Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Gary Glasgow led the team toward the run-through at the game against Amphi. An ear-splitting roar was heard as the Titans broke the paper. Under the direction of Gary Glasgow ll4l, the team planned the play which led the Titans in their first touchdown against Amphi on Palo Verde's field. ' 34-20 for Third Win Titans Beat Rincon Capturing a second straight contest win, the Titans defeated the Rincon Rangers 34-20. Opening the scoring in the first quarter, Don Anton ran 24 yards for a touchdown. After a Ranger touchdown the Titans came back to score twice more on six-yard runs by Tom Binnion and Anton. The game moved fast as first Palo Verde scored then Rincon scored until the Titans tallied two in succession to win. Final tallies by the Titans were made in the last quarter on one-yard plunges by Binnion and Gary Glasgow. John Fila completed the four extra point kicks. All thoughts were on the football game as Titans Bill Orinski, Mark Arneson, John Fila, Dan Harrell, Jerry Stump and Craig ludtke rested between plays. Outdoing the Catalina Troians in the statistics column, Palo Verde was defeated in the AA-4 game 20-7. Palo Verde made its only touchdown in the first halt, but trailed behind the Troians throughout the game. The Titans took the kickoff and moved to the Catalina five-yard line in the same play, but were halted there. Mike Dusek's outside sprinting and Tom Binnion's inside running brought Palo Verde 254 yards rushing compared to 167 for Catalina. Palo Verde's last march ended on the Catalina two-yard line in the last quarter. They were watching their teammates and giving them encouragement during the gridiron battle with the Trolans. A determined crowd kept enthusiasm high.

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During the first varsity home game against Pueblo, Titan Don Anton T301 es- Tom Bmmon, Don Anton, Phil Myers, Scott Davis, Tom Stoops, Gary Denomy, Harry Lodge, Mike Schwanenberger, Bob Kanouse, trainer, Kent McCasIin, a Victorious Season pull down a Lancer bull carrier as Dan Johnson 1811 rushed in to block the play. coped the reach of a nearby Warrior and scored the second touchdown. Five thousand spectators watched the Titans defeat Salpointe 27-13 in Palo Verde's homecoming game. The Titan offense, directed by Jeff Lovin, made touchdown drives of 64 and 90 yards, with Don Anton scoring on runs of eight and six yards. Mike Schwanenberger rushed 37 yards for the Titans' first touchdown. The highlight of the night was a 96-yard interception run by Junior Harry Lodge for a touchdown. It was the longest interception run in Palo Verde's history. The Titans gained 252 yards rushing compared to Salpointe's 43. A strong defensive playing unit was praiseworthy of the Titans as they were defeated by the Sunnyside Blue Devils, 21-0. Despite the margin in score, Palo Verde stopped the Blue Devils inside their own ten yard line three times. Palo Verde penetrated deep into Sunnyside territory as the Titans moved to the ten yard line during the first quarter. Ron Payne inter- cepted a pass in the first half of the game for one of seven first downs. Don Anton led the Titan attack with 35 yards in 13 carries. With luck on their side, the Titans took advantage of a fumble and a pass interception to defeat Amphi 27-7. They re- covered a Panther fumble to set up Don Anton's opening touch- down on a one-yard run. Palo Verde drove 60 yards for the second touchdown scored by Gary Glasgow from the one- yard line. ln the third quarter the Titans scored on a one-yard plunge by Tom Binnion. Palo Verde's final tally came with 27 seconds to go as Ron Payne intercepted an Amphi pass and traveled 75 yards for a touchdown.

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Varsity Closed Season With 4- -I Record Downed just over the goal line, quarterback Mike Dusek waited as the referee called the Titans second touchdown in the game against Central. Coaches: Dick Palm: Van Howe, heady Lynn Kanouse An alert defense accounted for three touchdowns as the Titans defeated Phoenix Central 38-13. Mike Schwanenberger scored the first touchdown on a 47-yard pass interception. Mike Bingham recovered a fumble on Central's six-yard line to set up Mike Dusek's six-yard scoring run. Mark Arneson scored the following Palo Verde touchdowns on a nine-yard pass from Bingham and a 55-yard run. Don Anton picked up lO7 yards in i6 carries and scored on a two-yard run. Dan Johnson scored the final tally on a 37-yard pass interception in the fourth quarter. Class AA-4 champion Tucson High defeated Palo Verde 33-7 in a prep football game on the Badger field. Tucson High scored the first touchdown of the evening and moments later Mike Schwanenberger scored on an 80-yard punt return that would have tied the score but it was called back because of an off-sides penalty. ln the second quarter Ron Payne scored Palo Verde's only touchdown of the evening on a 12-yard pass from Mike Bingham. Palo Verde ended the season with a 3-5 conference record and a 4-5-i overall record. In the final home game against Phoenix Central, senior Mike Schwanenberger intercepted a Bobcat pass and ran 47 yards for Palo Verde's first touchdown.