Katella High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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The team was triumphant and jubilant, as demonstrated by David Ordlock. KatelIa's First T. D. Resulted in Upset On October 21, the highly ridiculed Katella Knights posted their first Crestview League victory over the San Clemente Tritons. The defense was the key to Katella's upset. Time after time the defense turned back San Clemente on key third down and short yardage situ- ations. Then in the fourth quarter the Knight's offense established it- self. Trailing by a score of 7-0, the offense moved the ball down to the four yard line. After three plays the ball was on the one yard line. From there it was a quarterback keeper by jim Ratekin for six points. The score was now San Clemente 7, Katella 6. Trailing by one point, Coach Bob Lampshire gambled and elected to go for the two points, and the win. On the next play, the ball was snapped to quarterback jim Rate- kin, who faked a hand-off, and then threw to Mark Knapp in the end zone for two points. The Knight's defense held the Triton's offense in the final minutes of the game, to win 8-7. Bob Sanchez pushed his way down to the Tritonfs third yard line. x ABOVE: Split end Ed Morrow gave it all he had for a Knight completion and a first down. BELOW Quarterback jim Ratekin came up Wllh Katella S f11'Sf touchdown ofthe year against San Clemente

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Away from the eye of the spectator were the many hours put in by each individual at practice. This was where in- dividuals and plays proved, themselves. Once this was ac- complished timing was then be coordinated, to perfect everything for the game. Katella's pre-season games were not as disappointing as a person's first glance might expect. The team was a young team, composed mainly of juniors, and nine returning sen- iors. In each pre-season game Katella had to fight off defen- sive lapses, fumbles, and inexperience. But as the pre-season games concluded, Katella entered the Crestview League ready for action. They learned to minimize mistakes both offensively and defensively, thus playing with a team effort. ABOVE: Against Los Alamitos, Kevin Loclcen tried a roll-out to escape on- coming defensive linemen. BELOW: The sweep was well executed, with Bob Sanchez and Kevin Locken providing the blocking for jim Ratekin. mi- ff ff' ' ig ni- 1 my y A M' ,Mi Ex-pro, Tom Cruickshanlc, added depth to the Katella coaching staff. T l i l Bill Marshall was in intense pain while being helped off the field. 3 Y :P riffs . 4' . S'+,j 5.a ff Q X , . X ew. .. .. . m ,

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Late in the game lim Ratekin fired to Ed Morrow Pursuit is the name of the game on defense as illustrated by Doug Domene, Spirited play like this on the Van uard s one yard line enabled the Knights to upset El Modena. EI Modena Stunned The Vanguards jumped off to a 10-0 lead early in the third quarter. However, the Knights bounced back with an intercepted pass at mid- field, by Doug Domene. Katella then moved to the one yard line where Darryl DiSanto drove over for the score. The Knights took the lead, 12-10, on a 40-yard TD pass from jim Ratekin to Larry Recker just as the fourth quarter began. El Modena came back with 5:55 left in the game with a 31 yard TD pass, to make the score El Modena 17 and KateIIa12.Trailing now with only one minute left in the game it seemed El Modena had the game wrapped up, but Ed Kierulff recovered a Vanguard fumble on the 31. With fourth down and long yardage lim Ratekin threw a desperate 29 yard pass to Ed Morrow on the two. From there Bob Sanchez dove into the endzone to give the Knights a 18-17 win. Dave Ordlock and Steve Tillotson made a punishing tackle, proving that the defense was the backbone ofthe Knights squad.