Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Assistant coaches Richard Schmeider and Everett Nicholson concentrate on the Irvin game. Turning the corner alter cr 20-yard jaunt, Palo Verde's Ieif Lovin C22l is denied any more run- ning room by Cata1ina's all-state linebacker Everett Castle CBD. Defensive end Iim Roberston C34l assists Castle with the tackle. Eluding six Carl Hayden tacklers, fullback Ron McCracken C335 gains yards needed for a first down before being brought down by Chuck Iury CZZJ. CHS outscored the Falcons from Phoe- nix, 21-13, for the sixth straight victory.

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C S Team Upsets Tucsong Wins Six Straight Head Coach Iohn Griste confers with quarter- back Rick Valley who replaced Terry Short after CHS took a crushing 27-0 lead against Douglas. In the season opener, Troy, led by lim Robertson and halfback Bill Fur- row, slipped by Rincon, 15-7. Robertson nailed quarterback Dave Robb for a safety, and Furrow climaxed a 7U-yard drive by breaking loose for a l2-yard touchdown. Next on the slate, CHS met their arch-rival Tucson. After three scoreless quarters, guard Everett Castle blocked Carlos Figueroa's punt and ran 28 yards for a touchdown. Later, Iohn Par- tin kicked a Z5-yard field goal to put the game out of Tucson's reach, 9-U. Catalina then traveled to play Pueb- lo, a game billed as the prelude to the division championship. Again Castle starred, setting up three touchdowns by intercepting a pass, blocking a punt, and stealing the ball from the hands of quarterback Frank Fernan- dez. Fullback Iim Robertson scored on all of Castle's setups with two one-yard plunges and a 30-yard run. Bill Sutton added to the attack by rushing for 82 yards and scoring on a five-yard pass. CHS, riding the longest unbeaten streak in its history, hosted lightly- considered Douglas. Building up an early lead, the Trojan offense started moving with quarterback Terry Short throwing four touchdown passes and collecting l60 yards. Ron McCracken and Bill Furrow ran for two more to make the score 40-13. Rated number one in the state by the Associated Press, the gridders first defense of their title came against Amphi. After a scoreless first period, Catalina broke into the scoring column with Short tossing a 28-yard pass to Furrow. By capitalizing on drives of 79, 65, and 63 yards, CHS shutout the hapless Panthers, 28-0. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM-Front row: Remo Blankenship, Rick Valley, lnky Robertson, Bill Furrow, Keith Smith, Charles Brooks, Everett Castle, Ron McCracken, Mac DaCunha, Bill Britt, Bruce Butler, Dan Mashburn, Terry Short, Bill Sutton . . . Second row: Mike Robertson, Steve Miller, Terry Reeves, Frank Ott, Ralph Andre- sano, Iohn Leeny, Craig Carolus, Tom Kay, lake Root, Fred Ginter. Rene Valenzuela, Dave Aben- dano, Bill Voris, Al Clifford, Iohn Partin . . . Back row: Don Kirlin, Bill Starkey, Dan Iorgen- son, Bill Karcher, Danny Rosales, Eldon Dallas, Herschel Brown, Alan Manley. I. R. Westerfield. Steve Thompson, Ray St. Iohn, Bill Nauman, Doug Terrel, Kevin Concannon, Pat Leeny, Coit Stevenson, Dennis Hendricks, Kerry Burr. Aw., -

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Halfback Bill Voris, who replaced injured Bill Sutton, leaps to snag Terry Short's first down pass with nothing but an open field ahead. Voris raced all the way to score the winning touch- down as Troy edged the Titans, 14-13. Trojans Rated umber Dneg Lose League Title to Lancers Stunned by a 73 yard pass in the first quarter, the Trojans came from be- hind for a 2l-l3 victory over Carl Hay- den of Phoenix. Terry Short scored three times: diving from one yard out, passing 18 yards to Dave Abendano. and passing 45 yards to Bill Sutton. On the night of the first Alumni Day, Catalina challenged 83rd ranked Irvin of El Paso, Texas. The Rockets had previously routed New Mexico's top team and succeeded in knocking Troy from the number one spot, 35-7. Speedy halfback Tony Evans ran through the CHS defense with touchdown sprints of 90, 65, and 38 yards. Short hit Chuck Davis with a 24 yard pass for the only CHS scoring of the game. In the first league game against Palo Verde, the lead changed four times, but the Trojans managed to win, 14-13. PV scored first, but Catalina came back with Short tossing the ball 40 yards to Davis. Palo Verde's Ieff Lovin then scampered 42 yards down the sideline to regain the lead. But later, the Titans I Trojan Terry Short l14J lofts a pass over Sunny- the block of Bill Britt who stops two tackle side rusher Don Larkin C7Sl. Short is helped by attempts from the Blue Devil defense. failed to make a first down by one foot and CHS took over with 1:23 left in the game. Short, on a first down, passed to Bill Voris for a touchdown, and Iohn Partin kicked the winning point. Troy, ending a six game homestand, succeeded in crushing Sunnyside for their second league win, 26-7. lim Robertson played his best game of the season scoring all of the touchdowns with runs of seven, six, three and two yards. He also rushed for 121 yards. On the eve of the Salpointe game, the CHS gridders were stunned by the loss of Terry Short who broke his leg during practice. Before an overflow crowd at this game to decide the B- league champion, the Lancers ended a defensive standoff by scoring with two minutes left in the game to win, 7-0. The deepest penetration came when reserve q u a r t e r b a c k Rick Valley passed to the ll-yard line. But the Trojans were pushed back to the 39, and they failed to score when Partin did not make a field goal. Soccer-style kicker John Partin boots an extra point while Ralph Andresano holds the ball.