Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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. . ' ' - A 4 I - f ' u I 1 A as gl' .1 , r.. Varsity Football-Front Row: james Bailey, Alfredo Montano, Doug Cullum, john Schroeck, Andrew Carter, Ronald Gould, Mike Scercy, Todd Bechtel, Daren Yamada, Kenneth Hunt, Second Rowzjack Foley,jeff Hill, David Lake, Larry Smith,joe Hutchison, Dennis O'Hare, Keith Garrison, Louis Estrella, Antonio Bazar, Shawn Scott, Third Row: Richard Zuniga, Paul Gesina, joseph Clark, Bob Cochran, Coach Williams, Coach Droegemeier, joe Fife, George Orozco, Todd Hegerle, Fourth Row: Mike Gesty, Danny Montano, Greg Rollins, Darren Chappel, Denny Vaughan, Travis Good, Kevin Frugoli, David Daniels, Back Row: Howard Morgan, David Cook, Mike Vaughan, Bill Nance, Mike Harayda,jeff Kemmer, Rodney Morgan, Lloyd Douglas, Arthur Bigelow. Ili h oals for 98 Q ur football team set high goals for this season: winning our first game against Rincon and making it to the playoffs, stated Head Football Coach Larry Williams. Per- sonal goals were also set. Senior Quarterback Todd Hegerle said, Some of my goals are to do the best I can and make it to the playoffs. Denny Vaughan, senior linebacker, also had some personal goals. I'd like to make some interceptions, score a touchdown on defense and make twenty tackles in one game, said Vaughan. Eagles team leaders, Hegerle and Vaughan, used their leadership qualities to help the team play well. The position of quarterback required a lot of respon- siblity. I have to keep the teams morale up, help them work together and call each play, stated Hegerle. Vaughan ad- ded, We had good teamwork and I have to keep the team playing good ball in tough situations. Last season started out on a high note with a decisive victory over Rincon. The Eagles tough defense forced opponents to make mistakes, while a good offense helped the Eagles attain a fairly good record. Although the Eagles won-lost record did not accurately show how well they performed, their games were close and well-played. They lost some tight games to top ranking teams like Amphi and Buena. Injuries also played an important factor last season. The absence of key players such as Ron Gould and Vaughan hurt the Eagles in tough games. After many years of playing football at Santa Rita, Vaughan stated, I have learned about teamwork and working with other peoplef' A The Eagles tough defense defends against an attempted block kick in a tight game. VARSITY FOOTBALL 23 1

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