While sitting on the hard wooden benches you could hear the clash of helmets and pads as the Varsity Football Team pushed face-to-face with another challenging opponent. The team started practicing last spring with weight training every day after school. Then, over the summer all football players had to practice in the sweltering heat each day. Charlie Burton, as captain and quarterback of the football team, had the responsibility of leadership and keeping the spirit high. This was very hard because many students gave up on the team after the first few games.
People only thought of the actual game, not all the valuable time spent practicing over the summer.
Even though the football players were let down by their fellow students, each game they were on the field trying again. Many games were close, like the Smudge Pot Bowl. The smudge pot was lost but Head Coach Castanon is determined to get it back from San Dimas next year. Some of the outstanding sophomores were Dominica Mistone, Jim Stanfill, Ralph Aguirre, and Jeff Nickens. Along with juniors, Gary Deal, Ron Palmer, Jon Coulson, Jeff Smith, and Daryl Stephens, and seniors, David Garcia, Ron McJunkin, Eric Lotz, and John Vitale we had a well-rounded team.
Echoes, 1983
