Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Sophs s CCQC espite scores Cool breezes flit through their jerseys as the young players stand frozen in their time-old stance. Someone yells in the back-a player changes posi- tion-the quarterback runs- scans the Held-the balls re- leased-a frenzy of motion. He runs faster, faster-all he can see is that great line ahead of him-all he can hear is the glory of a touchdown. Faster, faster, but then-there's something at his knees-pulling. The world Hits by as quickly as the touchdowng fallen but not defeated... Ending their football season with a record of 4-5-1, the soph- omore football team learned endurance and unification. Steve Westgate, head sopho- more football coach said, ln the beginning the team would just give up and become dis- couragedg throughout the season they learned how not to quit, to keep trying. According to Kyle Rohde, as- sistant coach, the defense and a growing companionship bet- ween teammates carried them through the season. Defense-the fact that we stuck lhitl people in every game was winningg the score doesn't mean everything, said Coach Rohde. Winning at the award's ban- quet were: David Trotter, most valulable playerg Michael Toy, most valuable backg and Randy Powell, most valuable lineman. by Robin Saxen Photos by Kent Wisenor pk.-will 1. Davld Mendoza, defensive tac- kle, slams a St. Mary's Ram who tries to penetrate the Tokay llne. 2. Quarterback Kelth Wllllams swer- ves to avold the frothlng hands of St. Mary's Rams. 3. Mlchael Toy, wide receiver and defenslve back, 126 O converses with Steve Westgate, head coach, who is surveying the action on the field. 4. Kyle Rohde, assistant coach, screams for victory In the high-tense, action-packed St. Mary's game. .- f :L r'-k. 2945. . Stisg' t.-. 1 all s .-l..ixQSg.gg:glt3- 6 Utd mates leasygfsafns

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Streaks effect Tigers' outcom lTokay's second best varsity iotball season started and ended ith streaks. By being undefeat- gl the first seven games, the igers ended the year 6-3-1 verall and 4-3 in the San paquin Athletic Association. On their way to a fourth place nish the SJAA, the Tigers 'arted league play by record- ig four straight wins. All four ames were decided by 20 or more points. One of the four ames was a 40-5 rout over St. 'lary's in the Victory Week ame. We set several offensive team acords and we got to play a lot f people, said Jeff Tracy, econd year head coach. We nproved the quality of our depth ue to the high scoring games. TOKAY 19 Downey 0 24 Armijo 24 27 East Union 0 37 Franklin ' 6 24 Edison' 0 34 Stagg' 14 40 St. Mary's' 5 12 Lincoln' 17 14 Tracy' 35 14 Lodi' 42 ' denotes league game According to Coach Tracy, Tokay's offensive records includ- ed: most points scored 248, most total yards 3,186. Single game records set were: most yards passing 274, and most to- tal yards 458. Defensively, Tokay tied a rec- ord with three shutouts. The streak which ended the year wasn't a pleasant one as To- kay suffered from three consecu- tive losses. The Tigers were de- feated by Lincoln, Tracy, and Lo- di, which also ended the hopes of the team's chances for Section playoffs. Tokay had a well-balanced offense when everyone was healthy, according to Coach Tracy. The Tigers' running game changed throughout the year. Richard and Troy Viney, starting running backs, both suffered from injuries that prevented them from playing in some games. Troy suffered from a bruised hip and then from a sprained ankle toward the end of the sea- son. Richard also suffered a sprained ankle. When in the same backfield against Edison, the brother duo combined for approximately 200 yards rush- ing. Earning all SJAA honors were: Troy Viney, first team running back, Lamar Mitchell, first team wide receiver, Yonnie Jackson, first team tight end, Jeff Barron, first team quarterback, and Rod- ney Souza, place kicker. Second team all SJAA mem- bers were: Jay Kranich, defensive tackle, James Cowan, defensive end, and Byron Rifenburg, de- fensive tackle. Honorable men- tions went to Michael Marshall, defensive guard, and Paul O'Donnell, running back. At the awards banquet, Mit- chell and Cowan were awarded most valuable honors. The out- standing back went to Barron and the outstanding lineman was awarded to Kranich. by Darrin Hughes 4. Setting up to release a pass is Quarterback Jeff Barron. 5. Varsity football team members are front row Bryan Parkerson, James Burke, Darrin Hughes, Donald Buchanan, Todd Graddy, Jason Freitas, Gary Haxby, Troy Viney, Paul O'DonnelI, and Michael Higgins. Row two Kyle Raposa, Sherman Mah, Larry Wilson, Rodney Souza, Richard Viney, Marco Marciasini, Antonio Platt, Jeff Flemons, and Photos by Eric Johnston Lamar Mitchell. Row three Jason Ortega, Mike Bianco, John Hitch- cock, Paul Singh, James Martin, Rodney Davis, John Lassiter, Lee Elson, Michael Bord, Harold Ken- drick, and Marlon Yarber. Row four Timothy Canevart, Dyas LaRue, Manager Gary White, Trainer Va- lerie Martinez, Coach Bob Rose, Jeff Tracy, head coach, Coach Rod Gaines, Coach Don Lambdin, Man- ager Christopher Rufert, Craig Young, and Thaddeus Hodge. Row five John Schallberger, Mark Del- gado, Jay Kranich, Michael Mar- shall, Anthony Espinoza, James Cowan, Surjeet Dosanjh, John Whitlock, James Molle and Dennis Stock. Row six Edward Allum. Jeffrey Moule, Ronald Penix, Jeff Barron, James Stevenson, Matthew Garcia, Gary Stevenson, Yonnie Jackson, Brian Gorbet, Kevin Ro- drigues, and Byron Rifenburg. Varsity football 125

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