Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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,M o Wifi. ,t ZAL L i ., Front row: B. Bear, R. Deeb, R. Saubajot, J. Cesena, B. Folsom, D. Fisch, B. Stebel, B. Norby. Coach Hornbeck, R. Scalercio, K. Mendincino, R. Anderson, S. Singer, T. Lebhar, B. Elahi, J. Al- manda, R. Quinn, B. Rhodes, Coach Liles. Tough In the Clinch Ralph Scalercio - the best goalie our school has ever seen, Why would anyone want to be goal- ie? After all, what do they do that so important? Ralph Scalercio was the strongest assett to our Varsity soccer team. l like being goalie because goal- ie is fun! said Ralph. What an answer to come from, who Coach Liles de- scribed as, the best goalie Henry,s ever seen. ll , oalle is fun. In a game against La Jolla, Ralph led the Patriots to victory by blocking the numerous penalty kicks involved in the shoot out to decide the tie. Grinning through a mud streaked face, Ralph said, l was just doing my job. This was the first time La jolla had been beaten in that tournament in thirteen years. In another game against University where Henry scored their only goal in the first five minutes, Ralph aided the team by blocking eight shots including a penal- ty. In all my experience, that game was an example of where everyone played to their absolute potential, in- cluding Ralph,'l said Coach Liles. So what makes a great goalie? Ralph answered this easily with the old cliche, Practice . . . yeah, practice makes perfect. Varsity Soccer 87

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Leaping for the ball Bryan Bear outwits his , . O . ' ' 1 opponents. -Bear is playing left wing against Crawford. cham'pi-on lchamfpi-ani, n. 1. one who fights for another or for a cause, defender, supporter. This defined the Varsity Soccer team. Consisting mostly of last years J.V. players and two re- turning varsity players, the team got off and running to an excellent start. With a new assistant coach, Fred Horn- beck, who specialized in conditioning the team, the team looked forward to their season. I think we have a good chance to make the championships if we play the outstanding way we have proven we can, said Jeff Almada, centerback. The practices in the mud and rain were fun at first, but the mud fights soon grew old. Then, it was a matter of staying warm while working as hard as the next guy. Sometimes I got fed up with the practices, but it really did pay off, in the long run, said Rusty Ander- son, We've proven we can play with skill as well as determination. It all comes downlto the heart, this will de- termine how much we want the cham- pionshipf' said Coach Liles. The team showed how much they wanted to win by defeating 7 year champ LaJolla in the first game of the season. We also gathered a quick win over last years CIF champs, Universi- ty, said Richard Deeb. Coach Liles was once again an out- standing coach as he led the team to several victories. I enjoy my job, I like teaching soccer, and we just have an all-round good time out there, said Liles. Most players thought that, Coach Liles should receive most of the credit due to his high spirits and so much faith in his players. PH Opponent 1 Madison 3 3 Kearny 2 1 Mira Mesa O 3 Morse 1 1 Madison 4 3 Kearny O 3 Mira Mesa O 4 Morse 2 6 FINAL 2 . A Coach Liles gives the team a half-time pep talk. - 5 if l Racing for the ball, David Fisch competes In a game against Crawford, Rusty Anderson against Vista in the LaJolla Christmas Tourna- ment. I-Iis teammate, half back Sammay chases in the background. 86 Athletics tries to beat his opponent. Anderson plays cen- ter forward.

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The K ovacevich Team . Lk 'l 'f' ,. . -' ..,.. ' f' 5 i f M 'A A A A x isst 1 if fk.,:.,.-f--f1A 5 , m: 'k' 1 TLW li f ' M i M if LZLV if , 'A1' . , i R. 'V' ff1ft..:i.... , itits W V ,... N5 A f'- - Coach Kovacevich - not only soccer coach, but also football. Roaming the field, Coach Kovace- vich drew the fields chalk lines in prep- aration lor the afternoon's game. They were to play the Mira Mesa team. lt will probably be th most difficult game we play all season, said the coach. Coach Kovacevich once again head- ed up the J.-V. Soccer team. I love working out therewith those kids, it makes me feel good about myself. They're my teamg when they succeed, I succeed. When they fail, I fail, said the coach. And they were his team. Coach Kovacevich was seen out on the field daily - drilling, exercising and playing soccer with 4 his boys. Coach Kovacevich said, When ranking soccer with the rest of the sports Fve coached, I place it on a level with football, but for different reasons. Soccer is more simple, the team mem- bers must be in top condition, and the spirit is always high soccer is a great sport! 88 Athletics l ws 53 i Martin Juarez, races to beat Tom Lebhar. Lebhar played on the Varsity squad and Juarez on the J.V. in a scrimmage. Racing to get the ball, Roberto Maldonado attacks for the kick. 3 E is .W if .Q -s t a g es -- ::e3?ie:'1 'SB' Wiiqffk