West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Top — Warrior heads the ball toward team- mate in JV contest. Top Right - West for- ward in action from Goalie ' s eye-view. Right - Warrior varsity member tries a shot on goal. Bottom -- Russell Deford kicking above his opponents in a varsity game. 84

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Soccer Team Reaches CIF This years varsity soccer team boasted a fine 13-3-4 record throughout the pre-season and regular season play. The Warrior team tied for the championship of the extremely tough Western S occer League One highlight of the season was the Christmas Tournament West won the largest high school soccer tournament ever held in the United States by defeating such strong teams as Chino. Dominguez. Culver City, and Cathedral The Warriors were lead by team captain David Atkinson whose seven goals and numerous assists helped to turn the tide on many occasions. Pete Frederickson, who was unquestionably the most valuable player, lead the team with twenty-seven goals and six assists. The defense was centered on sophomores Jim Brown, and Russell DeFord, who along with Tom Avoian. Brian Moore, and Steve Thomas allowed only twenty- six goals throughout the season. Following their First place tie in the Western League, the Warriors moved into CIF championship competition. Taking a bye in the first round, the varsity moved into the second round but were defeated, 4-2, by Cathedral. Coach Eaton said, Based on the fact that this years team started four sophomores and the fact that the junior varsity was almost entirely composed of sophomores, the future of West High soccer appears to be more than bright. VARSITY RECORD West 2 vs Leuzinger 3 West 4 vs South 4 West 3 vs North West 2 vs Torrance 1 West 3 VS Redondo West 5 VS Leuzinger •y West VS South West VS North West 2 VS Torrance 1 West 5 VS Redondo Left to Right: Jim Brown. Tom Avoian, Dean Lriyu. Rick Cowden, Brian Moore, Jeff Gibson, David Tussing. Joe Bonchonsky. Tom Ward, Pete Frederickson. Russ DeFord. Bill Trano. Mike McFall. Paul Stierle. Mike Bonchonsky.

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J. V. ' s Take Second Place T -l 1 5T4U ' , ,■••• w « fij. j u %. The Junior Varsity team finished in second place to South High. The Warriors had an 11-4-2 record. The J.V. ' s were lead by sophomore Jose David who scored ten goals. Tom Houston helped pace the team with eight goals and three assists. The most outstanding player was Freddie Molina, whose five goals, four assists, and fine defensive play, lead the team to a strong second place finish. JUNIOR VARSITY RECORD Row One (Left to Right): Robert Dias, Ahamad Samarudu, Freddie Molina, Terry Peltz, Alex Gaitan, David Jose, Kevin Cutler, Coach Mike Eaton. Row Two (Left to Right): R uss Davis, David Dobos- Bubno, Kerry Barber, Steve Warner, Greg Morken, Tom Houston, Mike Cowden, John Summers, Frank Fidele, Kim Barber. West 1 VS Leuzinger West 1 vs South West 2 vs North 1 West 4 vs Torrance 1 West 4 vs Redondo (Forfeit) West 3 vs Leuzinger 2 West 2 vs South 3 West 2 vs North West vs Torrance 2 West 5 vs Redondo (Forfeit) 85