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______FORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUIMDATIDM-FDUMOEn 193B ______DENNIS SPROUL, LOS ALTOS QB, ACCLAIMED TOP PERFORMER IN AAAA FOOTBALL..FOR 73 SEASON

_ D E NNIS SPROUL, 6-3, 195-POUND WHO DIRECTED THE LOS ALTOS HIGH — 'SCHOOL CONQUERORS TO THE CIF "AAAA" DIVISION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1973, HAS BEEN SELECTED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN HIS DIVISION BY MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS. EY SO DOING, LOS ALTOS BECAME THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL IN CIF HISTORY TO WIN BACK-TO- BACK TITLES IN "AAA" AND "AAAA" DIVISION PLAY. LOS ALTOS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DWAYNE DeSPAIN, WHOSE TEAM WENT 12-1 DURING THE COMPLETE SEASON, SPEAKS IN GLOWING TERMS OF HIS ACE QUARTERBACK AND HIS TITLE- WINNERS OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS. "SPROUL DID A FINE JOB FOR US THIS SEASON AND HE WILL MAKE SOME COLLEGE COACH SLEEP A LOT EASIER OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. OUR TEAM HAS PLAYED TOGETHER FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEY JUST WORK WEIL TOGETHER. I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM." In the championship game against Crespi, Sproul completed 17 of 26 aerials for l6 l yards and one . The Conquerors won the ball game 21-7 after de­ feating Santa Ana Valley (22-15), Servite (35-17) and Anaheim (34-20). It is in­ teresting to note that Los Altos finished second to undefeated South Hills in the Sierra League and got into the playoffs as an "at large" team. They proved to be the very best. ALL-STAR TEAM PLAYERS HONORED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN ON SAT., JAN. 19TH Through the generousty of officials at Magic Mountain Park,- those players named for All-Southern California Football Team honors will be guests of honor at the park on Sat., Jan. 19th at which time the 37th Annual All-Southern Cal­ ifornia Board of Football will hold its awards ceremonies. Honored players, coaches, parents and school officials will all be hosted at Magic Mountain for an exciting day of fun following the awards ceremonies which will begin at 10:30 am. Framed scroll awards will be presented to all honored players, while players of the year and championship team coaches will receive bronze medallion awards and silver tumblers respectively. There are 27 "AAAA Division high schools represented on this year's selec­ tions for the first time honoring both offensive and defensive teams. Prior to 1973, teams were selected without signifying offense or defense. Champion Los Altos placed six performers on the offensive and defensive units ....five on offense and one on defense. Runner-up Crespi had four players honored, with two on offense and two on defense. Fifty division players are honored on the teams, with St. Paul (4), Santa Ana Valley (3 ), Newport Harbor (3 ), Servite (3)» Santa Monica (3 ), North Torrance (2), West Torrance (2), Buena (2) and Anaheim (2 ) placing more than one player. PAST CIF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1937 - 1973 1937 Frank Albert... .. Glendale 1957 Gary Craig...... Riverside 1936 Harry K a m s ...... Pomona 1958 Dee Andrews...... Poly, Long Beach 1939 John Petrovich....,Alhambra 1959 Willie Brown...... Poly, Long Beach 1940 Peter Zucco...... Santa Barbara I960 Jim Murphy...... Santa Barbara 1941 Newell Oestrich....Inglewood 1961 Paul Horgan...... Loyola 1942 Glenn Davis...... Bonita 1962 Steve Grady...... Loyola 1943 Norman Veeh...... Tustin 1963 Don Swartz...... Loyola 1944 Bill Martin...... Mark Keppel 1964 George Buehler...... Whittier 1943 Al Pollard...... Loyola 1965 Mickey Cureton.... Centennial 1946 Al Pollard...... Loyola Pete Sanchez.... . Mater Dei 1947 Bud Woodward...... Jordan, L.B. 1966 Mickey Cureton.... Centennial 1948 John Olszewski.... St. Anthony 3.967 Tom Fitzpatrick.....Anaheim 1949 Jim Contratto...... Compton 1968 Darryl Berg...... Wes"tminster 1930 Charles Powell.....San Diego 1969 James McAlister... Blair 1931 Marty Keough..... Pomona 1970 ...... Bishop Amat 1932 Ronald Knox...... Santa Monica John McKay...... Bishop Amat 1933 Ernie Zámpese.... Santa Barbara 1971 John Sciarra..... Bishop Amat 1934 John Hangartner....Hoover, Glendale 1972 Bob Acosta...... Western 1933 Mickey Flynn..... -Anaheim 1973 Dennis Sproul...... Los Altos 1956 Mickey Flynn..... -Anaheim (Note : Players listed arei from So. Calif. Randy Meadows.... -Downey schools which at the timei were "AAAA" or

Since 1937, when All-Southern California Board of Athletics was instituted, dedicated sports journalists have given of their time in the interest of high school athletics. All athletes listed above, along with all-star team members year-by-year, have been recipients of framed scroll© LA84 awards Foundation. recognizing All Rightsthem for Reserved. their outstanding achievement! Back ## Dennis Sproul...... Los Altos...... 6'3" 195 Senior Back Bob Kettles...... Crespi...... 6*2" 190 Senior Back Myron White ...... Santa Ana Valley. 6'0" 180 Junior Back Binky Benton...... Los Altos...... 5'6" 170 Senior Back Steve Bukich...... Newport Harbor... 6'1" 205 Senior End Vinnie Mulroy...... Newport Harbor... 5*11" 174 junior End Rick Garretson...... Servite...... 5' 11" 180 Senior Sean Naughton...... St. Paul...... S'2“ 200 Senior Tackle Ray Peters...... St. Francis..... 6'3" 230 Senior Guard Marv Wheat...... Crespi...... 6' 1" 210 Senior Guard Mike Rubinstein.... South Hills..... 6'0" 200 Senior Center Scott Fraser...... Riverside Poly... 611" 200 Junior Kicker Dan McPherson...... Edison...... 6'1" 170 Senior

Back Bruce Gibson...... Redlands...... 6'0" 205 Senior Back Lou Runfola...... St. Paul...... 5'11" 188 Senior Back Gary Templeton..... Santa Ana Valley. 6'0" 180 Senior Back Ainslie Washington.. Santa Monica.... 6'0" 175 Senior Backer Brian Klemens...... St. Paul...... 5' 10" 185 Senior Backer Steve Boron...... Crespi...... 5'11" 180 Senior Backer Marty Cherrie...... Buena...... 5' 10" 180 Senior Backer ** Steve Kenlon...... Servite...... 6'1" 212 Senior Line Ed Siegwart...... Crespi...... 6'2" 200 Senior Line Ian Martin.... . St. Paul...... 6 ’2" 190 Senior Line John Lopker...... Anaheim...... 6* 3" 215 Senior Line Dave Gage...... Millikan...... 6'0" 195 Senior

Back *** Dennis Thurman..... Santa Monica.... 6'0" 165 Senior Back Turk Schonert...... Servite...... 6 11" 185 Junior Back Tony Accomando..... Westminster.... . 5' 11" 160 Senior Back Reggie Kellough..... Pius X ...... 6'1" 170 Senior Back Mike Hill...... Los Altos...... 6'0" 185 Senior End *** Harley Stark...... Chaffey...... 6 ’5" 210 Senior End Kirk Tanner...... Los AltOS ...... 6' 1" 215 Senior Tackle Don Alaman...... Santa Ana Valley. 6'1" 240 Senior Tackle John Hewko...... Los Altos...... 6'2" 190 Senior Guard Scott Napp...... Fountain Valley.. 6'0" 215 ‘ Senior Guard Jeff Kravitz...... Newport Harbor... 5'11" 208 Senior Center John La Grandeur.... Mater Dei...... 6'3" 195 Junior Kicker Peter Frederiksen... west Torrance.... 5' 8" 150 Senior

