Katella High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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2-8 Seasong Watson Sparks Hope - Richird Watson. new head cozch of Knights. - Ji. Offensive Player ofthe Year Greg Portis piles up yardage against Kennedy. - Kulellasi Hgoon squad xx hoops it up. - Knight ofthe Round Table. Ken Beland runs away from a Magnolia defender. ,fl if 'gizeiswf-to-.fpj fifQ?'f' , 5 .f on ' 1 1, RX M X y,., y I, ,I 4 i 5 Q XV: xx 'Q JB at .i - of Bright Future Knights give Powerful Esperanza rough Go he Santa Anna Register 2 2 had given the 1984 version of the Katella Knights varsity football team a very good re- view. The team had a new coach, Mr. Watson from Mon- rovia, and a talented group of assistant coaches. Unfortunate- ly the season ended on the same side of .500 that most ofthe past Katella teams have. Empire League standings had them sit- ting l-6, tied for seventh, 2-8 overall. However that record might sway someone to believe that they weren't very good, the entire season must be taken a look at before it could ever come anywhere near being declared a failure. There are a few things that the high and mighty score board don't show. The Esper- anza Aztecs, ranked 543 in Or- ange County, waltzed into Glover Stadium with a plan to trounce the Knights into the turf hard and fast. It's just too bad the Katella's defense didn't know about the plan, for they went on to hold the Aztecs scoreless until into the third Quarter. The threat of an upset was very strong at halftime. but Katella cross-town rival Loara expected much the same thing, a team that would rollover and play dead while they lit up the scoreboard like a pinball ma- chine. But Katella was hyped up for the game, holding the Sa- zons to three scoreless quarters before losing I3-0. After the game a worn out Loara coach commented on the high emo- tion and the Fevered Pitch at which Katella played. Magnolia and Cypress have something more in common than just being names of high schools. They were the two vic- tims ofthe Katella team. Mag- nolia was defeated soundly in the opening game 20-7. Cypress fell towards the end of the sea- son, 14-6. Both teams could at- test to the strengths of the Knights. M4 THE PLAYERS I

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-V- ow, - wa WW David Cunningham watches intently as his teammates finish their race. Michelle Mattson in a calm moment after a race. Dennis Brunei patiently awaits his chance at the cross country course. John Walden and Chris Bradley discuss a plan to insure a victory. CROSS COUNTRY 'I'l3

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Q 'Q ,kr l,,,,. xg ,ye in I xii, ze vw , H' 1 v - Jr. running back Jim Clement puts a move on El Dorado D.B. - Bill Brownfield offensive guard gels a briefing. -Offensive tackle Darrell Baldwin can't wait to get back in. - Dave Done a Jr. center sips H20. VARSITY FOOTBALL 145