Thomas Jefferson High School - El Capitan Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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1 Caj Fidel Martinez C231 kicks off the first winning game. Cbj Gilbert Rodriguez C721 leads the pack after a non-scoring first half. Ccj The offense dis- cusses their next strategic play. Kicking Gff the Season With Varsity football got off to a great start as they showed potential in defense against the Riverside Rangers. Both Jefferson and Riverside held each other in the first half, but starting in the third quarter, things started to hap- pen. The Rangers received but were held and had to punt from their own 10-yard line. This gave Jefferson good field posi- tion which the Foxes quickly took advantage of. With the run- ning of junior running back, Alex Garcia C321 the offense led a 40-yard drive inside the 5-yard line. This set up the first score in the game as junior quarterback, Robert Martinez C151 went in on a quarterback sneak. One of the greatest plays in the third quarter had to be when the Rangers were on the Fox's 20-yard line. The quar- terback dropped back to pass and was intercepted by the senior defense back, George Garcia C811 who returned it for a 93-yard touchdown. He got a great Crack-Back block from Pat Ramirez C851 when a player from Riverside almost caught George Garcia C811 this key block also injured him, but he was soon up and playing again. Riverside's NIGHTMARE was not over, as late in the third quarter another Ranger drive was stopped short when senior Larry Frausto C641 intercepted a pass. This set up Jeffer- son's third and final points as Robert Martinez C151 con- nected on an 18-yard pass play to senior Sam Montoya C211 for a touchdown. The fourth quarter was like the first with both teams show- ing good defense. The final score was 21 -O.

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Sports SECTION BY OSCAR DE LA ROSA VELIA GRADO Varsity Football B-Team Football Freshmen Football Cross Country Varsity Volleyball B-Team Volleyball Gymnastics B-Team Wrestling Varsity Wrestling Physical Education Classes Girls' B-Team Basketball Girls' Varstiy Basketball Boys' Freshmen Basketball Boys' B-Team Basketball Boys' Varsity Basketball Golf Swimming Track Tennis Varsity Baseball B-Team Baseball Trainers All Sports Boy All Sports Girl Closing

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i a 21-O Romp Gver the Rangers After defeating the Riverside Rangers, the Foxes met the Mayfield Trojans. With victory on their minds, they went into :he game with spirit, and they showed it holding Mayfield's nest running back to very few yards. ln the first half both Jefferson and Mayfield displayed good defense as neither team scored going into halftime. The third quarter was where everything happened. The score was still O-O when minor mistakes in the defense back- ield caused Mayfield to score. The Trojans' scoring drive 'vent through the air as they scored on a pass to Gary Bright 223, for the first score in the game. When the Foxes Vljfwm Q Hood Trojan defense makes Ernie Cortez 1223, strive for the few yards he does ef on second effort. YQ! ww l l 2 My T ' t- ' , .., .. t r -f f H if - Ji .tlft t me 7 ood blocking from offensive tackle Gilbert Rodriguez 1723, gives running room r backs. regained the possession of the ball, Mayfield's defense held causing Jeff to give up the ball. On this Trojan drive they scored on a 61 -yard bomb to Bill Hawkins 1273. The catch was made between two Fox defenders. We had them throughout most of the game but those two mistakes made us lose, said Robert Martinez 1153. Richard Juarez said, t'They beat us by luck. lf we were to play them again, we would beat them. During the fourth quarter both teams held each other on a scoreless quarter thus ending the game with a 14-O Mayfield win. Alex Garcia 1323, also has a hard time getting through the aggressive Trojan line for the first down. fn. On an open field tackle Sam Montoya holds Mayfield's running back for a loss of yards.