St Francis High School - Poverello Yearbook (Mountain View, CA)

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4 Pat Reynold typifies Lancer offensive play against Riordan. S.F, shows strength on the first series of downs by power driving for a quick first. Then Reynolds went 45 yards for the Lancers first T.D. S.F. was consistent and tough on defensive all the way. St. Francis intercepted three enemy passes, one by Tim Rossovich who ran 23 yards for a score. Dave Riser was sidelined with an iniury he received in the Salinas game, Gale Miyahara turned in a good performance. He passed to Rossovich for a T.D. and intercepted a pass and returned it 15 yards. Mike Hibler did a iob which started him on his way .., st., ' SER to the C.A.L. berth. Denny Salisbury, Ted Sivley were standouts on defense. This game was a team performance. Mike Hibler .aes for a long gain against Riordan. sei, The St. Francis vs. Serra game was rf-led by many football critics as one of the finest high school games to be played this season. The Lancers were up for this game, and they proved it by their determined and hard fought play on offense and defense. The ball carrying responsibilities were all Hibler's because Pat Reynolds suffered a shoulder separation early in the game. Thrills were often as the ball changed hands many times. The score at the half was 0-O. Serra scored in the third period on a Lancer fumble. S.F. scored twice in the fourth quarter, when the clock showed 13 seconds to play Dave Riser scored on an end run, and once by Sivley. Midway through the season the Lancers turned in their best effort, foreshadowing the C.A.L. Championship.

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C .A.L. CHAMPICJNS Top Row: L. Hawkins, J. Geer, J. Dover, K. Colvin, M. Malo- Miyharo, D. Riser, B. Bradley, F. Sischka, L. Favor, M. Eckel, J. choski, B. Ivers, S. Soper, L. Englert. Second Row: T. Sivley, T. Schmitz, D. Love, M. Sanchez. Fourth Row: B. Estrada, R. Iudice, Rossovich, M. Antonelli, D. Givich, R. Dougherty, J. Sabol, M. G. Stoltz, B. Anderson, P. Reynolds, L. Taylor, T. Brown, G. Nice, S. Klattw, M. Hibler, M. Hoiny. Third Row: B. Kiehm, G. Kassel, R. Melia. SAINT FRANCIS SPIRIT A man is made mostly of spirit, and when the spirit is gone the flesh avails little. It is better to fight diligently to live, rather than to lie down bravely to die. To be honest in my conviction, let me say ot the very outset, that first and fore- most, my principal desire is to win games. Secondly, it is my hope, through guid- ance, and example, to exercise a whole- some influence over the men under me, and to inspire them to seek and attain high obiectives in a well rounded and balanced life. Most of us need slogans, designs, pat- terns, and philosophies to cling to when the going is rough and it seems that life is more or less futile. A desire to win, to play on a team, submerging the personal self for the benefit of the group, to attain perfection, and to put their powers and abilities to the utmost will turn a merely mediocre team into a team of poise, judgment, determination, and champion- ship. Coach Aguiar. Mike Hibler-All C.A.L. Offense and Defense, North Shrine Team, National Football Foundation-Helms Hall of Fame, St. Francis' Most Val. Player. Mike Hibler, one of the finest football players ever to come from St. Francis, has brought great honor to himself and to his school. Mike will be long remembered at St. Francis as o stu- dent and a athlete,

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ST. MARY'S lRA l xr ln this game St. Francis at least cincned a tie for the C.A.L, Title. lt was a hard fought contest throughout the first half, but the Lancers showed that they were a team that does not quit. After being behind at the half 14 to 13, on a T.D. by Hibler and a pass from Miyahara to Riser, they put on a great second half effort. After the second half kickoff the stiff Lancer defense did not crack. They were led by Sivley and Salisbury, again doing superbly. Jerry Dover blocked St. Mary's punt attempt and Mike Hibler carried it in for the score. Hibler again scored on o 2 yard smash after Riser skillfully directed the team into scoring position. J. C. Schmitz scored on a I0 yard run and Tim Rosso- vich added his third P.A.T. of the afternoon. The Lancer exubere ance is shown by the picture above. C00Cl1 AQ'-'la' sends lf' Some lmP0fl0Y1f ln- Greg Stoltz uses only himself to elude two St. Mary's tacklers who formation with Steve Soper, the time was closein. crucial, as shown by the scoreboard.