BRIAN MANN ( N HOLLYWOOD) & CRAIG ELLIS (POLY) LEAD '77 EAST-VALLEY FOOTBALL TEAM AS CO-MVPs... FOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, DEC. 27 ... AM's . . . and after . BRIAN MANN, NORTH HOLLYWOOD RUNNING BACK, AND CRAIG ELLIS, POLY TAILBACK, HAVE BEEN NAMED EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR BY LEAGUE COACHES IN COOPERATION WITH THB CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD WHICH ANNUALLY MAKE THE ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS. BRIAN MANN LED THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD HUSKIES TO THE LOOP CROWN (6-0-0) AMD TO THE SEMl-FINALS OF THE > A DIVISION PLAYOFFS WHERE WASHINGTON BLANKED THEM l>-0. ON 175 CARRIES, MANN HAD 1,252 YARDS (7.2-YD. AVG.) PRIOR TO THE PLAYOFFS. HE BOASTED 1,568 THROUGH THE SEC­ OND PLAYOFF ROUND WITH MANUAL ARTS. HE HAD 17 TDs, 27 COVERSIONS & A FIELD GOAL FOR 132 POINTS. CRAIG ELLIS COMPLETED THE REGULAR SEASON AS THE CITY'S TOP RUSHER WITH 1,417 YARDS (205 CARRIES) AND A 6.9-YARD AVERAGE AND I36 POINTS (22 TDs). POLY FINISHED JiD ET THE LEAGUE (4-2-0) AND WHIPPED BELL 15-13 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS BEFORE GOING OUT BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPION WASHINGTON GENERALS, 32-15. NORTH HOLLYIVOOD SHUTOUT GARFIELD IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS, 17-0, AND BEAT MANUAL ARTS 27-21 BEFORE FALLING TO THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE TITLISTS. POLY'S ELLIS WAS THE LEAGUE'S MVP IN 1976, WHEN HE RAN FOR OVER 1,000 YARDS. THIS MARKS THE SECOND YEAR THAT TWO OFFENSIVE AND TWO DEFENSIVE TEAMS HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN LEAGUE. ALL EAST-VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

END BOB MANOUKIAN, Grant...... 5'8"-135-Sr. LINE ANTON POINTER, Sylmar.... 6 4"-230-Sr. WR RON SLOCUM, Poly...... 5'10"-170-Sr. LINE MATT YOTTER, Sylmar...... 6 0"-180-Sr. LINE JIM McKEE, North Hollywood. . 6' 4"-230-Jr.-^ LINE TOM ABREGO, Poly...... 6 '0"-215-Sr. LINE JEFF WALKER, Fairfax...... 5'll"-180-Sr. LINE YALE WILSON, N. Hollywood. . 6 ' 2"-215-Jr. LINE FRANK BROWN, Poly...... , 5'10"-185-JrY LINE THERON DOMINO, Fairfax___ . 6 0"-210-Sr. LINE RICK MATTESON, Verdugo Hill .6'1"-215-Sr. BACKER + KELLY WOOD, N. Hollywood.. . 5 '7"-174-Sr. LINE LINO CAMBALIZA, Sylmar.... 5 18"-160-Sr. BACKER @ TONY CURRY, N. Hollywood.. .5 '10"-178-Sr BACK BRIAN MANN, N. Hollywood... .610"-180-Sr. BACKER GREG STAIR, Verdugo Hills. . 6 ' 0"-170-Sr. BACK * CRAIG ELLIS, Poly...... 610"-180-Sr. D BACK BART STOTLER, Hollywood... .5 8"-170-Sr. BACK GREG SALAS, Verdugo Hills.. .610"-165-Sr. D BACK JAMES WRIGHT, Hollywood... .5 '8"-150-Jr. BACK GEORGE LOPEZ, Fairfax..... 5'10"-165-Sr. D BACK JOHNNIE DENNIS, Fairfax... .5 10"-170-Jr BACK DERRICK ANDERSON,Fairfax... .5'10"-170-Sr. D BACK MICHAEL HAYNES, N. Hollywood .519"-150-S K SCOTT McGREGOR, Verdugo H...5'10"-160-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

END KEVIN SCHNEIDER, Verdugo H. . LINE CRAIG PORHOLA, N. Hollywd.. WR JOHN ROME, N. Hollywood..... LINE QUAING BARFIELD, Fairfax... LINE BRIAN O'CONNER, Poly...... LINE GLENN TARNOWSKI, Grant.... LINE PHILIP BRANCH, N. Hollywood. LINE JOE KOVACIC, Poly...... LINE MIKE MALICK, Fairfax...... BACKER JOHN HANSARD, N. Hollywood. LINE CRAIG SMITH, Poly...... BACKER TROY HARRELL, Fairfax..... LINE JOE CAMPOS, Verdugo Hills... BACKER JOHN OLIVIA, Poly...... LINE RAUL TORRES, Sylmar...... BACKER BILLY REED, Grant...... BACK TONY CORADO, Sylmar...... BACKER BRIAN COX, Fairfax...... BACK ANDRE RICKMON, Sylmar...... D BACK JULIO MALDANADO, N. Hollywd BACK # JERRY FONG, Hollywood...... D BACK ED BROWN, Hollywood...... BACK CHARLES ARMSTEAD, Sylmar___ D BACK ANDRE RISSE, Verdugo Kills.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. STANLEY WILSON (BANNING) & KIM GREENE (LOCKE) NAMED CO-MVPs iN MARINE LEAGUE FOR '77 SEASON POR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DEC. 27 A M ’s and after O-PLAYERS OP THE YEAR WERE THE ORDER OP THE DAY, AS MARINE LEAGUE COACHES IN c ■•COOPERATION WITH THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION PREP SELECTION BOARD NAMED THEIR ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS. LOCKE KIM GREENE, TOP PERFORMER ON THE SAINTS* 4TH-PLA.CE-FINISHING TEAM, SHARES MVP HONORS WITH THE BANNING HIGH EXPRESS STAN WILSON, URO LED THE PILOTS TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN LEAGUE ACTION, BUT TO A REPEAT L.A. CITY 4-A CHAMPIONSHIP OVER EL CAMINO REAL, 14-7. WILSON, DESCRIBED BY HIS COACH, CHRIS PERRAGAMO, AS ... "A SUPER-QUICK, HARD­ HITTING PULLBACK," IS A 6-0, 190-POUND JUNIOR. DURING THE SEASON, WILSON RUSHED POR 1,762 AND SCORED 28 TOUCHDOWNS, THE LATTER A CITY RECORD. HE RUSHED POR 1,208 YARDS PRIOR TO THE PLAY­ OFFS AND BOASTED AN AVERAGE OP 12.9 YARDS PER GALLOP. KIM GREENE, A PROMISING TALENT AT QUARTERBACK, IS A 6-0 , 185-POUND SENIOR. THE SAINTS WERE 5-4-1 POR THE SEASON, INCLUDING A 21-6 LOSS TO WESTERN LEAGUE CHAMPION VENICE IN THE FIRST ROUND OP THE b-A DIVISION PLAYOFFS. CHRIS PERRAGAMO*S BANNING PILOTS COMPLETED AN 11-1-1 SEASON, WITH WINS OVER SAN FERNANDO 24-14, VENICE 48-19 AND GRANADA HILLS 38-I6 ...BEFORE THE 14-7 TITLE DECIDER WITH EL CAMINO REAL. CHAMPION CARSON AND RUNNER-UP BANNING DOMINATED THE ALL-LEAGUE PICKS, WITH NINE PLAYERS APIECE APPEARING ON THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAMS. THE HONOR TEAMS FOLLOW:

ALL-MARINE LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

WR DARYL HAMBRICK, Locke..... 6 ' 4"-215-Sr. LINE POLU FAAVI, Banning...... 6'2"-235-Sr. WR CHRIS BLAYLOCK, Banning... 6'3"-179-5r. LINE DON WOLF, Locke...... 6'3"-240-Sr. TE JOHN WHITT, San Pedro..... 6 ' 1"-210-Sr. LINE @ HACHI KAMIMURA, Narbonne... 5'4"-170-Sr. T RALPH TERRAZAS, Banning... 6 ' 2"-190-Sr. LINE WARREN BELL, Banning...... 5 ' ll"-179-Sr T * WAYNE FAALAFUA, Carson.... 6'4"-255-Jr. LINE DAVID AUPIU, Carson.... 5'10"-200-Sr G CHESTER WOOLEN, Gardena... 6'l"-235-Sr. BACKER RANDY WOLF, Banning...... 5'11"-180-Sr G # ISAAKO MANAI, Carson...... 6’2"-230-Sr. BACKER WALLY MORRIS, Carson...... 5'7"-170-Sr. C * MICHAEL LUTU, Carson...... 6'2"-225-Sr. BACKER VAAALATUSI LELEA, Gardena..5'10"-200-Sr B STANLEY WILSON, Banning.... 6'0"-190-Jr. D BACK TIM RACIAK, Banning...... 5'10"-179-Sr B FRED COLLINS, Carson...... 6'0"-170-Sr. D BACK DUAINE WILSON, Carson..... 5'10"-170-Jr B RODNEY WEBER, Gardena..... 5 * 10"-180-Sr. D BACK CLEMONT WILLIAMS, Carson...6'1"-175-Jr. B FRED HESSEN, Banning...... 6* 1"-185-Sr. D BACK HENRY WILSON, Banning..... 5 ’10"-170-Sr B # KIM GREENE, Locke...... 6 ' 0"-185-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

TE PETE QUARTARARO, Banning LINE KEVIN HOLLOWAY, Banning... WR JIMMY FRANCIS, Locke...... LINE ANTHONY CALDWELL, Carson.. WR FRANK RANK, Carson...... LINE BOB URANGA, Narbonne..... T KEVIN McNEIL, Gardena...... LINE MENCIL COATES, Gardena___ T ALBERT MATVA, Carson...... BACKER CHARLEY COLLINS, Banning.. G ISDAN PUEBLOS, Banning..... BACKER # BOBBY LEGGINS, Locke..... G DARYL HALEY, Locke...... BACKER INA PAALA, Carson...... C TICKY ITO, Gardena...... BACKER MARK MEHLER, Narbonne.... B @ JOE HAYWOOD, Banning...... D BACK DEVEN LEWIS, Banning..... B J C CHATMAN, Locke...... D BACK ROBERT MARSHALL, Locke___ B GERALD HOPPER, Carson...... D BACK RODNEY RIDGELL, San Pedro. B MIKE De CASTRO, Narbonne..... D BACK MARKHAM WATT, Gardena....

