Fontana High School - Fohi Yearbook (Fontana, CA)

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The potent Mater Dei Monarchs, ranked number l in CIF ratings, stalled Fohi's drive For an unblemished record by dropping the Steelers 34 to 0. Fohi proved to be a strong opponent in the First quarter as they stopped a tremendous Mater Dei drive on Fohi's one-Foot stripe. Being forced to the air Mater Dei proved too much for the Steel town men as the airways be- came congested with Mater Dei passes. Standouts for the Steelers were John Duby, Ernie Cathcart, Bob lrvvin, and Rich Brown, the big four on the defensive line. FOHI 0 MATER DEI 34 y A setback as the Monarchs put Rich Householder f811 back. A Steelers scramble to keep the ball from Mater Dei players: Vis- ible are Graves f232, Householder f81j, Piccoli 1331, Irwin f642, Kincaid f821, and Duby f622. FOHI I2 PDMONA CATHOLIC 27 Steelers blocking PC kick are Brown f69j and Joe Waleszonia 1161. After doing battle with number l ranked Mater Dei last week, the Steelers entered this contest with a two-touchdown choice over the Pomona Catholic eleven . The Steelers hopes soon faded as the passing game ot PC surged them ahead at halt-time 13-0. Joe Waleszonia reg- istered Fohi's first T.D. on the First play of the 4th stanza by sprinting into paydirt from the one-yard line. The steelers managed to muster up 6 more points on aJim Bron- catello interception followed by .lim's 6l yard T.D. romp. .f . Q Joe Waleszonia fl 61 drives for five. 101

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FOHI 37 VICTOR VALLEY 6 Under new head coach Dean Renfro, FOHI romped to its initial victory of the season behind a spectacular defensive game. FOl'll was led by versatile Joe Waleszonia with 3 TD's and 4 interceptions, as he gained il4 yards in 7 carries. Fohi held a i3-6 advantage as the gridmen ended the first half of action . Another outstanding player of the game was Joe Piccoli, who scored two of FOHl's TD's. Defensive standouts were th e front four, consisting of Richard Brown, Er n i e Cath- cart, Bob lrwin, and John Duloy. FOHl's on ly extra point was added by Jesse Cruz. When the game came to a close, the Fohi grid- men finished with a , K W If 3 r ,. - 37-6 lead over the Rabbits. i - A Y- Coach Robertson and quarterback Larry Brogdon discuss next play against Larry Brvgdvn Rabbits FOHI 24 POMONA 20 As FOHI entered the Pomona contest uniniured throughout their ranks, the steelers fought to a well-deserved victory of 24 to 20 . The ironmen trailed i3-0 at the halfp but the never-say-die Fontana team surged to victory behind the fine defensive work of Rich Householder, and the offensive standouts of Joe Wales- zonia and Larry Brogdon. Fohi's TD's came on a Wales- zonia to Padilla passg a Joe Piccoli off-tackle slashp while Joe Waleszonia scooted eleven and fifteen yards for the remain- ing points. I One of the many bright-spots for the Steelers was the fine show of teamwork which ac- counted for the FOHI victory. Joe Waleszonia Ruben Garcia f22l practices kicking with Joe Waleszonia U61 before lst Team all CBL garne with Pornoruz.

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FOHI 28 CHAFFEY 13 Big Brother Chaffey High, was favored in the encounter with the Steelers by a 14 point pick over the Fontcmons. The Steelers mustered together a fine defensive and offensive game at the same time to com- pletely demolish the arch-rivals of Fohi . After leading at one time 28-0, the steelers finished with a 28-13 vic- tory. Standouts in the game were Rich Householder who caught 3 TD passes, and Joe Waleszonia, Larry Brogdon, Joe Pic- coli, and Ralph Padilla, whoall contributed to the cause. Rubin Gar- cia booted the 4 points after touch- downs for the Steel- men. As Waleszonia 1162 dives over the line it is good for First and Ten. Two Fontdnans, i811 Householder and f751 Cathcart, pursue unident- ified Tiger as 6931 Piceoli brings him down. FOHI 21 RAMONA 21 Quarterback, Larry Brogdon, filled the air with footballs and connected on enough of them to earn Fohi a hard fought 21 to 21 deadlock with the previously 2nd ranked CBL contender. This kept the Steelmen in contention for the league crown. Fohi's first score came on a Brogdon to Waleszonia aerial com- bination in the first half. Ramona went ahead to a 21-7 score in the 3rd quarter, but Fontana came back with another patented Brogdon - Waleszonia pass. After a crowd thrilling run back by Rubin Garcia on an interception pass, Brogdon s l a s h edoffguard for the final score of the contest. Garcia contri- buted to the cause by adding his 7th consecutive PAT . fi x Q R G41-eg Jackson Waleszonia U62 dives to retrieve ball for Steelers. 102