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

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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

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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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Led by good down-field blocking, Tom Beck C 36jpicks up another first down. C.V. tuns Mt. Eden With the league crown at stake, the Spartans invaded Mt. Eden's home field for the season's seventh and most important game. C. V. scored first, but trailed by a touchdown at the half. The game see-sawed back and forth all through the second half, but Russ SWart's 76-yard return of an interception on the controversial last play of the game saved the victory and the title of C.V. Mt. Eden 6 7 0 6--19 Castro Valley 7 0 6 13--26 0 Rebels Blanked b C. V. Halfback Mike Scanlan C 25 D advances for a 10 yard gain and a first down. C. V. gained its fourth consecutive H.A.A.L, victory by edging out the Rebels of San Lorenzo at Spartan Field. Tom Beck scored the only points of the game by rtmning four yards in the second period. The rugged Spartan defense held the Rebels the rest of the Way to preserve a 6-0 Castro Valley win. San Lorenzo 0 0 O 0--0 Castro Valley 0 6 0 0--6 ... Showing his all-league form Rick Quintanal C 18 5 Preparing to tackle Bob Lloyd of Mt. Eden, are Rick Quintanal completes a pass to Harvey Boyd C 33 J Q 18 j and Mike Seaman Q 25 j,