Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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-0 h the Pirates' opposition left, Karl Henke 12253, Jim Krall 12453, John Hammond 12653, igsgrg limftsd Itiaziiijg points per game was the Robert Ortega 12603, Tom J ones 12253, and Jim Cuthbert 12153. front defensive wall. Members of the stingy bunch are, from Stingy Pirate Defensive Unit WALKING THE PLANK-The Pirate defense made many a runner walk the plank during the course of a game. Here, co-captain Dick Weber 1603, Jim Cuthbert 1533, and Kelly Gaston 1723 team up to smother a Pasadena back while Karl Henke 1753 looks on. 4.5 UP IN THE AIR-A wayward LACC pass is intercepted by Dick Weber 1603 just before it reaches two hopeful receivers. Pirate defensive halfback Gary Berthe1son11 13 lends a helping hand. Besides being blessed with a potent offense, the Pirates this season had one of the top defenses in the conference. The VC defensive unit allowed the oppositions' of- fense only 1 1 1 points in 10 contests for a stingy 1 1.1 average per game. The defense, led by Onstot, Weber, Ortega, Henke, Gaston, Clevenger, Cuthbert, Worley, Strait and many more, held the opposing offenses to under 200 yards net per game. Although the opposition gained 1,'7'71 yards on the ground, the Pirates threw the opposing runners for a loss of 492 yards. Praise is in order for line coach Bob Long as Well as the rest of the Pirate staff for their outstanding work this season.

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T .x. . A b IL ,a MEETING OF MINDS-Pirate halfback Jim Russell C211 lowers his shoulder in anticipation of a head-on tackle by an LACC defender after picking up a first down. It's obvious that a team does- n't compile an 8-2 record without having a reliable of- fense, and the Pirates had one of the most explosive around. In 10 games, the VC offensive unit averaged 27.6 points per game. The Pirates gained al- most twice as many yards on the ground and air combined than their opponents, chalk- ing up 3,727 yards to 1,992. The nucleus of the Ventura attack was the running game. On the ground, the Pirates gained 2,183 yards with half- back Jim Russell leading the pack with 665 yards. Full- back Mike Edge, who was snubbed on the all-conference first team, captured the WSC scoring crown with 62 points. Quarterback Chuck Williams Won the passing crown for the second straight year with VC Offense In Action OVGI' 1,400 yards Chalked up Two-TIMED-Although he is better known for his aerial antics, Bue quarterback chuck through the airways. Williams can hold his own on the ground as well. Here, Chuck is two-timed by a pair of Santa Barbara defensemen on an end sweep. FOUR AGAINST ONE-Halfback Charlie Dunn drags four Compton linemen for extra yardage before being brought down deep in Tartar territory. Pirate Scoreboard Antelope Valley Monterey Santa Barbara Glendale Compton L.A. Harbor Pierce Pasadena LA C C Santa Ana

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Pirates Blitz Marauders Ventura 36, AV 14 Halfback Jim Russell came off the bench to spark the Pirates both on the scoreboard and ground . . . Russell chalked up 1 1'7 yards in 10 carries . . . AV Marauders did little maraudering against Pirate cle- fense. Ventura 27, Monterey 14 The Pirates ended seven years of frustration against the Lobos with two final quarter TDs . . . Rus- sell had another big night with 101 'rards in 18 carries . . . Williams hit 11 of 21 for 150 yards . . . Acrowd of 4,5000 went home cheering from VC's home opener. CAUGHT IN ACT-Compton's O.C. Neal C421 is caught in the act of illegally grabbing the face guard of Ventura's Fred Von Schrader C227 while bringing down the speedy Pirate. Ventura 48, SBCC 6 Ventura gave Santa Barbara a warm welcome into the Western States Conference . . .Williams com- pleted 10 of 16 passes for 1 77 yards and two TDs . . . Dunn gained 123 yards in 16 totes . . . Curt Mulford galloped 94 yards for the final score. TELLS THE STORY-Many times a picture is definitely worth a thou- sand words and clearly tells the story as this picture does of the Santa Barbara encounter which the Pirates easily captured by a 48-6 decision. Glendale 21, Ventura 0 Glendale pinned the Pirates with their only regular season loss with three second-half touchdowns after a scoreless first half . . . The Pirates got inside the GC 30 only once . , . Vaqueros amassed 250 yards on ground against VC,s defensive line. WAITING ARMS-Pirate end Ray Seay C845 waits with open arms for a Chuck Williams pass for 14 yards and another Ventura first down against the Compton eleven.