Back Ron Martinez...... Buena...... 5'11" 175 Senior Back Ed Thurber...... North Torrance... 517" 150 Senior Back *** Pat Schmidt...... west Torrance.... 6' 1" 170 Senior Back Walt Van Eyk...... Alhambra...... 5 ’9" 150 Senior Backer Chris Rice...... Bishop Amat..... 6'2" 200 Senior Backer Phillip Bowers..... Compton...... 6'1" 195 Senior Backer Sparky Larson...... Cantwell...... 6'2" 195 Senior Backer Ed Bowen...... ^orth Torrance... 6'0" 190 Senior Line Robert Allison..... Santa Monica..... 6'4" 240 Senior Line Simeon Holloway.... Pasadena...... 6'2" 225 Senior Line Bob Hewko...... Los Altos...... 6 ' 2" 190 Senior Line Jeff Heinrich...... Anaheim...... 6'1" 195 Senior CITIZENS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ALL-SO. CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS - 1973______Ralph Alexander, L.A. Youth Service Don S a m o , Citizens Sav. Athl. Fnd. Al Ames, Glendale News Press Fred Robledo, L.A. Herald Examiner Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun John Strey, Whittier News Richard Blue, South Bay Daily Breeze Lonnie Teper, Alhambra Post Advocate Kevin Cloe, Pomona Progress Bulletin Bill Wagner, Ventura Star-Free-Press Avrum Dansky, L.A. Times Jerry Weiner, Dean Newspapers Bernie Evans, San Pedro News Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Cliff Gewecke, Hunt. Park Signal Glenn White, Orange Coast Daily Pilot Bill Gillis, Antelope Valley Press Wayne Wilson, San Fernando Valley News Bob Guerrero, Northeast Newspapers John Zant, Santa Barbara News Press Chuck Johnson, The Tidings Alternates s Advisors: Roger Carlson, Terry Johnson, Pasadena Star News Orange Coast Daily Pilot, Bob Cuomo, L.A. Tom Kelly, Santa Monica Outlook Times, Bill Lindstrom, Santa Ana Reg., Ken Pivemetz, L.B. Ind. Press Tele. Frank Mazzeo, San Fern. Vali. News, Mike Jim Rhode, San Gabriel Valley Tri. Peck, KAVL, Lancaster, John Strege, L.A. Garland Rose, Riverside-Press Ent. Times, Mike Kennedy, L.A. Times, and ## 2nd Team 1972 AAA W. R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman, Braven ** 2nd Team 1972 *** 3rd Team 1972 Dyer, Secretary, Citizens Athletic Fnd.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 9BOO SOUTH SEPULVEDA, , CALIFORNIA S004S FORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION —FOUNDED 193S CRESCEMTA VALLEY'S MARK MILLER NAMED MVP IN "AAA" CIF FOOTBALL FOR 1973 FOOTBALL SEASON FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 2 7 T H and Fri. A.M. .> ______* * * OCLNOT RELEASE BEFORE: THURS. DECU-af-tta "P.M.3______MARK MILLER, CRESCENTA VALLEY'S TALENTED ALL-AROUND PERFORMER WHO LED HIS FALCON TEAMMATES ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, HAS BEEN NAMED "AAA" DIVI­ SION FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL. MILLER, WHO DID EVERYTHING FOR COACH GORDON WARNOCK'S FOOTHILL LEAGUE TRI-CHAMPION TEAM, WOUND UP THE SEASON WITH 1,263 YARDS RUSHING. THE TALENTED 5-11, 170-POUND TAILBACK ALSO PASSED, RECEIVED, RETURNED PUNTS AND KICKOFFS FOR CLOSE TO 1,000 YARDS, WHICH PLACED HIS OVER-ALL YARDAGE RE- SPONSIBILTY AT OVER 2,000 YARDS FOR THE SEASON. THE FALCONS BESTED MONROVIA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE "AAA" DIVISION PLAYOFF, 14-7 AS MILLER, A STANDOUT ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, SET UP THE TITLE-WINNING TD WITH A ^3-YARD PUNT RETURN TO MONROVIA'S ONE YARD LINE. AS A DEFENSIVE HALFBACK, MILLER WAS OUTSTANDING IN SUPPORT OF HIS DEFENSIVE LINEMEN ON THE RUSH AND WAS AN EXTREMELY "QUICK HITTER" FORCING AND RECOVERING SEVERAL. THE FALCONS, TIO CLOSED OUT THE SEASON 12-1 AND WHO ENDED THE CIF'S LONG­ EST WIN STREAK AT 19 (BY MONROVIA), BESTED POMONA (25-0), THOUSAND OAKS (35-8), ST. LOHN BOSCO (3ll—19) AND MONROVIA... TO END A GREAT STRING OF VICTORIES BY THE WILDCATS. MAGIC MOUNTAIN THROWS OPEN ITS GATES FOR 37TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONIES Players honored on the 1975 All-Southern California All-Star Teams will be the honored guests of Magio Mountain Park, as Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics holds its annual Awards Ceremonies at the popular southland amusement park. Ceremonies will begin at 10:30 am, with players, coaches, parents and school officials taking part in the awards program. Framed scroll awards will be presented to all honored players, with medallions and silver tumbler awards going to players of the year and title-winning coaches.______Forty-nine players, representing 31 Southern California high schools are all-star team members for 1973. "AAA" Division Champion Crescenta Valley and runner­ up Monrovia each placed four players on the offensive and defensive teams to lead all other schools in representation. For the first time in 1973» All-Southern California Board of Football se­ lected both offensive and defensive units two on offense and two on defense. Many players who were two-way performers during the year were selected either on offense or defense — not both — so as to make room for deserving one-way players. Teams with more than player named to the honor squads are St. John Bosco (3), Villa Park (3 )....with Burroughs, Culver City, Thousand Oaks, Warren, Chino, St. Genevieve and La Mirada two each. As noted above, Crescenta Valley and Monrovia led the parade with four selections each. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FROM SMALLER ENROLLMENT SCHOOLS 1951 - 1973 1951 B.J. Smith...... Ventura 1967 Bain Brick...... Mayfair 1952 C.R. Roberts...... Oceanside Bob Davidson..... Santa Ynez 1953 C.R. Roberts..... Oceanside 1968 Rick De Lesk..... Loara 195* Bill Cooper ...Hawthorne Ben Herrera...... St. Bonaventure 1955 Skip Face. San Marino 1969 Rick Booth ...South Pasadena 1956 Adrian Ledbetter., .Brea-Olinda Robert Evans...... Barstow 1957 Hal Tobin...... Coronado John Johansen...... Santa Ynez Henry Enriquez... Mater Dei Tim Bishop...... Boron 1958 Bill Redell..... San Marino Pat Marble...... Tucca Valley 1959 Don Johnson...... South Pasadena 1970 ..... Bonita 1960 Gary Holman...... Brea-Olinda Larry Mushinskie.. .Temple Cily 1961 Steve Ledbetter....Brea-Olinda Paul Swenson..... St. Genevieve 1962 Ken Martin...... Hemet ...... N.D. Riverside 1963 Paul Marguglio... St. Francis Jim Johnson. .... Rosamond Art Golden...... Alemany 1971 Charles Judge...... Kennedy Andy Herrera..... Santa Clara Andy Roundtree... Temple City 1964 Terry Newlin..... St. Francis Paul Kinne...... Paso Robles Steve Price...... Coachella Jon Rhodes...... L.A. Baptist Brian Kilpatrick...Rim of World 1972 Robert Hertel...... Los Altos 19 65 Brian Porter.....Crespi Mike Nanko...... Temple City Jerry Moore...... Cal Sohl for Deaf Steve Tetriok...... L.A, Baptist Gilbert Gonzalea...Santa Clara 1973 Mark Miller...... Crescenta Valley 1966 Dan Graham...... Bishop Montg'y Rick Brown, ..... Temple City Randy Tyler...... N e f f Larry Stephens.....Imperial © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. FOR pgimsEi DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO THORS. DEC. 27 P.M. CITIZENS ATHLETIC FND. ALL SOUTHERN SECTION "AAA" DIVISION TEAM - 1973 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HGHT WGHT YEAR IN SCH Back Larry Schember..... St. John Bosco.... 5*10" 175 Senior Back Dale Bunn...... Monrovia ...... •6* 0" 170 Junior Back Curtis Ihle...... Burroughs...... 6 ’3)5" 175 Senior Back Mark Miller...... Crescenta Valley.. 5*11" 175 Senior Back A l Staie...... Crescenta Valley.. 5*9" 205 Senior End Randy Simmrin...... Burroughs...... 6 ' 2 " 170 Senior End Dan Ferrell...... Monrovia...... 6*5" 190 Senior Tackle Jeff Geis...... Culver City...... 6* 0" 235 Senior Tackle Kelly Jondle...... St. John Bosco.... 6 * 2 " 250 Senior Guard Mario Celotto...... St. Bernard...... 6'4" 228 Senior Guard Kirby Reed...... Thousand Oaks.... 5*9" 153 Senior Center J. C. Benedict..... Thousand Oaks.... 6* 0" 170 Senior Kicker * Jim Haynes...... Warren...... 6 * 2 " 185 Senior FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Back Jim Kelley...... Canyon...... 5 *H" 160 Senior Back Jim Goldstone...... Tustin...... 5 ' 11" 155 Senior Back *** Pat laccino...... St. Genevieve.... 5*9" 145 Senior Back Jim Strickland..... Warren...... 6*2" 165 Senior Backer Lou Mascóla...... Bishop Mont...... 6 ' 1" 200 Senior Eacker Larry Smith...... Keppel...... 6 ' 1" 185 Senior Backer Jerry Duran...... villa Park...... 5 ' 10 " 180 Senior Backer Steve Crago.... . St. John Bosco.... 5*10" 185 Senior Line Paul Steinbacher.... Crescenta Valley.. 5*11" 200 Senior Line Craig Irwin...... 6*4" 240 Senior Line Randy Rizo...... Chino...... 6* 1" 250 Senior Line Rod Kennec...... Villa Park...... 6 *2" 225 Senior SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Back Richard Thomas...... Lynwood...... 5*10" 185 Junior Back Ernie Saenz...... Culver City...... 6 *2" 190 Junior Back Reggie Webster..... Blair...... 5*11" 165 Senior Back Kenny Washington.... M o mingside...... 5*11" 185 Senior Back Kevin Drake...... Cabrillo...... 6*3" 195 Senior End Pat Cranor ...... Monrovia...... 5*7" 170 Senior End Alan Tarbutton..... Villa Park...... 6*3" 190 Senior Tackle Mark Lane...... Monrovia...... 6*4" 240 Senior Tackle Art Chandless...... Crescenta Valley.. 6 ’4" 225 Senior Guard Jim G a l a m e a u ...... St. Genevieve.... 5*11" 190 Senior Guard Neil Orr...... Buena Park...... 6 *2" 225 Junior Center John Bean...... Ganesha...... 5*9" 170 Senior SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Back Ken Stalwick...... Claremont...... 6 * 0” 170 Junior

