Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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ll! lil XXX' ARD ULAX RET Ntkc Ame 1 Thr-5 years edttton ot the Ptrate Prep tootbatt squad was acctatrned by rnany to be one ot the best group ot gndders ever to wear the orange and btack. Coach Kenneth Shannon, a torrner Ptrate tootbatt hero, gotded the Preps to the Nlentura County charnptonshtp. tn the C, X, P ptayott tor the Southern Cahtornra charnptonshtp, the Pxrate babes had the rnxstortune ot drawtnq one ot the toughest qarnes tn the state when they were qtyen the Santa Barbara Nfaqueros tor therr 'nrst opponent, Pttter trqhttnq thetr heayter toes to a standstrtt tor three quarters 'rn thts qarne the Preps weakened 'rn the tast part ot the hnat penod and attowed the Vaoueros to score a treto goat and a touchdown. A btocked took enabteo the Ptrate Babes to he a potent Prthnore team 6-6 tn an ear- Wrt EW Wt YVAA. ASU sawn LVAlN'.R'- Amt tlutrtixxzt Vishu: Huratdtuc Ynrt

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Taj: Korn -Pllilbrirk, Criavh fiiiwclciq Hanson. Marquess. Hagan. Harry Aritistrmii, I li St -nt X l 1 L lt lx 11 Q ar kmq uf .Swrmfrl limi'-'lkuiitsiiuivns, Klalmkun, Pena. I rnnr'om Kite st 1 4' 1 A m tion front li'1ifi'-f- NYmillcx' l tl l llllllllllllllll Jim Kisselburg, flash Pirate fullback, was honored by being given a berth on the East-West all-conference first string football team this year. Jim was playing his first year of college football. l-le came to Ventura from Fairfax l-ligh School in Los Angeles where he played three years of varsity ball. l-le undoubtedly was awarded this posi- tion because of his long towering punts and his line smashing ability. l-le was also high score man of the Western conference, having made an individual total of l8 points for the season. llllll lllllllllllll Taking four first string All-Conference berths and one second, Joe Buckmastefs champion Ventura Junior College Pirates again worked their way into the Western Conference football hall of fame. Blynn Wilson, centerg l-larry Armstrong, guardg John Tsout- souvar, taclcleg and Jim Kisselburg, quarterback, were the Venturans that were honored in the selections of sports writers and coaches. These Pirates were placed on the first string of the All-Western conference junior college football squad of l937, Bob Pena, end, Was given a second string berth.

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lllllllllll Dan Willis, star Prep left end on the county championship team, received a first string berth on the All-Southern California football team. Sports writers rated Dan as the best Prep end ever to represent the Ventura district, Willis started his high school football career last year when he was placed on the All-County first string team. i-le climaxed his high school career by being placed on the All-Southern California first prep team, Dan Willis and Ed l-lickerson are the only ones to make the first team in the history of the school. llll llllllll lllll Five members of Ventura's championship Pirate Prep football team received the highest local honors awarded to outstanding players of the i937 season by being named on the All-Ventura County mythical squad. This team is picked annually by the players themselves. Coaches or sports writers do not participate in the selection, This is done with the belief that the players know who their best foes have been Dan Willis, end, Charles Fergerson, guard, Bill Donnelly, quarterback, Jimmie Deering, halfback, and George Peters, fullback, were placed on the first string. Lon Locey, center, and Bob Brown, guard, were picked for the second team. Don Maclsaac, end, George Watt, Tom Eskirdge, tackles, and Dick l-latcher, halfback, received honorable mention. CC ivll ti riii cd f i'rw11 1 Page 5-lj lier league game played on the Junior l-ligh gridiron, This enabled the Preps to tie Fill- more for first place in league standing. A smashing 32-O victory over Oxnard l-ligh School gave the Preps the i937 county football championship. An old jinx that Oxnard seemed to have over Ventura was elimi- nated by the two decisive trouncings administered to the Yellowjackets. Aided by efficient blocking by his team mates, Bill Donnelly made the most sensational run of the season when he circled his own right end, reversed his field, cut back down the sidelines, and then neatly evaded the remaining Oxnard man to score. This run, which thrilled a crowded stadium, was good for 55 yards. 'ID-KN XX Top Kam-Coach Shannon, Peters. Hager. Graf!!! Juffcrmt. Myers, Ililulnan, llirk NYillis, xvflll. llonclly, llnn W'illis, Lnvmt, ' ' ' k 'I I' 'ak' V N 1 ' Fr I lx' rr-S' - '- - ' ' 1 . ml 01 1110, Dckiuix, Callahan, lfnum, Newman, Hrown, I-crgurstin, Deering, Ha Suomi ll0i'l l'lHVlCl', Alu: l',s'rif gc, us. '1, an us rand, Izlwoorl, Mnclsaac-. l'ptf-,n qmwwt Tom rskrmu lmq Innu tl Hlayl L I lk