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9800 SOUTH SEPULVEDA. LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90045

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RANDY HERTEL (LOS ALTOS QB) & DENNIS S~ffITH

(SANTA MONICA 1WO-WAY STAR) NAMED 4-A DIV.rNPs FOR 1976 GRID SEASON

FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JAN. 7 .... and after * * * PLEASE OBSERVE RELEASE DATE!: !

[!] PAIR OF OUTSTANDnm 1976 PREP. GRIDIRON PERFORMERS - LOS .ALTOSHIGH'S RANDY HERTEL, 1mo LED THE CONQUERORS TO THE 4-A DIVISION TITLE.AND SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL'S ALL-'ROUND PLAYER DENNIS SMITH - HAVE

BEEN NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR IN THEIR DIVISION FOR THE PAST PREP SEASON• .AN­NUAL SELECTIONS WERE RELEASED TODAY BY CITIZENS SAVJNGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION, HAVING

BEEN PICKED BY THE FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF A'IHLETICS.

HERTEL, A 6-1, 18o-POUND SENIOR WHO'S BRarHER ROB WAS 3-A MVP IN '72WHEN LOS ALTOS ivON ANOTHER C.I.F. CROWN, PASSED FOR 2,440 YDS. IN '76 AND 32 TDs.HE COMPLETED 64 %OF HIS AERIALS •••WHICH IS THIRD m'THE SECTION RECORD BOOK TOPAT HADEN (67.9 %IN 169) AND DENNIS SPROUL (67•8 %IN f 73) • HERTEL RUSHED FOR .ANADDITIONAL 83 YARDS IN 40 CARRIES .AND SCORED FOUR TDs.

DENNIS SMITH, DESCRIBED BY HIS COACH TEBB KUSSEROW .AS "A PLAYER WITHTHE ABILITY TO START ON EITHER OFFENSE OR DEFENSE AS A FRESHMAN AT A MAJOR COLLEGE,"

WAS NAMED TO THE DEFENSIVE UNIT (AS HE WAS LAST YEAR) ALTHOUGH HE CAUGHT 33 PASSESFOR 777 YDS. (23.5-YD. AVG.) AND 11 TOUCHD~S. A "DEVASTATING BLOCKER FROMCLOSED FORMATIONS," DENNIS l'1.AS NO LESS ABLE ON DEFENSE, vJHERE HE PLAYED THE CORNERSAS WELL AS DEEP SAFETY WITH EQUAL EFFECTIVENESS.

HERTEL - SMITH & ALL-STARS HONORED AT MAGIC MT. ON SAT., JAN. 22 FOR 4TH YEAR

The 40th Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program willbe held at Magic Mountain Park in Valencia on Saturday morning, Jan. 22 at10: 30 a.m. All players named for all-star team honors, along with theircoaches and high school administrators, will be specially invited guests.Coaches from the college ranks will also be speci~l guests.

AMF - VOlT PRESENTS FOOTBALLS FOR 25TH YEARThe .AMF - VOlT mc. will again present miniature footballs to players honoredon the 1976 all-star teams. The AMF VOlT people have kindly awarded thesefootballs to prep players in Southern California for the past 25 years ••• andmake similar awards to honored pla:yers in Northern California.

Fifty-two players, representing 27 "AAAA" Division high schools makeup this year's team. Just two players repeat•••Dennis Smith, a defender on the 2ndteam in '75 and Loyola's ace linebacker Bob Hoolway, a 1st team '75 pick. Los AItosled the way by placing five players on the '76 squad and defeated Chaffey (22-14),Dos Pueblos (41-7), Vlest Torrance (28-14), vlest Covina (21-16) and Fontana (27-0)in the finals •••• to win its third C.I.F. crown in the last five years.