Back Mike Nieman...... Chino...... 5 ' 8 " 150 Senior Back Harry Hedrick...... Rancho Alamitos.. 5*10" 150 Senior Back Pat Donahue ...... Serra...... 6 *1" 185 Senior Backer Mike Carney...... La Mirada...... 6 *0" 200 Senior Backer John Jones...... Garey...... 6 *1” 200 Senior Backer Steve Rassmussen.... Santiago...... 6*4" 215 Senior Backer Rick White...... Mission Viejo.... 5 '11" 175 Senior Line Jim Stavroulakis.... Monrovia...... 5*11" 175 Senior Line Kim Kirchhof...... Santa Maria...... 6*3" 200 Senior Line Mark Carlson...... Newbury Park.... 6 * 0 " 190 Junior Line Pat Blackburn...... La Mirada...... _ 6*4" 220 Senior * 1st Team 1972 *** 3rd Team 1972 CITIZENS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ALL-SO. CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS - 1973 Ralph Alexander, LA . Youth Service Don S a m o , Citizens Sav. Ath. Foundation Al Ames, Glendale News Press Fred Robledo, L.A. Herald Examiner Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun John Strey, Whittier News Richard Blue, South Bay Daily Breeze Lonnie Teper, Alhambra Post Advocate Kevin Cloe, Pomona Progress Bulletin Bill Wagner, Ventura Star Free Press Avrum Dansky, L.A. Times Jerry Weiner, Dean Newspapers Bernie Evans, San Pedro News Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Cliff Gewecke, Hunt. Park Signal Glenn White, Orange Coast Daily Pilot Bill Gillis, Antelope Valley Press Wayne Wilson, San Fernando Valley News Bob Guerrero, Northeast Newspapers John Zant, Santa Barbara News Press Chuck Johnson, The Tidings Alternates S Advisors: Roger Carlson, Terry Johnson, Pasadena Star News Orange Coast Daily Pilot, Bob Cuomo, L.A. Tam Kelly, Santa Monica Outlook Times, Bill Lindstrom, Santa Ana Reg., Ken Pivemetz, L.B. Ind. Press Tele. Frank Mazzeo, San Fern. Vali. News, Mike Jim Rhode, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Peck, KAVL, Lancaster, John Strege, L.A. Garland Rose, Riverside Press Ent. Times, Mike Kennedy, L.A. Times, and W. R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman, Braven Dyer, Secretary, Citizens Athletic Fnd. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. SPECIAL RELEASE

SBOO SOUTH SEPULVEDA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90045 FORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION —FOUNDED 1S3B RICK BROWN (TEMPLE CITY) & LARRY STEPHENS (IMPERIAL) WIN " A A " t "A " FOOTBALL HONORS

RICK BROWN, COACH BOB HITCHCOCK'S "MOST COMPLETE FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER" AND IMPERIAL HIGH SCHOOL'S SOPER HALFBACK LARRY STEPHENS, HAVE BEEN NAMED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S "AA" AND "A" CIF DIVISION PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1973 ™ TEAMS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION IN CONJUNC­ TION WITH THE ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS MADE BY THE FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL. RICK BROWN LED TEMPLE CITY TO AN UNPRECEDENTED FOURTH STRAIGHT CIF "AA" TITLE, 2 1 -1 3 OVER NORTH RIVERSIDE, ACCOUNTING FOR 1 6 3 YARDS IN THE TITLE ENCOUNTER. A BRUISING FULLBACK, BROWN HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHLAND'S MOST FAMED GRID DYN­ ASTY AND IS CALLED TEMPLE CITY'S "MOST COMPLETE FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER" BY COACH BOB HITCHCOCK. THE RAMS, WINNERS OF 46 STRAIGHT GAMES BEFORE BEING UPSET EARLY THIS SEASON BY ST. FRANCIS, CLOSED OUT THE SEASON UNDEFEATED. CHARGING THROUGH THE PLAY­ OFFS, THE RAMS DEFEATED BALDWIN PARK (34-0), SONORA (l4-0), RIO MESA (21-6) AND NORTH RIVERSIDE IN THE FINALE. TEMPLE CITY FINISHED THE SEASON 12-1, WHILE NORTH WAS 11-2. LARRY STEPHENS, GAINING 102 YARDS IN THE TITLE GAME WITH PASO ROBLES — WON BY THE TIGERS 12-0 — RECEIVED STRONG MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR MVP IN THE SINGLE A DIVISION OF THE CIF. STEPHENS, A 5-9 , I6 5 -POUND TAILBACK, FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 1,156 YARDS. THE TIGERS WOUND UP THE YEAR 11-2, WHIPPING BEAUMONT (30-7), EL TORO (33-12), PERRIS (39-34) AND PASO ROBLES (12-0). PLAYERS TO RECEIVE AWARDS AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN SAT., JAN. 19TH The 37th Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Pro­ gram will be held on Saturday morning, Jan. 19th at Magic Mountain in Valencia, Officials at Magic Mountain Park have invited all players, coaches, parents & school officials to be their guests for an exciting afternoon of fun, follow­ ing the awards ceremonies scheduled at 1 0 :3 0 a.m. All players named for All-Southern California All-Star Team honors will be recipients of special framed scroll awards in recognition of their fine play during the 1973 season. Title-winning coaches will be awarded the traditional Silver Tumbler awards, while Players of the Year will receive bronze medallions. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FROM SMALLER ENROLLMENT SCHOOLS....1951 - 1973 1951 B.J. SMITH...... VENTURA 1967 BAIN BRICK..... MAYFAIR 1952 C.R. ROBERTS...... OCEANSIDE BOB DAVIDSON... SANTA YNEZ 1955 C.R. ROBERTS...... OCEANSIDE 19 68 RICK DE LESK....,LOARA 1954 BILL COOPER...... HAWTHORNE BEN HERRERA.... ST. BONAVENTURE 1955 SKIP PACE...... • SAN MARINO 1969 RICK BOOTH..... SOUTH PASADENA 1956 ADRIAN LEDBETTER___ .BREA-OLINDA ROBERT EVANS... BARSTOW 1957 HAL TOBIN...... CORONADO JOHN JOHANSEN.... SANTA YNEZ HENRY ENRIQUEZ.... .MATER DEI TIM BISHOP..... BORON 1958 BILL REDELL...... SAN MARINO PAT MARBLE..... YUCCA VALLEY 1959 DON JOHNSON...... SOUTH PASADENA 1970 ALIEN CARTER... BONITA I960 GARY HOLMAN...... BREA-OLINDA LARRY MUSMNSKIE. T E M P LE CITY JOHN HÜARTE...... MAIER DEI PAUL SWENSON... S T. GENEVIEVE 1961 STEVE TEDBRTTKR... .BREA-OLINDA MARVIN COBB.... N.D. RIVERSIDE 1962 KEN MARTIN...... HEMET JIM JOHNSON.... .ROSAMOND 1 9 6 5 PAUL MARGUGLIO.... .ST. FRANCIS 1971 CHARLES JUDGE___.KENNEDY ART GOLDEN...... •ALEMANY ANDY ROUNDTREE... TEMPLE CITY ANDY HERRERA...... SANTA CLARA PAUL KINNE...... PASO ROBLES 1964 TERRY NEWLIN...... ST. FRANCIS JON RHODES..... L.A. BAPTIST STEVE PRICE...... COACHELLA 1972 MIKE NANKO..... ,TEMPLE CITY BRIAN KILPATRICK.... .RIM OF WORLD STEVE TETRICK.....L.A. BAPTIST 1965 BRIAN PORTER...... CRESPI 1975 RICK BROWN...... TEMPLE CITY JERRY MOORE...... •CAL SOHL DEAF LARRY STEPHENS....IMPERIAL GILBERT GONZALES___ .SANTA CLARA 1 9 66 DAN GRAHAM...... BISHOP MQNTG'Y RANDY TYLER...... NEFF © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Pick Reserved. up Teams Next Page - - ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNL •- J OP FOOTBALL — "AA" DIVISI -ECTI0N3 ...1973 SEASON FIRST TEAM --OF FEN S E RELEASE; WED. DEC. 26th PMs ... BACK + RICK BROWN TEMPLE CITY 5 -1 0 190 Senior BACK + RICK COSTELLO NEFF 5-11 172 Senior BACK + BOBBY SAYERS NORTE VISTA 5 -1 0 168 Senior BACK ROBBIN JONES NORTH, RIVERSIDE 6-3 168 Senior END + VINCE TORRES NEFF 5-10 170 Senior END RICH MUELLER TEMPLE CITY 6 -3 185 Senior TACKLE RON BLANKENBAKER TEMPLE CITY 6 -2 205 Senior TACKLE BOB HOOK SONORA 6 -3 220 Senior GUARD STEVE JACOBS NORTH, RIVERSIDE 5-11 190 Senior GUARD KEN THEIS YUCAIPA 5-11 185 Senior CENTER TOM CHAMBERS ROWLAND 6 -2 170 Senior KICKER ENRIQUE BARCENA BELL GARDENS 5-7 140 Junior F I R S T TEAM --DEFENSE BACK LANCE PARRISH WALNUT 6-3 195 Senior BACK BILL ROCHFORD RI O MESA 6 -3 3.95 Senior BACK JOE BROWN PAIM SPRINGS 6-3 180 Senior BACKER WILLIE BEAMON SAN BERNARDINO 6-3 200 Senior BACKER JIM LAFFIN DUARTE 6 -1 175 Senior BACKER KEITH CAMPBELL AGOURA 6 -0 195 Senior BACKER JEFF EDWARDS TEMPLE CITY 6 -0 165 Senior LINE ROSS MALINOWSKI TEMPLE CITY 6 -2 212 Senior LINE RAY SVIENTEK NEFF 6-3 205 Senior LINE DUANE BECHTEL ROYAL OAK 5-11 175 Senior LINE JEFF VAN RIBBINK RIO MESA 6 -2 195 Senior S E COND TEAM -- (COMBINED... .OFFENSE & DEFENSE) BACK CLYDE CHRISTENSEN ROYAL OAK 5-11 175 Senior BACK NICK HOWARD CHARTER OAK 6 -1 190 Senior BACK MIKE HARRIS INDIO 6 -2 190 Senior BACK TERRY HART SONORA 5 -1 0 165 Senior END MIKE WY30NG MAYFAIR 6 -1 180 Senior END PAT PUGH NORTH, RIVERSIDE 5-9 155 Senior TACKLE TIM COX ANTELOPE VALLEY 6 -2 190 Senior TACKLE SCOTT KEMMER AGOURA 6-5 240 Senior GUARD BILL HOUTZ ALTA LOMA 5 -1 0 l80 Senior GUARD CRAIG SIDES LAWNDALE 5 - H 185 Junior CENTER EUGENE ORTEGA COLTON 5 -1 0 235 Senior BACKER JIM ZURES EL DORADO 6 -1 200 Senior BACKER JOHN BALAZS NORTHVIEW 6 -0 195 Senior ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL — "A" DIVISION SELECTIONS ...1973 SEASON F I R S T TEAM --OFFENSE BACK + MARK DOBIS BIG BEAR 6 -0 202 Senior BACK LARRY STEPHENS IMPERIAL 5-9 165 Senior BACK JIM GRAVEL EAGLE MOUNTAIN 5-10 170 Senior BACK BOBBY HOIMES PASO ROBLES 5-8 165 Junior END TONY GARIBAY CARPINTERIA 157 Senior END DEWAYNE CLOUGH TEHACHAPI 155 Senior TACKLE LARRY TAYLOR PASO ROBLES P 205 Senior TACKLE KEN JONES KERN VALLEY 6 -2 210 Senior GUARD BILL WEAVER IMPERIAL 6 -0 255 Senior GUARD SCOTT BURRITT BISHOP 6 -3 235 Senior CENTER KEVIN GAHAN CARPINTERIA 198 Senior KICKER * DAVE BRADLEY IMPERIAL i:!0 231 Senior FIRST TEAM --DEFENSE BACK GERALD SMALL DESERT 6 -1 175 Senior BACK KENNY MARQUEZ PASO ROBLES 5 -1 1 160 Senior BACK MARK PETERSEN SANTA YNEZ 5 -1 0 170 Senior BACKER DARRYL BISI IMPERIAL 5 -9 173 Senior BACKER GARY ZAKEM WEBB 6 -0 190 Senior BACKER KEN FARRAND BIG BEAR 5 -9 165 Senior BACKER CHUCK VAN LIEW EL TORO 5 -1 0 175 Junior LINE DARYL YOUNG LUTHERAN 5 -2 200 Senior LINE CHRIS PAOLOA SANTA YNEZ 6 -1 182 Junior LINE JOHN DIAZ PERRIS 6 -2 215 Senior LINE PAT LORENZANA ST. BONAVENTURE 5 -1 1 215 Junior S E COND TEAM -- (COMBINED... .OFFENSE & DEFENSE) BACK BOB GONZALES CARPINTERIA 5-11 195 Senior BACK KEVIN IDE L.A. BAPTIST 6 -0 186 Junior BACK ROBERT HOOKS PERRIS 6 -0 170 Senior BACK ++ EVERETT WILLIAMS BRETHREN 6-3 195 Senior END KEITH JONES PERRIS 6 -0 150 Senior END MIKE KELLEY VILLANOVA 6 -1 175 Senior TACKLE GABE GARZA NEEDLES 6 -1 207 Senior TACKLE SCOTT OSBERG L.A. BAPTIST 6 -1 210 Junior GUARD JEFF GREEN EL TORO 6—0 190 Junior GUARD BARRY LINDBERG PASO ROBLES 5 -1 1 180 Senior CENTER RICK DODSON TEHACHAPI 6 -0 227 Senior BACKER DON ANDERSON NEEDLES 6 -2 185 Senior BACKER TOM QUASNEY DESERT 6 -1 210 Senior + First Team Selection in '72 * Second Team Selection in '72 ++ Named co-MVP in Six-Man Football in '72 Note: 1973 marks the first year that All-Southem California Board of Football has selected both offensive and defensive teams. All players named for honors will be recipients of Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation scroll awards. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. * * * CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION PLEASE □ □ NOT =ormerly Halms Athletic Foundation. Founded 193B RELEASE BEFORE:. 3 & 5 € Jkjuth Sepulveda Boulevard • Los Angeles. TÜESDA.Y* DEC* 25T H AMS cUld. £LX"fc©r California 90045 • (213) 670-7550 / 77B-453Q KEVIN COLE (GARDENA) & DWIGHT FORD (BELL) WIN MVP HONORS IN L .A. CITY FOOTBALL FOR'75 C ity's Top Running Backs Share Top Award...

