Calipatria High School - Hornet Yearbook (Calipatria, CA)

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Morris Kemp Jim Sparks Eddie Dmckerson .Toe Rone Herman Halloway Melchor Abubo Mr EPICRSOH A BASKETBALL Shortage of man power lack of QXIJGIIGHCQKI ball player amd 1nJu11es caused the Hornets to wlnd up 1n flfth place Wlth two vlctorles and elght losses Due to a broken nose we lost Stanley Swanger at the beglnnlng of the season Also Jlm Sparks the bxggest offenslve threat of the Hornets was handlcapped by a spramed ankle D fenslvey Joe Rone was the standout whlle Jxm Sparks was the leadlng' polnt gettcr FIRST ALUMNI VARSITY GAME The next year s Varslty play ed the Alumnl after the season W s flnlsh ed and lost 42 40 The Hornets show ed that they wlll have a scrappy team next year Outstandlng for the Alumnl were Don Wallace and W1l burn Gee whlle Eddle Dlckerson and Donald Jones prox 1ded the spa1k for the losers Y Y I Y X I . . , ca n - Q. Y N . . i. , 4, I - . ' 7 ' Y 5 - . . , 1 , . 9 Y . . 7 . . - A - , . . . . . 7 2' ' - Y 'h l k - . . . V. 1

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-rib FOOT BAI L STARTING LINEUP Back row left to rlght HB Larry Valentm QB Haskell Nlckell FB Melchor Abubo HB Benny Valentxne Front row RE Jack Merrxll RT J1mmy Dlcke on RG Melton Huffman C Herman Howmgton LG Charles McLaurey LT Nell Webb LE Stanley Swanger en as the flnal score showed The mablhty to hang onto the plgskln and the current fumbhng caused the Hornets defeat The score ln Brawley s fax or was 14 6 The Brawley setback was qulte a blow and the Hornets were determln ed to make up for lt Th9ll grudge was taken out on the Imperlal Tlg er Cubs Callpat romped Imperlal 26 0 The MOUnt31n Empue Hlgh School grldders came down and play ed the H01 nets but to no ax all They w ere defeated by a score of 20 6 The next encounter whlch was the Callpatrla Homecomlng was play ed wlth the Calexlco Bullpups Thls HOm6COHllHg was hlghllghted by anothel Holnet trlumph Callpat routmg out the Bullpups 33 6 On Thanksglxlng Eye the Hornets play ed the Varslty squad of Im perlal The H01 nets held the Tlgers to a scoreless t1e ln a gruelllng game St3tlStlCS showed Callpat outclassed Imperlal 1n exery depart ment In the last game of the Hornets grldlron season the Cahpat Hornets went down to glorlous defeat before the Yuma Hlgh All Stars losmg by a close margln of 20 19 Thls game also determlned the Junlor Varsxts champs Yuma and El Fcntro tylng for tcp belth and the Hornets tung w 1th Brawley for the second place honor Thls year found only two Hornets on the All Valley team They were Ctmley Sw nger 61 d and Ialry Valentine half back Three Hornets made the second strlng They were Melchor Abubo fullback, Haskell Nlckell, guard, and Benny Valentlne half back - ' ,: .::'f:mfg-f . 3-1-'-gg., A 7' ' .X 'V ' W ' ., we-' 1 , A . .YYY YAYEYAYY .KH A , J W. Y ' - K., 'Ya '14, Y' Y . ,. ' . , p- -,., -:uh 1-:gg-,-' ' , ,A 1 ' K -as V . J 7' W' ' v ' v ' n ' - 1 A. - ' - ' ' Q - - 7 N I 7 Y - v - V - ' . Y . . . . N Y. . . Y , . t ' v ' . W , Y . 1 t t , . Y . . Y . H . YH . . . . Y . . Y .Y Y . v ' y V , - , . . Y . . . I . Y - 7 7 ' . . U ,, . Y . Y . YY . . . Y I . . . M Y,, l . , ' . - ' v' ' v ' ' , I n. ' . Y U . ,, . . . . , . . . Y . . . Y - , . Y , . . . . .. , . V , ' ' 44 - ya - . , , , . . . Y x ' ' 1 Y' V. Y Y f' 7 ' n. . . ' H 79 1 A- V - Y . ' . V 1. q - v , t. I L cl , . , J , - . Y . . . . , , . , V ' . v , . , 7 '

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Back row left to rlght Steve Smgh Wesley Taylor Johnny Ramlrez Gene Soneg Alvaro Deen Freadle Smgh Raymond Harp Bob Gow Front Row Donald Jones Benny Valentlne B BASKETBALL Although the B s were shy of y1cto11es they managed to mlke most of thelr games close and exeltxng For example the Bramley B s nosed out the Hornets 1n the last mlnute of play 2o 23 on Brawley s floor after the B s had led all the wax The stand euts on offense were Benny Val entlne and Freddle Slngh uhlle on defense Donald Jones and Johnny Ramlrez x ere the most conslstent of the B s Durlng the last half of the If College star ln basketball and fo tball The regular l1ne UI vsas as follows Jones and Valentlne guards Ramnez as center ann Qmgh Deen or Harp as form ands INTER CLASS TOURNAMENT The JLIHIOFS won the tournament defeatlng the SGDIOTS 38 24 and the and the Sophomores 40 15 In the most excltlng game of the tournament the Sophomores edged out the Freshmen 2a 24 Outstandmg were Sparks and Slngh Junlors Kemp and Valentln Sophomore Webb Semor and Ramxrez a Frosh - 1 r. 'M . V y . v ' 44 yy ,, N ' ,1 Y V- I. K Q I . , . V 7 D, . . , . . Y , , - 1 ' 9 ' v v f - s K , J w y - . . . V . V ! ' Y ' ,, . W . , . N . season, the B's were coached by Dorsey Williams, former El Centro Jun- .,l' l . 4. O . Q . ' J ' . x : . ' 3 . , g ,f . ' , 7 5 , . .I x . v . I - 1 - ' K . . T ' ' - ' 0 Q ' . , , vu - 1 1 . 3 . u