PAST C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 7 61937 FRANK ALBERT•••••••Glendale 1959 WnLIE BRO\-JN•••••••Poly, L.B.1938 HARRY KARNS ••••••••Pomona 1900 JTIM MURPHY••••••••• Santa Barbara1939 JOHN PETROVICH•••••A1hambra 1961 PAUL HORGAN••••••••Loyola1940 PETER ZUCCO••••••••Santa Barbara 1962 STEVE GRADY••••••••Loyo1a1941 NEWELL OESTRICH••••lnglewood 1963 DON SWARTZ•••••••••Loyola1942 GLENN DAVIS ••••••••Bonita 1964 GEORGE BUEHLER•••••vfuittier1943 NORMAN VEEH••••••••Tustin 1965 MICKEY CURETON•••••Centennial1944 BILL MARTIN••••••••Mark Keppel PETE SANCHEZ•••••••Mater Dei1945 AL POLLARD•••••••••Loyola 1966 MICKEY CURETON•••••Centennial1946 AL POLLARD•••••••••Loyola 1967 TOM FITZPATRICK••••Anaheim1947 BUD WOODARD••••••••Jordan, L.B. 1968 DARRYL BERG••••••••Westminster1948 JOHN OLSZEWSKI •••••St. Anthony 1969 JAMES McALISTER••••B1air1949 JIM CONTRATTO ••••••Compton 1970 PAT HADEN••••••••••Bishop Ama~1950 CHARLES POWELL •••••San Diego JOHN McKAY•••••••••Bishop Amat1951 MARTY KEOUGH Pomona 1971 JOHN SCIARRA•••••••Bishop Amat1952 RONALD max••••••••Santa Monica 1972 BOB ACOSTA•••••••••11J"estern1953 ERNIE ZAMPESE••••••Santa Barbara 1973 DENNIS SPROUL••••••Los Altos1954 JOIm HANGARTNER••••Hoover, Glen. 1974 BRIAN BETHKE•••••••South Hills1955 MICKEY FLYNN•••••••,Anaheim DAN MOROVICK•••••••st. John Bosco1950 MICKEY FLYNN•••••••,Anaheim 1975 JON VAN VUREN••••••South Hills

RANDY MEADOvlS ••••••Downey 1976 RANDY HERTEL•••••••Los Altoe1957 GARY CRAIG•••••••••Riveraide DENNIS~•••••••Santa Monica1958 DEE ANDREWS ••••••••Poly, L.B.

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ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFl JOARD OF FOOTBALL -- "AAAA II ..ON TEAM •• 1976

FIR S T TEAM OFFENSE RELEASE: Fri., Jan. 7 A.M. and AfterBACK RANDY HERTEL LOS ALTOS 6'1" 180 SENIORBACK DAVE WEATHERMAN WEST TORRANCE 6'011 165 SENIORBACK MIKE FOX FONTANA 6'0" 180 SENIORBACK DARRIN NELSON PIUS X 5'9" 167 SENIORBACK STEVE RAKHSHANI EDISON 6'211 180 SENIORRECEIVER STANLEY YOUNGER SANTA MONICA 6'2" 175 SENIORRECEIVER RANDY RISSER LOS ALTOS 6'3" 180 SENIORT END GARY GIBSON ST. PAUL 6'2" 190 SENIORTACKLE JACK CAMPBELL WEST TORRANCE 6'6" 269 SENIORrm.CKLE IARRY FAVERA LOS ALTOS 6'4" 205 SENIORGUARD TIM ARGUELLO WESTMINSTER 6'3" 200 SENIORGUARD BOB SPaRO CHAFFEY 6'4" 247 SENIORCENTER BILL LOHMILLER PALOS VERDES 5'11" 220 SENIORKICKER STEVE STEINKE FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5 1 9" 170 SENIOR

FIRST TEAM DEFENSEBACK DENNIS SMITH SANTA MONICA 6'3" 185 SENIORBACK RON LOTT EISENHOWER 6'3" 192 SENIORBACK DAVE GOMER CRESPI 6'1" 180 SENIORBACK NICK WZICA ST. PAUL 6'0" 165 SENIORBACKER RICK SILVERTHORN FONTANA 6'2" 200 SENIORBACKER BO BOXOLD FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6'3" 205 SENIORBACKER * BOB WOOLWAY LOYOIA 6'3" 210 SENIORBACKER TONY CIMMARRUSTI WEST COViNA 6'2" 200 SENIORLINE BOB EPPS WEST COVINA 6'0" 217 SENIORLINE STEVE MATTOS SAN MARCOS SilO" 180 SENIORLiNE MARK POSTHUMUS PASADENA 6'3" 217 SENIORLINE GEORGE KENLaN SERVITE 6'0" 195 JUNIOR

