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

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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

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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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The j.V. Team Outscores Them All Throughout the entire season, the junior Varsity Football Team mastered team after team to bring home a 7 to 2 season standing. That spectacular score and the player's continued excellence contributed to a tie with Thousand Oaks High School for the Marmonte League Championship. The Panther's superiority in the ames led to startling statistics. In nine ames, the tainted offense tallied a total of 2,324 yarci while the defense held back almost every team that dared oppose them. From the looks of this team, next year's Varsity Team appears to be in line for another top year. Behind the impenetrable team, there were numer- ous outstanding players. At the top of the outstanding players list was Quarterback Brian Mosley. Brian, who won the Most Valuable Player Award, rang up a total of 388 yards for an average of fifteen yards per pass. The Most Valuable Back Award went to Bruce jones who averaged 705 yards per game in both league and pre- league games, Bruce clinched a 945 yard season total, a remar able accomplishment for a junior varsity play- er. The formidable john Bechard was distinguished as The Most Valuable. Lineman for his admirable per- formance in the line. Other notable players included Ricardo Stelzmiller who executed 79 punts for 637 yards and Kevin Blum who seized 74 passes and ran an average of 78 ards per carry for 259 yards. A team is not really excellent without the work of all of its mem- bers and this team benefited from an impressive as- sortment of players. I I Y I S . , ,.. 84 1 V Football