Miami Carol City Senior High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Opa Locka, FL)

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Chiefs keep on Winning, Winning, Winning X Clarence Baker tums on the speed for a TD over Northwestem. Fred Nixon flies into the end zone for 6. 8 1 no - ,R ee.e M, f 'eee ,,eee 8, X A, x ' 'J --W ' . ,Ly lg... , .Las , if ,f 7 f A .,.b-M-N. 5 l , Keith Francis runs a kickoff back to NorIand's 45 yard line. Dr. Irwin Kurtzack is the team doctor. 188 I Fo Carol City ends the season with the best record ever, 8-2

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Ricky Coleman makes it hard for North Miami's quarterback to find an open receiver. Outstanding Player Awards 1975 Outstanding Offensive Back Fred Nixon Outstanding Defensive Back Keith Francis Outstanding Offensive Lineman Gary Parker Outstanding Defensive Lineman Most Improved Offense David Ritchey Barry Williams Most Improved Defense Arthur Thompkins Scholar Athlete Best Underclassman Most Courageous Offense Most Courageous Defense Chief Pride Award Most Valuable Player' Plaque of Appreciation haf' Robert Alvarez Lester Williams David Grant Cleve Nielsen Carl Walker jay Lovett james Gilbert Jose Shepp d juan Soto Fred Abad Rubin Proctor Darryl Owens Todd Pryce Walter Lawton Larry Greggs joseph Cozart Gregory Peak Vernon Wilder David Ritchey Cleveland Roberts Old Thames Vernon Wilder Lorenzo Roan Reggie Ogburn Ricky Coleman Barry Barfield Clarence Baker Irwin Kurtzack Football X 187

