Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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xiii .Fl 3 A . . ,J -u- 'fu me 5, Q ' . W , Y,,.t, rf, , it . 3 --f'vr-wr A 1980 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAMincludes: FRONT ROW: Fred Rodela, Paul Castaneda, Danny Daniels, Marty Hetrick, Perry Licano, Nathan Wright, Mike Martinez. 2ND: Arnold Sanchez, Mike Gojkovich, Robert Saiz, John Ontiveros, Bryan Boling, Robbie Windsor, Albert Aguinaga. 3RD: Billy Kingsley, Gijo Verdugo, Norman Trujillo, Fred Lanphar, Steve Tucker, Richard Gonzales, Julio Calderon. 4TH Figito Peralta, mgrg George Abril, Don Cates, Ray Gaethje, Jim Barquin, Michael Uzueta. 5TH: Coach Lynne Nuttall, Leonard Chavarria, mgrg Brent Rains, Johnny Martinez, John Armstrong, Coach Tom Navarrete. Not Pictured: Coach Bruce Kinneberg. VARSITY FOOTBALL Thatcher Clifton Salford Willcox Snowflake MHS MHS MHS MHS MHS Miami Sahuarita Bisbee MHS MHS MHS 14 12 28 O 14 21 6 8 18 0 MHS 10 San Manuel 13 7 0 18 0 27 O WON-5 LOST-4 LOOKING UP FIELD, Marty Hetrick at- tempts to gain big yardage in the Cat's 28-0 victory over the Clifton Trojans. KICKING THE BALL for the extra point is Robbie Windsor in the game with conference leader, the Miami Vandals. TRYING TO ELUDEhis Thatcher defenders is halfback Marty Hetrick. EYEING AN OPENING Fred Rodela 14341 runs for a big gain against Clifton. STRUGGLING for extra yardage in the game with Willcox, fullback Bryan Boling Hifllll tries to break loose from the grasp of his defenders. VARSITY FOOTBALL 25

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cats suffer gridiron blues Willcox was the Cats opponent as Morenci held Homecoming on the Hill, Both teams showed strong de- fense with the score 0-O at half. After running back the second-half kickoff, the Cowboys then added a two-point conversion. The Wildcats scored their only TD of the game in the third quar- ter on a long screen pass from Mike Gojkovich to Bryan Boling. Trying for the two-point conversion, the attempt fell short and the Cats lost their first conference game of the season. Will- cox was the hardest loss to take, said senior lineman Danny Daniels, because we really outplayed them. After losing another hard-fought conference game against San Manuel, the Cats then took on the Miami Van- dals in a must win situation. Mor- enci drew first blood when Bryan Bol- ing scored on an 18-yard touchdown scamper. Miami wasted no time com- ing back, however, scoring on their next possession to tie the game at seven all. The Wildcats were unable to score again whereas Miami added two more touchdowns. The loss elimi- nated any hopes the Cats had of go- ing to the state tournament playoffs. Paced by Fred Rodela's two-yard plunge and Mike Gojkovich's 53-yard breakaway touchdown, the Wildcats led 14-0 after the first quarter of the Sahuarita game. The Cats scored once more in the game when Nathan Wright made a 15-yard reception in the end zone. Leading the game by a comfortable margin, the Wildcats ran the gadget play. At the first signal from the quarterback, the entire line shifted to the sides. One look at the confused faces of the Sahuarita play- ers and the Cats bursts into laughter which prevented them from gaining any yardage on the play. ln Morenci's 27-0 drubbing of the Bisbee Pumas, the Wildcats ran the gadget play again. When the entire line moved, Bisbee jumped offsides and the Cats picked up five yards which was good for the first down. The shut-out against Bisbee was the team's fourth of the season and set a new school record. Senior running back, Bryan Boling, was named to the A South all-confer- ence first team on offense. Boling was also named to the first team defensive unit along with defensive end Robbie Windsor. Adding even further to his honors, Boling was chosen to play in the annual North-South All Star game to be held in August. TOUCHDOWN!Three members of the Wild- cat squad celebrate a TD against conference champs, the Miami Vandals. CELEBRATING after scoring a touchdown against Snowflake, team members whoop it up on the sideline. RUNNING OFF TACKLE Fred Rodela, fF34, follows blockers for a gain. MOVING IN I-'OR THE KILL is all-state defensive end Robbie Windsor, 9383. CUTTING BACK against the grain 446, Marty Hetrick, rambles for yardage against Snowflake. PRESENTING HIS MOTHER with a cor sage on Senior Night is Arnold Sanchez. VARSITY FOOTBALL 27