Davis High School - Olympian Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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wwe W' Mike McGuffin heads up field on kick-off return. Spectacular catch by Alex against Central. Sophomore Football Team: CFRONT ROW? Geoff Crowley, Scott Lang, Ray Gardner, Mark Maddox, Larry John, Steve Clonts, Iohn Fitzjarrell. jim Cordeiro, CSECOND ROWJ Ryan Redlew, Steve Hake, Adrian Pollock, Robert Youngs, Scott Iarock, Ierry Wengel, Alex Contrearas, Vic Garcia, coach Dwayne Westphal, CTHIRD ROWJ Dave Marks, Ioe Plant, Iason Wilkins, Tim Zepeda, Todd White, Bryan Stevens, Iohn Fowler Tom Norsworthy, coach Gerald Houser, QBACK ROWJ joe DeCosta lason Fiscalini, Glenn Parrott, Chris Kraft, Shane Witt, Gary Thomas Iason Crabtree, Randy Martin, coach Gerald North.

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Ioe Plant puts one up against Central. Defensive back lim Cordeiro looks to intercept a pass from Modesto. Spartan sophomores end in Third Davis sophomores came on strong at the end of the season, outplaying each of their last opponents. After tearing apart Merced 35 - 6 the season came down to playing Downey for second place in league. The game was dominated by Davis for three of the four quarters, coming down to a two-point conversion with less than two minutes left. The conversion failed, and the Spartans were awarded third in the CCC after the 7-6 defeat. The sophomores ended the season with a winning record of 5 - 4 - 1. Coach Ierry I-louser had nothing but praise for his team. He commented that considering some of the adversities on and off the field, I thought we did very well overcoming them. Houser also was amazed by his team's approach to the game. When fired up, the team ended up losing, whereas with a low keyed attitude victories were the outcome. Most valuable and best defensive player awards went to fullback and linebacker Adrian Pollock. Best offensive player was the quarterback, Ioe Plant. Other Spartan standouts included lim Cordeiro and Ierry Wengel. Houser concluded that the team worked well together and will be exceptional in the next couple of years. - Mark Nelson 3

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Frosh have exciting season We had an exciting season, commented coach Dan Boer about the frosh football team's season. The freshmen won six games last season. Most of the teams provided an easy victory for the Spartans. Their win over Modesto High School was one of their more exciting victories. They had only two losses during their spectacular season. Their loss to Downey was almost a win. Coach Boer recalled, We were playing for the CCC title, the score was 10-12 with only 50 seconds left on the clock. It was a close game. Four awards were given at the end of the season. For great performance on offense, Otis Dunn received the most valuable offensive player award. The most valuable defensive player award went to Brad Ardis. Gianni Gioni received the most improved player award, while the most inspirational player award went to Lee Boyden. Their co-captains were Hung Lam and Iason Kimbrough. Assistant coaches were Rick Haire and Curt David. Coach Boer's final remark was, We had a lot of talented kids on the team last season. Ithink they will be an asset to the sophomore team next year. - Ienny Frame