sure to beat Redlands. So San G kicked back and Fohi took it to the Spartans. 42-0, an extremely disappointing loss, but none the less, the Spartans made it to the playoffs for the first San Gorgonio ventured into Las Palmas for a meeting with the tenth ranked high school team in the nation, the Servite Friars. Truthfully, it wasn ' t much of a match. After an opening drive highlighted by a 47 yard touchdown run by QB Wade Vickery, Servite took com- mand and defeated the Spartans 37-7. James Curran, class of ' 86

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of county ' s top varsity rushers

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VMS Top left: Spartans make another defensive stand with the help of Roland Acevedo and Mark Miyashiro. Left: Getting closer to the goal line, Bill Cooper runs for a touchdown to help in the victory against San Bernardino, 30-7. Top right: Paul Jefferson and John Lucas block the Colton, Yellowjackets before the tackle of Durell Jones Top: Brian Parrish blocks the Colton opponent for Mike Sylvester, after a kick off return Right: Before the Redlands game, stat girls, Suzanne Quig- gle and Polly Frey. get the headsets ready for Coach Duncanson ' s use. 1982 Varsi ty Football Team — First row: Mike Harris, Mike Sylvester, Mark Miyashiro, Leonard Serrano, Mike Houser, Roland Acevedo, Ronnie DeCarmo, Reggie Tuner, Bobby Myers, Zack Flores. Second row: Polly Frey, Travis Rabon, Bill Cooper. Bryan Webb, Steve Zachary, Robert Eisenbeisz, Tony Brown, Victor Hardy, Robert Prince, Chris DeFonce, Dennis Allen, Richard Hanlin, Victor Ramirez, Suzanne Quiggle Third row: Coach Donn Castillo. Coach Brea, Brian Parrish, James DeBow, Wade Vickery, Scott Patterson, Paul Jefferson, Curtis Watts, Donald Ward, Durell Jones, Rob Cacurak, Coach Dave Duncanson, Coach Jim Hall, Fourth row: Kevin Hall, Brian Wiss, Pete Phermsangngam, John Lucas. Jeff Quiggle, Travis Green, Idrisa Sammah.