S ELDOM DOES A PAIR OP RUNNING BACKS THE CALIBER OP GARDENA'S KEVIN COLE AND BELL'S DWIGHT FORD COME ALONG IN THE SAME SEASON! AND CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF ATHLETICS 'WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS FACT AS THEY MADE THE CITY'S TOP TWO RUSHERS IN LOS ANGELES CO-FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR THE 1973 SEASON. COLE LED THE GARDENA MOHICANS TO THE LOS ANGELES CITY FOOTBALL TITLE WITH A 28-0 FINAL-GAME WIN OVER MARINE LEAGUE RUNNER-UP CARSON. DWIGHT FORD, BELL HIGH TAILBACK AND THE CITY'S TOP RUSHER OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS, LED HIS EAGLES TO THE EASTERN LOOP CROWN AND INTO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE CITY PLAYOFFS, WHERE SAN FERNANDO EDGED THEM, 28-27. At 6-feet and l8o pounds, Kevin Cole gained 1,59^ yards through the 1973 season, scoring 17 . The Mohicans won the Marine League crown, suffering one tie at the hands of San Pedro which marred an otherwise perfect season. Gardena defeated South Gate (25-0), Granada Hills (27-12) San Fernando (21-6) and the Carson Colts (28-0). Dwight Ford, coach Owen Hahn's 5-H, 175-pound racehorse, repeated as the top ground gainer in city play as he galloped for 1 ,6 5 1 yards and 19 touchdowns this year. He averaged 7.^ yards per carry. Ford, a first-team selection on offense in 1972 on the all-city team, has been an all-league, first-team selection for three years. ______AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONIES AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN SAT., JAN. 19TH The Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's 37th Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program will be hosted by Magic Mountain on Saturday morning, January 19th at 10:30 am. Through the courtesy of Magic Mountain Park officials, all honored players, coaches, parents and school of­ ficials will be honored guests for an afternoon of excitement following the annual awards ceremonies. All players named for honors will receive beautiful framed scroll awards from All-Southern California Board of Athletics and players of the year — Kevin Cole and Dwight Ford — will be recipients of the traditional bronze medallion award. Coach Ralph Vidal of Gardena, L.A. City Champion, will be recipient of the coaches Silver Tumbler.______Thirty-four Los Angeles City high schools are represented on this year's All-Los Angeles City Football Team, the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's se­ lection board naming three offensive and three defensive teams. As expected, the Marine League dominated the 1973 selections, with city champion Gardena and city runner-up Carson leading the parade. The Mohicans placed eight players on this year's team, four on offense and four on defense. Carson's Colts wound up with six men named, one on offense and five on defense. East-Valley champion North Hollywood landed five of its players on the honor teams, as did West-Valley runner-up Chatsworth. Three players are back from last year's teams, both on offense and de­ fense. Bell's Dwight Ford is the only first teamer to return on offense, while Jordan's Floyd Perry again made the second team. Second team guard John Doumani of Huntington Park, a third-team choice in 1972, made the second team this time around. Three of the four first team return. Brian Wood and Roger Slater were first team in '72, while Dan McCann was a second-team choice last year. The All-Los Angeles City Football Teams are selected annually by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics. With the cooperation of Los Angeles City High School coaches, these selections date back to 1937. Teams selected since that date are on file in the Athletic Founda­ tions library. — pick up teams...next page — © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 1973 ALL-LOS ANGELES CITO FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTIONS - CITIZENS ATHLETIC BOARD

0 F F E N SIVE TEAMS, . RELEASE: TUES. , DEC. 25 A.M. ** FIRST TEAM ** POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HGHT WGHT YEAR IN SCHOOL END JAMES SARPY...... SAN FERNANDO.... 185 Senior END SCOTT MOTTRAM..... GRANADA HILLS... 174 Senior LACKIE BRIAN LEE...... GARDENA...... 6 '1" 195 Senior TACKLE DANNY LONG...... SOUTH GATE..... 215 Senior GUARD MARVIN MORRIS..... CARSON...... 224 Senior GUARD MICHAEL ALLEN..... GARDENA...... 189 Junior CENTER ROD ERBE...... GARDENA...... 195 Senior BACK KEVIN COIE...... GARDENA...... 180 Senior' BACK + DWIGHT FORD...... BELL...... 175 Senior BACK JEFF DUV A ...... EL CAMINO REAL.... 5'10" 170 Senior BACK FRANK MANUMALEUNA.. BANNING...... 217 Senior BACK GUY SUIARZ...... NORTH HOLLYWOOD. .. 5'10" 164 Senior KICKER MARK REED...... CHATSWORTH..... 173 Senior

** SECOND TEAM ** END RICKY ODOM...... LOS ANGELES.... 180 Senior END JOE CONRON...... CHATSWORTH..... 160 Senior TACKLE RON POLCYN...... CLEVEIAND...... 190 Senior TACKIE KEVIN KOIARIK..... BIRMINGHAM...... 6»3“ 204 Senior GUARD ++4 JOHN DOUMANI...... HUNTINGTON PARK. .. 5'11" 200 Senior GUARD RICK STEIN...... NORTH HOLLYWOOD. . . s's" 186 Senior CENTER DOUG LONG...... BELL...... 215 Senior BACK BRIAN COLEMAN..... CHATSWORTH..... 196 Senior BACK RUSSELL ELLIS..... JEFFERSON...... 175 Senior BACK ERNIE CROW...... SAN PEDRO...... 175 Senior BACK HAROLD MOON...... HAMILTON...... 175 Senior BACK ++ FLOYD PERRY...... JORDAN...... 197 Senior KICKER EFRAIN VEIASCO.... WIISON...... 165 Senior

** THIRD TEAM ** END SEVERN REECE...... BANNING...... 160 Senior END DAVID GOLDSMITH. . . . UNIVERSITY..... 159 Senior TACKLE CORY FAUCHER...... HAMILTON...... 202 Junior TACKLE DAVID GUTIERREZ.... WIZS ON...... 205 Senior GUARD TOM CLAIRE...... BIRMINGHAM..... 186 Senior GUARD DICK MINIUM...... PALISADES...... 184 Senior CENTER BOB STOKX...... VENICE...... 210 Senior BACK VINCE BALXARDO.... FRANKLIN...... 176 Senior BACK DAVID DUFFY...... UNIVERSITY..... 158 Senior BACK MIKE FIAVIN...... GRANADA HILLS... 173 Junior BACK JAY HERNANDEZ..... BANNING...... 175 Senior BACK ALBERT JANA...... SAN PEDRO...... 185 Senior

