Castle Park High School - Speculum Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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4 C.P. Flies Over the Eagles The Castle Park Trojans proved that they had the makings of a number one team as they downed the Granite Hills Eagles 21-18. Greg Gomez ran for 51 yards to score 6 points. Sophomore Raul Cards kick was good. Granite Hills determinedly scored two touchdowns. Ar the half, the score was the Eagles 12, Trojans 7. Within the first three minutes of the third quarter, George Romero threw a 39 yard touchdown pass to Billie Iapala. Caro's kick was good. Early in the fourth quarter Granite Hills scored a touchdown to lead: 18-14. Two minutes were left on the clock when Romero's quarterback sneak made the winning touchdown. The dramatic finale: Castle Park 21 g Granite Hills 18. Colts Cripple Trojan Horse The Crawford Colts galloped over Castle Park's Trojan Horse as the gridmen were defeated 24-15. C.P.'s first touchdown and extra point came in the first quarter. Crawford retalliated by scoring two touchdowns with both P.A.T.'s being good, making the score 14-7 at halftime. Midway through the fourth quarter Crawford scored a full goal, followed by seven points when there was 1:10 left on the clock. The Trojan eleven were not to be outdone, and with one second to go in the game Keith Thompson pulled down a thirty-six yard touchdown pass by Arana, followed by a two-point conversion which was made good by Caro. The Castle Park Trojans went down in defeat to the Crawford Colts with a score of 24-15. League Opener Proves Upset The Trojans opened up the 1974 Metropolitan League with a stinging 13-7 loss at the hands of the Mar Vista Mariners. It was a slow-scoring game in which Castle Park was not working together as a team. The only scoring done in the first half was by the Mariners. Two touchdowns and a kick that was good made 13 points for the Imperial Beach team. There was no action in the third quarter. Greg Gomez made the only Trojan touchdown of the game during the fourth quarter. Gomez ran the ball for 23 yards: the kick by Raul Caro was good. TOP: Coach Dawson shows concern. MIDDLE: Bob McCurdy getting ready to make his cut upfield against Mar Vista. BOTTOM: Sheldon Powell and Willy Young deflect pass away from Granite Hills receiver. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Billy Iapala pulls in a pass against a Crawford defender. MIDDLE: Bob McCurdy starts upfield against Mar Vista, BOTTOM: Bob McCurdy breaks away for a touchdown against Granite Hills.

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Castle Park 21 15 7 12 28 24 6 24 40 17 0 SEASON RECORD Granite Hills Total yards gained from running plays Net yards gained from running plays Forward passes attempted Forward passes completed Total yards gained from forward passes Total net yards running and passing Touchdow ns Conversions Field Goals Total points Name IVIcCurdy Gomez Hamilton Arana Hardy Godwin Romero name Iapala Gomez Thompson Bunney Gutierrez Hardy Fetter IVICCurdy Name McCurdy Caro Iapala Gomez Thompson Romero Bunney Arana DeSaraeho Opponent 18 Crawford 24 Mar Vista 13 Sweetwater 8 Chula Vista 6 IVIont,f1omery 7 Bonita Vista 6 Hilltop 6 Marian 0 Lincoln 2 Kearny 12 SEASON STATISTICS 2344 2118 136 64 1011 3129 26 21 5 194 RUSHING Times Carried Yards Yards Net Yards Seasons Ball Gained Lost Gained Average 246 1445 51 1394 5.9 83 491 1 490 5.9 33 142 11 131 3.9 17 50 33 17 1.0 1 5 6 6.0 1 1 1 1.0 39 78 120 42 RECEIVING Passes Caught Yds. Gained TD Passes Avg. per Careh 22 379 4 17.2 16 273 2 16.6 6 96 2 16.0 3 65 1 21.6 5 58 11.6 5 50 10.0 2 24 12.0 2 16 8.0 INDIVIDUAL SCORING TD's PAT FIELD GOAL Total Points 11 66 21 5 36 4 24 4 24 2 12 2 12 1 6 1 16 1 6

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