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. GRANADA HILLS JR, IS UNANIM OUS PLAYER OF YEAR IN MID-VALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1977 POR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 A M ’s and after J JAUNTY" JOHN ELWAY, COACH JACK NEUMEIER’S "SLINGSHOT" QUARTERBACK WHO THREW MORE OFTEN AND POR MORE YARDAGE (OVER 3,000 YARDS) THAN ANY OTHER CITY PERFORMER, WAS A UNANIMOUS MVP PICK IN MID-VALLEY ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS RELEASED TODAY THROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL- CITY PREP SELECTION BOARD.. .FOLLOWING .RNUAL SELECTION MEETINGS BY LEAGUE COACHES AND WRITERS. ELWAY, THE SON OF CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE HEAD COACH JACK ELWAY, LED COACH NEUMEIER'S HIGHLANDERS TO A PERFECT 5-0 SEASON Aid THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL PLAYOFF ROUNDS BEFORE DROPPING A 38-6 DECISION TO EVENTUAL 4-A CHAMPION BANNING. ELWAY WAS THE CITY'S TOP PASSER IN REGULAR- SEASON PLAY.. .COMPLETING 169 OF 284 FOR 2 ,3 8 5 YARDS AND 23 TDs. HIS FULL SEASON, 12-GAME TOTALS (9-3 FINAL RECORD) ARE 230 OF 389 FOR 3,040 YARDS AND 25 TOUCHDOWNS. JOHN HAD l8 COMPLETIONS OF 36 THROWN AND 170 YARDS IN THE SEMI-FINAL BANNING GAME. BOTH SCOTT MARSHALL AND CHRIS SUTTON, ELWAY'S CHIEF TARGETS, ARE FIRST TEAM END PICKS AND ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 1,800 YARDS IN RECEPTIONS AND l8 TOUCHDOWNS. GRANADA HILTS DISPOSED OF BOTH TAFT (35-6) AND PALISADES (28-27 IN A TIE-BREAKKR) BEFORE FALLING TO BANNING. KENNEDY, 2ND IN LEAGUE ACTION, WENT THREE PLAYOFF ROUNDS... 39-17 OVER GARDENA, 17-8 OVER CLEVELAND AND A 21-13 LOSS TO WEST-VALLEY LEAGUE RUNNER-UP EL CAMINO, 21-1 3 . SAN FERNANDO, 3RD PLACE LEAGUE FINISHER, LOST TO BANNING IN THE FIRST ROUND, 24-14, FINISHING THE YEAR WITH A FINE 7-3 MARK. VAN NUYS, No. 4, WENT OUT EARLY... 13-8 vs. CLEVELAND. ALL MID-VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

END SCOTT MARSHALL, Granada H...5110"-170-Sr. D END LEONARD BROOKS, San Fern...6'0"-175-Sr. END # MALCOLM MOORE, San Fernando.6'5"-215-Jr. D END DAN SAMANIEGO, Kennedy.... 5 ' 10"-180-Jr. END CHRIS SUTTON, Granada Hills.6'0"-180-Sr. T WILLIAM JOHNSON, Van Nuys..6'4"-230-Sr. T LARRY PALMER, Granada Hills.5'll"-180-Jr. MG MIKE CHIEFFO, Kennedy..... 5'10"-190-Jr. T EDDIE RINCON, San Fernando..6'0"-180-Jr. MG JIM ARRIARAN, Van Nuys.... 6'2"-200-Sr. G SPENCER BAUGHMAN, G. Hills..5'11"-190-Sr. BACKER LOUIS MAGDALENO, San Fern..5'8"-170-Sr. G JON GEORGIO, Kennedy...... 6'0"-213-Sr. BACKER JOHN BARRAZA, Van Nuys.... 5'9"-165-Sr. C # DAVE RADCLIFF, Monroe...... 6'1"-185-Sr. BACKER PAUL BERGMAN, Granada Hill.6'2"-210-Jr. B JOHN ELWAY, Granada Hills...6'2"170-Jr. BACKER + CHRIS DANIELS, Kennedy.... 5'10"-170-Sr. B # , Kennedy...... 5 ' 11"-175-Jr. D BACK MIKE CLIFTON, Monroe...... 5'10"-170-Sr. B STEPHEN JONES, San Fernando.5'll"-165-Jr. D BACK TOM FLOYD, Kennedy...... 6'l"-176~Sr. B CURT STRUMLAUF, Birmingham..5'9"-180-Sr. D BACK @ PAUL SCHEPER, Granada Hill.5'9"-170-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE END KEVIN BRYANT, Kennedy...... END JOE CRAWFORD, Van Nuys..... T LOUIE VILLALUA, San Fern... END GARY HERMAN, Kennedy...... T BLANCHARD MONTGOMERY, G.H. . T STEVE SMITH, Granada Hills.. T RANDY ELLIS, Monroe...... G RICHARD KRESS, Van Nuys.... MG CRAIG HURTY, Granada Hills. G WELDON POWELL, San Fern.... BACKER FRANK PALMER, Granada H --- G ROB WAHL, Kennedy...... D BACK STEVE MCLAUGHLIN, Granada H. G MIKE FISHER, Kennedy...... D BACK JON GAUSCHE, Granada Hills. : C BRUCE KIDDO, Granada Hills.. D BACK KEITH HARPER, San Fernando. B PAUL ANDERSON, Monroe...... D BACK DOUG DINGMAN, Kennedy..... B @ ERIC LANE, Kennedy...... D BACK TONY CLARK, Van Nuys...... B JAMES BETHEA, San Fernando.. D BACK ANTOINE McKNIGHT, Birm....

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. RON CUCCIA WIL S ON HI GH'S NATIONALL PREP RECORD HHOLDER.OLDER^ UNANIkwüSUN A N IM O U MVP S M V IN P NORThrJ^NNORTHERN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL.,------

^ REDOUBTABLE" RON CUCCIA, WHO DID IT ALL FOR COACH, T E A M AND COUNTRY OVER THREE VARSITY SEASONS AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL, HAS BEEN NAMED NORTHERN LEAGUE MVP FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, AS MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SELECTION BOARD AND LEAGUE COACHES COMBINED IN THEIR ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS. WILSON'S MULES WERE 9-0 PRIOR TO THE PLAYOFFS AND l>-0 WHEN THEY CONCLUDED, WITH COACH VIC CUCCIA, SON RON, RON'S TALENTED TEAMMATES AND A GREAT PORTION OF THE CITY'S PREP FOOTBALL FANS, LOYAL MULES' FANS, ALL, CONCLUDING A SPECIAL PREP GRID ERA. THE TEAM....39 CONSECUTIVE WINS OVER THREE FULL SEASONS AND THREE CONSECUTIVE L.A. CITY > A DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS. HEAD COACH VIC CUCCIA CONCLUDES HIS ILLUSTRIOUS PREP COACHING CAREER WITH A TEAM THAT SCORED 589 POINTS AND ALLOWED BUT 92. AND ON THIS TEAM THERE WERE STARS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND ANY GRID GALAXY, WITH ANY ONE OF SEVERAL BEING A REASONABLE MVP PICK. VIRT­ UALLY THE ENTIRE TEAM PLAYED TOGETHER THROUGH THREE PERFECT SEASONS OF FOOTBALL. THE COACHES AND THECITIZENS SAVINGS BOARD COULD NOT TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT FROM THE STAR OF THE WILSON CAST, HOWEVER. CAREER COMPLETIONS.. .5 2 8 ; CAREER TDs 91' (PASS) & 5^ (RUSH); TOTAL OFFENSE...1 1 ,451 YARDS; 8,8o4 PASSING YARDS; AND COUNTLESS OTHER SINGLE-GAME, SEASON AND CAREER MARKS. THE MULES DEFEATED SYIMAR (52-7), FAIRFAX (17-3) , FREMONT (35-19) & WASHINGTON 37-0 IN THE FINALE. TWELVE MULES MADE THE ALL-LEAGUE FIRST TEAM. HONOR TEAMS FOLLOW: ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

END EDDIE TAPIA, Franklin....___ 5' 9"-150-Sr. LINE CONRAD RODRIQUEZ, Wilson__ .6 '1 0"-190-Sr. END + STEVE MARTINEZ, Wilson...___ 6' 0"-170-Sr. LINE SERGIO VILLASENOR, Wilson.. . 6 '1 2"-227-Sr. FL BRIAN APODACA, Wilson______5' ll"-170-Sr. LINE <§ BRIAN PORTZEL, Franklin___ ,6 '11"-180-Sr. LINE MARK LABONGE, Marshall...---5' ll"-180-Sr. LINE SCOTT BATEMAN. Marshall--- 6 '1 0"-190-Jr. LINE MIKE RAMIREZ, Wilson.... ___ 6 ' 1"-215-Jr. BACKER JOHN CAMPOS, Franklin..... 1 9"-170-Jr. LINE ART FLORES, Wilson...... ___5' 10"-170-Sr. BACKER ROBERT LYLES, Belmont...... 6 '12"-190-Jr.

LINE PETE CORREA, Wilson..... ___5' 10"-190-Sr. BACKER

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

END PETE MANANSALA, Franklin. ..5'8"-130~Sr. LINE JAIME FADOLLONE, Belmont___ 5'5"-140-Sr. END EDDIE VOYSEST, Belmont... ..5'9"-175-Sr. LINE ALEX CORDERO, Wilson...... 5'10"-180-Jr. LINE JESUS CASTILLO, Lincoln.. ..5'5"-150-Sr. LINE JOHN SOLTERO, Franklin..... 5'10"-195-Sr. LINE EMMANUEL FRANCISCO, Eagle Rk.6'0"-180-Sr. LINE MIKE WILSON, Marshall...... 6'1"-210-Sr. LINE ALEX MARTINEZ, Belmont... ..5'8"-210-Sr. LINE ARMANDO SANCHEZ, Marshall... 6'0"-220-Sr. LINE BRUCE BACKLEY, Marshall.. ..5'10"-185-Sr. BACKER MARK BENITEZ, Belmont...... 5'10"-175-Sr. LINE MANUEL ELICIRRI, Franklin ..5'9"-170-Jr. BACKER PAUL MARTINEZ, Franklin.... 5'9"-175-Sr. QB RICHARD MARTINEZ, Franklin ..5'10"-160-Sr. BACKER ROBERT CENDEJAS, Wilson.... 5'9"-160-Jr. QB PAUL SILKA, Marshall___ ..5'10"-160-Jr. BACKER JEROME PRATER. Marshall.... 5'9”-170-Sr. QB FERNANDO ACOSTA, Belmont ..5'8"-155-So. BACK CALVIN HOSOZAWA, Belmont___ 6'1"-170-Jr. QB , Wilson.. ..6'0"-178-Jr. BACK TEDDY SALCIDO, Wilson...... 5'10"-160-Jr. QB GLENN GOLDIN, Eagle Rock ..5'11M-160-Jr. BACK CHRIS PEREZ, Lincoln...... 5'8"-140-Jr. BACK BOBBY PINA, Marshall...... 5'8"-160-Sr.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. KEYVAN JENKIN S DANA MCLEMORE VENICE HIGH GRID LEADERS, TOP ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE FOR'77

T HE VENICE HIGH SCHOOL GONDOLIERS, UNDEFEATED DURING HEGULAR-SEASON PLAY IN 1977, PROVIDED THE WESTERN LEAGUE WITH CO-PLAYERS OP THE YEAR AS ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE SE­ LECTIONS WERE RECENTLY MADE BY COACHES AND SPORTSWRITSRS... .WITH KEYVAN JENKINS AND DANA McLEMORE 3EING NAMED CO-WESTERN LEAGUE MVPs, AS 10 GONDOLIERS FIND THEMSELVES FIRST- TEAM PICKS. VENICE COACH AL DELLINGER USES SPARKLING ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE HIS TEAM LEADERS. "JENKINS CARRIED POR OVER 1,300 YARDS (7-YD. PLUS AVG.) AND HAD 150 YARDS RUSHING BY HALFHME IN THREE GAMES THIS YEAR. A PLAYER OP OUTSTANDING CHARACTER AND A VERY GOOD STUDENT." ON MeLE- MORE "MR. EVERYTHING___THE BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER I HAVE COACHED IN 10 YEARS. TEAM CAPT., LEADER, STUDENT, INSPIRATION, RUNNER, RECEIVER AND BEST DEFENSIVE BACK IN THE AREA.. .PUNTER, GOOD PLACEKICKER, PUNT AND KICKOPP RETURNER AND AN OUTSTANDING BLOCKER'" THE GONODOLIERS PLACED TEN MEN ON THE ALL-LEAGUE FIRST TEAM AND WERE 8-0-1 GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS. DEFEATING LOCKE 21-6 IN THE FIRST ROUND, THE BEACH-TOWNERS TRIPPED BEFORE EVENTUAL CITY CHAMPION BANNING, 48-19, IN THE SECOND ROUND. PALISADES, THE WESTERN LEAGUE'S NO. 2 TEAM, TROUNCED RESEDA 38-14 AND THEN DROP­ PED A HEART-STOPPER TO MID-VALLEY CHAMPION GRANADA HILLS, 28-27, IN A TIE-BREAKER ENCOUNTER. CRENSHAW AND UNIVERSITY, THE LEAGUE'S THREE AND FOUR TEAMS RESPECTIVELY, WERE SHUT OUT IN FIRST- ROUND PLAYOFF PLAY CRENSHAW TO EL CAMINO (28-0) & UNI TO CARSON (8l-0). FIRST AND SECOND TEAMS ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE FOLLOW: ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

