Fontana High School - Fohi Yearbook (Fontana, CA)

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Bill Pell f25l to victory. for Fohi as he sparks the Steelers onward Jerry Peterson is F0lll 25 P6 6 Fontana's top 22 literally hoarded the of- fensive spotlight and pounded Pomona Catholic into a 25-6 defeat. Fontana's ball control and its l00fXs team effort was the key to vic- tory. Joe Waleszonia scored both of Fohi's first half TD's on passes from Jerry Shearer. Halfback Bill Pell added the final two touchdowns on fourth quarter romps of ll and 4 yds. Alto- gether Pell accumulated lOO yds. rushing. The Steeler secondary composed of Shearer, Waleszonia, Pell, and Dennis Barnett con- tained the Spartan pass catchers as they were unable to complete a pass. Pell led this group of defensive backs with two key interceptions. For the 9 returning lettermen on this years squad, this was a game of revenge. The Steel- men were handed a severe defeat by the Spartans of Pomona Catholic one year ago, 45-6. i it 'J r -2 fi. .94 ky +9 1' Fullback Honorable Mention g All-c.s.L. J Bill Pell . Halfback . - ' M Honorable Mention i A 4'-W'AY ll 'V All C.B.L. John Duby A End Wei 174 j

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Mg W, ymmmqglmlw me g.Li,:.s gram:-yfmm fm, ftfweywt ..,,, wx-we as 5.212 vi- . Rich Householder makes shoestring catch as bewildered Pomona safety man looks on. The Fontana Steelers and the Pomona Red Devils fought to a 7-7 tie in the Steeler Stadium. The Red Devils were slightly favored over Fohi, but the game turned out to be amazingly even matched. Fontana scored first in the second quarter when Byron Bean intercepted a blocked pass on the Pomona 40. Two plays later a pass from Jerry Shearer to Joe Waleszonia put the ball on the 9. From there Jerry Peter- son carried in for the score. Peterson then added the extra point. At half-time the score stood at 7-O in favor of the hometown eleven. The Red Devils took the kick-off, opening the second half, and went 47 yards in five plays. This tightened the score and seconds later the pig- skin flew between the uprights to even the score at 7-7. Pomona dominated the rest of the third and fourth quarters until the last three minutes when the Steelers twice seemed surely to have wrapped up the game only to be stopped by an interception and the clock. Steeler standouts on defense were Byron Bean, Rich Downing, Mike Brown and Leo Jones. The offensive game was led by Jerry Shearer, Joe Wales- zonia, Jerry Peterson, and Bill Pell. FOHI 7 Pomona 7 Rich Downing C741 brings down Pomona back as Joe Wales- zonia fi61assists. In pursuit are Bill Pell Q251, Byron Bean Q771, Rudy Aldama 1851, Jerry Peterson f231, and Jerry Shearer 071. FOHI 0 Mater Dei Z5 Jerry Shearer U71 applies a crushing tackle as Dennis Barnett f221 gives assistance. Rudy Aldama 1851 is the other pictured Steeler. til- W fJ:fW V i,,A,a 1giis Q' ' ,LL A, The highly rated monarchs of Mater Dei over powered the Fohi gridders, 27-0. The Monarchs came to Steeler Stadium hoping for another easy victory but was sur- prised by the Steelers all-out effort. The first quarter was literally played on even terms with neither team able to move offensively. As the first half came to a close, the score of this hard-fought game stood at 7-0 Mater Dei. The second half was all Mater Dei as they scored once in the third and twice in the final stanza . The offensive game of Fohi was highlighted by Joe Waleszonia's 40 yard kick-off return and 20 yard romp by Jerry Shearer. The Steeler effort defensively was led by Jerry Shearer, John Duby, Byron Bean, and Rich Downing. 173

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FOHI I3 San Bernardino Fohi returned to the C.B.L. after a year in the Ivy- League by opening against the Car- dinals of San Bernardino. The Cardinals pro- ceeded to spoil the Steeler's debut with a 25-13 win. Fohi jumped to an early 7-O lead as Jerry Peterson rambled 37 yds. for the opening touchdown. The Steeler's second score came on a 45 yd. TD pass from Jerry Shearer to Rich House- holder. The score then stood 13-7 Fohi. The Cardinals then staged a second half rally that saw them score i8 pts., while holding Fontana scoreless. Leading the Steeler's offensive effort was Peterson, Householder, Bill Pell, and Rudy Aldama. The defensive team was led by Rich Downing, Shearer, Joe Waleszonia, Byron Bean, and Leo Jones. Bill Pell C245 breaks away for a considerable gain mean block. Byron Bean C771 and Jerry Peterson :UV KBU throws lers. 'x Ralph Padilla Halfback rt'- Steve Mitchell Center Chuck Cart Center WST EJ 175