Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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NOT THIS TIME-G1endale's Dennis McAdams sparked his team- mates to a 21 - 0 shutout over the Pirates, but this time Fred Cleven- ger 1693 stopped the agile GC quarterback with a shoe-string tackle as Bob Ortega C773 and Tony Roberts cover the action. Buc Bowl Debut Santa Ana 18, Ventura 16 VC ended its great season on a some- what sour note as Santa Ana thwarted a last-minute Pirate comeback . . . The Pi- rates didn't play one of their better games, but almost pulled it out of the fire . . . Flanker Ken Duncan wound up with 1 1 7 yards on nine receptions. NO PROTECTION-Although the Pirates' pass protection for Williams was ample all season long, in the Elks Bowl game Santa Ana's Dons often crashed through to bring down Chuck. Here, two linemen charge over a VC blocker to hit Williams as Bill O'Connor C831 rushes forward to help out. 'Crowning' Touch Ventura 33, LACC 7 After walking over the Cubs, the Pirates went home and watched Pasa- dena knock off Glendale on TV to give VC its first conference crown since 1937 . . . The Pirates moved up to the No. 6 slot in the JC Grid-Wire poll . . . The Elks Bowl selected Ven- tura to meet Santa Ana in San Bernar- dino. EXTRA EFFORT-Flanker Ken Duncan lunges for extra yardage against Harbor after snagging a pass from Chuck Williams. Halfback Charlie Dunn Watches the play.

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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

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j , BRAN DT JACKSON OFFENSIVE TACKLE BOB ORTEGA DEFENSIVE GUARD 'hw STEVE ONSTOT LINEBACKER TERRY COONEY CENTER CO-CAPTAIN CHUCK VVILLIAMS QUARTERBACK Pirate Honor List Western States Conference First Team Offense Pos. Name Yr. Ht. T Brandt Jackson Fr 6-O C Terry Cooney Fr 6-O QB Chuck Williams So 5-8 FL Ken Duncan So 6-1 First Team Defense G Bob Ortega So 6-O Second Team Offense B Mike Edge So 6-2 Second Team Defense E Dick Weber So 5-1 1 LB Steve Onstot So 6-1 Honorable Mention Offense HB Jim Russell Fr 6-O Honorable Mention Defense HB Dick Worley So 6-O Wt. 235 203 165 188 270 228 200 220 170 175 JC Grid-Wire All-American Honorable Mention C Terry Cooney QB Chuck Williams G Bob Ortega KEN DUNCAN FLANKER MIKE EDGE FULLB ACK lm DICK WEBER DEFENSIVE END CO-CAPTAIN Q