* END RIC KINNAN, Palisades...... 5'9"-185-Sr. LINE TOM WOODS, Venice...... 6 ' 0"-200-Sr. END CLINT SAMPSON, Crenshaw___ .6'1"-175-Sr. LINE ED GATLIN, Palisades..... 6 ' 1 " - 2 1 0 - Jr. T DARRYL MOORE, Venice...... 6'5"-240-Jr. LINE JAMES MARTIN, Palisades... .5' 8"-190-Sr. T DAVID HOLLAND, Crenshaw___ .5'10"-220-Sr. LINE RAY HILLIS, Westchester... .6 ’0"-175-Jr. G RICH FESTA, Palisades...... 5'9"-185-Sr. BACKER FRED GUTIERREZ, Venice--- . 6 ’ 1"-190-Jr. G VEE VIGNOLLE, Venice...... 5'10"-185-Sr. BACKER TYRONE FERGUSON, Venice... .6’1"-190-Sr. C GLEN NEAL, Venice...... 6'1"-184-Sr. BACKER DAN BAUTISTA, University.. .5' 9"-160-Sr. B # KEYVAN JENKINS, Venice.... .5'10"-162-Jr. D BACK + DANA McLEMORE, Venice.... 5' 9"-155-Sr. B ROMONO ROBINSON, Palisades. .5'11"-185-Jr. D BACK KIRK JACKSON, Palisades... . 6 ' 3"-185-Sr. B ANTHONY HARDEN, Crenshaw... .5'10"-175-Sr. D BACK TONY NEW, Venice...... 5' ll"-165-Jr. B * VERLON REDD, Crenshaw...... 6'1"-170-Sr. D BACK MICHAEL FRAZIER, Westchest .6' 2"-180-Sr. B DAN PETERSON, University__ .5'9"-190-Sr. D BACK EBON GRANT, Palisades____ .5' ll"-180-Sr. K JUNG LEE, Venice...... 5'9"-150-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

END DAMON FARMAR, University... .6'0"-170-So. LINE MAURY DEWITT, Crenshaw.... . 6 ' 2"-195-Sr.

END BRANDON SMITH, Crenshaw___ .6'1"-160-Sr. LINE NEIL RAYNER, Venice...... , 6 ' 1"-180-Sr. T LANCE STEVENSON, Palisades. .6'1"-200-Jr. LINE REGGIE TAPP, Palisades___ .6 '1"-185-Sr. T JOHN MURPHY, Westchester... .614"-270-Sr. LINE JEROME PORCHIA, Palisades. .5' 10"-270-Jr. G PAUL REED, Westchester.... .5'10"-185-Jr. LINE ANTHONY WILSON, Crenshaw.. .5' 9"-185-Sr. G # BARRY SCHWARTZ, University. .5'10"-170-Sr. BACKER DOUG NORRIS, Westchester.. .6 'l"-220-Sr. C BILL GREEN, Palisades...... 6'1"-180-Sr. BACKER MATT NORTH, Palisades.... 5' 8"-170-Jr. B ANGELO GASCA, Venice...... 5'10"-165-Sr. BACKER SIDNEY CLARK, Crenshaw___ 6' 0"-150-Sr. B , Palisades... .6’2"-175-Jr. D BACK GRADY HILL, Crenshaw ...... 5* 10"-165-Sr. B RON LEWIS, Hamilton...... 5'9"-160-Jr. D BACK GUS TURNER, Venice...... 5' 8"-150-Sr. B TONY EVANS, V enice ...... 5'8"-185-Jr. D BACK GARY PIERSON, University.. .5' 10"-160-Sr.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. DON MARZIANI RESEDA R ICHARD GRAY (EL CAMINO REAL) CO-MVPs iN WEST-VALLEY FOOTBALL FOR 1977

D DON MARZIANI, ALL-PURPOSE BACK FOR COACH ROY JAE'S RESEDA REGENTS AND SKIP GIANCANELLI'S TOP-RATED LINEBACKER-TIGHT END, HAVE BEEN NAKED CO-MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS IN WEST-VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL FOR 1977...ON TEAMS RELEASED TODAY BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FCÜHDATION AND SELECTED BY LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDA­ TION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. MARZIANI, A SENIOR, 1Ü5-POUND RUNNING BACK VÍÍO FILLED IN AS THE REGENTS1 QUARTER­ BACK THE FINAL W O GAMES OF THE SEASON, ACCOUNTED FOR SOKE 1,400 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE. RESEDA PLACED 3RD IN LEAGUE PLAY (2-2-1) AND WOUND UP 4—5—1 FOLLOWING A FIRST-ROUND >3-14 LOSS TO PAL­ ISADES IN THE PLAYOFFS. RICHARD GRAY, 6-2, 210-POUND SENIOR "FORCE" ON EL CAMINO REAL'S 4-A CITY FINALIST TEAM, IS CAT,TED..."BEST I'VE EVER COACHED IN 18 YEARS," BY GIANCANELLI. ALTHOUGH MISSING TWO GAMES, GRAY ACCOUNTED FOR 40 UNASSISTED TACKLES (46 ASSISTED), 10 SACKS AND THREE INTERCEPTIONS AS THE CONQUISTADORES» LEFT-SIDE LINEBACKER. AS A TIGHT END HE CAUGHT NINE PASSES FOR 84 YARDS AND ONE TOUCHDOWN. EL CAMINO (3-1-1) FINISHED BEHIND CLEVELAND (4-1-0) IN LEAGUE, BUT DEFEATED CREN­ SHAW (28-0), CARSON (27-21) AND KENNEDY (21-13) BEFORE LOSING TO BANNING IN THE TITLE RAEN-GAS, 14-7. THE CONQUISTADORES FINISHED 9-3~l. LEAGUE CHAMP CLEVELAND DEFEATED VAN NUYS (13-8), BE­ FORE DROPPING A 1 7-8 NOD TO KENNEDY.. .MID-VALLEY LEAGUE NO. 2 TEAM. THIS MARKS THE SECOND YEAR THAT W O OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TEAMS HAVE BEEN N A S D IN THE EIGHT CITY LEAGUES. TEAMS FOLLOW: ALL WEST-VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

; WR MTKE HOUSTON, Cleveland.... 5' 8"-150-Sr. D END STEVE CORMACK, El Camino R. 6 0"-175-Sr. ; WR JIM RYAN, Chatsworth...... 6' 0"-165-Sr. D END GENO DiPAOLO, Taft...... 5 8V'-140-Sr. : WR PAUL SPOONER, Taft...... 5 ’ 8V'-143-Sr. T LARRY DANNY, Cleveland.... 5 10"-180-Sr. í G GLENN GUTTMAN, Cleveland___ 5' 8"-175-Sr. BACKER + LARRY LEWIS, Taft...... 6 0"-208-Sr. G EARLE ROBINSON, Reseda...... 5 '10"-165-Sr. BACKER VIRGIL AIKEY, Reseda...... 5 8"-165-Sr. : G MIKE MITCHELL, El Camino Re.6' 1"-195-Sr. BACKER + RICHARD GRAY, El Camino R..6 2"-210-Sr. : T SAM CASMUS, El Camino Real..6' 3"-225-Sr. BACKER MIKE MAURER, El Camino R... 6 10"-190-Jr. : QB # DARIN ERICKSON, Cleveland ...6' 4"-195-Sr. BACKER ANDY WATZ, Cleveland...... 5 10"-170-Sr. QB # JEFF CAPRIO, El Camino Real.5' ll"-185-Sr. D BACK CHRIS BROWN, Cleveland.... 5 '9"-170-Jr. B DAN NEILSON, Cleveland..... 5' 9"-165-Jr. D BACK DENNIS CLAY, Cleveland.... 5 9"-165-Sr. B DON MARZIANI, Reseda...... 5' ll"-185-Sr. D BACK BRIAN KERR, Reseda.... . 5 7"-150-Sr. B CHRIS ERICKSON, Canoga Park.5' 10"-175-Sr. D BACK ANDREW ALLEN, Chatsworth...5 8"-145-Sr. K RICH CHRISTIANSEN, Reseda...6' 2"-185-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

WR INGO LOGE, El Camino Real... D LINE MIKE MORLEY,El Camino Real LINE SCOTT WOOLF, El Cam. Real___ D LINE MANUEL ZUNIGA, Cleveland.. LINE STEVE SVASTITS, Cleveland... D LINE KEVIN MARINE, Cleveland... LINE RON STEVER, Reseda...... D LINE TOMMIE SMITH, Cleveland... LINE BOB SPILLANE, Taft...... D LINE CARLOS DIAZ, Reseda...... LINE CRAIG WILKINSON, Chatsworth. D LINE TIM BREEN, Chatsworth.... LINE TOM BORER, Canoga Park..... BACKER DON HALLAM, Cleveland.... B SCOTT BLEAKLEY, Taft...... BACKER + MIKE KE'TAILY, Canoga Park. B * DUNCAN REED, Chatsworth.... D BACK CHUCK BUKEY, Reseda...... B RODNEY DILLAMAR, El Cam.Re.. D BACK STEVE TAMAYO, Taft...... B JIM GEORGE, Reseda...... D BACK JOHN ERBEZNIK, Canoga Park

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© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. ERIC BULLOCK SOUTH GATE QUARTERBACK, WINS VOTE IN EASTERN LEAGUE FOOTBAll FOR'77 SEASON FOR REARASE; FRIDAY, DEC. 3 0 ... AM's . . . and after

ERIC BULLOCK, 5-10, 170-POUKD SENIOR QUARTERBACK FOR COACH RAY McLEAN'S SOUTH GATE RAMS, HAS BEEW NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN EASTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL FOR THE 1977 SEASON. BULLOCK LEADS THE ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS BY COACHES AND SP0RTSNRITSR3 AND RELEASED TODAY BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. BULLOCK PERFORMED IN OUTSTANDING MANNER ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE DURING THE YEAR, LEADING HIS TEAM TO THE LEAGUE TITLE WITH A 4-1-0 RECORD. THE RAMS WERE SHUT OFF IN PLAYOFF ACTION, HOWEVER, LOSING IN THE FIRST ROUND TO SOUTHERN LEAGUE NO. 4 JEFFERSON (33-7) ... .THEIR FULL SEASON RECORD, 6-4. BELL FINISHED AS THE LEAGUE'S NO. 2 TEAM WITH A 2-0-3 MARK. THE EAGLES COULDN'T GET BY POLY, THE EAST-VALLSY'S NO. 3 TEAM, DROPPING A 15-13 NOD. NUMBER THREE LEAGUE FINISHER ROOSEVELT HUFFED AND PUFFED WITH FAIRFAX IN THE PLAYOFFS BEFORE GOING OUT IN A TIE BREAKER, 1-0. NUMBER FOUR GARFIELD COULDN'T DO ANY BETTER THAN THE OTHER EASTERN LOOP PLAYOFF TEAMS, AS THE BULLDOGS WERE SHUT OUT BY THE EAST-VALLEY'S NO. 1 TEAM, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, 17-0. THE TOP FOUR EASTERN LEAGUE TEAMS WERE REPRESENTED BY SIX PLAYERS FROM TITLE-WIN­ NING SOUTH GATE; FIVE EACH FROM NO. 2 BELL AND NO. 3 ROOSEVELT AND FOUR FROM 4lH PLACE FINISHER GARFIELD. THE ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, W O OFFENSE AND TWO DEFENSE, FOLLOW:

ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

END GREGORY POPLAR, So. Gate__ .5'H"-i7o-sr. LINE * KEITH SIMPSON, Bell...... 6'2"-220-Sr. END FRANK SALAZAR, Garfield___ .5'li"-150-Sr. LINE EDDIE BROOKS, Bell...... 6'0"-195-Sr. T STEVE DELANEY, So. Gate.... .6T'-178-Sr. LINE EDDIE ANAYA, Garfield.... .6 1 0"-165-Sr. T WILLIAM STUART, Roosevelt.. .6'0"-170-Sr. LINE LEROY HENDERSON, Jordan... .5'8"-160-Jr. G ALEX JASSO, Hunt. Park.... .6*0"-185~Sr. BACKER * HENRY WILSON, Jordan...... 6'2"-215-Sr. G GLEN ESTEP, Bell...... 6'0"-208-Jr. BACKER ATRILL GILLIS, Roosevelt.. .6'1"-175-Jr. C DAN PETERSON, So. Gate.... .5'10"-183-Sr. BACKER @ IOANE VIAMOANA, Bell...... 5'll"-190-Sr. B * ERIC BULLOCK, So. Gate.... .5'10"-171-Sr. BACKER TONY BIENVENUE, So. Gate.. . 5'5"-137-Sr. B •k ANTHONY EDGAR, Bell...... 5110"-175-Sr. D BACK GEORGE EVANS, Jordan...... 6'3"-165-Sr. B REGGIE McNULTY, Roosevelt. ..6'1"-165-Jr. D BACK @ ARNOLD LARES, Garfield___ . 5 *7"-155-Jr. 3 k LOUTS SANCHEZ, Garfield--- .5'8"-137-Sr. D BACK LAVON CLAYTON, So. Gate... . 5'8"-165-Sr. B ALEX PINEDA, Hunt. Park___ .6'1"-185-Sr. D BACK # JAVIER GONZALES, Roosevelt .5'9"-165-Sr. K DAVID MURILLO, Roosevelt.. ..5'8"-180-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

END RAMON MOZQUEDA, Hunt. Park. .518"-140-Sr. LINE JOE PETITT, So. Gate...... 518"-185-So. END VINCE ZAMORA, Garfield.... .5'5"-148-Jr. LINE RUSSELL NOMURA, Roosevelt. .5'6"-160-Jr. T CHARLES CAIN, Jordan...... 6'2V'-230-Jr. LINE LOUIE KITOAKA, Garfield... . 519"-185-Sr. T MARTIN GONZALES, Roosevelt. .6'1"-170-Sr. BACKER FABIAN REZA, Roosevelt.... .5'8"-155-Sr. G GLEN ODA, Garfield...... 5'6"-200-Jr. BACKER JOHN WEST, Bell...... 6'3"-190-Jr. G EDDIE CATANO, Hunt. Park... .51ll"-210-Sr. BACKER ERIC FIELDS, So. Gate.... .5'6"-145-Sr. C FREDRICO RAMIREZ, Bell.... .6'l"-238-Sr. BACKER CARL WASHINGTON, Bell.... . 5'8"-155-Sr. B EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, Hunt.Park. .5'll"-175-Jr. D BACK REGGIE CLAYTON, So. Gate.. .6'1"-164-Jr. B CALVIN SOLOMON, Jordan.... .5'll"-150-Sr. D BACK RICKY GREEN, Jordan...... 5'10"-165-Sr. B LEO GONZALEZ, Bell...... 5'10"-170-Sr. D BACK BUTCH POTTER, Bell...... 6'1"-174-Sr. B DARPYL WILLIAMS, So. Gate.. .519"-185-Sr. D BACK ANDRE POUNS, Jordan...... 5'10"-170-Sr.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. MARK HICKS (WASHINGTON) & MARK FULCHER (FREMONT) SHARE TOP-PLAYER HONORS IN SOUTHERN LOOP FOR '77 POR RELEASE: FRIDAY, DEC. 50 M A RK HICKS, TIGHT END OFF COACH RON FOWLKES’ SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPION WASHINGTON ELEVEN, AND FREMONT HIGH QUARTERBACK MARK FULCHER HAVE BEEN NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR HI SOUTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL FOR 1977 ON ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS RELEASED TODAY THROUGH CITIZEl'TS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. TEAMS ARE SELECTED ANNUALLY BY LEAGUE COACHES WITH THE COOPERATION OF SP0RT3WRITERS SERVING ON ALL- BOARD OF ATHLETICS. THE WASHINGTON GENERALS’ MARK HICKS, 6-1, 195-POUND SENIOR, IS CALLED "THE BEST TIGHT END AROUND" BY COACH RON FOWLKES. EXTREMELY SWIFT FOR HIS SIZE, HICKS CAUGHT 41 AERIALS FOR 1,016 YARDS OVER THE GENERALS’ 1>-GAME SEASON. WASHINGTON WON THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (4-0-1) AND WENT TO THE FINALS OF THE >-A PLAYOFFS LOSING TO WILSON, 57-0. ALONG THE WAY TO THE TITLE GAME THEY BEAT BELMONT (29-12), POLY (52-15) AND NORTH HOLLYWOOD (15-0). SEASON RECORD.. .9-5-1. MARK FULCHER LED THE FREMONT PATHFINDERS TO SECOND PLACE IN THE LEAGUE (4-1-0) AND A SPARKLING 10-2 SEASON RECORD. THE 6-2, 205-POUND SENIOR COMPLETED 98 OF 229 PASSES FOR 1,580 YARDS AND 18 TOUCHDOWNS DURING REGÜLAR-SEASON PLAY. THE STRONG-RAMED FULCHER LED THE PATHFINDERS TO WINS OVER FRANKLIN (45-24) AND JEFFERSON (22-8) BEFORE THE WILSON MULES MANACLED TEEM (55-19). MANUAL AND JEFFERSON, THE LEAGUE’S THREE & FOUR TEAMS DEFEATED MARSHALL (54-8) AND SOUTH GATE (55-7) RESPECTIVELY IN FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF ACTION...BUT FELL IN THE 2ND ROUND. JEFFERSON WAS DUMPED AGAIN BY FREMONT (22-8) AND MANUAL ARTS LOST TO NORTH HOLLYWOOD (27-21). WASHINGTON PLACED SEVEN PLAYERS ON THE FIRST TEAM, WHILE FREMONT LANDED SIX PERFORMERS. THE ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, BOTH FIRST AND SECOND OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TEAMS, FOLLOW: " ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE SELECTION - 1977

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

END # JIMMY TRUSCOTT, Dorsey..... 5 ’6"-150-Sr. LINE GARY HACKMAN, Jefferson___ ,517"-178-Sr. END # BERNARD HENRY, Fremont..... 6 ’2"-175-Sr. LINE GLEN PERKINS, Fremont.... .6’2"-210-Sr. END + MARK HICKS, Washington..... 6 ’ 4"-195-Sr. LINE GROVER THEUS, Washington... .5'll"-190-Si LINE # GLENN JACKSON, Jefferson--- 6 ’l"-220-Sr. LINE TONY MITCHELL, Manual Arts.. 5'9"-175-Sr. LINE KEVIN THOMPSON, Fremont.... 6 ’0"-195-Sr. BACKER + ALLEN SHARP, Washington...,.5'll"-185-Si LINE KEVIN JOHNSON, Dorsey...... 6 ’0"-190-Sr. BACKER ANDRE ROBINSON, Fremont--- .6'0"-170-Sr. LINE MICHAEL DIXON, Washington..5’ll"-195-Sr. BACKER RODNEY HARMON, Los Angeles , 61lV'-195-Sr LINE TERRENCE PHILLIPS, Wash 6’2"-190-Jr. D BACK VERNON GEARING, Washington .5’9"-155-Jr. BACK •k , Jefferson.6 ’3"-205-Sr. D BACK RODNEY DAVIS, Los Angeles. . 6'0"-170-Sr. BACK DAVID BAXTER, Manual Arts..5’7"-153-Sr. D BACK JACQUE HILL, Manual Arts.. .6’2"-170-Sr. BACK 4 MARK FULCHER, Fremont..... 6 ’2"-205-Sr. D BACK VICTOR JAMES, Fremont.... .6'0"-180-Sr. ’ BACK KEITH JORDAN, Washington...5’10"-165-Sr. D BACK EDDIE WILLIAMS, Manual Art .6'1"-180-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

END ERIC HOLLOMAN, Los Angeles.5’9"-170-Sr. LINE @ KEVIN HAZURE, Manual Arts. 6' 0"- 225-S r. END DWIGHT TAYLOR, Fremont.... 5 ’10"-157-Sr. LINE MARIO JACKSON, Washington. 5'10" -1 8 0 -S r. END KARL IVORY, Los Angeles 5 ’9"-168-Sr. LINE FERRIS WILLIAMS, Fremont.. . 6 ' 2 " 2 0 0-S r. LINE REGINALD REYNOLDS, Jeff 6’0"-215-Sr. LINE DARRYL KNOX, Dorsey...... , 6 ' 2" 1 75-Jr. LINE GREGORY DIXON, Washington..6’0"-205-Jr. BACKER + LESTER STEPHENS, Jefferson ,6’1"- 200-Sr. LINS EDGAR ELLIS, Manual Arts...6’l"-235-Sr. BACKER @ MICHAEL FORD, Washington.. 5 ’ 11" -1 8 5 -S r. LINE JAMES LAUDERHILL, Fremont..61l"-230-Sr. BACKER DWAYNE SMITH, Manual Arts. .6'3"- 1 8 2 -S r. BACK CHRIS WILLIAMS, Jefferson..5’8"-170-Sr. BACKER GARY JENKINS, Washington.. ,610"- 1 8 5-S o. BACK CORNELINE ROBERTSON, L.A...5’9V'-155-Jr. D BACK @ DARYL PREMMER, Jefferson.. ,5'11" -1 8 0 -S r. BACK DONNIE BUTLER, Fremont 5’9"-157-Jr. D BACK @ LONNIE THOMAS, Manual Arts . 6'0 17 5 -S r. BACK CARDELL JEFFERY, Dorsey___ 5'11"-170-Jr. D BACK @ RONNIE JONES, Washington.. .5 '10" -1 5 5 -S r .

* 1st Team Offense, 1976 + 1st Team Defense, 1976 # 2nd Team Offense, 1976 @ 2nd Team Defense, 1976

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. W ILLIE GITTENS, FOUNTAIN VALLEY TAILBACK, Named S0UTHERN CAL-.PREP PLAYER-O F '77 POR REIEASE:" ... PLEASE HONOR RELEASE DATE. W I L L I E GITTENS, 5-11, 175-POUND TAILBACK WHO LED FOUNTAIN VALLEY TO AN UN- 1 1 DEFEATED SUNSET LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE BIG FIVE CONFERENCE AND INTO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS WHERE THE BARONS WERE DEFEATED 21-20 BY LOYOLA IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, HAS BEEN NAMED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S CIF DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CAL­ IFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS. A NEW SELECTION FORMAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD FOR ITS 4lST ANNUAL MEETING, WITH SOUTHLAND PREP PLAYERS BEING NAMED IN THREE DIVISIONS. DIVISION ONE ENCOMPASSES THE FOUR CONFERENCES WITH LARGER SCHOOLS....BIG FIVE, EAST­ ERN, SOUTHERN AND COASTAL. VOTING FOR DIVISION ONE PLAYER OF THE YEAR NARROWED TO TWO OUTSTANDING SEN­ IOR PERFORMERS...TEMPLE CITY'S FINE RUNNING BACK DON ROBERTS AND GITTENS. FOLLOWING CONSIDERABLE DEBATE, GITTENS WAS NAMED THE DIVISION'S MVP. GITTENS SCORED 28 TOUCHDOWNS IN 1977, LEADING THE BARONS TO A 10-1 SEASON RECORD. W O OF HIS TDs CAME AGAINST LOYOLA IN THE AFOREMENTIONED DOUBLE OVERTIME, SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF GAME IN WHICH HE RUSHED FOR 140 YARDS. FOR 11 GAMES, GITTENS CARRIED 190 TIMES FOR l,4o8 YARDS AND A 7.4-YARD AVERAGE. HE SCORED THREE TOUCH­ DOWNS OR MORE IN SIX GAMES IN 1977. WILLIE HAD 16 TOUCHDOWNS AS A JUNIOR AND EIGHT AS A SOPHOMORE, A SEASON IN WHICH HE APPEARED IN ONLY FOUR BALL GAMES. HIS COACH BRUCE PICKFORD SAYS OF WILLIE "HE IS THE GREATEST BACK IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY HIS- TORY... .AND WAS BACK AS A SOPHOMORE."______, 41ST ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONIES AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARK. JANUARY 21ST

