Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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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.

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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' VC's Finest Hour Ventura 42, Compton 6 The Pirates didn't stand around feeling sorry for themselves follow- ing the Glendale setback, and held Compton to a net 60 yards on the ground and through the air . . . Williams completed 13 aerials out of 22 throws for 179 yards and three six-pointers . . . Dunn gained ,--if AGONY IN VICTORY-Linebacker Jim Cuthbert C533 re- ceives some verbal comfort from teammate Steve Hart C543 after suffering a painful shoulder injury in the LACC victory. Ventura 21, Pierce 0 Pierce stopped the potent Pirate offense for three quarters, but Ven- tura finally rallied for three fourth- quarter TDs . . . Williams hit 11 of 22 passes for 1'7O yards . . . Russell rolled up 108 yards in 18 carries, while Edge chalked up 97 yards in same number of totes. 122 yards in eight carries, includ- ing a '73-yard romp. Ventura 20, Harbor 17 In probably the greatest VC game of the year, the Pirates rallied in the final stanza to snap Harbor's 15- game winning string . . . Flanker Ken Duncan gathered in a 54-yard scoring toss from Williams to get VC back into the contest . . . The Pirates climbed to the No. 8 spot in the JC Grid-Wire rating. COMING THROUGH-Jim Russell C213 dash- es through a hole on the right side of the Pasa- dena line for a 18-yard pickup. The Pirate half- back wound up the leading rusher for VC with 578 yards in 96 carries. SHARP 'EDGE'-Fullback Mike Edge C333 gets a key block from center Terry Cooney C523 for enough running room for a first down in the Santa Barbara contest. Cooney's blocking was a maj or factor in the Pirates' ground attack. Ventura 33, Pasadena 15 With help from Pierce, the Pirates moved into a tie for the WSC lead With Glendale . . . Williams gave the television audience some show, hitting 19 of 34 in the airways for 191 yards and three TDs . . . The Win marked the most for any Pirate team since 1 951. 75 I