HELMS ATHL H ELMS WALL B7SO VENICE............................... BOULEVARD LOS A N GELES, CA LfH3ftMT A" 9 T JtT a ^ BLAIR’ S JAMES Me AL IS TER WINS MVP ACCLAIM IN "AAAA" FOOTBALL BY .MOTE OF HELMS BOARD .POR RELEASE: THURSDAY PMs...DEC. 25TH and Fridas''»*^. " „•-:i-.atJi:DQ-HQ.T RELEASE PRIOR- • TO RELEASE DATE ' Dec. 25th p.m. S2ÜÜ-— .......................... , o the surprise ol^ffffst9IST,^® W ^ K C A ,Lister was a runaway pick -'as Player of the Year in "AAAA" division football for 1969 as Southern California sports journalists met at Helms Hall to make their annual all-star football team selections. Since 1937» members of the southland press have gathered to select the top- high sehool grid stars and in turn honor them for their collective grid­ iron exploits. The 1969 season was a banner year, as records were toppled right and left. McAlister and running mate Kermit Johnson rolled up over l|.,000 yards between them in rushing offense for the season...a remarkable and unmatched feat in the southland. McAlister's total of 2,168 yards is third best in local history, with his carerr mark (¡4.,367 yards) second only to Mickey Cureton's i|,920 yards. The 6-foot-one, 200-pound fullback scored 31 touchdowns over the season and a total of 228 points, third best in CIF history. Glenn Davis set the record of 236 in 19I+2 and then Centennial's Mickey Cureton set the current mark of 2ij.O in 1966. The Foothill League champions charged through their divisional playoff chores, whipping Bishop Amat in the finale 28-27...and more impressively than the score indicated. In the three earlier playoff encounters the Vikings murdered Hueneme 62-0...ran away from Santa Monica I4J4.—19 and sneaked past Lakewood 2ÍJ.-19, before doing in the Angelus League co-champion Lancers. It is interesting to note that coach Pete Yoder, who directed the title-winning Vikings, also quarter­ backed Downey High to the CIF title back in 1957. Coach Pete was an All-CIF first-team pick that year. No less impressive over the past season were Patrick Haden and John McKay...a tandem which fractured passing and receiving marks for runner-up "AAAA" playoff entrant Bishop Amat. Only juniors, both McKay and Haden thrilled followers all season long. Over the full season Patrick threw 317 times, completing 211 for 3>Ol5 yards...the latter figure a new CIF mark. Johnny McKay, son of the Trojan coach, was no less a figure in Amat's great season. He caught 106 passes during the year to set a record and recorded over 1,500 yards in the process. As expected both Blair and Bishop Amat led all schools in put­ ting players on the all-star teams. Blair placed five men....four on the first team....while Amat had four, with three first-teamers. Just two players — McAlister and Anaheim QB George Fraser -­ are back from last year's all-star teams. PAST C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF YEAR YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL Frank Albert.. Glendale....... 1955 Mickey Flynn...... Anaheim.^..... Harry Karns... Pomona......... 1956 Mickey Flynn...... Anaheim....... John Petrovich Alhambra...... Randy Meadows...... Downey....... Peter Zucco... Santa Barbara... 1957 Gary Craig........ Riverside.... Newell Oestrich Inglewood 1958 Dee Andrews....... Poly, L.B. ... Glenn Davis... Bonita......... 1959 Willie Brown...... Poly, L.B. ... Norman Veeh... Tustin. ..... i960 Jim Murphy........ Santa Barbara. Bill Martin... Mark Keppel 1961 Paul Horgan....... Loyola....... A1 Pollard.... Loyola......... 1962 Steve Grady....... Loyola....... A1 Pollard.... Loyola........ 1963 Don Swartz........ Loyola....... Bud Woodward.. Jordan, L.B. ... 196*1 George Buehler Whittier..... John Olszewski St. Anthony 1965 Mickey Cureton Centennial.... Jim Contratto. Compton......... Pete Sanchez...... Mater Dei..... Charles Powell San Diego..... 1966 Mickey Cureton Centennial.... Marty Keough.. Pomona......... 1967 Tom Fitzpatrick.... Anaheim...... Ronald Knox... Santa Monica.... 1968 Darryl Berg........ Westminster... Ernie Zámpese. Santa Barbara... 1969 James McAlister.... Blair John Hangartner Hoover, Glen.... Both James McAlister, as "AAAA" Division Player of the Year, and Pete Yoder, as the coach of four-A champion Blair High School, will be honored at the 33rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program....date yet to be determined, McAlister will be recipient of the Helms medallion award, while coach Yoder receives the traditional Silver Tumbler award. All players named for all-star team honors will receive framed scroll awards from the Helms Board. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. FOR RELEASE: THURSDAx PMs...DEC. 2$TH and Frluay a.m. # * * DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE.. DEC. 29 p.m. ALL-SOUTHERN SECTION "AAAA" TEAM — 1969 FIRS T TEAM YEAR POS. PLAYER SCHOOL HGHT WGHT SCHOOL End.... JOHN McKAY .... BISHOP AMAT . 9-11 170 Junior End.... EUGENE JONES . BLAIR .......... 6-3 219 Senior Tackle.. RANDV IVEY .... BURBANK ........ 6-2 230 Senior Tackle.. SAM TRAD ........ REDLANDS........ 6-2 220 Senior Guard... MIKE HANNA . LOARA .......... 6-1 209 Senior Guard... LEE GARCIA . BISHOP AMAT . 