Amador Valley High School - Don Days Yearbook (Pleasanton, CA)

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Oons take fmst loss Despite a gallant effort by the de- fense, Amador Dons could not contain the continual thrusts at the goal line by Del Valle and allowed two touchdowns to lose 14-6. The loss was the first for Amador as the Dons had tied in the season opener. The only touchdoum was in the third quarter when Rick Garibaldi chalked up 30 yards, on the option, pitched out to Ray Calija for 20 more, and took it over himself from 20 yards out. Del Valle 7 7 0 0--14 Amador 0 0 6 0-- 6 Coach Wilfley gives a little advice during the game. A Don runs out to intercept an Albany pass Cons thump Alamy We haven't lost to Albany in four years. We hope to make it five, said Coach Wilfley. And the Dons made it five with a 20-0 victory. Much of the credit goes to Quarterback Rick Garibaldi, who produced two touch- downs and one touchdown pass in the first half. With the return of Dave Newton from a previous injury, the Dons service set the pace and the Dons tore apart the field with a grand total of 206 yards gained. Albany 0 0 0 0-- 0 Amador 0 14 6 0--20

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Amador Dons opened their 1965 football season with a tie against Ygnacio Valley. Fullback Dave Newton made the first touch- down. Quarterback Ed Kobayashi threw a 12-yard pass to Joe Theodore for the sec- ond TD. Both kicks were made by Ray Calija. In the closing minutes of the game, Jerry Smith pounced on a loose ball to save Amador and give the Dons a tie game. Ygnacio Valley 0 7 0 7--14 Amador 7 0 7 0--14 Nineteen sixty-five marked an unforget- table football season for Amador Valley High School. The varsity eleven took a second place, while the JV's took EBAL honors for a third straight year. Led by All- League choices Ray Calija, Jim Krause, Dave Newton. Bob Ripley, Al Smith and Joe Theodore, the Dons scored 126 points while holding nine opponents to 89 points. The Dons held five straight league wins and looked as if the EBAL title would be- come Amador's. Yet the Liberty Lions broke the winning streak and gave the Dons their first loss. The final game was the disappointment of the year, with poor weather conditions and a long fought sea- son, Amador lost its last game to Liver- more. With a 5-3-1 record, Amador varsity placed a little honor under the purple-and- gold record and forced the EBAL league not to underestimate Amadors abilities. Dons hit as hard in the Ygnacio game as they did in the game against Granada.

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Oons Beat JOhl1 Swett Behind a relentless running attack, Amador ground under a stubborn John Swett eleven by a 20-13 score. Most of the heavy running was done by Dave Newton, 97 yards in 16 carries, and Dave Kirth, 65 yards in 15 carries. Ray Calija made the first touchdown on a pass from Garibaldi. Dave New- ton made the second TD. Late in the 4th quarter Newton carried the kickoff back 20 yards to the Don's 44. On the first down play quarterback Garibaldi, took it into the end zone for the last Amador touchdown. John Swett O 0 6 7--13 Amador 0 6 0 14--20 Cons Stun Salesian In what will probably go down in the books as the biggest league upset of the 1965 season, Amador Don's pounded Salesian Chieftains 28-7. It was Ama- dor's game all the way, as they con- tained the Chieftains to their smallest score of the year. Due to his hard playing game, Ray Calija was named lpgj Q2 Week. He came through with two TD's on a run of 40 yards and a completed pass of 20 yards, with three conversion kicks and three in- tercepted passes. He also returned a kickoff 96 yards to the Salesian two to set up the third score by Rick Gari- baldi. The final score was made by Paul Line from the 13-yard line. Salesian 0 0 7 O-- 7 Amador 7 7 7 7--28 Quarterback Ed Kobayashi 1125 tries to avoid block- ers, going for the lst down. Prep ofthe Week, Ray Calija fl3j, demon strates his football skill at other games as well as at the Salesian game.