+ 1st Team Offense 1972 ++ 2nd Team Offense 1972 +++ 3rd Team Off. 1972

ALL-LOS ANGEIES CITO FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - 1937 - 1973 1937 Don Wilier, Manual Arts 1958 Anthony Lorick, Fremont 1938 Ray Woods, San Fernando 1959 Hal Bedsole, Reseda 1939 Walter Brown, Canoga Park 1960 Danny Espalin, Banning 1940 John Rosier, Venice 1961 Mike Garrett, Roosevelt 1941 Martin Grbovaz, Roosevelt 1962 Ron Barber, San Pedro 1942 Victor Mastro, Marshall 1963 Marv Adamo, Birmingham 1943 Bert Schneider, Los Angeles 1964 Steve Sogge, Gardena 1944 Joe Solar, Canoga Park 1965 Mike Ballou, Los Angeles 1945 Tom Tolman, Venice Reggis Lowe, Los Angeles 1946 John Albini, Fremont Charles Evans, Gardena 1947 Bill Bowers, Canoga Park 1966 Charles Evans, Gardena 1948 Don Bahrman, Gardena Bill Susa, Reseda 1949 Thomas Zaby, Fremont Bob Bartlett, Carson 1950 Jim Decker, San Pedro 1967 Greg Briner, Gardena 1951 Jerry Drew, Jefferson 1968 Bob Adams, Canoga Park Jack Hernandez, Banning 1969 Greg Hudson, Roosevelt 1952 Jon Arnett, Manual Arts 1970 Anthony Davis, San Fernando 1953 Dick Garcia, Banning Dana Potter, Granada Hills 1954 Clint Whitfield, Los Angeles 1971 Vince Ferragamo, Banning 1955 Leon Criner, Canoga Park 1972 Randy Garcia, Wilson Norton Geller, North Hollywood 1973 Kevin Cole, Gardena 1956 Jerry Mollett, Van Nuys Dwight Ford, Bell 1957 James Bates, Manual Arts Bob Levingston, Los Angeles

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 1973 ALL-LOS SWALES CITY FOOTBALL TERM SELECTIONS - CITIZENS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

D E F E N SIVE TEAMS...... RELEASE; TUBS. , DEC. 25 A.M. ** FIRST TEAM ** POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HGHT WGHT YEAR IN SC LINE REGGIE HAYWOOD..... GARDENA...... 5* 8" 170 Senior LINE MYRON IAPKA...... CHATSWORTH...... 6 ’4" 225 Junior LINE RAY MAHOLCHIC...... EL CAMINO REAL.. . 5'9" 186 Senior LINE DARRYL PORTILLO.... CARSON...... 5'9" 228 Senior BACKER RCWEN TUPUIVAO..... CARSON ...... 5'9" 224 Senior BACKER # BRIAN WOCD...... NORTH HOLLYWOOD. . 5*10" 198 Senior BACKER ## DAN McCANN...... NORTH HOLLYWOOD.. 6' 2" 210 Senior BACKER # ROGER SIATER...... MONROE...... 6'0" 185 Senior BACK MARIO OLLOQUE...... CARSON...... 5'9" 158 Junior BACK A. J . W E L L S SAN FERNANDO.... 5 ’7" 153 Senior BACK ERIC FRANKLIN...... GARDENA ...... 5* 11" 178 Senior BACK JEFF KESTER...... CHATSWORTH...... 5*11" 158 Senior

** SECOND TEAM ** LINE RICHARD GARCIA..... GARDENA...... 6 ’r' 175 Senior LINE CRAIG OLIVER...... FREMONT...... 6 ' 3" 212 Senior LINE JOHN SNYDER...... FRANKLIN...... 6 ' 0" 230 Senior LINE ANDY SILVERMAN..... NORTH HOLLYWOOD . . 6'2" 205 Senior BACKER TONY MARLAS...... KENNEDY...... 5'9" 190 Senior BACKER CHIP FESTA...... PALISADES...... 5'11” 204 Senior BACKER RICKY ORANGE...... GARDENA...... 6' 2" 203 Senior BACKER MIKE CAVARRETTA.... EL CAMINO REAL... 6 * 2 " 180 Senior BACK STEVE GREEN...... B ELL 5 ' 8 " 150 Senior BACK TONY HERNANDEZ..... WILSON...... 6' 0" 163 Senior BACK HOMER BUTLER...... LOS ANGELES..... 6 ' 1" 185 Senior BACK STEVE PULLEY...... HAMILTON...... 5'10" 169 Senior

** THIRD TEAM ** LINE BILLY PUGH...... CRENSHAW...... 6 ' 2" 194 Junior LINE SYLVESTER TRAYLOR. . . LINCOLN...... 6' 1" 191 Senior LINE KEN WILMOT...... SOUTH GATE...... 6 ' 0" 202 Senior LINE ERNIE NAVARRO...... BELMONT...... 6 ' 1" 242 Senior BACKER PETE PAGALING...... CARSON...... 5'8" 169 Senior BACKER STEVE MARZ...... EAGLE ROCK...... 5'9" 195 Senior BACKER TONY MIMS...... MANUAL ARTS..... 5*10" 210 Senior BACKER GARY SWISHER...... BELL...... 6 * 2 " 210 Junior BACK ERNEST PACUISA..... CARSON...... 5*8" 143 Junior BACK MIKE WISHNAK...... GRANADA HILLS.... 5'9" 156 Junior BACK MARION CHAPMAN..... SAN FERNANDO.... 6 * 1" 190 Senior BACK KELLY PARIS...... TAFT...... 6 * 0" 174 Junior

# 1st Team Defense 1972 ## 2nd Team Defense 1972

All-Los Angeles Board of Football has been in operation since 1937 and is sponsored by Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. Its board members — Sports journalists on the metropolitan and suburban area newspapers — have served over a period of 36 years in the interest of high school athletics. They give freely of their time without compensation so that worthy young men throughout the Los Angeles area, who take part in the high school football program, will receive proper and due recognition. The following greater Los Angeles press corps of sports journalists took part in the selections of the 1973 All-Los Angeles City Football Teams: AVKUM DANSKY - LOS ANGELES TINES ED KOCIEIA, L.A. HERALD-EXAMINER

RICHARD BLUE - SO. BAY DAILY BREEZE BERNIE EVANS - SAN PEDRO NEWS-PILOT

CLIFF GEWECKE - HUNT. PARK SIGNAL TOM KELLY - SANTA MONICA OUTLOOK

BOB GUERRERO - NORTHEAST NEWSPAPERS RALPH ALEXANDER - L.A. YOUTH SERVICES

JERKY WEINER -L.A. CITY SCHOOLS WAYNE WILSON - VAN NUYS NEWS

BUDDY DYER - BOARD SECRETARY BILL SCHROEDER - BOARD CHAIRMAN SALLY GEIS - RECORDER AND COMPILER (NOTE: Also in attendance at the 1973 All-Los Angeles City selection meeting and taking part in the over-all selection of the teams were FRANK MAZZEO (Van Nuys News); BOB CUOMO (L.A. Times)

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. WESTERN LEAGUE H A ROLD MOON (HAMILTON) & DAVID DUFFY (UNIVERSITY) PICKED CO-FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF YEAR FOR ’ 73 SEASON... FOR RELEASE: WED. AMs, DEC. 19 0 PAIR OF OUTSTANDING QUARTERBACKS — HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL'S HAROLD MOON AND UNIVERSITY'S DAVID DUFFY — HAVE BEEN ACCLAIMED AS WESTERN LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1973 BY LEAGUE COACHES AND CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDA­ TION BOARD MEMBERS IN ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE PICKS RELEASED TODAY BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. BOTH PLAYERS HAVE OUTSTANDING THROWING ABILITY AND ARE CONSIDERED GOOD COLLEGE PROSPECTS AS SENIORS THIS YEAR. Coach JACK Epstein's Hamilton Yankees won the Western Loop crown and defeated Northern League runner-up Wilson in the first playoff round, 15-7» The Yankees then went under to a powerful east-valley champion, North Hollywood, 20-13. Palisades, second-place finisher in league play, lost to Eastern League champion Bell, 35-23, in the first round. All-Western League all-star team players will receive special scroll awards from the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation selection board and players of the year will be awarded the traditional bronze medallion for their MVP heroics. 1ST TEAM O F F E N S E ...... ALL - WESTERN LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1 9 7 3

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End David Goldsmith 5' 10" 159 University Senior End Kelly Hayes 5 ’9" 175 Palisades Senior Tackle Cory Faucher 6 '2" 202 Hamilton Junior Tackle Paul Adams 6 '1" 230 Westchester Senior Guard * Dick Minium 5'7" 184 Palisades Senior Guard Kurt Templin 5 ' 5 V 147 Hamilton Senior Center Bob Stokx 6 'V 210 Venice Senior Back Levi Henry 5' 8*5" 172 Hamilton Senior Back Harold Moon 5 ' 1 1 V 175 Hamilton Senior Back David Duffy 5'8Jj" 158 University Senior Back Mike McClay 5'10" 175 Palisades Senior Back David Yates 5'9" 156 Crenshaw Senior * 1ST TEAM DEFENSE

End Earlwin Franklin 5 *8" 156 Hamilton Senior End Ian Rubin 5 '11" 185 Palisades Junior Tackle * Leroy McKnight 5' 955" 179 Hamilton Senior Tackle Billy Pugh 6 ’2" 194 Crenshaw Junior M Guard Dietrick Stewart 5'1155" 194 Hamilton Senior L.B. Chip Festa 5' 11" 204 Palisades Senior L.B. Joe Brandon 5'65s" 213 Westchester Senior L.B. James Looney 5'10" 175 Crenshaw Junior Back Steve Pulley 5 '955n 169 Hamilton Senior Back Clifford Featherstone 5 ’105s" 156 Venice Senior Back Michael Hall 5' 5V 142 Crenshaw Junior

