Paradise Valley High School - Trojan Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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D1v1s1onal Champs, State Runners up v Semor john Barrese expertly handles an opposmg grappler du.r1ng the d1v1s1onal tournament. Jumor Tlm Matteson obviously controls the act1on on a Camelback mat early in the season OPPONENT Coronado C amelback Glendale Moon Valley Agua F1-ia Sunnyslope Washington Prescott Greenway Thunderbird

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Undefeatecl Matmen Climax Season As bl' fr, lt's a big smile of victory as senior Reed Newell takes the top spot in div- isional finals. The Trojan wrestlers this year, coached by Mr. Frank Grundler, capped a perfect 10-O season by decisively capturing the AAA Skyline Division Championship for the second consecutive year. During the regular season dual matchels, the undefeated Trojans compiled 413 team points as compared to only 139 by their opponents. The PV grapplers also competed in two invitational tournaments during the course of the season. They took first place in the Scottsdale Invi- tational in which 16 schools competed and third place in the Peoria Invitational, the largest wrestling tournament in Arizona with 41 schools competing. Eleven wrestlers placed in the Scottsdale tournament, including six first places and two outstanding wrestler awards for Russ Earegood and Glenn Palmer. Eight wrestlers placed in the Peoria tournament and Glenn also received another outstanding wrestler award. In divisional competition, the PV matmen :accumulated 113 1X2 points while their next closest competitor, Washington High, scored only 89 1X2 points. Nine Trojan wrestlers advanced into either the conso- lation of finals matches, automatically qualifying them for the state tournament. Five of the nine wrestlers went on to become divisional champions. They were Russ Earegood, Tim Matteson, Reed Newell, Glenn Palmer and Eric Stine. john Barrese, Dave Pellerin and Howard Frintner all chalked up seconds and jerry Grim took a fourth. Last, but certainly not least, the Trojans went on to capture the runner-up spot in the state competition. Five PV wrestlers placed in the state tournament. Russ Earegood and jerry Grim took second places, Glenn Palmer and john Barrese took third places and Reed Newell took fourth place. VARSITY WRESTLERS: KNEEL- ING: Terry Herndon, Ron Grim, Dave Pellerin, John Barrese, Gerry Willow, Tim Matteson, Russ Earegood. STANDING: Kevin Grell, Eric Stine, Glenn Palmer, Howard Frintner, Jerry Grim, Reed Newell, Bill Reiff. NOT PICTURED: Tom Bennett Sponsored by PVI-IS MAT MAIDS

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ga-Y: ic- V' 1- JV WRESTLERS: ROW 15 Steve Shockey, Bryce Burnside, Chris Pinney, , Scott Manning, Craig Wakefield, ROW 25 joe Newell, Kyle Cooper, Bob Frintner, Rick Wingfield, Joe Peters ROW 33 Don Farenga, Karl Barthel, Eric Byler, A ' Warren Burman, Bart a Overbey IV Season Adds to inning Tradition Racking up a very impressive 8-3 rec- ord, the JV team this year showed great potential as prospective cham- pionship wrestlers. In the total point accumulation, PV out- scored their opponents 525 to 177. They also outpinned the opposition by a 43-10 margin. Coach Dennis Van Rockel expects many of his wrestlers to do an excellent job on varsity next year, but some of his sophomore wrestlers will remain on JV to gain more wrestling experi- ence. Outstanding wrestlers include Kyle Cooper, ll-Og Bob Frintner, 9-O-2g Scott Manning, 9-Og Bryce Burnside, 7-lg and Craig Wakefield, 7-1. l OPPONENT iv Cororgdo Q L Q ,, Mmm in Moon Valley Agua Fria Sunnyslope Washington Prescott Greenway Thunderbird Sponsored by ACADEMY OF SELF DEFENSE V