Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

Page 50 text:

-A . " -••%. i Foster, right half, eludes Oxnard tackier for a sizable gain as the Preps roll over the Yellowjackets 21-2. 1943 To point out the outstanding Prep gridster of the 1943 varsity would be a difficult assignment. Six of the first team rated all-county honors: Frank LaBrum, end; Mike McCabe, tackle; Dick Poole, guard; Bill Books, center; John Hardacre, halfback; and Max Houlihan, quarterback. The other five were named on the second eleven: Don Williams, end; Howard Nye, tackle; " Art " Henry, guard; Walter Cottriel, fullback; and Dale Lythgoe, halfback. Besides winning an all-county berth and the football captaincy, LaBrum was also named on the all-Southern California high school second team. ■,7 y ,- . ,»»;.j fl» •• « r - ACTION . . . in the Prep-Yellowjacket game, which the Pirates won 21-2.

Page 49 text:

COACH BOB GOWDER Leads Babes to Sixth Straight Preps Opponents 34 . . . . Santa Paula ... 7 21 . . . . . Oxnard . ... 2 33 . . . . . Fillmore . . . . 34 . . . . Santa Paula . . . 27 . . . . . Oxnard . . . . 25 . . . . . Fillmore . ... 6 174 15 Although there was no JC athletics this year, the Ventura County League resumed all high school sports after an absence of one year. Playing a double round-robin schedule, the Babes scored a clean sweep of six wins against no losses to annex the county grid crown for the sixth consecutive year. Because of the war transportation situation, no non-league games were played. Coach Bob Gowder started the season without one returning letterman; however, he turned up with a small but scrappy eleven. PIRATE PREP GRIDDERS — Standing: Lovatt, Williams, Nye, Henry, Cottriel, Melzer, Marinovich, McCabe, LaBrum. Guthne, Stile s, Ronk, McGonigle. Corey. PopUn. Row 2: Snider, Fly, O ' Connor, O ' Brien, Saunders, Bullock, Fulton, Logan, ' Woodbury. Row 3: Manager Boles, Kohansby, Kelly, Foster, Bivin, AUred, McDowell, Poole, Ha. Fisher, Ho. Fisher, Lythgoe, Coach Gowder. Row 4: Hardacre, Straughn, Fowler, Books, Perry, Yanez, Wolf, Houlihan, Smith, Manager Beyer, Manager Hager.

Page 51 text:

A BASKETBALL — Row 1: Coach Buck- master, Henfce, LaBrum, Guthrie, Corey, Mana- ger Boles. Row 2: Sliles, Cooney, O ' Connor, Lov- att, Hardacre, Gruell. Missing from the pic- ture are Marinovich, Harold Fisher, Howard Fisher, and Lee Valen- fl B fl S K f T B fl L L The Pirate Prep cagers played six Ventura County League games, winning five, to finish in a first place tie with the Fillmore Flashes as co-champs of the league. Joe Buckmaster ' s five also played six practice games, winning four. In county play, the Babes downed Santa Paula 29-7 and 42-31; Oxnard 48-18 and 45-23; Fillmore 39-28; and fell before Fillmore 36-34 with a last second shot as the gun sounded. Playing the strong Santa Barbara quintet in a three game " series, " the Preps edged the Dons two games to one in close overtime contests. Scores were 33-22, 32-34, and 43-36. Again there were many standouts on the Pirate five; such as Harold and Howard Fisher, midget forwards who could hit the hoop from almost anywhere; Milo Marinovich, sky- scraping center; John Hardacre, Tom Walbridge, and Frank LaBrum, guards. Because of the difficulty of getting the coaches and sport scribes together, no official " all-conference " team was picked in basketball this year. JOE BUCKMASTER " akes Over Coaching Duties Again