Clifton High School - Trojan Yearbook (Clifton, AZ)

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Mendoza; D. Rietz; S. Cueto; J. Roybal; R. Perez. SECOND ROW: D. Granado; R. Sandoval; E. Aguallo; J. Carter; chez; TOP ROW: A. Marques, Manager; A. Rietz, Asst. Mgr.; R. Madrid; R. Aguilar; P. Garcia; B. Ochoa; A. Con- D. Knight, Asst. Mgr.; A. Calderon, Statistician. Then Lose In State Finals To State Champs Schneider; Robert Taylor; and Andrew Brown. Varsity football player ran through 'C' during pre- game ceremonies. Football, SPORTS -29

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Varsity Scoreboard Varsity Scoreboard Clifton Opponents 6 Willcox 12 35 St. Johns 0 16 Round Valley 14 63 Blue Ridge 0 32 Alchesay 6 33 Duncan 0 31 Thatcher 0 0 Morenci 26 6 Marana 35 Class B Top Ten BOTTOM ROW: Doug Stacy; C. Tellez; R. Chacon; R. Alvarez; D. Daiz; R. R. Montoya; D. Webster; J. Craig; Den Stacy; N. Castaneda; C. Ruiz; D. San- treras; S. Ruiz; R. Ruiz; M. Gonzales; B. Quinonez; R. Padilla, T. Hernandez; Trojans Overcome Opponents For B East Crown Clifton High’s Varsity foot- ball team completed its third con- secutive year by winning the Class B East conference title because of an undefeated season in confer- ence play. The team played in the Class B Interdivisional playoffs against the Class B Central lead- er, Marana High School. The B East conference con- sisted of seven teams instead of the usual five. Additions included Alchesay, Blue Ridge, Round Val- ley, and St. Johns, who were all previously in the Class B North conference. Benson and Tomb- stone, who had been in the B East conference, moved to the B Cen- tral division. James Schneider, who has compiled an impressive record of 11-6-1 during bis stay atC.H.S ., coached the Trojans again this year for his second season. In regular season play, the Trojans lost two games to class A schools. The other loss was to the eventual state champs, Mar- ana High, who won the playoff by a score of 35-6. Highlights of the season in- cluded a stunning upset win over Round Valley, defending state champ; a 63-0 routing over Blue Ridge, one of the newer members of the conference; and three games which ended in shutouts against St. Johns, Duncan, and Thatcher. The Trojans ended the season by ranking third in the state, ac- cording to the post-season ratings of the Arizona Republic. 28-SPORTS, Football

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BOBBY MONTOYA weight 165, 5'9 All-Conference Honorable Mention CRESENCIO RUIZ weight 187, 5'10 All-Conference 2nd team DOUG STACY weight 155, 5’8 A11-Conference Honorable Mention ERNEST ACUALLO weight 189, 5'7 A11-Conference Honorable Mention Ten On All-Conference, Five On All-State Placed on the All-State team were James Carter, 2nd team; Nick Castaneda, Tommy Hernandez, and Bobby Quinonez, on the Hon- Everything didn't always work, someone managed to slip up as can be noted by these facial expressions. If there were a strong point on the defensive secondary, Danny Diaz (20) was it. Nobody got past him. orable Mention list; and Ramon Ruiz, who made the 1st team. These players were picked for their great work. During one of the strong punt returns of the Trojan season, Den Stacy nearly broke lose against Marana. The team averaged 69 yards per game while their opponents averaged only 2 yards per game. 30-SPORTS, Football