2ND TEAM

End Dave Cohen 5 '1053" 150 University Junior End Rhan Sheffield 5'8" 139 Crenshaw Senior Tackle Kevin Fidel 6 ’4" 211 Venice Junior Tackle Chet Beer 5'8" 182 University Junior Guard Gregory Watkins 5'7" 174 Crenshaw Senior Guard Rick Beach 5'8" 170 Westchester Senior Center Jodie Barnett 5'1155" 208 Hamilton Senior Back- Kevin Nelson 5'65s" 142 Palisades Junior Back Tyler Runnels 5'9" 148 Palisades Senior Back Albert Vaden 5'7" 133 Hamilton Junior Back Michael Sledd 5' 1053" 187 Westchester Senior Back Paul Wellman 5 >7 V 164 Venice Senior

* Named to 1972 First Team

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. KEVIN COLE, GARDENA HIGH HALFB A C K NAMED TOP PERFORMER IN MARINE LEAGUE FOR '72 GRID SEASON OR RELEASE; WED. AMs, DEC. 19 CoACH RALPH VIDAL'S STAR HALFBACK, KEVIN COLE, WAS NAMED THE MARINE LEAGUE'S FFOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 1973, AS ANNUAL GRIDIRON SELECTIONS WERE MADE BY LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. COLE'S SELECTION IS A TRIBUTE TO HIS FINE RUNNING ABILITY AND THE FACT THAT THE MARINE LEAGUE THIS YEAR HAD A BUNDLE OF OUTSTANDING PREP PLAYERS. LEAGUE CHAMPION GARDENA AND RUNNER-UP CARSON DOMINATED THE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS, WITH UPSTART SAN PEDRO ALSO PLACING WELL ON THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE UNITS. GARDENA, GOING INTO THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN CITY PLAYOFF ACTION, WAS UNDEFEATED ALTHOUGH TIED BY SAN PEDRO. COLE, 6'0", 175-POUND HALFBACK, SCORED 78 POINTS THROUGH 10 GAMES AND RUSHED FOR 1,461 YARDS. HE LED THE MOHICANS TO WINS OVER SOUTH GATE, 25-0, GRANADA HILLS, 27-12 AND SAN FERNANDO, 21-6, PRIOR TO MEETING PERENNIAL LEAGUE FOE CARSON FOR THE L.A. CITY TITLE. All-League players will be recipients of Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation scroll awards and MVP Kevin Cole will be awarded the traditional bronze medallion. Each season some 300 league awards are presented to deserving young athletes. All-league teams follow: 1ST TEAM O F F E N S E ...... ALL - MARINE LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1973

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End Mike Costa 5'11" 158 Narbonne Senior End + Severn Reece 5'10" 160 Banning Senior Tackle Brian Lee 6 'IV 189 Gardena Senior Tackle Vince Rudinica 5'11" 190 San Pedro Senior Guard ** Marvin Morris 5 ' 9 V 217 Carson Senior Guard Michael Allen 5'8" 189 Gardena Junior Center Rod Erbe 6 '4” 164 Gardena Senior Center Mike Herrera 6 '2" 234 Banning Junior Eack * Kevin Cole 6 '0" 180 Gardena Senior Back ** Frank Manumaleuna 6 ' 2" 217 Banning Senior Back + Albert Jana 5'6" 180 San Pedro Senior Back Ernie- Crow 5 ’11" 175 San Pedro Senior Back Jay Hernandez 5*9" 175 Banning Senior

1ST TEAM DEFENSE

Dwn Line Darryl Portillo 5' 8" ' 220 Carson Senior _Dwh Line Harland Buckner 5'7" 159 Banning Junior "Dwn Line Reginald Haywood 5* 8" 170 Gardena Senior- Dwn Line Richard Garcia 6 '1" 173 Gardena Senior Dwn;Line Eugene Casern 5'5" l80 San Pedro Senior L. B. + Rowen Tupuivao 5'9" 224 Carson Senior L. B. Pete Pagaling 5'7" 162 Carson Senior L. B. Vincent Malone 5'11" 193 Locke Junior L. B. Ricky Orange 6 'IV 203': Gardena Senior- Back Rudd Wingate 5 '10" 170 San Pedro Back Eric Franklin 5' 1 1 V 178 Gardena Senior Back Mario Olloque 5'8" 139 Carson Junior

2ND TEAM

End Sam Tauaefa 5' 9" 168 Carson Junior End Donald Conston 5 ' I O V 172 Locke Soph. Tackle Alphonso Williams 6 'V 207 Banning Junior Tackle ISA A C Bias 6'■& = ' -212 Locke SenI O R — Guard Neal Scala 6-0 190 San Pedro Senior Guard Craig Lancaster 5* 10" 186 Gardena Junior

Back Eddie Mendoza 5'753n 140 Narbonne Junior Back Michael Simmons 5*853" 157 Carson Senior Back + Rickey Jones 5*10" 195 Carson Senior Back Raymond Cryer 5 ' 8 V 185 Gardena Junior Back Tony Brannon 6 *V 171 Gardena Senior

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. FRANKLIN QB, VINCE BALLARDO, NAMED NORTHERN LEAGUE’ S PLAYER OF YEAR OVER 1976 SEASON FOR RELEASE: THURS. DEC. 20th...& after 0O COACH JIM BOGLE'S 6 -1 , 1 8 5 -POUND QUARTERBACK, VINCE BALLARDO WAS A UNANIMOUS CHOICE AS THE NORTHERN LEAGUE'S MVP FOR THE 1973 FOOTBALL SEASON, AS COACHES AND MEMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S SELECTION BOARD COMBINED TO MAKE ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS. BALLARDO LED THE FRANKLIN HIGH PANTHERS TO' AN 8-1 SEASON AND DEMON­ STRATED FINE QUARTERBACKING ABILITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PASSING DEPARTMENT, FRANKLIN DID NOT SURVIVE THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CITY PLAYOFFS, LOSING TO A STRONG MARINE LEAGUE RUNNER-UP CARSON, 23-10. VIC CUCCIA'S WILSON MULES, SECOND IN LEAGUE PLAY WITH A 4-4 MARK, LIKEWISE WENT OUT IN FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF ACTION, 15-7, AT HAMILTON'S HANDS. The selection board selected Wilson's Efrain Velasco to a kicking post on the All- Northern team, the only kicker so honored among leagues in L.A. City play. Selection of All- League teams has been a combined effort of Los Angeles City high school coaches since 1937»••• with Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation Board members participating in the selection since that time. Each season, players are awarded special scroll awards for their efforts, while special trophies are also presented to MVPs and title-winning coaches. Teams follow: 1ST TEAM OFFENSE ...... ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1 9 7 3

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End Carlos Olivares 5'6" 140 Franklin Senior End Robert Sanfilippo 515» 134 Eagle Rock Senior Tackle + Greg Stemquist 6 'lSs" 200 Marshall Senior Tackle David Gutierrez 6 '0" 205 Wilson Soph. Guard * Jim Bogle 5 '10" 170 Franklin Senior Guard John Occhipinti 5 . 170 Franklin Senior Center Mark Sanchez 5' 7" 157 Wilson Soph. Back + Vince Ballardo 6 'V 176 Franklin Senior Back + Gregory Palma 5 *9" 176 Belmont— Senior Back Robert Diaz 5 '& i" 148 Wilson Soph. Back Dan Rojas- 5'10" 143 Lincoln Senior Back Ruben Terrazas 5' 9" 169 Marshall Senior Kicker Efrain Velasco 5'9” 165 Wilson Senior 1ST TEAM DEFENSE

End Jim Cookmeyer 6 ' 2" 189 Franklin Senior End Sylvester Traylor 6'h " 191 Lincoln Senior Tackle ** John Snyder 6 ' 0" 230 Franklin Senior Tackle Ernie Navarro 6 '1 " 242 Belmont Senior M Guard + Steve Marz 5'9" 195 Eagle Rock Senior L. B. Jesus Monarrez 5'gn 173 Wilson Senior L. B. ** Simon Ortega 5' 6" 203 Lincoln Senior L. B. Mario Guerra 5 .7.. 141 Belmont Senior Back * Tony Hernandez 6 ' 0" 163 Wilson Senior Back Russell Bell 5' 10" 175 Eagle Rock Senior Back David Del Toro 519" 156 Franklin Senior

2ND TEAM

Line David Kelly 6 • O’i- X80 Franklin Senior Line Thomas Downing 5 ’'11" 260 Marshall Senior Line Bill Costella 6 '0" 225 Eagle Rock Junior -Line - Rafael Gallegos 5'1911 170 Franklin Junior Line- William Becerra 5 ’1 9" 167 Marshall Senior Line Armando Reyes 5''7V 144 Belmont Senior Back Brian Wammack 6 '0" 175 Eagle Rock Senior Back William Alvarez 5' 10" 146 Wilson Senior Back Paul Balaeff 5' 6" 158 Marshall Senior Back Pete Ciulla 5' 8" 172 Eagle Rock Senior Back Jesse Serrano 5' 8" 170 Franklin Senior Back Ron Perez 6 '0” 171 Lincoln Junior Back Ed Tanner 5' 8" 155 Marshall Junior * 1st Team Offense 1972 ** 1st Team Defense 1972 + 2nd Team 1972

