John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Pomona Poly Rubidoux Norco Hemet Ramona Corona Pcrris Arlington Moreno Valley fifth in Ivy All-Ivy League running back Robbie Washington cuts inside against Moreno Valley. Washington scored four touchdowns in North ' s 50-28 victory. varsity football 69

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F OOTBALL Injuries Shatter Hopes The gun sounded and the scoreboard read, Home 50, Visitor 28. North ' s varsity football team ended their season on a high note by pounding Moreno Valley, a good end to a season of injuries and frustration. After a close opener against Pomona, 23- 31, the Huskies played two Big Five Con- ference teams in a row. Poly and Rubi- doux. North was shut-out in both games, yielding 35 points to Poly and 16 to Ru- bidoux. Then the injuries started rolling in, and the players began to lose confi- dence. After the two snut-outs, we were stunned, explained Steve Hayes. We thought we were a much better team than our record showed. The injuries hurt the team more than any other fac- tor, making it hard to win with a lot of back-up players. We got weaker each game, until we couldn ' t compete with the teams we should have been beating, said coach Larry Hilsabeck. North ' s offensive attack was based mainly on the running, passing, and kicking of Robbie Wasnington. In the final game, Washington accounted for 32 of North ' s 50 points, rushing for 342 yards, and passing for 107 more. Wash- ington finished the season with 1216 yards rushing, but despite his excellent season. North ' s offense was able to post only 100 points in the eight losses. Rob- bie is the most complete player I have ever seen, said Hilsabeck. But he wasn ' t enough for us to win. Driving upfield after catching a screen pass, J.J. Culpepper carries a defender on his back for a few extra extra yards. Culpepper led the team in receptions throughout the course of the season. After scrambling out of the backficld, Sean Rios looks to the sideline for the first-down marker. Rios got the first down, and North finished the drive with a touchdown in their victory over Cor- ona, 27-7. 1 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW: J Connelly, S. Dencarnacao, A. Khasimuddin, J.J Culpepper, M. Martinez, N. Harner, R. Funchess K. McNight, S. Rios, J. Pierce; ROW 2: E. Salley, J. Lvera, A. Nieblas, S. Hayes, E. Hawkins, A Lara, M. Decarmo, J. Garcia, K. Sterling; ROW 3: L. Lewis, S. Jackson, N. Fabian, Coach Butler, Coach Tovar, Coach Hernandez.-, Head Coach Hilsabeck, Coach Martinez, Coach Busby, B. Shrospshire, J. Mutter, L. Smith, C. Salisbury, ROW 4: C. Valadez, S. Stone, D. Vasquez, R. Washington, R. Serna, C. Ufondu, R. Hernandez, F. Carranza, G. Alvarez, R. Flores; TOP ROW: T. Hernandez, J. Carter, R. McKinnon, O. Sterling, T. Williams, E. Schexnayder, R. Graham, D. Tor- rez, K. Drake. 68 sports

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F OOTBALL After receiving a pitch from the quarterback, Em- ery Schexnayder runs left on a sweep. North ' s drive resulted in a touchdown in their 27-14 win over Norco. jv football 6-4 North 12 Pomona North 8 28 Poly North 16 12 Rubidoux North 27 14 Norco North 32 18 Hemet North 12 Ramona North 27 13 Corona North 20 7 Perris North 18 34 Arlington North 20 28 Moreno Valley second in Ivy fresh man football 2-8 North 26 34 Pomona North 6 14 Poly North 12 26 Rubidoux North 7 24 Rowland North 26 6 Hemet North 12 14 Ramona North 8 21 Moreno Valley North 36 6 Perris North 8 14 Arlington North 6 24 Moreno Valley fourth in Ivy FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW: C. Luallin, J. Enyard, P. Tressler, N. Negrete, J. Quinter; ROW 2: B. Warner, J. Santos, S. Brad- shaw, W. Schoonover, R. Smith, M. Lassiter; ROW 3: L. Daves, Coach Johnson. 70 sports Head Coach Johnson, Coach Best, R. Stith; ROW 4: S. Krane, T. King, C. Ward, G. Valencia, D. Jack- son, D. Williams; TOP ROW: A. Sand, P. Halley, R. Stouffer, I. Zaragoza, T. Holmes, T. Pelliter, T. Keough.