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

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Varsit Titans Finished Season With Victor i it 51 .3511 i t - T vi? T 6 QL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Kim Conwell, Mike Polivchak, Bud- SECOND ROW: Mgr, Barry Gerber, Mike Brown, Jim Arneson, Denny Hitchiner, dy Droegemeier, Steve Knox, Bill Ramos, Bob Wright, Tom Fitzgerald, Bill Sherman Miller, Dave Curto, Harold Feldman, Stanley Schmidt, Eric Heinz, Johnson, Cliff Alexander, Rene Ruiz, Roland Youngling, Mgr. Alan Shapiro. Rod Drake, Rick Deppe, Bill Barker, Mgr. Dave Schwanenberger. BACK ROW: Phoenix Alhambra defeated Palo Verde 27-6 in a non- conference football game played in Phoenix. The air-minded Lions scored all 4 of their touchdowns by passing. Alhambra scored the first 3 touchdowns in the game on passes of ll, 27, and 42 yards. The Titans closed the scoring gap to 2l to 6 late in the third period when Tom Stoops ran 6 yards for a TD. Alhambra came right back for the final tally of the night on a 28-yard pass play. Besides scoring the Titans' only points, Stoops also led the team in yardage with 89 yards on ll carries. Palo Verde was defeated by Salpointe 27-O in a one-sided football game. The Lancers overran the Titans in the first half by scoring all of their 27 points during that time. Salpointe's ball game worked very smoothly as they ran off almost twice as many plays as P.V. The Titans surrendered the ball five times to help the Lancer cause on a blocked punt, a fumble and three intercepted passes. One 20-yard penetration was as close as the Titans could get to scoring during the whole game as Salpointe's defense was overpowering. Palo Verde was defeated at Douglas, i4-7, bringing the Titan's record to l-5. Palo Verde's one touchdown came on a one-yard plunge by Buddy Droegemeier in the first quarter with Bill Barker kicking the extra point. The Titans' total rush- ing offense was less than the Bulldogs' but excellent Titan passing brought their total offense to 270 yards as compared to Douglas's 242 total. Although Titan punting was limited, Barker made 50 yards on one punt as compared to the Bull- dog's average of 32 yards on two punts. Halfback Harold Feldman ran for yardage in the Varsity football game against Catalina. The effort paid off as Palo Verde defeated the Troians 13-7.

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Gridders Fell to Tucson in Season Gpener Tucson High School rouTed Palo Verde in The season opener and firsT conference game 39-14. The Badgers conTrolled The game and afTer Three periods ran The score up To 39-O before The TiTans could geT on The scoreboard. P.V.'s firsT score came when Bill Johnson inTercepTed a pass inside his own end zone and ran iT back The lengTh of The field. Carl Riney also scored for The TiTans laTe in The game when he compleTed a drive by plunging over from The one-yard line. Palo Verde's leading ground gainer was Tom SToops wiTh 69 yards on 15 carries. Palo Verde losT iTs firsT home game as Pueblo slipped pasT The TiTans 13-12. The TiTans failed To score for Three quarTers as The Warriors ran up a 13-O lead, missing Their firsT exTra poinT. In The lasT quarTer The TiTans scored Their firsT Touchdown on an 18-yard pass by Mike Bingham wiTh STeve Gunzel receiving, bringing The score To 13-6 as P.V.'s exTra poinT aTTempT failed, Wifh 53 seconds lefT in The game, Buddy Droegemeier plunged across The one-yard line To bring The score To 13-12. Again, The conversion aTTempT failed. Palo Verde's firsT win of The season was over The Amphi Panihers in an exciTing game, 15-13. IT was a come-from- behind vicTory for The TiTans wiTh Rick Davis scoring The decid- ing Touchdown laTe in The game. The TiTans Two-poinT margin came on a dispuTed call in The Third period when an Amphi player was downed in The end zone while fielding a punT. Halfback Roger King carried The ball 12 Times for a ToTal of 57 yards, as Mike Bingham led The TiTans in passing wiTh 117 yards on 4 compleTions including a 46-yard Touchdown pass To Bill Orinski. During the October 11 game, played against Amphi, Titan quarterback Mike Bingham 1161 broke through the Panther line in an attempt to gain yardage Sophomores Buddy Droegemeier 125i and Mike Polivchok 1811 stopped an Amphi Panther while running back a kick-off. Rick Ranne rushed in to assist. for Palo Verde. Although the Panthers scored the first touchdown, the Titans came on strong in the second half and won their first victory of the season.

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Gver Catalina Trojansg Fell to Rincon IE Coaches: Larry Weimer, Dick Palm, Van Howe, Head, Lynn Kanause. A Blue Devil ball-carrier was brought down by Titans Stan Schmidt 1731 and Steve Knox in a game at Sunnyside. Palo Verde lost the game 27-6. Mgr. John Morine, Steve Gunzel, Bill Orinski, Clay Taylor, Dave Young, Tom Weber, Tom Stoops, Roger King, Carl Riney, Rick Davis, John Vucasovich, Mike Bingham, Mgr. Walt Bailey. WiTh only Two games lefT in The season, The TiTans losT Their game aT Sunnyside 27-6. AfTer The TiTans' only Touchdown, scored by Mike Polivchak in The second quarTer on a 26-yard pass from Bill Barker, Palo Verde was unsuccessful in any of iTs efforfs. Alfhough TiTan punTing was slighily beTTer Than Sun- nyside's, Palo Verde was forced To punT four Times while The Devils only punTed Three Times. Sunnyside outrushed and ouT- passed The TiTans and ended The game wiTh a ToTal of 212 yards offense as compared To Palo Verde's 106 ToTal. Ending The game wiTh a score of 13-7, The TiTans defeaied Catalina on November 8. BoTh TiTan Touchdowns were made in The lasT quarier. Catalina had scored in The firsT quarTer, buT was unable To hold on To The 7-O lead. Palo Verde's firsT Touchdown was on a 19-yard pass from Rene Ruiz To Mike Polivchak. l-larold Feldman scored The final and deciding Touchdown on a five-yard run. Palo Verde's passing and rush- ing also exceeded The Troians', They were respecTively, 50 yards To CaTalina's 40 in passing, and The TiTans' 173 neT yards rushing To Their 151. Palo Verde ended iTs season with a 37-7 loss aT The hands of Rincon. Favored heavily, Rincon moved quickly in fronT and builT up a 21-O lead before halffime. Rincon used iTs effecTive passing aTTack To finish off Palo Verde. The Rangers' second and Third Touchdowns were seT up by Palo Verde fumbles. Mike Polivchak scored Palo Verde's only Touchdown on a 42- yard pass from quarTerback Rene Ruiz. OUT of The TiTans 159 yards ToTal offense, halfback Bill Johnson ran for 70 yards on 12 carries. The loss lefT P.V. wiTh a 2-7 record.