Redwood High School - Log Yearbook (Larkspur, CA)

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Reddwwd Gam ...- ili T M. W, K ROW ONE: J. Whitney, M. Hoff- man, J. Keppel, R. Woods, M. Walsh, J. Clum, H. Schrieber. ROW TWO: M. Alessio, N. Griffith, R. Siemens, K. Norton. ROW ONE: J. Wylie, P. Plant, J. Multhrop, J. Bonadeo, F. Eppinger, W. Weckel, P. Dorinson. R. Brear. ROW TWO: D. Coombs, J. Sailer, T. Kearns, T. Wade, D. Simon, R. Trost, R. Basco, D. Ruta. -O J ROW ONE: H. Schrieber, R. Todt, R. Woods, M. Pearce, J. Keppel, J. Whitney. ROW TWO: M. Walsh, D. Ruta, B. Chollar, R. Basco, M. Alessio, M. Hoff- man. g.. K . .

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ROW ONE: G. Scott, R. Siemens, D. Simon, K. Norton, D. Ruta, R. Basco, T. Wade, D. Coombs, N. Griffith, B. Trost, D. Lang. ROW TWO: J. Sailer, T. Kearns, M. Alessio, M. Walsh, F. Eppinger, B. Weckel, R. Woods, J. Bonadeo, J. Clum, M. Pierce, K. Warm. ROW THREE: Coach Troppmann, M. Hoffman, J. Moulthrop, R. Todt, P. Plant, J. Keppel, B. Chollar, J. Whitney, H. Schrieber, J. Wylie, P. Dorinson, R. Brear, Coach Endriss. I 6 Second title for Redwood Gridders . . , For the second year in a row, the schools of the Marin County Athletic League saw the Redwood Giants Varsity Eootball team trot off with championship honors and the preserva- tion of its distinguished record - 10 MCAL wins, 0 MCAL losses. The 1960 season commenced with four non-league contests. The Giant open- er was lost to a strong Mt. Diablo team, 30-0, at the opponents' stadium. However, on the following Saturday night a determined Redwood squad downed Edison of Stockton by the lopsided tally of 25-6, In what was to be considered the roughest pre-league row of the year, the Richmond Oilers ran over an extremely lighter team to the tune of 36-6, Redwood's attempts to take out a tremendous Oiler line and catch the fleet-footed backs was of no avail. But things brightened up at just the right time. Carlmont Scots didn't have enough strength to smash a tough and quick Giant defense and dropped that contest 12-0. Redwood entered league play with a 2-2 record, a vastly improved defense, and offensive combinations that could produce points when it counted. Friday the 14th of October saw Coach Bob Troppmann's fired-up squad mix tacklers with one of the most formidable teams in the 1960 MCAL. The Novato Homets rolled up quite impressive yardage in the ensuing game, but even more impressive was the score, 19-14, Redwood's favor. It was in this game that Dave Ruta's key interception came into full play, and also here Mike Alessio earned his 'Prep of the Week' honors by running the opening kick-off 82 yards to paydirt, retuming a punt 45 yards and intercept- ing an important last ditch pass from Novato. Many defensive aces were singled out by Coach Troppmann, especially line-backer, Mike Hoffman. The San Rafael Bulldogs were next to feel the sting of defeat as the Giants ground them into their own turf, 18-0. Once again a strong defensive effort kept the Bulldogs on their own side of the 50 yard line for all but two series of downs. Halfback Keith Norton and end John Whitney, along with the precise ball-control of QB Roger Seimens, contributed a large part of the 104 yards gained rushing and 97 gained passing. Mike Hoffman, de- FMILZAEZ fensive line backer, was chosen as 'Prep of the Week' for his steady efficiency at smothering potential San Rafael gains. The following weekends held what might he called the real climax of the drive for the championship. On October 29 the Swift Tamalpais Indians were rapped for a 14-6 defeat and the Marin Catholic Wildcats followed suit seven days later on the short end of a 13-7 score, Coach Troppmann had a chance to look at his next years prospects throughout most of the game. The Tamalpais fray, a rough and tumble affair, was the result of high tension on both sides which stemmed back to student pranks of the previous week, The Giants slid by on an eight point margin by capitalizing on erratic Indian centering, coupled with clutch offensive plays of their own, Ben Chollar, 25 pound Giant fullback who had been sidelined due to mononu- cleosis for most of the season, carried 6 times for 23 yards in Redwood's victory over the Wildcats-Mike Hoffman and Mike Walsh were outstand- ing on defense. The playing season wound up at the Benchwarmers Annual Banquet and at the special Fellowship of Christian Athletics Program where all league honors were bestowed. At the former, Mike Hoffman and Mike Walsh were presented with team captain blankets and Roger Siemens, Ned Griffith, and Butch Brear tied for scholarship awards with grade point averages of 3.47. Mike Alessio and Mike Hoffman were awarded the Dr, Arnold Nutting Awards for the best player of the year. At the Fellowship of Christian Ath- letes Program, four Giants received all-star honors. Mike Hoffman, Mike Alessio, Mike Walsh, and John Whitney found positions on the all-MCAL team. Final results showed Redwood with a win-loss record of 7-2, championship honors, the distinction of never having lost a league game, a win-loss record of 19-6 and one tie since the school was started in 1958, 19 seniors finished their career for Redwood, and line-backer Mike Hoffman the holder of a berth on the All Northem Califomia squad, Robert Troppmann 1 O4 Head Coach Al Endriss Assistant Coach

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League Games Redwood Novato Tamalpais San Rafael Drake Marin Catholic Won Lost Tied Points For Pomts Agamst 82 75 60 57 76 32 .J-. H' L '