Newbury Park High School - Pawprint Yearbook (Newbury Park, CA)

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NPHS 32 13 El Camino The Panthers pulled a Tuesday night upset in their game against El Camino Real. The mid-week game resulted in a 32-13 gridiron triumph for the Panthers. The visiting Conquistadores held the varsity squad at bay during the first half but the 3rd quarter and a key blocked punt were the turning points of the game. jeff Mathews rushed 21 times for 199 yards throughout the night. john Morelli finished with 86 yards on 13 carries. The impressive 5'-7 Ken Mosley hit 7 of 12 passes, directing the ground game with finesse. The result, one of the most exciting games of the season. League Action NPHS 14 7 Camarillo For the first league game of the season, the Panthers outslugged defending Marmonte League champs, Camarillo. Camarillo held the first half of the game at 7-6, but a stifling Panther defense and a potent offense captured the second half for Newbury Park. john Morelli made the first touchdown by receiving a 13 yard pass from Ken Mosley. Ken Duran was Mosley's second touchdown target, making it Duran's fifth touchdown catch of the year. Duran finished the team's scoring grabbing another Mosley aerial for the two- point conversion. Halfback jeff Mathews ran 21 times for 113 yards. Though it was a tight game, the entire team pulled off a fine victory. ,,,.....11?- 1 80 Varsity Football

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They got the ball, so take it away Rod Manson, show 'em who's got what! Rich Kunisaki kicks back in style at the El Camino Game. Courtesy of News-Chronicle, Thousand Oaks. The word was out around the Marmonte League: that the Newbury Park Panthers came back into win- ning action. They entered the 76' season with a record of high scores. Helping to lead their success in scoring were half backs jeff Mathews, john Morelli and wide receiver Ken Duran. On the Panthers defense jeff and Rich Kunsaki and Dave and Don Wise led the team in strength and spirit. Varsity Football 79

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EESXKRW , O .. I'Tr2'Fex11?'b-'H Lx QQ 9.1! L -g- m- Victory Over T.O. N.P.H.S. 7 O Thousand Oaks The Panthers defeated Thousand Oaks in a close 7-0 shutout, sending the Marmonte League Championship race into a turmoil. Newbury Parks victory split first place between Newbury Park, Thou- sand Oaks, and Camarillo, all of whom had 3-1 league scores. The single touchdown of the struggle came late in the first quarter as quarterback Ken Mosley sprinted seven yards to the endzone. Kicker Don Wise added the extra point to make the score 7-0. The offensive star of the night was jeff Mathews who rushed 17 times for 101 yards in the first half of the game. The Panther defense steadily held the Lancer offense throughout the night and continuously ha- rassed their quarterback, Rick Odorfer. Odorfer was set back seven times for a total of 33 yards of penalties. The key to Odorfer's tor- ment was several members of the Panther defense-guard Rick No- velli, linebackers Dave and Don Wise, end Dave Henson, and tackles Scott johnson and Mark Wessels. The Panther victory was the second consecutive shutout of the Thousand Oaks Lancers in two years. pl Tight end Steve Willis t81J snags a pass at the Agoura game. 2 Halfback jeff Mathews 1122 pulls down Thousand 'Oaks' guard Paul Gomes in the sensational cross-town rival game. 3 Despite desperate efforts by Ventura players, punter Paul Stone 1842 gets a kick off while Bob Keen i672 throws a block to gain time. 4 Frankie Alvarez plows a head while john Morelli 1417 and Ken Mosley t11j decide what to do with the ball. 5 Injured Panther john Allen C869 tends his arm as he watches the game. Varsity Football 81