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

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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.

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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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W --L.-K-Y-.Y 7, 712,31 YYY, ,..,.-4-.- -,. , W, 3-2 Season Standing A very important part of any football game is a doctor and his bag of tricks. The doctor himself in this case Dr. Hayashi, counseling an injured Kunisaki. Running with the ball, john Allen, 86, barely escapes the clutches of a Ventura lineman. Tail end Clint Alexander, 82, guards for the Panthers once the ball is set in motion. 1 L 5 Halfback jeff Mathews, 72, gazes out from the middle of a tangle of human bodies. 6 The referee calls a stop to the action due to a penalty play at the Thousand Oaks game. 7 Ken Mosley, 17, hands off to, jeff Mathews, 72, while the San Marcos defense closes in. Varsity Football 83