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

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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

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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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if ,.. r Showing his sporting good form, Phone kicks the ball to a teammate. T37 2 oeeeeo . Phon dribbles the ball down field, Front row: P, Elahi, Viengseth, Sith, R. Maldonado, D. Bur- nett, C. Miller, B. Syvilay. Second row: S. Westcott, R. Deeb, Phone, M. Juarez, S. Widner, L. Rivera, Amir. Top row: Coach Ko- vacevich, F, Lawhead, R. Long, K. Sayles, Khoun, H. Tipton, Phon, G. Dye, T. Smith. Startin It From Scratch . .. I was really disappointed to hear that J.V. Soccer was going to be cancelled this year , confessed Coach Joe Kovacevich. The school dis- trict - once again - did not have the money for the Junior Varsity team. The team was supported by a pri- vate grant from La Jolla. Included in the contract was the agreement that the team do some community service work. I would rather the team be sup- ported by the school, but this is better than nothing. Besides, it helps the com- munity, said the coach. Without the money, the team would not have been able to improve the field . . . which was the major problem. The team got off to a late start, but this didn't seem to stop any of them. Everything, from try-outs to the team's first practice was delayed because of the financial problems. Because of these set backs, the team worked extra hours, not only after school, but on weekends and over the holidays. It paid off, for the team gained immense- ly in sportsmanship and new friend- ships. PH Opponent 1 Coronado 0 1 Mira Mesa 2 4 Christian 1 7 Crawford 1 5 Mira Mesa 1 1 Christian 1 1 Crawford 0 6 FINAL 2 I. V. Soccer 89