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. JAMES SARPY (SAN FERNANDO) & SCOTT MOTTRAM (GRANADA HILLS) NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF YEAR IN MID-v ALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1973 GRID SEASON... FOR RELEASE: FRI. DEC. 21st....& after PAIR OF PASS-CATCHING PHENOMS WERE THE CHOICES OF MID-VALLEY COACHES AND CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS FOR TOP-PERFORMER HONORS FOR THE 1973 GRID CAMPAIGN, AS ANNUAL SELECTIONS WERE RELEASED TODAX BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLET­ IC FOUNDATION. JAMES SARPY, 6 -1 AND 18 5-POUND FOR TITLE-WINNING SAN FERNANDO AND GRANADA HILLS' SCOTT MOTTRAM, 6-0 AND 180-POUNDS, WERE THE PLAYERS SO HONORED. SARPY SCORED 69 POINTS FOR THE MID-VALLEY CHAMPS AND IS REFERED TO BY HIS COACH, BILL MARSH, AS THE " BEST ALL-AROUND RECEIVER IN THE CITY." SCOTT MOTTRAM, COACH JACK NEUMIER'S SENIOR SPLIT END CAUGHT 72 OF QB MIKE FLAVIN'S AERIALS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,228 YARDS AND 12 TOUCHDOWNS IN 1973. BOOH SCOTT AND JIM RECEIVED RAVES FROM COACHES AROUND THE LEAGUE. SAN FERNANDO WAS ELIMINATED IN THE SEMI-FINAL PLAYOFF ROUND BY GARDENA, 21-6, WHILE LEAGUE RUNNER-UP GRANADA HILLS WAS KNOCKED OUT IN THE QUARTERS BY THE SAME MOHICAN ELEVEN, 27-12. MID-VALLEY ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS FOLLOW: 1ST TEAM OFFENSE ALL - MID VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1973

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End * James Sarpy 6 ' y 172 San Fernando Senior End Scott Mottram 5 *11" 174 Granada Hills Senior Tackle Kevin Kolarik 6'3" 204 Birmingham Senior Tackle Daniel Fierro 5'11" 193 San Fernando Senior Guard Joe Misavage 6'2" 192 Polytechnic Senior Guard Tom Hernandez 5 '10" 211 San Fernando Junior Center Malcolm Arnold 5'10" 175 Granada Hills Junior Back ** Marion Chapman 6 "5" 185 San Fernando Senior Back James Casey 5' i o y 186 -San Fernando Senior Back Kenny Moore 5' l i y 169 San Fernando Soph. Back Nedion Townsell 5 * 5V 164 Polytechnic Senior Back Mike Flavin 5' 9V' 173 Granada Hills Junior * 1ST TEAM DEFENSE

End Myron Downs 6' 3" 163 Granada Hills Junior End Ben DiBene 5 '9V' 169 San Fernando Senior Tackle Greg E a stbum 5'11" 210 Monroe Senior Tackle Jerry Capon 5' 11" 176 Granada Hills Junior M Guard Randy Fall 519" 175 Monroe Senior L.B. * Roger Slater 5'10" 175 Monroe Senior L.B. ** Tom Claire 5 ■ 11" 186 Birmingham Senior L.B. Dennis Hain 5'11" 180 Van Nuys Senior Back Mike Wishnack 5'9" 156 Granada Hills Junior Back Alvin Wells 5' 6h" 153 San Fernando Senior Back Robert Morrison 5'8" 134 Birmingham Senior Back Mark Ventresca 5* 9" 160 Monroe Senior

2ND TEAM

D End Ira Scher 5'10" 168 San Fernando Senior 0 End Danny Kinsman 5'8" 146 Granada Hills Soph. D Tackle Steve Glickman 6'3" 235 Birmingham Junior 0 Tackle Brad Heinze 6'2" 185 Van Nuys Senior L.B. Joel Hooper 5'10" 176 Polytechnic Senior L.B. Johnny Contreras 5 '10" 173 San Fernando Junior FI. Ted Trubenback 5' 9V 145 Van Nuys Senior Back Mark Scarpaci 5' 7*5" 165 Birmingham Senior Back Keith Walker 5'9" 165 Monroe Senior Back Todd Muckier 5 ’9" 170 Monroe Senior D Back John Leimert 5'8" 144 Granada Hills Junior D Back John Karian 5' 6" 139 Polytechnic Senior

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. BELL' S STAR RUNNING BACK DWIGHT FORD, NAMED MVP IN EASTERN LEAGUE FOR 1973 GRID SEASON... FOR RELEASE: FRI. DEC. 21...& after 0HE EASTERN LEAGUE COACHES AND CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS HAD LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS SEASON'S MVP CHOICE AS BELL HIGH'S SUPER RUNNING BACK, DWIGHT FORD WAS ACCORDED THE HONOR UNANIMOUSLY. THE 5-11, 175-POUND SENIOR WAS THE TOP RUSHER IN THE CITY LAST YEAR AS A JUNIOR WITH 1,375 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE AND RE­ PEATED AGAIN THIS FALL, ACCOUNTING FOR 1,266 YARDS. (Figures do not include Ford's yardage in "two city playoff games) BELL CONCLUDED THE LEAGUE SEASON 6-2 AND MANAGED TWO FINE_PLAYOFF GAMES, BEING EDGED BY MID-VALLEY CHAMPION SAN FERNANDO, 28-27, IN THE SECOND ROUND. THE EAGLES TOOK CARE OF WESTERN LOOP RUNNER-UP PALISADES IN THE FIRST ROUND MEETING, 35-23. SOUTH GATE, LEAGUE RUNNER-UP, COULDN'T GET BY THE FIRST ROUND LOSING TO GARDENA, 25-0. Special scroll awards will be presented to all players named for all-league honors, while MVP Dwight Ford receives the traditional bronze medallion. Teams follow: 1ST TEAM O F F E N S E ...... _ EASTERN LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1973

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEA]

End Kyle Wells 6 '2" 195 Jordan Senior End Bill Nelson 5'935" 154 Huntington Park Junior Tackle Paul Boyer 6 '2" 200 Bell Junior Tackle Henry Servin 6 *2" 211 Garfield Senior Tackle Danny Long 6 '2" 198 South Gate Senior Guard * John Doumani 5'10%" 195 Huntington Park Senior Center + Doug Long 6 '1" 215 Bell Senior Back Bick Ojeda 6 ’3" 186 Garfield Senior Back * Dwight Ford 5'10" 175 Bell Senior Back Floyd Perry 5'8Jsl 197 Jordan Senior Back + Arnold Carraway 5 *8" 162 South Gate Senior Back Bandy Schultze 5'10" 158 South Gate Senior

1ST TEAM DEFENSE

Tackle Ken Wilmot 6 ' 0" 202 South Gate Junior Tackle Gary Swisher 6 '2" 210 Bell Junior Tackle Denny Cothren 6 *0" 207 South Gate Senior Tackle Ruben Vaughn 6 '2" 204 Jordan Junior L. B. Richard Torres 6 '0" 201 Garfield Senior L. B. ** Fred Wanke 5 ' 7 V 161 Huntington Park Senior IL. B. + C raig Hardy 5'11" 180 ' /Huntington Park Senior Back Loveli Bowen 5*6%" 129 Bell Senior Back Reginald Sarpy 6 11*¡" 168 Jordan Senior Back Guy Arcia 5 «7" 144 Roosevelt Senior Back Tony Armendariz 5*9" 148 Roosevelt Senior Back Steve Green 5'8" 150 Bell Senior 2ND TEAM

Guard John Moreno 6 '0" 166 Garfield Senior L. B. Gary Marks ' 5'11" 173 South Gate Senior L. B. Bob Burson 5 ’8" 160 Bell Junior

L. B. Danny Lozano 5 <11» 20> Roosevelt Junior Tackle Mike Zunter 6 '0" 195 Bell Junior Guard Dionicio Barraza 6 ' 0" 210 Roosevelt Junior Guard Curtis Han 5*635" 174 Roosevelt Junior — End Cheyenne Evans 6 '0" 195 South Gate Junior Back John Wiley 5 '5" 145 Roosevelt Senior Back Mitch Cottrell 5'9" 176 Bell Junior Back Edgar Allen 5'10” 182 Bell Senior Back Jack Steptoe 6 ' 0" 173 Jordan Senior Back Walt Prukop 5'11" 188 South Gate Senior Back Phil Duckworth 6 '1" 166 Huntington Park Junior

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. JEFF DUVA, EL CAMINO REAL QB, CLAIMED TOP PERFORMER IN WEST VALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1973.. FOR RELEASE; THORS. DEC. 20th...& after

J e f f DUVA, 5-11, 175-pouND senior quarterback for coach skip giancanelli's west * VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPION EL CAMINO REAL CONQUISTADORES, HAS BEEN NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FOR 1973 BY LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDA­ TION'S BOARD OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. COACH GIANCANELLI CALLS DUVA, " OUTSTANDING... ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS I'VE COACHED," DUVA COLLECTED OVER 1,500 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE DURING 1973, AS THE WEST VALLEY KINGPINS RECORDED A 8-1-1 SEASON. IN THE PLAYOFFS, EL CAMINO BESTED SOUTHERN LEAGUE RUNNER-UP FREMONT 23-12 IN THE FIRST ROUND, BUT THEN DROPPED A 9-0 DECISION TO CARSON. West Valley League runner-up Chatsworth, with a 7-2 mark during the season, was il- liminated in the first round of the playoffs by East Valley Champion North Hollywood, 20-0. The Chancellors fine quarterback, Brian Coleman, passed for 1,394 yards and 10 TDs during the '7 3 campaign. All-League players will be recipients of Citizens Savings scroll awards and Jeff Duva will be awarded the traditional bronze medallion as league MVP. All-star teams follow:

1ST TEAM O F F E N S E ...... ALL - WEST VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTIONS - 1973

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End Joe Conron 5 ' i o y 137 Chatsworth Senior End Mike Cavarretta 6'2" 180 El Camino Real Senior Line. ■ Dean Henderson 6 ’ 2" 232 Cleveland Senior rj b . Ron Polcyn 5' 1 1 V 188 Cleveland Senior Line . Mike Gibson 5'11" 180 Canoga Park Senior Line Ray Maholchic 5 . 186 El Camino Real Senior Line , Bill Breniff 5 '8V' 177 Chatsworth Senior Back * Jeff Duva 5'10" 170 El Camino Real Senior Back Mark Brouhard 5 ’11" 206 El Camino Real Senior Back Rick Maddox 5'6" 152 Cleveland Soph. Back * Brian Coleman 6'4" 196 Chatsworth Senior Back Mark Seibert 5'10" 175 Canoga Park Senior Back Marty Bell 5' 11" 177 El Camino Real Junior 1ST TEAM DEFENSE