All Players named for Division I CIF All-Star Team honors, will be the honored guests at All-Southern California Board of Athletids 4lst annual Foot­ ball awards to be held at Magic Mountain Park in Valencia on Saturday morning, January 21st at 10:30 am. All players, their coaches, guests, school adminis­ trators and college coaches will be on hand for the festivities. All honored players will receive beautiful framed scroll awards, while players of the year will be awarded the traditional bronze medallion. AMF - VOIT FOOTBALLS & BANKERS LIFE TRAVEL BAGS AWARDED The AMF - VOIT miniature footballs will again be awarded to all play­ ers, as they have since the early '50s. Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation coaches awards will be made and BANKERS LIFE will again present striking trav­ el bags to the title-winning coaches. ______

Ninety-four players have been named to this year's Division I honor team, with 47 players on the three offensive units and 47 named to three defensive teams. Fifty-four high schools are represented on this year's larger schools Division I team. Last year's 4-A D ivision Champions, Los A ltos High School, captured the Big Five Conference crown this fa ll and placed six players — four on offense and two on defense — on the honor squad. Coach Dwayne DeSpain's Conquerors did ju st that in major-school-play, as the second place Sierra League entry marched through four Big Five playoff opponents — Crespi (33-7), Redlands (20-6), Loyola (21-0) and St. Paul in the finals (22-15)» Los Altos wound up the year 12-1. Bob Hitchcock's Eastern Conference Champion Temple City Rams landed three performers on the team. Coach Hitchcock's Rams have won six CIF titles over the past eight seasons...including the 3-A crown in 1976. Bob's boys bettered Mark Keppel (40-14), La Serna (27-14), El Rancho (35-6) and Lynwood (21-7) for the title. The Rio Hono League's No, 2 team, Temple City finished 10-3 on 4he year. Villa Park, Southern Conference title-winner over Los Alamitos, 21-6, was 10-3 for "the year (with two forfeits because of an ineligible player) and under coach Ted Mullen has been in the playoff finals the past three years. The Spar­ tans defeated Arlington (31-6), Savanna (28-14) and Riverside Poly (14-9) in the first three playoff rounds. Coach Richard DeHaven's Millikan Rams won the Coastal Conference title and wound up the year 9-3-1» 4s the Moore League's No. 2 team, they bettered Muir , (15-6'. We?- Tournnce (:’5-l4), Lonq Be.acr. Vcly (7?-7) & Arcadia (ih-l'-i) for the

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FIR S T TEAM OF FEN S E RELEASE: Thurs., Dec. 22 P ,M. and af T END DARRELL JORDAN PIUS X 6'4" 240 SENIOR RECEIVER DAN LAUTER LOS ALTOS 6'0" 170 SENIOR RECEIVER DAN FIDEL CAMARILLO 6'4" 200 SENIOR tackle JOE MURRAY LOYOLA 6'4" 240 SENIOR TACKLE DAVE MANZANI WEST COVINA 5 ’ 10" 190 SENIOR GUARD CARLO CALDERELIA MILLIKAN 5 ’10" 210 SENIOR GUARD LARRY BUDGEN FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6 ’0" 194 SENIOR CENTER STEVE MARTIN VILLA PARK 6'0" 185 SENIOR BACK # DON ROBERTS TEMPLE CITY 5'11” 175 SENIOR BACK + WILLIE GITTENS FOUNTAIN VALLEY S'11" 175 SENIOR BACK + MATT ANEY LOS AUTOS 5'7" 165 SENIOR BACK TIM COWAN ST. PAUL 6'2" 175 SENIOR BACK JOHN HILL LOS AUTOS 5' 11" 210 SENIOR BACK ANDREW PAIGE SANTA ANA VALU3Y 6'1" 200 SENIOR BACK + KEVIN REYNOLDS SANTA MONICA 5*9" 170 SENIOR KICKER CHRIS SCHRAMM THOUSAND OAKS 6* 3" 165 SENIOR

SEC 0 N D TEAM 0 FF E N S E T END MIKE PEZZILLO GLENDALE 6'1" 200 SENIOR RECEIVER MIKE WARD CRESCENTA VALLEY 6 10" 180 SENIOR RECEIVER MIKE CAMP ESTANCIA 6'4" 195 SENIOR RECEIVER NICK MARTINEZ PALM SPRINGS 5 ’11" 165 SENIOR TACKLE JOHN MacKENZIE ROLLING HILLS 6'2" 215 SENIOR TACKLE STEVE BALLINGER CAMARILLO 6'6" 203 SENIOR GUARD GREG WOMACK REDIANOS 6'0" 195 SENIOR GUARD CHRIS LOFTUS TROY 6'1" 215 SENIOR CENTER CLINT HAMPTON MUIR 6'3" 235 SENIOR JACK IARRY THOMAS RIVERSIDE POLY 5*11" 180 SENIOR .JACK BRANDON IAUFENBERG CRESPI 6' 3" 195 SENIOR jiACK MARVIN WILLIAMS COUTON 5'10" 180 JUNIOR JACK MARK KAHN VILIA PARK 5'11" 175 SENIOR BACK JIMMY SMITH COMPTON 6'2" 175 SENIOR 3ACK TOM TERESCHUK IAKEWOOD 6'2” 170 SENIOR KICKER FRANK NATIVIDAD LOS AUTOS 6'3" 183 SENIOR

T H I R D TEAM OF FEN S E T END TODD LITMAN VILLA PARK 6'3" 207 SENIOR RECEIVER STAN MENDRUN ALHAMBRA 5'11" 180 SENIOR RECEIVER RICK McCLUNG SOUTH TORRANCE 6'2" 180 SENIOR TACKLE BRUCE MATTHEWS ARCADIA 6'3" 220 JUNIOR TACKLE KENT TUCKER MARINA 6'2" 205 SENIOR GUARD MIKE CHANDLESS CRESCENTA VALLEY 6'0" 195 SENIOR GUARD PORTER NORTON SAN MARINO 5'10" 175 SENIOR CENTER ANDY LEWANDOWSKI SERVI TE 6'5" 235 SENIOR BACK MIKE JENKINS MUIR 5'11” 185 SENIOR BACK ANDY HENDERSON LOYOIA 5'10" 200 SENIOR BACK RICH VALENZUEIA ST. PAUL 5 ’7" 170 SENIOR BACK + HENRY BELL ST. FRANCIS 6'0" 205 SENIOR BACK DAVID WATERS LYNWOOD 5" 8" 165 SENIOR BACK BILL OROSCO EL RANCHO 5'8" 138 SENIOR KICKER NORM JOHNSON PACIFICA 6'1" 190 SENIOR # 1st Team Def. 3A , 1976 + 2nd Team Off. 4A, 1976 PAST C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PIAYERS OP THE YEAR — 1937-1977 1937 FRANK ALBERT...... Glendale 1959 WILLIE BROWN...... Poly, L.B. 1938 HARRY EARNS...... Pomona 1960 JIM MURPHY...... Santa Barbara 1939 JOHN PETROVICH... ..Alhambra 1961 PAUL HORGAN...... Loyola 1940 PETER ZUCCO...... Santa Barbara 1962 STEVE GRADY...... Loyola 1941 NEWELL OESTRICH. ...Inglewood 1963 DON SWARTZ...... Loyola 1942 GLENN DAVIS...... Bonita 1964 GEORGE BUEHLER--- .Whittier 1943 NORMAN VEEH...... Tustin 1965 MICKEY CURETON. ... .Centennial 1944 BILL MARTIN...... Mark Keppel PETE SANCHEZ...... Mater Dei 1945 AL POLLARD...... Loyola 1966 MICKEY CURETON--- .Centennial 1946 A L POLLARD...... Loyola 1967 TOM FITZPATRICK. . ..Anaheim 1947 BUD WOODARD...... Jordan, L.B. 1968 DARRYL B ERG...... Westminster 1948 JOHN OLSZEWSKI... ..St. Anthony 1969 JAMES MCALISTER... .Blair 1949 JIM CONTRATTO___ ..Compton 1970 PAT HADEN...... •Bishop Amat 1950 CHARLES POWELL... ..San Diego JOHN McKAY...... Bishop Amat 1951 MARTY KEOUGH...... Pomona 1971 ...... Bishop Amat 1952 RONALD KNOX...... Santa Monica 1972 BOB ACOSTA...... Western 1953 ERNIE ZAMPESE...... Santa Barbara 1973 DENNIS SPROUL.... .Los Altos 1954 JOHN HANGARTNER....Hoover, Glendale 1974 BRIAN BETHKE...... South Hills 1955 MICKEY FLYNN...... Anaheim DAN MOROVICK...... St. John Bosco 1956 MICKEY FLYNN...... Anaheim 1975 JON VAN VUREN.... .South Hills RANDY MEADOWS...... Downey 1976 RANDY HERTEL...... Los Altos 1957 GARY CRAIG...... Riverside DENNIS SMITH...... Santa Monica 1958 DEE ANDREWS...... Poly, L.B. 1977 WILLIE GITTENS___ .Fountain Valley

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL — DIVISION I — 1977 (BIG FIVE, EASTERN, SOUTHERN, COASTAL CONFERENCES)

FIRST TEA M DE FENSE RELEASE! Thurs., Pec. 22 P.M. and after LINE KEVIN RICHEY WEST TORRANCE 6'4" 218 SENIOR LINE EDGAR MACK LYNWOOD 5'11” 210 SENIOR LINE BRYAN CALDWELL FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6'5" 210 SENIOR LINE WAIT VOORHIS BURROUGHS BURBANK 6*1" 203 SENIOR LINE CHRIS DUCKWORTH SOUTH HILLS 6 *2" 220 SENIOR LINE * GEORGE KENLON SERVI TE 6'1" 210 SENIOR BACKER MARK MILLS PALOS VERDES 5'11" 203 SENIOR BACKER DON BARKER NEWPORT HARBOR 6'1" 195 SENIOR BACKER RICK SENTENO LOS A IA MITOS 6'2" 205 SENIOR BACKER GENO KETELSLEGER EL RANCHO 6 10" 190 SENIOR BACKER STEVE LEHOR CHAFFEY 6'2” 215 SENIOR BACK TOM BRUNANSKY WEST COVINA 6'4" 215 SENIOR BACK CHUCK WILLIG ST. PAUL 6' 0" 180 SENIOR BACK # STEVE SIMMONS SOUTH PASADENA 6 ’4" 175 SENIOR BACK TOM HOLMOE CRESCENTA VALLEY 6'3" 175 SENIOR BACK MARK CAÑIZALES BARSTOW 6'0” 175 SENIOR BACK LEE MITCHELL COMPTON 5'10" 175 SENIOR

SEC 0 N D TEAM D E FE N S E LINE RUSS SILVERTHDRN FONTANA 6* 3" 205 JUNIOR LINE PAUL PETRAITIS HOOVER 6'3” 255 SENIOR LINE DAVE ZELLER VILIA PARK 6'1" 225 SENIOR LINE BEN BACA LOYOLA 6 ’4" 230 SENIOR LINE CHARLES USSERY L.B. POLY 6'5" 238 SENIOR BACKER DAVE TOWNSLEY THOUSAND OAKS 5 ’11" 170 SENIOR BACKER DAVE PETERSON TEMPLE CITY 6'r' 185 SENIOR BACKER DAVID STELIAR SOUTH PASADENA 6'0" 175 SENIOR BACKER JAY FAIRMAN LOS ALTOS 6'2" 190 JUNIOR BACKER SCOTT CARNI SANTA MONICA 6'0" 205 SENIOR BACK TOM BATES LOS AI/TOS 6'2" 180 SENIOR BACK GRANT PARKER SAVANNA 5'11" 175 SENIOR BACK JEFF ABBOUD HOOVER 5'10" 185 SENIOR BACK JOHN GERONIMO NORTH TORRANCE S'6" 160 JUNIOR BACK TERRY FRENCH LOS AIAMITOS 6' 0” 170 SENIOR