6-0 109 Senior Center.. NICK BUCKMEYER . m ALHAMBRA........ 6-3 190 Senior Backer.. FORRIE MARTIN. BLAIR .......... 9-11 208 Junior Backer.. PAUL MORO........ HUNTINGTON BEACH. 9-11 lbil Senior Back.... *JAMES McALISTER. • BLAIR ...... 6-1 200 Senior Back.... KERMIT JOHNSON . • BLAIR .......... 6-1 170 Senior Back.... PAT HADEN........ • BISHOP AMAT . 9-11 169 Junior Back___ # GEORGE FRASER. ANAHEIM ......... 6-0 179 Senior Back.... PAT McPARTLAND . • ST. PAUL........ 6-0 199 Senior SECO N D TEAM End..... MARC SPRINGER. WARREN.......... 6-2 230 Senior End.... RICK GILLIES . LAKEWOOD........ 9-10 160 Junior Tackle.. PAUL WHEELER . SOUTH TORRANCE. 6-3 199 Senior Tackle.. JOHN MARUSKA . EL RANCHO .... 6-2 189 Senior Guard... BOB FLUM ........ # • SAN GABRIEL . 6-9 291 Senior Guard... CRAIG ARMSTRONG. • LAKEWOOD. .... 6-3 198 Senior Center.. DAVID VAUGHN . HUENEME ........ 6-2 219 Senior Backer.. BRIAN DOHENY . WIIfiON, L.B. 6-0 190 Senior Backer.. STEVE KELLY. ST. PAUL........ 6-1 209 Senior Back.... CLEOTIS GEORGE . • FONTANA........ 9-10 189 Senior Back.... KIM HANNAFORD. LAKEWOOD........ 9-8 193 Senior Back.... DERRY SMITH. SANTA MONICA. 9-10 179 Senior Back.... LARRY MILLER . HUENEME ........ 9-11 179 Senior Back.... TIM THORN........ ANAHEIM ........ 6-1 172 Senior T H I R D TEAM End.... WAYNE NUNNELY. MONROVIA........ 9-10 180 Senior End..... REGINALD ISHMAN. # COMPTON ........ 6-3 189 Senior Tackle.. STEVE BUSCH. BISHOP AMAT . 6-1 200 Senior Tackle.. BOB SKINNER. WHITTIER........ 6-1 2I4.O Senior Guard... BOB WALD ........ SERVITE ........ 9-10 190 Senior Guard... JACK FOGARTY . ST. FRANCIS . 9-11 200 Senior Center.. MIKE SHAW........ BLAIR ....*• 6-2 209 Senior Backer.. MO RODRIGUEZ . ANAHEIM ........ 9-7 170 Senior Backer.. ED CROWELL . # HAWTHORNE .... 6-0 190 Senior Back.... GARY JANDEGIAN . PASADENA........ 9-9 180 Senior Back.. .. ERYCE JOHNSON. RAMONA........... 6-3 190 Senior Back.... CARLOS McCALL. CENTENNIAL. 9-10 190 Junior Back.... RICK GARNER. ^ . LOYOLA........... 9-9 179 Senior Back...» ABEL DIAZ........ SANTA MONICA. 9-10 191+ Senior * 1st Team "AAAA" in *68 # 2nd Team "AAAA" in '68 _HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION’S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1969 Ralph Alexander, L.A. City Schools Ken Pivernetz, Long Beach Press-Telegram Al Ames, Glendale News-Press Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Jim Sirody, Santa Monica Outlook Hugh Baker, Orange County Evening News John Strey, Whittier News Tom Coulter, San Pedro News Pilot Will Watson, Pasadena Star News Robert Cuomo, Hollywood Citizen-News Tyler Welshimer, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Avrum Dansky, Los Angeles Times Eddie West, Register, Santa Ana Steve Brand, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Wayne Wilson, Van Nuys News Bill Gillis, Antelope Valley Press Ed Munson, Pomona Progress Bulletin David Lopez, Huntington Park Signal Phil Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press Danny McLean, South Bay Daily Breeze Buddy Dyer, Helms Hall (Secretary) Mannie Piineda, Arcadia Tribune Bill Schroeder, Helms Hall (Chairman) John Marrs, Ventura Star Free-Press John Wolf, L.A. Times (Recorder) Bob Hopper, C.I.F. Office (Adviser) All-Southern California Board of Football selections date back to 1937* The selection board consists of Southern California sports journalists...as listed above...who give of their time and energy in the interest of high school athletics. All teams selected by the Helms Board are on file in the Helms Hall library and are available fcr research purposes. Many of the southland’s finest football play­ ers are listed among the selections made by the board down through the years. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ______________HELMS HALL - B7SO VENICE BOULEVARD » LOB ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 9003.1 SOUTH PASADENA' S DEFENSIVE ACE RICK BOOTH SOR RELEASE: FRIDAY PMs.. .DEC. 26l{U«ndrl3aturdayalm.'> -TP. JBBC. 26TH_b j w ^ -------------- K P-ck Booth, num b9T ■one - n»sa»».on...Soutih'^f>iag^B n a 1 3 number one CIF “'AAA" Division football champions for 1969, was named Player of the Year by members of All-Southern California Board of Ath­ letics as annual selections were made at Helms Hall, Los Angeles. Booth, described by his coach Ray Solari, the former TJniv. of California grid star, as "the finest linebacker I have ever had since coaching here," was the Rio Hondo League's "Lineman of the Year"...unanimously. In speaking of his star performer, Solari says, "Booth has a great competitive instinct. His speed, quickness and toughness have produced seme unbelievable defensive plays. As a wingback on offense he has been an outstanding blocker, pass receiver and ball carrier." Rick led his South Pasadena Tigers over some rough competitors on their way to the CIF "AAA" Division grid crown. South Pasadena won over La Puente (27-7), Fullerton (21-7), Lawndale (21-18) and Bonita in the finals...10-0. In defeating the Bonita Bearcats 10-0 in the division finale, South Pas shut out a club that had been averaging over 38 points per game in three playoff meetings.