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. . sag... T5 ' - silica-.vlle?,S'f-5. --when 'fir SEL-41? 'fig Ii 95-551.9 hi 52 , 2. Yi .. f. ,.i,.saKR.,. I The Varsity season Q It was a very good year for the football Chiefs -and their fans. Statistically MCC led the county-in both offenseiandfdefensef-and dominated positions on the-All-City and,AlleCounty teams.--, . . , e Only Zilosses marred an otherwise perfect season, afclose.,one,to Hialeah and the other to State Champions, lgflialeah-Miami Lakes. But itwas the victories, the spirit and the Chief'Pride off, ,W players, coaches and fans that made the '75 seasornso 'assessing . V. . a very good year indeed! Iamboree 1-1 L' A ' L if ' 'Carol City opened the season with a 1-0 win'o'ver'Norliancl in Jamboree. Strong defensive play by both teams 'forced thefiChiefs and the Vikings into a tie-breaker, the first held imder'Dacle's-new regulations. Carol City won in overtime 1-O. - f S 5 1' - -- .- In the second game, Hialeah recovered a--CC fumble an-d capitalized on the Chiefs mistake with a field goal. Despite efforts of the Chiefs, the final score remained 0-3. . . ,- . . Carol City 20 + North Miami 9 , . . Avictory over the Pioneers in the regular season opener was next. North Miami scored first, but the rest ofthe game belonged to the Chiefs who gained 372 yards in their ground attack alone. Reggie Ogburn scored first after Ricky Coleman recovered a fum- ble at the Pioneers' 18 yard line. Then Rogers Brown intercepted a pass at North Miami's 6 yard line, and'Lorenzof-Roaniran it in. Roan, who piled up 168 yards for the night, scored again-after Keith Fran- cis picked off another pass. Roan ran it in for 81 yards. -Fred Barrios' kicks were good for 2 extra points, bringing the final score to 20-9. Carol City 20 - North Miami Beach 0 - - Despite some of the worst weather of the year, MCC's offense racked up 3 touchdowns in the first half, and the defense never let the Chargers catch up. A Fred Nixon scored first on a 13 yard run that ended a 53 yard drive. Next Reggie Ogburn passed to Greg Peak, and FrediBarrios converted again for 14-0. Ion Bell gained 69 yards and scored on a final 1 yard drive, bringing the final score to 20-0. Carol City 26 - Norland 7 L L john Swain led the Chiefs to their 26'-7 romp over Norland by running for 97 yards, passing for 49 rnore'and scoring twicef Cosmo Iordan's pass to Greg Peak gave the Chiefs the extra pointfand a 14-7 lead at the half. interceptions by King Scott and Barry Barfield andta fumble re- covery by David Ritchey kept action alive in the second half, but it wasn't until the closing minutes that MCC scored again. Lorenzo' Roan ran the ball for a 25 yard score, and Ion Bell followed him with the final TD with only 44 seconds remaining. Hialeah 3 - Carol City 0 , Carol City entered Hialeah Stadium ranked 441 in offense and 492 in defense, but somehow the Chiefs couldn't get their offensive machine going. The game was a defensive battle on both sides. A Hialeah field goal in the third quarter kept the game out of reach for'MCC, but Carol City's Crunch Bunch defense held Hialeah to a 3-0 win. Carol City 19 - Miami Springs 14 - Quarterback Reggie Ogbum opened the scoring against Miami Springs on a 34 yard TD run that capped a 75 yard opening drive. Thenthe Chiefs' kick off team showed their Chief-.Pride again when David Ritchey, with, excellent blocking from Keith Francis, ran a Springs' fumble into the end gzone for a second score, all Within the first 3172 minutes. A The defense 'took over for most of the rest of the game, allowing only2 TD's. T' . - f -. 1 - ,ft 'f -f .511 iafxw git, ,lrgzgig . . . - , . .. r ., -- ,. M -is --ii 'rf-f-.rg--f-,...,,-. --Ms -, S A final touchdown'-by-1 . , Q , ., . WiW1iH5--Streaks Wifi? as mf rifl Q .,,. t-1' .,, - The Chisfshad nies in the first halfffhtti afterthat. , 3 f. .- -lf Q ,.-. 1 f i'ff i T3 f Lester Williams opened iipftliefsilecond 'i'i Edison punt and ran it in Sigerei 'Nixon's running accounted -fdr Thompkins' interception-of.anlEtliSOITf'PassSset' up by Lorenzo Roan. Roan ledfthe offense, gaining 196 yards , ries, jr ,. .5 .Tr Q- i - . . S Keith -Francis, Rickyfloleiznan -and Rogers Brownruined theyaidegg ers? passing, as the destroyed their,n1nninga3itaQk,Q .Carol--City Went into the,-lqckergiooniilfwith, a.20-O victory 1 . SOIt'SfR31der54 gf .- :Qi --.. .'.. 3 .V .,. 1-5 L Ugg . , 1 f . Careltiltyiii 7, 1 c -r 5 laCkS0H 099311551 'i1PL Zaliifilhilliiifiili-iQi35iiYfffd div? fbriaisfifsf touchdown, while Carol Cityj wasfiiiriable to get on the-fscdreboard before the half endedlt Aitii T i L' if W K if L L The second half was a different story. Carol City-ididatreverse to Fred Nixon for the Chiefs' first score, and Fred Barriosttied the game 7-7. Neither team was able to-get another score on the board before time ran out, and thefgarne went into a tie-breaker. , .3 The Chiefs showed their high spirit by penetrating the Generals territory with a pass from Reggie,-Ogburn to Greg Beale-.and a,514 yard run by Ion Bell. MCC's 8-7 victory marked their firstzwin ever over lackson. L , f, Hialeah-Miami Lakes 25- Carol City 7 , Carol City entered Hialeah Stadiurii as the underdogs, but they ran all over highly touted H ialeah-Miami Lakes throughout the 'C half. Reggie Ogburn marched the 'Chiefs up and down the fieldlauti iir' was able to put only 7 points on the scoreboardg Lakesfrecoveredh' fffj Reggie pass and ran it to a 7-7 tieat theihalfi- '5 ' A' i Ion Bell and Fred Nixon were talcenfolit of the garneirtithe second Q .,... . M, ,, . . ga, 515334 5 half with injuries, while Lakes cOrttinu'e'd-ter capitalizeqfon MGCfSvY '--'2f'1 ' as at misfortunes. Although the Chiefs-domirtatedithe game-Siatisgcallysv - 6 K g Nj ,ssr the final score was a 28-7 win for Lakes who went-rongtorbecqmee -tg-'L?g ' e State Champions. -, , 5 fl .Q Caf01CifY 26 + Norfhw-esfsfntg,--.sc - Carol City got back on the winning ,streak the next a 26-8 victory over Northwestern's Bulls.,,,C1arence Chiefs with 115 yards rushing, as.the'Bulls could nat the rest of the Chiefsjunder control. -,james Gilbert openedfscoring when he recovered ia blocked punt the end zonej Fre3d Niikori scored next. Then Clarence Baker carried for 67 yards, Reggie! 'Ogburn completed the drive to score-. David Ritchey adcted-rnore points by recovering a fumble and running it in for 63 yards.. - ..1, -es The Chiefs' Crunch Bunch -defense--gave up only 8 points. - t Carol-City 33 r-:Central 18 -. - -r,g', The Chiefs entered MiarnifDade North's Stadiumand promptly ,proceededfo spoil Centrale homecoming-33-18. Arthur Thornpkins- picked up a fumble on the opening, off and ran it in forg2Q yards. Then Fred Nixon contributed-histalent with touchdowns ,and,98 -yards rushing for the night. fy V L V Q .Clarenceyldaker carried straight iipg,tl?ge'rniddle 6 times, powering his wayiinto the end zone. Iaines Cilideiittiicked up a loose ball and ran it in for 6 more points, and Carol Chiefs 'came home singg ing with their best-ever recorclbf 8-2. f t -, tfifgfiz , 5 193 2 :ee i -ftffflr?i3?t Q .,., 3-Le r-.1 -A ae -an at -risk its x T L l5hotoiCredit - Bob East, Vg ' 1 18Qf ie. R9- 2 -rk-'. .rig f - -- eg-fj -