T H I R D TEAM DE F E N S E LINE JOHN MCALLISTER COMPTON 6'0" 185 SENIOR LINE JOHN GLEASON MATER DEI 6 ’ 2" 205 SENIOR LINE CHARLEY GORDON CAMARILLO 6'4" 230 SENIOR LINE MARK FERRARI TEMPLE CITY 5 ’9" 180 SENIOR LINE STEVE MONA RIVERSIDE POLY 5'11" 185 SENIOR BACKER JOHN SAMUELSON WEST COVINA 6'2" 190 SENIOR BACKER ERIC LANE LYNWOOD 6 >3" 207 SENIOR BACKER JEFF FITZGERALD BURROUGHS 6'1" 204 SENIOR BACKER BRETT HUNSAKER SUNNY HILLS 6'1" 200 SENIOR BACKER MARK FERGUSON SANTA ANA VALLEY 6*3" 210 SENIOR BACK TOM SULLIVAN CRESPI 5'11" 180 SENIOR BACK KEVIN MOEN ROLLING HILLS 6*2" 180 JUNIOR BACK TIM COLEMAN SEHVITE 6'0" 185 SENIOR BACK MONTE ZMUDA WARREN 5'8" 140 JUNIOR BACK JEFF HYDER EDISON 5*10” 170 SENIOR !‘ 1st Team Def. 4A,, 1976 # 1st Team Def. 3A, 1976 ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL - 1977 SEASON RALPH ALEXANDER, Member at Large/AL AMES, Glendale News/CLAUDE ANDERSON, San Bemar- dino/CHRIS BAKER, Pasadena Star-News/MIKE BROSSART, Pomona Progress/GARY DeGARMO, Riverside Press/ CLIFF GEWECKE, Daily Signal/BILL GILLIS, Antelope Valley Press/ BOB GUERRERO, Northeast Newspapers/JIM HART, San Pedro News-Pilot/CHUCK JOHNSON, The Tidings/FRANK MAZZEO, San Fernando Val.News/CHRIS MORTENSON, So. Bay Breeze/CHUCK NIGASH, San Gabriel Val. Tribune/BAVE OSTERMAN, Santa Ana Reg./JIM PARKER, Ventura Star Free-Press/KEN PIVERNETZ, Long Beach Ind.Press/JOHN STREY, Whittier News/MIKE TIPPING, Santa Monica Outlook/ JERRY WEINER, Culver City Star-News/GLENN WHITE, Orange Coast Pilot/ANDY FURILLO, Santa Barbara News-Press/ROGER CARLSON, Orange Coast Pilot/ FRED EISENHAMER, San Fernando Val.News/MIKE KENNEDY, Los Angeles Times/BRAD NELSON, Santa Monica Outlook/MIKE PECK, Antelope Val.Press/DAVE SHELBURNE, Glendale News Press/ SCOTT OSTLER, Los Angeles Times/W.R. BILL SCHROEDER, Board Chairman/BRAVEN DYER, Secretary/ SALLY W. GUTIERREZ, Compiler

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© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. PHIL DAVIS, NORWALK QUARTERBACK, SELECTED DIVISION I I FREP MVP FOR '77 GRID, SEASON,.,

PHIL DAVIS, SENIOR QUARTERBACK FOR-COACH CHARLES McANINCH1S CENTRAL CCNFER- ENCE CHAMPION NORWALK LANCERS, HAS BEEN NAMED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CIF PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OP FOOTBALL. FOLLOWING A NEW ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTION FORMAT — IN WHICH PLAYERS ARE SELECTED IN THREE DIVISIONS — DAVIS WAS THE EVENTUAL MVP PICK IN DIVISION II, COMPRISING TEAMS IN THREE CIF, SOUTHERN SECTION CONFERENCES CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTHWESTERN. QUARTERBACK DAVIS, WHO COMPLETED A PASS TO TWIN BROTHER MIKE FOR THE WINNING POINTS OVER NEFF (17-13) IN THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WAS AN ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER ABLE TO HANDLE ANY ASSIGNMENT. HE COMPLETED 108 of 213 PASSES FOR 1,94-7 YDS. AND 21 TOUCHDOWNS. HE ADDED 727 YARDS RUSHING (8 TDs) AND KICKED FOUR OF SEVEN FIELD GOALS (ONE VERY CRUCIAL ONE IN THE TITLE GAME) AND 34 of 3 8 PATS. PHIL VÍAS ALSO A STANDOUT ON DEFENSE. IN FOUR CENTRAL CONFERENCE PLAYOFF GAMES, DAVIS COMPLETED 28 of 47 AERIALS FOR 601 YARDS AND NINE TOUCHDOWNS, INCLUDING THE LATE-IN-THE-GAMS (2:l8 LEFT) SIX- POINTER THAT CLINCHED THE TITLE WIN. PREVIOUSLY THE LANCERS HAD DEFEATED AVIATION (33-14), MISSION VIEJO (28-14) AND MARY STAR (25-8) TO REACH THE FINAL ROUND. ALL-STARS RECEIVE AWARDS AT 4lST ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM AT MAGIC MT. All Members of the Division II All-Southern California Board of Football A ll-Stars w ill be honored guests at the 4 ls t annual Football Awards Program to be held at Magic Mountain Park in Valencia on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. This w ill mark the 5th year that Magic Mountain has hosted Southern Cal­ ifornia's top prep football players and a big day is in store for athletes, coaches, school administrators and guests. Citizens Savings A th letic Founda­ tio n framed sc r o lls and medallions w ill be awarded to a ll honored p layers, MVPs and championship team coaches, AMF - VOIT & BANKERS LIFE TO PRESENT SPECIAL AWARDS TO PLAYERS-CQACHES As has heen the case since the early '50s, AMF - VOIT INC w ill present sp ecial commemorative fo o tb a lls to a ll honored players on th is year's team. These fo o tb a lls have become a tra d itio n at the annual awards ceremonies, looked forward to by all honored athletes. As it did last year, BANKERS LIFE w ill honor the championship team coaches with special travel bags...a coveted award first presented in the South- em C alifornia area la s t year a t Magic Mountain. I Damien, San Antonio League Champions, won the Southeastern Conference t i t l e on the strong arm o f senior quarterback Dan Marconi who, in the title-w in n in g game vs. C-anesha (12-0) passed for 152 yards capping an 11-1 season. Damien defeated Cajon (21-15), Northview (28-14) and Walnut (13-9) prior to the t i t l e shutout. Antelope Valley, 1976 2-A Division Champion, finished its Northwestern Con­ ference Championship season 1 3 -0 ...th e only undefeated, untied team in the Southern Section. Lee D'Errico scored twice in the Antelopes' 35-24 title-winning effort over Lompoc, as the Lancaster-based eleven whipped Culver City ( 3 6 - 3 ), Serra (28-0), and Rio Mesa (47-13) on i t s way to the throne room. ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS - 1977 SEASON...... RALPH ALEXANDER (Los A ngeles). AL AMES (Glendale), CLAUDE ANDERSCN (San Bernardino), CHRIS BAKER (Pasadena), MIKE BROSSART (Pomona). C-ARY DeGARMO (R iverside), CLIFF GEWECKE (Downey), BILL GILLIS (Lancaster), BOB GUERRERO (Los A ngeles), JIM HART (San Pedro), CHUCK JOHNSON (Los A ngeles), FRANK MAZZEO (San Fernando), CHUCK NIGASH (San C-abriel V a lley ), DAVE OSTERMAN (Santa Ana), JIM PARKER (Ventura), KEN PIVERHETZ (Long Beach), JOHN STREY (’.ih itt ie r ) , MIKE TIPPING (Santa Monica), JERRY *JE2NER (Culver C ity), GLENN WHITE (Costa Mesa), ANDY FURILLO (Santa Barbara), SCOTT OSTLER (Los A ngeles), ROGER CARLSON (Costa Mesa), FRED EISENHAMMER (San Fernando), KIKE KENNEDY (Los A ngeles), BRAD NELSON (Santa Monica), KIKE PECK (Lancaster), DAVE SHELBURNE (Glendale), BILL SCHROEDER, BUD DYER & SALLY GUTIERREZ (Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation). - - pick up a ll-s ta r teams next page - -

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. • ■■■xü-uHSMia board cf football — , ~5icw ix team -- 1 9 7 7 ASTERN, CENTRAL, HOgPKWgST.’ > TERENCES)

FIRST . E A M OFFENSE RELEASE: Wed., Dec. 21 P.M. and After T END'Wn * rrTMTIM r.TDTriWT'MZiMWRIGHTMAN ?.ranvMARY CViSTAR 13 npOF -TRVTHE SEA Qrz. 6 ’4" 2AR23S SENIOR T END PAT McCCOL ANTELOPE VALLEY 6 • 4 " 224 SENIOR RECEIVER MIKE LAVIS NORWALK 6 >0 " 180 SENIOR RECEIVER PAUL NATH BALDWIN PARK 5 ’1 0 " 165 SENIOR TACKLE JIM SOPRANO NEFF 6 ’3” 275 SENIOR TACKLE TONY LOIA PARAMOUNT 6 ’3" 270 SENIOR GUARD MIKE RGTH MIRA COSTA 6 ’3" 228 SENIOR GUARD TIM KIMBALL ALE MANY 5 ’1 0 ” 195 SENIOR CENTER ROD JOHNSON CABRILLO 6 ’2 " 190 SENIOR BACK PAT FRIDRICH LCMPCC 6 ’1 " 185 SENIOR BACK LEE D ’ERRICO ANTELOPE VALLEY 6 ’1 " 2-5 SENIOR IQ" BACK PHIL DAVIS NORWALK 6 175 SENIOR >1 " BACK # DAN MARCONI DAMIEN 6 180 SENIOR ’ " BACK STEVE GREEN WALNUT 5 1 1 171 SENIOR IQ" BACK RUSSELL CROUCH BEVERLY HILLS 6 155 SENIOR KICKER DOUG JOLLYMOUR CLAREMONT 5 1 *7" 150 SENIOR

FIR s T TEAM DEF E N S E IQ" LINE ROBERT VILLANUEVA CLAREMONT 6 230 SENIOR LINE MIKE SLOMINSKI NEFF 5 '1 1 " 185 SENIOR ,3 ,, LINE BYRON DARBY INGLEWOOD 6 ( 255 SENIOR LINE MIKE KINGSTON GANESHA 6 ■0 " 2 0 0 JUNIOR LINE JOHAN KOENIG NORTHVIEW 6 ’4" 235 SENIOR BACKER + BILL GCMPF LAGUNA BEACH &'<2" 198 SENIOR BACKER KORY DICKINSON LAWNDALE 6 IQ" 205 SENIOR EACKER @ MIKE WALKER LOMPOC 6 ’'1 " 225 SENIOR BACKER LARRY SEE NORWALK e 1’0 " 2 0 0 SENIOR LACKER KEN BIELMAN ST. ANTHONY 6 '’2 " 205 SENIOR LACK BRUCE McCALLUM BALDWIN PARK 6 '’1 " 160 JUNIOR BACK EARRELL WILSON DAMIEN 5''1 0 " 170 SENIOR BACK CHARLIE REID ANTELOPE VALLEY 5''1 1 " 170 SENIOR BACK TERRY SHORTEN CULVER CITY 6 '1 0 " 175 SENIOR BACK STEVE FRIENDS CHANNEL ISLANDS 5 ’'1 1 " 172 SENIOR