SECOND TEAM OFFENSEBACK HENRY BELL ST. FRANCIS 5'10" 195 JUNIORBACK DARYL MINOR COMPTON 5'10" 165 SENIORBACK KEVIN REYNOLDS SANTA MONICA 5'10" 170 JUNIORBACK WILLm GITTENS FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5'10" 160 JUNIORBACK MATT ANEY LOS ALTOS 5'7" 150 JUNIORRECEIVER KEN MARGERUM FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6'1" 175 SENIORRECEIVER JOE RIGGIO NOTRE DAME (S • O. ) 5'10" 170 SENIORT END JAMES FORGE PIUS X 6'3" 220 SENIORTACKLE MIKE TRAPLETTI ST. PAUL 6'3" 215 SENIORTACKLE RANDY HOLIADAY EDISON 6'2" 232 SENIORGUARD JIM WILSON LOS ALTOS 6'0" 190 SENIORGUARD RONALD SMITH COMPTON 6'011 250 SENIORCENTER ROB LoCURTO CRESPI 6'0" 190 SENIORIaCKER RICK SIMS LOS AIAMITOS 5'10" 140 SENIOR

DEFENSESECOND TEAMBACK SCOTT PEDERSONBACK RON CARTERBACK JAy CHAMPlAINBACK RANDY JOHNSTONBACKER MYLES REIDBACKER DAVID WISEBACKER SCOTT McQUEENBACKER CIARK BRUNERLINE JOHN TAUTOLOLINE MARTY FUENTESLI~ MILT McCOLLLINE MIKE ARENT

* 2nd Team Defense, 1975

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ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFOBNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL - 1976 SEASONAL AMES, Glendale, ClAUDE ANDERSON, San Bernardino, AVRUM DANSKY, Los Angeles, CLIFFGEWECKE, Huntington Park, BILL GILLIS, Palmdale, BOB GUERR; RO, Los Angeles, JIM HARTSan Pedro, CHUCK JOHNSON, Los Angeles, MIKE MARTINEZ, Santa Monica, FFANK MAZZEO,Van Nuys, JIM McCONNELL, Pomona, CHRIS MORTENSON, Torrance, JIM PARKER, Ventura,TERRY JOHNSON, Pasadena, KEN PIVEBNETZ, Long Beach, FRED ROBLEDO and CHUCK DYBDAL,Los Angeles, GARIAND ROSE, Riverside, JOHN STREY, Whittier, JERRY WEINER, Los Angeles,EDDIE WEST, Santa Ana, GLENN WHITE, Newport Beach, JOHN ZANT, Santa Barbara, CHRISLONG, Santa l-1onica. A special thanks to the following: TED BRAZIL, Santa Ana,ROGER CARLSON, Newport Beach, BOB CUOMO, Los Angeles, GARY DeGARMO, Riverside, BOBKEISSER, MI.l<E KENNEDY and JOHN STREGE, Los Angeles, MIKE BROSSART, Pomonc.., ~OEN BEY­ROOTY, L.A., GARY LUTZ, Van Nuys, DAVE SHELBURNE, Glendale, TOBY ZWIKEL, San Fernan­do, RCGER HOSKINS, San Gabriel, DENN'IS BEETS, Anaheim, MIKE WOOCl:ECHOtIlSK'I, Santa Ana,and a special thanks to Mn<E PECK, Antelope Valley, out: reco:cder.

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eeoc SOUTH SEPULveDA. LOS ANGEL.ES. CALIFORNIA eCC45

FORMERLY HELMS ATHL.ETIC FOUNDATION-FOUNDED "15136

ROBBY CHAPMAN (SOUTH PASADENA TAILBACK)NAiVIED TOP PLAYER IN Col eF. 3- A FQ.QTBALL 0 ••

FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, JAN. ·6.:.~d';ft;;;; """'*"**PLEASEHON()R RE~i,!i4!ii!

