Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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T s.f PIO' As if an 8-2 season weren't enough, the jV Pirate Football team knew they were . . . Plaging to Win Coach Herc Pardi called the 1987 Pirate jV Football team his pride and joy. , The jV team went 8-2 this season scoring 241 points overall. The 25 member team started practicing for the season last spring, 2 hours a day. Coach Pardi, with assistants jeff Gargalikis, Dave Kehler, and Kevin Con- fetti, have seen lots of im- provement since last year, The team had a winning at- titude from the beginning, recounted Pardi. I saw the guys improve in every phase of the game, especially our defensive players. We had some great tacklers. He was referring to Benji Simonton, joe O'Brien, and Brad Medine, who let the op- ponents score only '119 points all season. To top the season off, Pitt- sburg jV beat Antioch 25-6 in the BLG. l saw everything The jV Pirate team. Michael jordan, jesus Fernandez, Darnell Mash, Benji Simonton, joe O'Brien, Brock Kaiser, Sean Rudman, Doug Harrison, Steve Pehlke, Chad Hunt, Danny Carter, David Tyquienco, Charles Lee, Charles Stark, Steve Hines, Cory Graham, Dave Kehler, Herc Pardi, Mary jane Velasco, Michelle Dimarob, jeff Gargalikis, Kevin Con- fetti, Brad Medine, Mark Velasquez, Playing to Win -- ll the guys has worked hard on perfecting the Antioch game. We were very happy with the outcome, Added Pardi. lt was a great ending for the season. jesse Coronado was the Pirates' leading rusher, he rushed 498 yards to make 10 touchdowns. james McLen- nen, the team's leading passer and quarterback, set jV records with 865 yards passing and 53070 of his passes completed. Wide receiver Stever Hines also did well, with 1,043 all-purpose yards. Brian Stockwell and Tom Haase, the two leading receivers with 14 receptions each. The 1987 jV tri- captains were O'Brien, McLennan, and David Abitz. What best summed up the 1987 jV Pirates? Pardi believ- ed, lntensity. - Arthur McKune Deborah jogopulus, Nicole Cruz, Rachel Pentecostes, Christie Barret, Rachel Orsi, Laurie Partain, Annette Matamoroz, Sean Culcasi, Tom Haase, Lauren Blythe, jose Alcan- tara, Danny Flores, David Abitz, jesse Coronado, Brendan Patane, james McLennan, Hassan Robbins, joel Buchero, George Lumbre, Fred Mixon, Kevin Costanza, Gino Car- rera, Nathan Stockwell.

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1V's Nathan Stockwell gets sacked by Antioch's linebacker in November 13's BLC. Brendan Patane pulls Brad Medine up after dragg- ing his opponent to the ground. IV players congratulate themselves on their first touchdown against the Antioch Panthers. The IV Pirates display their colors after whipping Antioch, 25-6. Z' , 1 Q 1 76 - iv Football r I

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Members worked hard so. . . Frosh Are Future Hopefuls After an opening season loss, the Freshman Pirates came back and had a suc- cessful year. Displaying a lot of pride, they executed well on both offense and defense. The Pirates were led by 1000 yard rushing leader, Benny Battles. Other key players for the team were lessie McGill, Chris Willis, Marlon Blanton, and Ryan Lawrie. The team ended the year with a 6-3 season with a 6-12 league record. DVAL losses were only to Park and Clayton Valley. Coach Mark Lawrie predicted that this group of athletes will do well next year on the junior varsity level. They played well together and always had a never-quit attitude, he said. The IV coaching staff will be getting a great group of players. - Chrissy Puccio and Col- leen Flannery The freshman team lines up, hoping to gain some yardage on the offense. 178 Above Right: leremy Almond in- tercepts the ball and runs for a touchdown against Clayton Valley. Team, Front Row: Eric Yurn, Rommel Lindawin, Alfie Bondoc, Alfonso Flores, Ricki Parker, Mike Davi, Richard Daniels, johnny Collins, Tyler Conlin, Steve Van Contfort. Middle Row: Coach Mark Lawrie, Ricardo Bocanegra, Chris Pineda, Marlon Blanton, Andy Coronado, Eric Abenoja, Bobby Durflinger, i Frosh Are Future Hopefuls Brian Rodriguez, Ryan Lawrie, Artega, Fernando Fernandez, Van Buskirk, Coach Steve Ahon Top Row: Erick Houser, Rich Nammond, Mark Cravern, Rob Hammond, Alex juarez, Se O'Malley, jerry Almand, and les Tyquingco.