SEC 0 N D TEAM OF F E N S E T END FRED CORNWELL CANYON 6 1'6 " 2 2 0 JUNIOR RECEIVER DAVID WEBER BEVERLY HILLS 6 ’2 ” 185 SENIOR RECEIVER GARY ALLEN BALDWIN PARK 5 ’1 0 " 160 SENIOR TACKLE MARK BRYANT ANTELOPE '/ALLEY 6 ’5" 230 SENIOR TACKLE JIM HAWN E L DORADO 6 ’4 " 225 JUNIOR GUARD STEVE ARMANN MIRA LESTE 5 ’1 0 " 185 SENIOR GUARD MIKE WEYRICK LCMPAC 5 ’1 0 " 190 SENIOR CENTER STEVE FINCH COSTA MESA 5 ’8 " 164 SENIOR BACK A R L O GATES BELLFLOWER 6 11 " 185 SENIOR EACK GUY GRANT MIRALESTE 5 ’1 0 " 195 SENIOR BACK MIKE URHATIO RIO MESA 5 ’1 0 " 170 SENIOR EACK TOA SAIPALE CHANNEL ISLANDS 6 ’3" 2 1 2 SENIOR BACK CLIFTON JOHNSON 'SERRA 6 ’2 ” 205 JUNIOR BACK MIKE BERTSCHINGER CHINO 6 ’0 " 185 SENIOR

SEC 0 N D TEAM DE pE N S E LINE HECTOR MAGALLANES MARY STAR OF THE SEA 5 ’1 1 " 2 0 0 JUNIOR LINE LARRY WIESSEN HEMET 5 ’9" 160 SENIOR LINE JIM MAHER ANTELOPE VALLEY 6 ‘2 " 215 SENIOR LINE BI L L SURCH LCMPOC 5 ’7" 155 SENIOR LINE GREG LICKT TORRANCE 5 ’7" 154 JUNIOR BACKER VERNON MAXWELL VEBBUM DEI 6 ’2 ” 205 JUNIOR EACKER JOHN CUDEBACH TORRANCE 5* 1 1 " 185 SENIOR BACKER REUBEN BARETTO RIO MESA 5 ’1 1 " ISO SENIOR BACKER JACK SILVEY NEFF 6 ’0 " 190 SENIOR BACKER DON HETZEL HART 6 ’0 ” 195 SENIOR EACKER PETE KUYSMAN DAMIEN 6 ’2 " 206 SENIOR BACK JOHN JACKSON PARAMOUNT 6 '4" 180 SENIOR EACK BRUCE EATCHELLER CORONA DEL MAR 5' 9" 145 SENIOR BACK TERRY ANDERSON EL SEGUNDO 5' 7" 160 SENIOR BACK DAVE SMITH CANYON 6 '1 " 190 SENIOR BACK KERRY XENNAPD BALDWIN PARK 6 '3" 180 SENIOR * 1st Team Off. IA + 1st Team Def. 2A #2n<3 Team Off. 3A @ 2nd Team Def. 3A , 197S

It is interesting to note, that the selection of Phil and Mike Davis to this y e a r ’s all-CXF team marks the first tine in All-Southern California Board cf iootball history that tvir3 have been named to its all-star first team, Back in 19^2, when the fabled Glenn D¿vis was accorded Southern California prep KVP honor 3 and. set a state scoring record of 2 3 6 points, his -twin brother Ralph (an end) was a second team selection. In 1956, Mt. Carmel’s Karlia P.c.oeever was a first-team tackle choi.ce (also played fullback) , however, his v ~ i~ ' hro'.V.’ ii'-.c was net r.vsad cry of t „ ’ir,. e<- m .

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. GREG WARD, RIM HIGH SCHOOL BACK, REBLAIS AS DIV. Ill C.I.F. FOOmLLjffPJUR ^ 7 FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DEC, 20 PM's . V .'*** PLEASE HONOR RELEASE Da5 eT í?SS|______

1 HAS BEEN NAMED DIVISION III SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS. THE 4lST ANNUAL SELECTIONS FOLLOWED A NEW FORMAT IN 1977, WITH TEAMS NAMED IN THREE DIVISIONS.. .DIVISION III ECQMPASSING EIGHT LEAGUES MAKING UP THE DESERT-MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE. GREG WARD LED THE RIM OF THE WORLD SCOTS TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH BEHIND BANNING IN THE SUNKIST LEAGUE AND INTO THE CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS WHERE HIS TEAM LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND TO NOTRE DAME OF RIVERSIDE. LAST SEASON, AS CO-MVP OF THE 1-A ALL-STARS, WARD AMASSED 4,100 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS...2,050 RUSHING AND 1,207 ON PASS RECEPTIONS AND LED THE SCOTS TO THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP 16-14 OVER BISHOP. WARD'S RUSHING YARDAGE THIS SEASON WAS 1746 YARDS (255 CARRIES) AND 24 TDs AND A 6.9-YARD AVERAGE. HIS ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE IN '77 WAS 2,412 YARDS. HIS TOP SINGLE-GAME EFFORTS THIS SEASON WERE 280 YARDS & JPDs VS. CALEXICO; 256 YARDS & 3 TDs VS. BLOOMINGTQN; AND 218 YARDS & 6 TDs VS. PERRIS. HE SCORED 173 POINTS ON THE YEAR. 4lst ANNUAL GRID AWARDS AT MAGIC MT., JAN. 21 - AMF VOIT FOOTBALLS & ATHLETIC FOUNDATION MEDALLIONS & SCROLLS AWARDED All Members of the All-CIF Division III All-Star Team will be honored at the 4lst annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Magic Mountain Park on Saturday, Jan, 21 at 10:30 am. Players, guests and coaches have been invited to attend, along with Citizen Savings Athletic Foundation board members and school administrators,______Thirty players representing 21 Division III high schools are honored for 1977, with Desert-Mountain Conference Champion Notre Dame of Riverside leading the way with three selectees. Notre Dame defeated Rim (30—0), Boron (40-0), Big Bear (l4-6) and Paso Robles (27-7) in the finals. Notre Dame, champions of the DesAnza League, is coached by Jim Naggi. ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL - DIVISION III (DESERT-MT, CQNF.) 1977 OFFENSIVE TE A~M POS. P L A Y E R SCHOOL HGHT WGHT YEAR END LARRY GUERRA. BELLERMINE-JEFFERSON. 5-9 155 Senior END *JOHN STEINMAN AQUINAS ...... 5-10 165 Senior T. END DAVID LAND. . BLOOMINGTON...... 6-2 190 Senior TACKLE JERRY SCHMIDT PASO ROBLES ...... 6 -3 215 Senior TACKLE DAVE MEIER. . NOTRE DAME, RIVERSIDE 5-11 190 Senior GUARD +PHIL BRAVO. . WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. . 6-1 200 Senior GUARD ROCKY DEJAGER ONTARIO CHRISTIAN . . 6 -2 I85 Senior CENTER JEFF COX. . . • • BORON ...... 6 -0 220 Senior BACK *GREG WARD . . • • RIM OF THE WORLD. . . 5-11 200 Senior BACK' BOB BRUMM . . • • BELLAHMINE-JEFFERS ON. 6 -1 170 Senior BACK MIKE SHIRLEY. • • BANNING...... 5-10 165 Senior BACK RICK RUSSO. . BIG BEAR...... 5-10 185 Senior BACK TRACY BILLER. PASO ROBLES . . . 6-0 185 Senior BACK SCOT FOSS . . SANTA YNEZ...... 5-7 155 Senior BACK GREG MC CLURE • WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. . 5-10 155 Senior KICKER JOSE OCEQUERA • MOJAVE...... 5-9 150 Freshman DEFENSIVE TEAM LINE MIKE LEGAN. . FILMORE...... 6-0 200 Senior LINE *WAYNE JONES . BIG BEAR...... 6 -5 256 Senior LINE ROGER ELCQNIN KERN VALLEY ...... 6-1 240 Senior LINE JEFF FINGER . SAN JACINTO ...... 5-11 205 Junior 3ACKER BERNIE MULDER ONTARIO CHRISTIAN . . 6-1 175 Senior 3ACKER TIM TELLIARD. • NOTRE DAME, RIVERSIDE 6-0 200 Senior 2ACKER BILL TITUS. . # DESERT...... 6-1 205 Senior LACKER BRIAN KOOIMAN , VALLEY CHRISTIAN. . . # 5-9 17° Senior PACKER CHIP KUNS . . • SANTA YNEZ...... 5-10 185 Senior 3ACK CHUCK BROWN . • NOTRE DAME, RIVERSIDE 6-2 180 Senior SACK ALAN TIMONEN. 9 EAGLE MOUNTAIN. . . . 5-11 185 Senior BACK VINCE MC LAUGHLIN TEHACHAPI ...... 6-1 190 Senior BACK JEFF WALKER . KERN VALLEY ...... 5-7 140 Senior BACK JOHN RICHARDS WEBB ...... • 6-1 160 Senior *lst Tearn Offense 1976 +2nd Team (Combined Off & Def) 1976

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© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. STAN WILSON (BANNING) & RON CUCCIA (WILSON) WIN 4-A, 3-A ACCLAIM IN L.A . CITY FOOTBALL 41st Annual Team Combines 4-A & 3-A Players

A LL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS NAMES STANLEY WILSON, HARD-DRIVING BANNING JUNIOR FULLBACK, AND RON CUCCIA, WILSON QUARTERBACK WHO SET A NUMBER OP SECTION AND NATIONAL RECORDS, AS LOS ANGELES CITY PLAYERS OP THE YEAR IN 4-A AND 3-A DIVISIONS RESPECTIVELY....AS SPORTS JOURNALISTS MET TO SELECT THE CITIZENS SAV­ INGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S 4lST ANNUAL ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY GRID TEAMS. THIS MARKS THE THIRD SEASON THAT MVP SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN NAMED IN W O DIV­ ISIONS, ALTHOUGH THE FOUNDATION BOARD VOTED TO RETURN TO A COMBINED (4-A & 3-A) ALL­ CITY TEAM THIS YEAR. ONLY IN 1976 WAS AN ALL-L.A. CITY TEAM NAMED IN W O SEPARATE DIVISIONS. CHRIS PERRAGAMO'S BANNING PILOTS, DEFEATING SAN FERNANDO (24-14), VENICE ^ 8-1 9 ), GRANADA HILLS (38-6 ) & EL CAMINO REAL (14-7) THE LATTER POR THE SCHOOL'S 2ND STRAIGHT 4-A CROWN, GOT THERE BEHIND..."A SUPER-QUICK, HARD-HITTING PULLBACK," AS HIS COACH CALLS STANLEY WILSON. POR THE 13-GAME SEASON (BANNING FINISHED 11-1-1), WILSON RUSHED POR 1,762 YARDS AND 28 TOUCHDOWNS.. .THE LATTER A CITY RECORD. THROUGH NINE HEGULAR-SEASON BALL GAMES STAN RUSHED POR 1,208 YARDS, BOASTING AN AVERAGE OP 12.9 YARDS PER GALLOP. HE SCORED W O TDs IN THE 14-7 TITLE-DECIDER OVER EL CAMINO, GAINING 104 YARDS CN 21 AT­ TEMPTS AND CAUGHT W O PASSES POR 38 YARDS...HIS 142 YDS. LEADING BOTH TEAMS. HIS TD TOTAL BETTERED THE 27 BY FREEMAN MoNEIL (BANNING '76) & JUNIOR ROMANO ROBINSON (PAL­ ISADES ...THIS SEASON). THREE-A MVP, RON CUCCIA (POR AN UNPRECEDENTED 3RD CONSECUTIVE SEASON) LED HIS WILSON MULE TEAMMATES TO ANOTHER PERFECT SEASON (13-0 & 39 STRAIGHT OVER HIS THREE VARSITY YEARS) WALTZING OVER SYLMAR (52-7), FAIRFAX (17-3), PREMONT (35-9) & WASHINGTON (37-0). CONCLUDING A CAREER OP SPARKLING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RON BETTERED NATIONAL AER­ IAL MARKS POR COMPLETIONS (528)5 PASSING YARDAGE (8,804); TOTAL OFFENSE (11,451); 91 TD PASSES EQUALS THE NATIONAL MARK; AND 54 TDs SCORED (CAREER) IS A CITY RECORD. THE TOTAL OFFENSE BREAKDOWN IS....SOPH: 3,127 YARDS - JUNIOR: 4,360 YARDS - SENIOR: 3,964 YARDS. CAREER-WISE, CUCCIA WAS A 6 3 % COMPLETION PASSER AND ACCOUNTED POR 1 6 .7 YDS. PER CONNECTION. ' WILSON & CUCCIA HONORED AT 4lST AWARDS PROGRAM AT MAGIC MT. ON SAT., JAN. 21ST AMF VOIT & AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ADD TO AWARDS CELEBRATION Los Angeles City grid MVPs Stanley Wilson and Ron Cuccia will be honored al­ ong with members of the All-Los Angeles City Football Team at the 4lst annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Magic Mountain Park in Valencia, Players, coaches, school administrators and colleg­ iate coaches will be invited to attend...with Citizens Savings Athletic Found­ ation awards going to all honored players. AMP VOIT will again award traditional miniature footballs to all players, , while American Bankers Life will present beautiful travel bags to the title- | winning coaches. On the 1977 combined 4-A, 3-A All-City Football Team, 84 players have been cited for honors representing 29 schools. As expected, Banning and Wilson, the div­ isional champions, led all other schools placing nine performers apiece. Venice High, Western League champions and undefeated until losing to 4-A champion Banning in the 2nd round of the playoffs, landed seven competitors on the offensive and defensive teams, while El Camino Real, 4-A runner-up, placed six. Six players return from the '7 6 All-City teams, including X'lilson's Ron Cuccia, Banning's Polu Faavi and Carson's Mike Lutu...each a returning 1st teamer. All-City Teams...next pages - -

