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

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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

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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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The Panthers Push for C.I.F. Playoffs f 4 9 l N.P.H.S. 25 14 Ventura The Panthers got off to a slow start in a pre-league game against Ventura High. Failing to score on two possessions, the Panther's of- fense finally began to roll when defensive back Rod Manson inter- cepted a pass at Ventura's 43rd-yard line. Split end Ken Duran then flew for a dazzling headlong grab at Ken Mosley's 79-yard touch- down pass. That score held till the third quarter when jeff Mathews made two touchdowns out of three possessions. jeff ran 48 and 76 yards for the TD's, the latter of which was set up in a fumble recovery by jim D kstra. Newbury Park's last touchdown of the night was made haltlnjfa through the fourth quarter when john Morelli rushed for 1 ard through the Ventura defense to the endzone. Dave Wise kickecl, for the extra point. Ventura 's 14 points came in the last 2:20of the game. 82 Varsity Football I, , ,af-., I 'tu 1, f . y 2 N.P.H.S. 13 16 Oxnard Oxnard's kicker john Arellano proved to be the cause of Newbury Park's shortcominlg in a 76-13 overtime win for the Yellowjackets. The Newbury Par loss was their first in league action, dropping the Panther's from 1st place and throwing the Marmonte race into a scramble. The Panthers compiled 217 yards total offense, the major- ity of which came from touchdown drives of 77 and 78 yards in the first and third quarters. Halfback jeff Mathews carried the ball 26 times for 104 yards. Don Wise's kick gjave N.P. a 7-0 lead. The Pan- ther's second touchdown was scored y fullback john Morelli for 3 score of 13-6. Then Oxnard surprised Newbury Park with a devastat- ing air attack, leading the Yellowjackets to a 76-13 victory. The Pan- ther loss tied N.P., Oxnard, and Camarillo for 2nd place in the Mar- monte League Race.