Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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«. - • — 1? - 41 25 85 74 14 MM. OPPOSITE PAGE: With fire in his eyes Khanh Bui starts the game with a kick off. SOPHOfVlORE FOOTBALL TEAI : top row: t ike Fazio, John Ott, John Petersen, Rico Marcelli, Barry Schulenburg, Clay Jacobs, Brian Caldwell, Lance Neal, Ray DeAvila; se- cond row: Mark Thomas, Russel Aagaard, James Martin, Tim Hamelin, Frank Lake, Craig Renfro, Richard Hannon, Andy Moyer, Greg Garcia; third row: Nick Gonzales, Larry Keener, David Slick, Tony McDaniel, Greg Wood, John Suman, Khanh Bui, Robert Luman, Elvis Cruz; bottom row: John Luciano, John Drevon, Ron Johnson, Denny Stately, John Heaton, John Scott, Steve Shackelford. Mitch Muniz. OUTRUNNING HIS OPPONENT John Luciano goes up the field to gain more yardage. A LITTLE LIFT: John Luciano stops his oppo- nent cold. OPPOSITE PAGE: Intensely awaiting the ref ' s call is Mark Thomas. Superstars Sophomore Football 15

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Sophomore team finishes season with win over Uni Mixing outstanding plays, a little experience, and a lot of dedication, Barry Schulenburg, Ray DeAvila, and Mike Fazio succeeded in developing a group of ambitious winners for the sophomore football team. Getting the coaches approval for his overall outstanding play was Lance Neal. He ' s a great high school player and he ' s con- tributed over and above his fair share, said Schulenburg. In addition, Schu lenburg praised the team ' s spirit. They are very emotional and believe strongly in themselves; they go out every game believing they ' re going to win. Even though pre-season didn ' t look very pro- mising (by losing every game) the sophomore grid- ders surprised everybody by defeating their first opponent El Toro, 14 to 7, and ended the season with a 21-12 victory over University. We ' ve had a great season. We have a lot to be proud of and we are, said Ron Johnson, sophomore linebacker. League Record Irvine Opponent 14 El Tore 7 Saddleback 7 Costa Mesa 8 Newport Harbor 25 Corona Del Mar 21 6 Estancia 6 21 University 12 14 Superstars Sophomore Football

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Ff osh fight against crippling injuries Crippled by injuries, Irvine ' s freshman football team attained a 5-5 overall season under the direction of coach Rick Lara. Lara, who lost 13 out 22 starters by midseason, relied heavily on Mike Hennigan, running back; Jeff Kline, wide receiver; and Steve Lipton, quarterback. We had a good offense but in defense we were inexperienced, said Lara. They were aggressive which is good, but they were inexperienced. That is where we got hurt. Lara ' s team had a strong start winning its first two games against Laguna Hills and Laguna Beach. Then injuries began to take their toll. Irvine lost the next three games in tough battles against Valencia, El Toro and Saddleback. They finished their season with a 21-20 victory against cross- town rival Uni. My goals were to win as many games as possi- ble and to teach the fundamentals. More impor- tantly, I wanted everyone to have fun, said Lara. Football is one of the greatest sports around if you are having fun. If you are not, it can be one of the worst. League Record Irvine Opponent 7 El Toro 20 6 Saddleback 41 42 Costa Mesa 7 Newport Habor 20 7 Corona Del Mar 14 15 Estancia 14 21 University 20 InUJ GAINING YARDAGE against Saddleback. Jeff Kline sprints downfield. THE REFS HANDS GO UP as Remy Ralimatula scores against Saddleback. •4C Superstars fV Freshman Football