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. FIRST t e a m offe N S E RELEASE: Wednesday, Jan. 4 a.m. T END MARK HICKS WASHINGTON 6'4" 195 SENIOR T END MALCOLM MOORE SAN FERNANDO 6'5" 215 JUNIOR RECEIVER STEVE MARTINEZ WILSON 6*0" 170 SENIOR RECEIVER BERNARD HENRI FREMONT 6' 2" 175 SENIOR TACKLE SAM CASMUS EL CAMINO REAL 6'3" 225 SENIOR TACKLE WAYNE FAAIAFUA CARSON 6'4" 255 JUNIOR GUARD SPENCER BAUGHMAN GRANADA HILLS 5'11" 190 SENIOR GUARD CHESTER WOOLEN GARDENA 6' 1" 235 SENIOR CENTER * MICHAEL LUTU CARSON 6' 2" 225 SENIOR BACK MARK FULCHER FREMONT 6' 2" 205 SENIOR BACK TOM RAMSEY KENNEDY 5' 11" 175 JUNIOR BACK JOHN ELWAY GRANADA HILLS 6*2" 170 JUNIOR BACK + RON CUCCIA WILSON 5* 10" 165 SENIOR BACK STANLEY WILSON BANNING 6'0" 190 JUNIOR KICKER + ELOY GARCIA WILSON 5 ’7" 150 SENIOR

SECOND TEAM OFF E N S E RECEIVER SCOTT MARSHALL GRANADA HILLS 5'10" 170 SENIOR RECEIVER CHRIS SUTTON GRANADA HILLS 6'0" 180 SENIOR TACKLE DARRYL MOORE VENICE 6* 5" 240 JUNIOR TACKLE MIKE RAMIREZ WILSON 6' 1" 215 JUNIOR GUARD ISAAKO MANAI CARSON 6'2" 230 SENIOR GUARD MIKE MITCHELL EL CAMINO REAL 6 11" 195 SENIOR CENTER JON GEORGIO KENNEDY 6' 0" 213 SENIOR BACK KEYVAN JENKINS VENICE 5'10” 162 JUNIOR BACK JEFF CAPRIO EL CAMINO REAL 5' 11" 185 SENIOR BACK ERIC BULLOCK SOUTH GATE 5' 10" 171 SENIOR BACK FRED HESSEN BANNING 6'1" 185 SENIOR BACK + CRAIG ELLIS POLYTECHNIC 6'0" 180 SENIOR KICKER JUNG LEE VENICE 5 ’9" 150 SENIOR

THIRD TEAM OFFE N S E T END FRANK SALAZAR GARFIELD 5'11" 150 SENIOR RECEIVER CHRIS BLAYLOCK BANNING 6'3” 179 SENIOR RECEIVER DARYL HAMBRICK LOCKE 6'4" 215 SENIOR TACKLE RALPH TERRAZAS BANNING 6'2" 190 SENIOR TACKLE JIM MCKEE NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6'4" 230 JUNIOR- TACKLE STEVE DEIANEY SOUTH GATE 6 11" 178 SENIOR GUARD GLENN GUTTMAN CLEVEIAND 5 ’8" 175 SENIOR GUARD VEE VIGNOLLE VENICE 5 ’10" 185 SENIOR CENTER GLEN NEAL VENICE 6 ’ 1" 184 SENIOR BACK BRIAN MANN NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6' 0" 180 SENIOR BACK ROMONO ROBINSON PALISADES 5 ’11" 185 JUNIOR BACK + ANTHONY EDGAR BELL 5' 10" 175 SENIOR BACK LOUIE SANCHEZ GARFIELD 5'8" 137 SENIOR BACK KIM GREENE LOCKE 6'0" 185 SENIOR BACK DAVID BAXTER MANUAL ARTS 5'7" 153 SENIOR * 1st Team Offense 4A, 1976 + 1st Team Offense 3A, 1976 ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY FOOTBALL PIAYERS OF THE YEAR, 1937 - 1977 1937 Don Wilier, Manual Arts 1961 Mike Garrett, Roosevelt 1938 Kay Woods, San Fernando 1962 Ron Barber, San Pedro 1939 Walter Brown, Canoga Park 1963 Marv Adamo, Birmingham 1940 John Rosier, Venice 1964 Steve Sogge, Gardena 1941 Martin Grbovaz, Roosevelt 1965 Mike Ballou, Los Angeles 1942 Victor Mastro, Marshall Reggis Lowe, Los Angeles 1943 Bert Schneider, Los Angeles Charles Evans, Gardena 1944 Joe Solar, Canoga Park 1966 Charles Evans, Gardena 1945 Tom Tolman, Venice Bill Susa, Reseda 1946 John Albini, Fremont Bob Bartlett, Carson 1947 Bill Bowers, Canoga Park 1967 Greg Briner, Gardena 1948 Don Bahrman, Gardena 1968 Bob Adams, Canoga Park 1949 Thomas Zaby, Fremont 1969 Greg Hudson, Roosevelt 1950 Jim Decker, San Pedro 1970 Anthony Davis, San Fernando 1951 Jerry Drew, Jefferson Dana Potter, Granada Hills Jack Hernandez, Banning 1971 Vince Ferragamo, Banning 1952 Jon Arnett, Manual Arts 1972 Randy Garcia, Wilson 1953 Dick Garcia, Banning 1973 Kevin Cole, Gardena 1954 Clint Whitfield, Los Angeles Dwight Ford, Bell 1955 Leon Criner, Canoga Park 1974 Kenny Moore, San Fernando Morton Geller, North Hollywood 1975 Kevin Williams, San Fern. "AAAA" 1956 Jerry Mollett, Van Nuys Charles White, San Fern. "AAAA" 1957 James Bates, Manual Arts Kenny Moore, San Fern. "AAAA” Bob Levingston, Los Angeles Ron Cuccia, Wilson "AAA" 1958 Anthony Lorick, Fremont 1976 Freeman McNeil, Banning "AAAA" 1959 Hal Bedsole, Reseda Ron Cuccia, Wilson "AAA" 1960 Danny Espalin, Banning 1977 Stanley Wilson, Banning "AAAA" Ron Cuccia, Wilson "AAA"

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. IRST TERM DEFENSE RELEASE: Wed., January 4 A LINEMAN POLO FRAVI BANNING 6*2" 235 SENIOR LINEMAN JIM ARRIARAN VAN NUYS 6'2" 200 SENIOR LINEMAN SERGIO VILIASENOR WILSON 6*2" 227 SENIOR LINEMAN THERON DOMINO FAIRFAX 6' 2" 210 SENIOR BACKER RICHARD GRAY EL CAMINO REAL 6'2" 210 SENIOR BACKER SANTI CUEVAS WILSON 5'10” 165 SENIOR BACKER # ALLEN SHARP WASHINGTON 5 ’11" 185 SENIOR BACKER RANDY WOLF BANNING 5'11" 180 SENIOR BACKER HENRY WILSON JORDAN 6 ,2" 215 SENIOR BACK TIM RACIAK BANNING 5'10" 170 SENIOR BACK EDDIE MARTINEZ WILSON 5' 9" 162 SENIOR BACK JOHNNIE DENNIS FAIRFAX 5'10" 170 JUNIOR BACK DANA McLEMORE VENICE 5'9” 155 SENIOR BACK RODNEY WEBBER GARDENA 5'10" 180 SENIOR PUNTER BRIAN APODACA WILSON 5' 11" 170 SENIOR

SECON D TEAM DE F E N S E LINEMAN KEITH SIMPSON BELL 6'2“ 220 SENIOR LINEMAN WARREN BELL BANNING S'll" 170 SENIOR LINEMAN HACHI KAMIMURA NARBONNE 5'4” 170 SENIOR LINEMAN CHET WILLIAMS MARSHALL 6'2" 215 SENIOR BACKER JOE REYNA WILSON 5 ’8" 165 JUNIOR'" BACKER KELLY WOOD NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5'7" 174 SENIOR BACKER ATRILL GILLIS ROOSEVELT 6'1" 175 JUNIOR BACK JACQUE HILL MANUAL ARTS 6'2" 170 SENIOR BACK HENRY WILSON BANNING 5 ’10" 170 JUNIOR^ BACK ARNOLD LARES GARFIELD 5'7" 155 JUNIOR" BACK DENNIS CLAY CLEVELAND 5'9" 165 SENIOR PUNTER DAVE RADCLIFF MONROE 6*1" 185 SENIOR

THIRD TEAM DEFE N S E LINEMAN DON WOLF LOCKE 6 ’3” 240 SENIOR LINEMAN ED GATLIN PALISADES 6'1" 210 JUNIOR—" LINEMAN MICHAEL DIXON WASHINGTON 5*11" 195 SENIOR LINEMAN STEVE CORMACK EL CAMINO REAL 6'0" 175 SENIOR LINEMAN BRIAN PORTZEL FRANKLIN 6' 1" 180 SENIOR BACKER ANDY WATZ CLEVELAND 5'10" 170 SENIOR BACKER VAAALATUSI LELEA GARDENA 5' 10" 200 SENIOR BACKER MIKE MAURER EL CAMINO REAL 6' 0" 190 JUNIOR-" BACKER FRED GUTIERREZ VENICE 6' 1" 190 JUNIOR"'" BACK LAVON CLAYTON SOUTH GATE 5'8" 165 SENIOR BACK CLEMONT WILLIAMS CARSON 6'1" 175 JUNIOR''" BACK ROCKY DELGADILLO FRANKLIN 6 11" 175 SENIOR BACK MIKE CLIFTON MONROE 5'10" 170 SENIOR BACK VERLON REDD CRENSHAW 6*1" 170 SENIOR

# 3rd Team Defense 3A, 1976 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 40 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 journalist took part in the selections of the 1977 All-Los Angeles City Football Teams:

MIKE KENNEDY - Los Angeles Times FRANK MAZZEO - Valley News CHRIS MORTENSON - So. Bay Daily Breeze LARRY ALLEN - L.A. Herald Examiner CLIFF GEWECKE - Huntington Park Signal JIM HART - San Pedro News Pilot BOB GUERRERO - Northeast Newspapers MIKE TIPPING - Santa Monica Outlook JERRY WEINER - Culver City Star News RALPH ALEXANDER - Member at Large BRAVEN DYER - Board Secretary BILL SCHROEDER - Board Chairman

(NOTE: Also in attendance at the 1977 All-Los Angeles City selection meeting and taking part in the over-all selection of the teams were SCOTT OSTLER, L.A. Times, FRED EISENHAMMER, Valley News, CHIC PERKINS, L.A. Herald-Examiner and BRAD NELSON, Santa Monica Outlook)

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