Santa Clara High School - Onward Yearbook (Oxnard, CA)

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ft ,et sew, ti ' y Er J if YW! uri' V, E r, , 1 A to f'ff 4 W .fmqf t i E if t ss tent er if iitt , t new-,dwg oeeemtef 2, rosie Q, -' f l - t 1 , n 6 0 9 . Eolttortctls me Stihfifh CLAilfit'S FOGTHALL, TEAM Wheri et good big :nan meets 3 .good little manf the hig man wins, f'l'hotts what happened when the Needtos football 'seem heat Qxnardts Santa Clara High School team Friday night. But the big man didnt Wells oifi with ell the glor'3.z gzlejferz 23 gounde get men, but Santa Clara, made on even game out of it for the first three out of four greniods. Finally the extra, weight begen to tell. Then, tired from the pounding they had taken, the Saints of Santa Clara couldnt succeed with desperation peseww which hacktired and led to a score that gave an entirely wrong impression, Needles wasrft better than Santa Clara hy a margin of 33 to 7. It wasn't Better, pound for pound, atall. Needles had s good team, of course, or it wouldn't have won, The little man beats the big man, as David beat Goliath. only when the little man can overcome the difiiemnce in size, The fact that Santa Clara held its own for so long showed that it had a. mighty good iaszm also. The boys did their best, and no one can ask for -u , : t more. The boys can he proud of the game they played, ti' fl' for they need make no excuses for its outcome. The - Q.' 'V 'kms saying It matters not whether you win or lose, but Z V. .: 2 XAI4 of X qw? fu fi 0 W . The Needles team outweighed the Santa Clara N fi' I Z. 1 of it i 'Fi xt gi we 1 -we x it ' , W how you play the gamei' is trite and is often used in it 8 ' f f Y mockery, but it still contains a truth. The saying is R 3 med in mockery only when a team has been a con- re.. A , 'Q tVAt jk elstent loser, and Santa Clara has been anything but fefega X, tliat. X in its YE -mf-'e Q qt S 1 Cl b iznt , , ,gs K? .I g at seastn an a ara Went un eaten for eight games to win the championship of the Tri- rut' . I Valley' League lt won again in a close contest with a ill in its oem class in the first round of Southern e Celifornisi fwmpionehip play-offs. Along the way it 3 il 'f?ff'il'7lE 2? -tr- it' It winning streak and for scoring. 7' f rtlo Q .hui 'Sante Clem came up with the best team in the l:.isi:or3f, 'fhis is what they can be proud iii, Mft? 'Jai' if their friends will remember. ,few

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CIE CHAMPIONSHIP PIAYUEES SAINTS mr s. Lu. Mission zu-14 3.0. .....,,..A ...., 7 0 7 6-20 S.L.0. Mission ......... 0 7 0 7-14 Santa Clara fought vigorously to obtain a victory over S.L.0. Mission High's determined Indians. Nico Escamilla scored two T.D.'s and also kicked two P.A.T.'s. Dan Bodle made the other score on a 24-yard-pass play. It was Dick laquez, however, who saved the day. With just twenty-eight seconds left and the ball on the Saints' 35-yard line, Dick intercepted a Mission pass and ended a desperate attempt by the Indians to produce a victory. Mark Pinedo and Bill Varela played an outstanding game both offensively and defensively. SAINTS BOW T0 NEEIJIES 33-7 S.C. ..,.,.... 0 7 0 0-7 Needles .,....,....... 0 13 0 20-33 A big powerful Needles team proved too much for the Saints. The Mustangs eliminated S.C. in the semi-finals of the CIF playoffs. The Saints did not give up though and somewhat contained the Mus- tanges for three periods. Nico Escamilla scored the only Saint touchdown midway through the second quarter. The defeat gave the Saints a final record of nine wins and one loss. Ray Curtis clears the way as Nico Escamilla gains 10 yards in SC-Needles CIF semifinal clash,

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GRIIJIRUN AWARDS Award winners: Mark Pinedo, Ron 0'Brien and Nick Escamilla. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BANQUET Outstanding player A T , ,, Nick Escamilla Most valuable player . , . . Nick Escamilla fThese awards are determined by a vote of the players! Bruce Tucker Iron Man trophy , ,Ron 0'Brien Sportsmanship trophy Mark Pinedo ALL TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE TEAM Five Saints made the All-League team: Ron 0'Brien, end Mark Pinedo, guard Ray Curtis, fullback loe Acosta, tackle Nick Escamilla, back Nick was also voted the league's plaver of the year CIF TEAMS Second team Third team Nick Escamilla Mark Pinedo 1