Castro Valley High School - Laconian Yearbook (Castro Valley, CA)

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132 partans Edge San Ramon Castro Valley chalked up its second victory of the '64 season as it edged by the rugged San Ramon Wolves at Spartan Field. A tough Spartan defense held the Wolves scoreless until the fourth quarter, C,V,'s lone score came on a thirty-yard end-run by Rick Quintanal, and Mike Scanlon's conversion proved to be the margin of victory in a 7-6 Spartan win. San Ramon 0 0 0 6 6 Castro Valley 0 7 0 0 7 The ball edges out of Gary Kerr's hands as he scrambles to com- Rick Mahannah is hit by several Sa.n Ramon linemen. plete a pass from Rick Quintanal. A bruising tackle by Mike Sca.n1an brings Hayward's Ron Alexander C493 down hard. C. V. Beats Biig Rival In going for a first down, Francis Va.nHoosier eludes several Farmers. V The Hayward Farmers invaded Spartan Field for the H,A,A.L. opener, and were defeated 26-6. A rugged C.V. defense held the Farmers score- less until the last seventeen seconds, while the Spartans scored on passes to Bob Kellogg and Gary Kerr, a 45-yard return of an intercepted pass, and a 12-yard run by Rick Quintanal. Hayward 0 0 0 0 6 Castro Valley 7 13 0 6 26

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Castro Valley's Spartans opened their 4 Varsity Football season on a high Matadors. Quarterback R i c k Quintanal of twenty-seven yards--to Bob Kellogg, other, sixty-seven yards--to Gary Kerr bring the Spartans from behind at the to an 18-14 triumph. completing his first perfect season at Castro Valley High 1, varsity coach Don Rogers Walks across Spartan Field to hands with Canyon coach Roy Richardson. with a victory over the Miramonte two second-half touchdown passes-- Vaney 6 0 6 6--is Rick Quintanal just misses on the first extra point attempt of the season. Nineteen sixty-four marked the first time in six years that Castro Valley High School has bagged an H.A.A.L, championship and the first time in history that one school has won all three football crowns in one season. The varsity Q 9 won - 0 lost-0 tied 5 J. V. 4 7-0-1 J and Froshf8-0-OJ joined forces to take all H,A,A.L, honors with a combined record of 24-0-1. Led by All-League choices Tom Beck, Bob Kellogg, and Rick Quintanal, the Spartans scored 143 points Q 15.8 per game J while holding nine opponents to 71 points Q 7.8 per game J. Quarterback Rick Quintanal tossed eight touchdown passes during the season on his Way to the league passing title. Halfback- Fullback Tom Beck finished second in rushing with 548 yards gained and in scoring with 42 points. Over the first half of the season Castro Valley ran neck-and-neck with the Mt. Eden Monarchs, and when the two teams finally met in their sixth game it appeared that they would fight to a stand-off. In the game's last play Russ Swart intercepted a pass and ran it back 76 yards on the disputed last play of the game. C.V. Wins Upener Castro Va1ley's top man on the tackle chart, Tom Mar1erC78j, stands ready to pounce a Miramonte ball carrier.

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Beck, who gained 133 yards in rushing for the game, wo and four yards. C. V. Thumps Falcons Tom Beck C362 gets good blocking as he goes for a first down. Hard-running Tom Beck led Castro Valley to its fourth victory of the season, 13-9, over Sunset. Down 9-0 at the half the Spartans drove on to two touchdowns: a 15-yard pass to Gary Kerr, and a 36-yard run by Tom Beck, who gained 101 yards in the second half. Lost for the season, however, was half back Rick Mahannah, who suffered torn ligaments in his knee. Sunset 6 3 0 0-- 9 Castro Valley O 0 7 6--13 Going around the left end Rick Quintanal U82 scrambles for six yards and another first down. Lancers F all Too 75-yard touchdown pass from Rick Quintahal to nd, Gary Kerr with two seconds left in the first uarter powered Castro Valley to a 19-6 H,A,A,L, ictory over the visiting Tennyson Lancers. Tom cored C,V,'s other two touchdowns on plunges of astro Valley 7 6 6 0 19 ennyson After being hit hard, Tom Beck C365 tries for more Hard charging fullback Tom Beck plunges 4 yards for Castro yardage against the Lancers. Va11ey's Second T.D. 133