Chula Vista High School - Scroll Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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Chula Vista 32 - Helix O Following Steve Billings' first period fumble recovery, the efforts of Diclc Slinkard and Ray Schnwautz brought the ball to the twelve yard line where quarterback Gary Meggelins pass to .lim Scarboro gave the Spar- tans a seven point edge. A second Helix scoring threat was curbed by Bob Lopez, intercepter of Engles aerial on the Chula Vista sixteen yard line. After an exchange of punts the Spartans came up with the ball. Meggelins pass plus Schmautz's extra point left the score 14-O. After halfback Fred Olmsteds pass to Keith Hawkins and fullbaclc Bill Mayer's sixty-seven yard sprint, the Spartans received their most de- cisive victory all season by a final score of 32-O. Victory Clinches Title Tie Fred Olmsted ll ll finds it difficult to get through an already downed Highlander

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Threaten Title Chula Vista 6- Sweetwater 7 The Chula Vista-Sweetwater tilt always proves exciting because of the rivalry which exists between the two schools. The Red Devils were unusually fortunate this game as the Spartans led in every department except the score. Early in the first quarter Sweetwater recovered a Spartan fumble and tallied their only, but fatal, score of the evening. lt took Chula Vista a quarter to get mov- ing, after receiving the ball on the Sweetwater twenty-four yard line, Fred Olmsted plunged over for the score, the conversion was missed and the Sweeties led by one point, After two Spartan gridders were side- lined on questionable official decisions, Ray Schmautz filled in one of the vacant spots and played a brilliant game dem- onstrating Chula Vistas tremendous po- tential and depth. Between Bill Mayer, Ray Schmautz, and the efforts of Jim Scarboro, who aver- aged 6.8 yards per carry, Chula Vista came close to scoring on several occa- sions, but not quite close enough. This made the second half a strong defensive battle in which neither team was able to score. The final score, after probably the most exciting game of the season, was Chula Vista 6, Sweetwater 7. Mike Armbrust l2Ol goes high into the air in an attempt to pick off a Gary Meggelin pass. Spartans Scalp Braves Chula Vista 21 El Colon 7 Early in the first period El Cajon scored their first and only touchdown. Defensive halfback Bill Ellis intercepted two Brave passes in the first half and on one, halfback Fred Olmsted ran forty- nine yards leaving the score 7-7 at the half. After moving the kick-off to the El Caion forty-four yard line, the ball was soon brought into scoring position. Quarter- back Gary Meggelin's pass to Fred Olm- sted then changed the score to T4-7. The Spartans began a seventy-five yard drive, led by Dick Slinkard and Bill Mayer, and topped by Jim Scarboro's plunge, which increased the score to 21-7. During the evening, halfback Olmsted piled up a total of seventy yards, half- back Jim Scarboro added eighty-three yards of his own to receive the honor of Metro League Player of the Week. Dick Slinkard H61 is grounded after ci short run, deep in El Caion territory. lril

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Spartans Go To 6.1. F. 'flf-no The ioy of winning the Metro League Championship soon turned to the serious task Vicious tackles, such as this, made the going rough for Spartan of the Pl0Y0ff5- backs in the San Diego playoff game. W -- me as uvsuurv Halfback Fred Olmsted, after a seventeen yard gain, eludes one Cougar as the Escondido safety men move in fast. Chula Vista 14-San Diego 34 After winning the Metro League Cham- pionship, the Spartans met the Eastern l5rep League champs, San Diego High. The Covers were picked to top Chula Vista by five touchdowns, and with a 27-O lead at halftime, it looked as if the pre-game predictions would hold true. However, the third period saw fullback Ray Schmautz culminate a sixty-three yard drive by plunging over from the one yard line. After guard Ricardo Virchis intercepted Simon's pass, which he brought to the twenty-eight yard line, halfback Fred Olmsted skirted left end for the second Spartan tally. ln the fourth quarter the Cavers again tallied, leaving the final score San Diego 34, Chula Vista 14. Chula Vista 25 - Escondido 20 Following one Cougar touchdown, Spartan quarterback Gary Megelin pitched to Fred Olmsted, who bolted into the end zone, beginning the Spartan scoring. Jim Scarboro's touchdown was quickly eaualed by a Thurlow aerial, leaving the score 13-13. Again in the fourth quarter Escondido scored, and even with another Chula Vista touchdown the Cougars had a one point lead. After a sixty-five yard drive, Spartan half- back Jim Scarboro plunged over for the final and winning six, ending the game with a final score of Chula Vista 25, Escondido 20.