[B]=~=~~:=~~":~~I~ON-e:=::~~76'~THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD

OF ATHLETICS. THIS MARKS THE 40TH YEAR THAT ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATH­LETICS HAS MADE ITS SELECTIONS, WITH HONORED PLAYERS RECEIVING SUITABLE AWARDS FROMTHE SPONSORING AG:ENCY.

LEADING THE SOUTH PASADENA TIGERS TO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THIS YEAR'S 3-APLAYOFFS, ROBBY CHAPMAN RUSHED FOR 1,370 YARDS .AND 13 TOUCHD01..JNS. THE TIGERS, WHOWON THE TITlE GAME LAST YEAR AS CHAPMAN HAD A SEASON YARDAGE TOTAL OF 1,647 YARDS.AND 18 TOUCHDm~S, DEFEATED SANTA FE (14-9), TROY (20-17), AND LOMPOC (10-7) BEFOREBOHING TO VILLA PARK (20-13) IN THE saITs. CHAPMAN AMASSED A TWO-YEAR YARDAGE TOT­AL OF 3,017 YARDS AND 31 TOUCHDOvJNS IN HIS TWO SPECTACULAR SEASONS AND THE 6-2,190-POUND SENIOR WAS ONE OF THREE SOUTH PAS TIGERS TO MAKE THE 3-A ALL-STARS.

"MA" ALL-STARS HONORED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN SAT., JAN. 22ND

As the 3-A Division's MVP for 1976, Robby Chapman will receive the Ath­letic Foundation's traditional bronze medallion award at the 40th annualawards ceremonies to be held at Magic Mountain Park (for the 4th consecu­tive year) in Valencia on Saturday morning, Jan. 22 at 10:30 am.

All honored players, their coaches, high school administrators andcollege coaches will be intited to take part in the awards program, witha full afternoon of fun and relaxation on Magic Mt. for all hands follow­ing the program.

• • • .AND AMF VOIT mc TO AGAIN PRESENT FOOTBALLS

All honored players will be recipients of .AMF VOlT miniature footballsrecognizing them for their gridiron exploits during the past season. The.AMF VOIT Company has made this contribution to Southern California youthfor the past 25 seasons ••• and is also honoring athletes in Northern Calif.

It was Temple City••••wi.nning its 5th CIF title in the past seven seasonsalthough missing the finals the past two, which placed the most players on thisyear's 3-A team. Fifty-cae players, representing 29 three-A high schools make upthe '76 all-stars.

In their title quest, Temple City defeated Montebello (33-6), RanchoAlamitos (55-6), El Modena (28-6), Crescenta Valley (35-21) and Villa Park (21-0)in the finals. The Spartans, runners-up, for the second straight year, landed fourplayers on the team.

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FROM SMALLER ENROLLMENT SCHOOLS - 1951-1976'51 BJ SMITH, Ventura '66 D. GRAHAM, Bish.Mont. '72 R. HERTEL, Los Altos'52 CR ROBERTS, Oceanside R. TYLER, Neff M. NANKO, Temple City'53 CR ROBERTS, Oceanside '67 B. BRICK, Mayfair S. TETRICK, LA Baptist'54 B. COOPER, Hawthorne B. DAVIDSON, Santa Ynez '73 M. MILLER, Cres.Valley'55 S. FACE, San Marino '68 R. DeLESK, Loara R. BROWN, Temple City'56 A. LEDBE'ITER, Brea-Ql'da B. HERRERA, St. Bony L. STEPHENS, Imperial'57 H. TOBm, Coronado '69 R. BOOTH, So. Pasadena '74 M. WHITE, S.A. Va.lley

H. ENRIQUEZ, Mater Dei R. EVANS, Barstow C. OPPEDAHL, Neff'58 B. REDELL, San Marino J. JOHANSEN, Santa Ynez R. GEBHARD, Whit.Christ'59 D. JOHNSON, So. Pas. T. BISHOP, Boron '75 B. BEN BEN, Villa Park'60 J. HUARTE, Mater Dei P. MARBLE, YuccaValley H. S"JANSON, So.Pasadena