Line Steve Gray 6'1” 182 El Camino Real Junior Line Myron Lapka 6 ' 4 V 209 Chatsworth Junior Line Vance Skarsted 6 ' I V 209 Taft Senior -Line Joe Mazurek 5 >9" 159 El Camino Real Senior L.B. Brad Erickson 6'1" 183 Cleveland Senior L. B. Brian Bacarella 5 '5*5" 176 El Camino Real Senior L. B. Mark Reed 5 '8V 173 Chatsworth Senior Back Kelly Paris 6'0" 174 Taft Junior Back Steve Hirsch 5 ’5" 149 El Camino Real Senior Back Jeff Kester 5'11" 158 Chatsworth Senior Back Bill Spooner 5'10" 166 Taft Junior

2ND TEAM

End Tom Tucker 6' V 203 Chatsworth Senior End Fred Crippen 5' 11 V 209 Chatsworth Senior Line ,. Dave Hahn 6' 3V 199 Chatsworth Junior Line . Steve Silkey 5'11" 200 Canoga Park Senior Line Bob Ingram 5'7" 141 Reseda Senior Line = Dow Johnson 5'10" 164 El Camino Real Junior Ljne Ed Svastits 5'8" 182 Cleveland Senior

Back Craig Kinzer 5' 10's" 150 El Camino Real Senior Back Lindon Crow 5'11" 166 Taft Senior Back Darrin Randall 5' 93s" 153 Cleveland Senior Back Pat Visciglia 6' 0" 167 Taft Senior

* 2nd Team 1972

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. L.A. HIGH SPLi t END, RICKY ODEM SELECTED AS SOUTHERN LEAGUE'S BEST FOR '73 GRID CAMPAIGN FOR RET ,F. ASE: TOES. AMs, DEC. 18....

ICKYR ODOM, STAR SPLIT END FOR SOUTHERN LEAGUE TITLIST L.A. HIGH SCHOOL IN 1973, HAS BEEN NAMED MVP FOR THE SEASON IN TEAMS RELEASED TODAY BY CITIZENS SAVINGS HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF FOOTBALL. LEAGUE COACHES AND CITIZENS' ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS COOPERATE IN ANNUAL LEAGUE SELECTIONS...... AS THEY HAVE SINCE 1937. COACH JOHN WATSON'S ROMANS WON THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE CROWN IN *73, IN GREAT MEASURE DUE TO THE FINE END PLAY OF ODOM 6'1", 180-POUND SENIOR. RICKY CAUGHT 51 PASSES FOR 8l8 YARDS AND EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS. ODOM WAS A SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SELECTION IN 1972. Southern League teams did not manage too well in city playoff action, with champion Los Angeles losing to Granada Hills, mid-valley runner-up, 28-6. Second place finisher Fremont lost to west-valley champion El Camino Real, 23-12. As has been the case over the past several years, three teams of all-stars were named for Southern League honors. First teams on offense and defense and a combined offensive and defensive second teams. All players named receive Foundation Board awards. Teams follow: 1ST TEAM OFFENSE ...... ALL - SOUTHERN LEAGUE SELECTIONS .... 1 9 7 3

POSITION N A M E______HGHT WGHT S C H O O L______YEAR

End + Ricky Odom 6 '1" 180 Los Angeles Senior End * Duane James 5'9" 160 Dorsey Senior Tackle Curtis Yarbrough 6 '2" 236 Fremont Senior Tackle Daniel Dotson 5 '10" 160 Jefferson Junior Guard Sterling Johnson 5'9" 213 Los Angeles Senior Guard Lawrence Garvin S'gJjH 199 Fremont Senior Center Dwight Scott 6 ’0" 175 Washington Senior Back Baron Farwell 6 *1" 182 Los Angeles Senior Back Russell Ellis 5'9" 171 Jefferson Senior Back William Clark 5'7" 160 Fremont Senior Back James Lofton 6 '1" 175 Washington Senior Back Sherry Martin 5 ’6" 163 Dorsey Senior

1ST TEAM DEFENSE

End Thomas Webb 6 ' 2" 220 Los Angeles Senior End Leroy Clavon 6 ' 1" 180 Dorsey Junior Tackle + Craig Oliver 6 ' 3V 212 Fremont Senior Tackle Thomas Spears 5'10" 246 Jefferson Junior M Guard Digby Sharpe 6 '1" 210 Los Angeles Senior L. B. ** Tony Mims 5 ’10" 210 Manual Arts Senior L. B. + Charles Robinson 6 'IV 201 Fremont Senior L. B. Mark Lott 6 ' 1" 175 Los Angeles Senior Back + Freddie Warren 5 ’10" 168 Washington Senior Back Gary Everage 5 'I O V 144 Fremont Senior Back Homer Butler 6 ' 1" 185 Los Angeles Senior

2ND TEAM End Ronnie Washington 5 >9" 145 Dorsey Senior End Hardy Lewis 5'5” 140 Jefferson Junior End Richard Matheney 6 '0" 160 Fremont Senior Tackle Milbum Harris 6 ' 1" 205 Los Angeles Junior Tackle George Benton 5'10” 165 Washington Junior Guard Cyril Dillon 5'9" 195 Manual Arts Senior Guard Randy Hutchings 5'10" 223 Fremont Senior -Simter Darnell Davis 5'9" 200 Dorsey Junior Back Dale Murrell 6 ' 0" 172 Los Angeles Junior Back Rickey Lumford 5 ’7" 170 Fremont Senior Back Jeffery Fields 6 10" 176 Washington Senior Back Henry Williams 5'10" 174 Jefferson Junior Back Vincent Bailey 6 10" 160 Washington Junior

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. NORTH HOLLYWO O D T R IO GUY SULARZ, DAN McCANN & BRIAN WOOD - - WIN TOP HONORS EAST-VALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1973, AS HUSKIES GO UNDEFEATED... OR RELEASE; TUBS. AMs, DEC. l8 N O R T H HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL'S HUSKIES, DOMINANT FORCE IN EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL THIS PAST SEASON, HAD ITS ALL-STAR TRIO OF GUY SULARZ (HB), DAN McCANN (C-LB) AND BRIAN WOOD (FB-LB) NAMED TRI-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1973. SELECTION WAS MADE BY EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL COACHES AND MEMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL- ~LOS ANGELES BOARD OF FOOTBALL AND RELEASED BY THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. LEAGUE AND ALL-CITY ALL-STAR FOOTBALL TEAMS SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THIS MANNER SINCE 1937. . COACH BOB BACHE'S HUSKIES RAN ROUGHSHOD OVER AIL EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE OPPOSITION, GOING UNDEFEATED UNTIL MARINE LEAGUE RUNNER-UP CARSON UPENDED THEM IN THE CITY SEMI-FINAL GAME, 27-6. PRIOR TO THIS TIME THE HUSKIES WERE UNDEFEATED. THE HUSKIES HAD DISPOSED OF CHATSWORTH 20-0 AND HAMILTON 20-13 IN THE PLAYOFF'S FIRST TWO ROUNDS. KENNEDY, LEAGUE RUNNER-UP, LOST TO MID-VALLEY CHAMPION SAN FERNANDO 31-21 IN THE FIRST ROUND. All players named for all-star team honors will receive special scroll awards from the Citizens Savings Board and medallions will go to players of the year. Teams follow: 1ST TEAM OFFENSE ALL - EAST VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTIONS '-1973

POSITION NAME HGHT WGHT SCHOOL YEAR

End Greg Morrow 6 '1" 220 Fairfax Senior End Glenn Gill 6 'V 175 Kennedy Senior Line Bill Hoppe 6 '1" 192 . Grant Senior Line * Jeff Walker 5 '10” 198 Hollywood Senior Line Paul Prunchak 5'6V’ 212 Sylmar Senior Line Rick Stein 5 ’8" 186 North Hollywood Senior Line * Tim Moore 5 'ioy 234 Kennedy Senior Back ** Guy Sularz 5'10" 164 North Hollywood Senior Back Wendell Henriksoñ 5'10" 154 North Hollywood Senior Back Charles Carter 5'6" 162 Sylmar Senior Back Keith Myers 6 ' 1" 183 Kennedy Senior Back * Bill Carter 5 ’9" 190 Hollywood Senior

1ST TEAM DEFENSE Line Bruce Rothschild 5'10" 217 North Hollywood Senior Line Andy Silyerman 6 '2" 205 North Hollywood Senior Line + Jim Smith 6 '1" 197 Kennedy Senior Line Bill Morgan 5 '10" 175 Hollywood Senior Line Steve Nelson 5 >9" 188 Verdugo Hills Senior L. B. ** Dan McCann 6 ’2" 210 North Hollywood Senior L. B. ** Brian Wood 5'10" 198 North Hollywood Senior L. B. ** Tony Marlas 5'9" 190 Kennedy Senior L. B. Randy Gill 6'1" 194 Hollywood Senior L. B. Charles Trutnik 6'2" 195 Fairfax Senior Back Jay Fisher 5'9" 148 Grant Senior Back Kevin Kopp 6 'V 182 Sylmar Senior

2ND TEAM

Line Mike Girardin 6' 1%" 212 Hollywood Senior' Line Kevin Wood 5'9" 211 North Hollywood Junior Line Chris Piele 6'%" 175 Hollywood Senior Line John Klein 5'11" 174 Sylmar Senior Line Brock Kruzic 6'V' 168 Kennedy Senior Line Ryan Sage 5 'ia? 218 Grant Senior

Back Scott Green 5'8" 191 Kennedy Junior Back + Michael Kelly 5'11" 176 Grant Senior Back Randal Simmons 6'0" 195 Fairfax Senior Back Jim Wick 5'10" 165 Verdugo Hills Senior Back Stacy Kinge 5 ' % " 152 Sylmar Junior

* 1st Team 1972 Offense ** 1st Team 1972 Defense + 2nd Team 1972

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