Leland High School - Legend Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Leland back brought down after Z short gain. Zfhough hampered bg injuries and lack of ereperience ,Celand 's gridmen never lost their spirit in their effort to bring victorg to Leland. With a team composed of ineuperrenced jnrfivf-S and Sfrtivfi, coaches. Kent ,Hiller and Don Bell developed a football team which ang school could have pride in. Jn the chargers second ganre the gridmen traveled to Piedmont flills J-ligh School Piedmont a powerhouse in the ,,1l.fl.,A.L'. looked like no match for the rookie chargers. .At the kick of Piedmont discovered that Leland knew the meaning of the word tackle. ,fl look at the scoreboard at habtime showed a O-O deadlock. ,At the beginning of the fourth guarter the score remained the same. Piedmont 's depth proved the deciding factor as theg hnallg proved victorious but onlg after ,Celand showed that theg knew how to plag football. Che storg was the same in three of ,Celand 's other contests. ln the ,Cive Oak. San fose and Gilrog games the 6'harger gridmen showed that theg had pride in their school and spirit. Zfhe hnal game of the season was the garrre which brought vietorg horrre to Leland. The varsitg gridmen showed their appreciation for the support which the student bodg had given them bg giving thenr a 35 -O viclorg over Oak Grove. Z7he ineuperienced 6'hargers showed their willingness to learn when it came tirrre for All-league selections. Receiving All-,Ceague recognition, were Kim Krieder, Pat Moore. Tom Uoleman, ,Mike Edgemon, Glen Grimditch and Dave Salazar. Zfhe charger defense tries to stop a tough ll7llow tjlen offense. 94

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COP HOW: A. Wallrotl, manager. D. Godinez, K Anaga, ,M. Sweeneg, 1 ,MrlCinleg, I Kgan, Z1 Wilhus, ol. Stagg, ti Zhger, JH. Barton, ll. Hrorhinni 6'oaeh Shoemaker. 2,1127 130114 S. Photopolus 1 Haze, 5 ,Men- doza, 1 Hinderson, D. Sinha, H. Wood Il Ames. IZ. Spears, D. Saga, Behind the leadership of roarh Koss Shoemaker the Sophomore foot- ball team proved that theg had as mueh pride and spirit as their upper- elassmen. Che Soph. gridmen began their league eompetition with a O-O tie to areh rival Pioneer High Srhool Chen rame their victorious effort against the Gilrog Sophs. Che Gilrog game showed the little Khargers seoring a I3-7 vietorg, their first of the season. Che nent vie- torg and what eoarh Shoemaker termed our lfest plaged game eame against ,Cinroln in a hard fought I2 -8 decision. Highlights of the game were an eightg gard touehdown run lzg Kit l5'errg and a fumble re- eoverg and tourhdown run for ,Celand 's second score. An outstanding defensive effort, esperiallg og the line, is what brought virtorg to the Sophomore gridmen. Outstanding plagers for the team were, ,Mark Smith and ,fim Heagertg who made the hrst team defensivelg in the ,All-,Ceague selections. Other outstanding plagers were Steve Kain and Dave Slukaf who made .All- ,Ceague second team offensively, defensivelg, resperdullg. C Pierre, H Sisher, manager EIIZONZ ROMA IC Berry. M Snuth P Blalorlr, A. Swanson. K. .Wshen N. knaple, S Drisroe. Il Hammer S Kain, S Powell K .?oleg. Dave Pawelrzwh Hghts for extra gards Sophomore defense surrounds opposing hall rarrier