Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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HI FOOTBALL ENFURA HI VS SANTA BARBARA GETTING OFF A HUNT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL One of the most powerful football aggregations ever turned out by the Orange and Black cap- tured the county championship this year for the first time in the history of the school. Favored by a wealth of material, Eric Kolberg coached a team that will long be remembered by Pirate fans. When football season rolled around at the be- ginning of the year. Coach Kolberg was greatly pleased by the turnout of 33 willing aspirants. With such material and spirit Coach Kolberg proceeded to whip into shape a team that by far excels any squad which heretofore repre- sented Ventura. Ventura 12 — Hoover High 6 The first kickoff of the season saw the fight- ing Pirates facing the ever-dangerous Hoover High School eleven of Glendale, on the local field. The southern boys showed good pre-season form, but the Pirates outshone them to the tune of 1 to 6. At half time the Pirates were trail- ing 6 to 0, but came from behind to overtake the Glendale outfit. Flores and Beckett were easily the outstanding men on the field, passing and cracking the line in fine fashion. Having started the season in such a good way the Buccaneers were determined to stay on the long end of the score in future contests. How- ever, their hopes were blasted the following week when the Harvard Military Academy eleven took the local boys to the score of 8 to on the junior high gridiron. The military boys have always had a reputation for playing real football, and this year ' s contest proved that the southern boys were not letting down a bit. Oxnard 13 — Ventura 6 With one victory and one defeat to their credit the Kolbergmen faced one of the hardest games of the year, the all-powerful Oxnard Yellowjackets Rivalry that dated back 10 years was renewed on the local turf when the Sugar City boys were victorious for the ninth time in ' z : ' jr .s 94

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B FOOTBALL :□ t COACH KOLBERG Coach Eric Kolberg deserves a great deal of praise for the cham- pionship football aggregation which he turned out this year. Al- though blessed with plenty of material, Kolberg found that the majority of the players were inexperienced. A great deal of patience and training finally won out, and to Kolberg goes the credit for coaching the first championship squad in the history of the school. A large percentage of this year ' s squad will return in the fall, and with the fighting spirit of the boys and the excellent coaching of Coach Kolberg, Pirate fans are looking forward to an even greater year. CAPTAIN BOB STEELE The Pirate squad carried out a plan this year whereby a captain would be chosen for every game, instead of electing a captain at the beginning of the year and having him serve throughout the season. At the close of the season the team met and selected Bob Steele, the lanky Pirate wingman, as honorary captain. No other man deserved this honor as much as Steele. Injured early in the Santa Barbara game, Steele refused to leave the contest, for that game meant everything to the plucky captain and his team- mates. If Steele continues to at- tend this institution we are sure he will have the same success and popularity on the J. C. team which he has had as a member of this year ' s high school varsity. CAPT. STEELE 93

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mmmmsmm!msb. HI FOOTBALL . ■ ;7f • FOURTH ROW: GORDON. FAULK, BORRELL, GARCIA. SANDOZ. R, GRANT. M GRANT, BOWKER; THIRD ROW MEARS. CROW. MONTOYA, GALLAGHER. DUFFY, FREEAR, ARMSTRONG, VAN DELLEN, VANEGAS, NEILSON, WITHERS: SECOND ROW COACH KOLBERG, HICKERSCN, BRUCE, DECK, CAPT STEELE, CARLIN, WOOLLEY. HALL. NEAL. MGR. LANG: FIRST ROW: LAMP. BERG GARMAN, SOREM. DYSART, FLORES. ten years, defeating the ever-fighting squad of Pirates to the score of 13 to 6 in one of the hardest-played games ever witnessed in Ventura. Hickerson of Ventura and Crocker of Oxnard were the best men on the field. Still determined and not downhearted, the Pi- rates met and defeated the Santa Paula Saints on the latter ' s field by the score of 9 to 0, The Ventura lads easily out-played the Saints, threat- ening the Red and White goal line five times. The game was confined to Santa Paula ' s territory most of the time, with Woolley and Garman of the Pirate ' s backfield leading the attack. The following week the Kolberg men rested, having drawn a bye in the schedule. The Pirates came back strong to hand the Fillmore Indians a good beating, collecting 19 points to 12 for the Fillmorites, Bob Steele, lanky Pirate wing- man, scored two of the Ventura touchdowns on passes from V( oolley, The following week football fans were treated to what has been termed the most colorful, most hard-fought and exciting game ever played in the Ventura stadium. The powerful squad of players from Santa Barbara invaded the town and from all indications expected to defeat the Ventura lads in an easy manner. Instead of this victory the Dons were lucky to get away with a scoreless tie. In the last few minutes of play, Lamp of the Pirates intercepted a Santa Barbara pass and ran within ten yards of a touchdown. The final gun barked before play could be re- sumed. The Pirates had been doped to lose by three touchdowns to this team, which was con- sidered one of the strongest high school aggre- gations in the entire southland, Hickerson was again the backbone of the Pirates ' attack. j JlW ' j 95