G. HOlMAN, Brea-01inda. '70 A. CARTER, Bonita D. ROGERS, Agoura\\61 S. LEDBE'ITER, Brea-01'da L. MUSHINSKIE, TempleC. T. HANIFnJ', Sonora'62 K. MARTIN, Hemet P. SWENSON, St.Gen. C. JOHNSTON, tfui:t.Chris'6) P. rJJARGUGLIO, St. Fran's M. COBB, N.D. Riv. '76 G. KAISER, Bishop

A. GOLDEN, Alemany J. JOHNSON, Rosamond G. WARD, Rim of Worldh. HERRERA, SantaClara '71 C. JUDGE, Kennedy Bars. B. HILLIKER, Ant.Valley

'64 T. NEWLIN, St. Francis A. ROUNDTREE, Temple C. D. ROGERS, AgouraS. PRICE, Coachella P. KINNE, Paso Robles R. CHAPMAN, So.PasadenaB. KILPATRICK, Rim J. RHODES, LA. Baptist

'65 B. PORTER, CrespiJ. MOOFE, Cal S. Deaf & G. GONZALES, Santa Clara

Note: .AJJ. Southern California Football Players of the Year are recipien~s

of Citizens Savings Athletic Faunda:ti.o'tl bronze medallion awards"' andtheir achievement.s are r~co~dw in the Foundation.li'bY·a:r:f~'P~ 1::.0the pt..:'r-.li (~ "(,j:C;·'.":''::~ ':"·L?~· §":'" " c.

ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFO~JA BOARD OF FOOTBALL -- liMA" DlV:IS ION TEAMS ••• .!222.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RELEASE: Thurs, Jan. 6 A.M. and AfterBACK * ROBBY CHAPMAN SOUTH PASADENA 6'2" 190 SENIORBACK ROB MARTIN VILIA PARK 5'10" 175 SENIORBACK * GARY BECK CRESCENTA VALLEY 6'0" 196 SENIORBACK DON STOCKHAM TEMPLE CITY 6'3" 185 SENIORBACK MIKE McCALL CRESCENTA VALLEY 5'11" 179 SENIORRECEIVER HOSEA FORTUNE BEVERLY HILLS 6'0" 170 SENIORRECEIVER DUFF WILEY RIVERSIDE POLY 6'1" 170 SENIORT END ROB VOORS TEMPLE CITY 6'2" 190 SENIORTACKLE SAL CISNEROS MONTEBELLO 6'0" 200 SENIORTACKLE MATT HOBSON VILIA PARK 6'1" 205 SENIORGUARD ROBERI' CASTRO SANTA ANA VALLEY 5'11" 225 SENIORGUARD ED ST. PIERRE DOWNEY 5'11" 185 SENIORCENTER TIM MYERS TROY 6'2" 220 SENIORKICKER + RALPH PETROSIAN MONTEBELLO 5'10" 180 SENIOR

FIRST TEAM DEFENSEBACK DON ROBERTS TEMPLE CITY 5'10" 160 JUNIORBACK ERIC E!COOGINS INGLEWOOD 6'4" 205 SENIORBACK STEVE SIMMONS SOUTH PASADENA g'3" 170 JUNIORBACK REGGIE WEST SANTA ANA \TALLEY 5'10" 175 SENIORBACI<ER STEVE BUSICK TEMPLE CITY 6'4" 210 SENIORBACKER TOBIN HOOD RIVERSIDE POLY 6!3 11 210 SENIORBACKER MIKk PETERSON IA CANADA 6~1" 205 SENIORBACKER BRIA~ FORAKER HART 6'1" 195 SENIORLINE RICBARO AGUIIAR LOMPOC 5'11" 195 SENIORLINE DERREL LYON MIRA COSTA 6 1 2" 185 SENIORLINE KEN GRAVEN SOUTH PASAbENA 6'0" 190 SENIORLINE JOHN MIRCH CRESCENTA VA.LLEY 6'0" 222 SENIOR

SECOND T.E A ~ OFFENSEBACK * RENE VALLSJO COLTON 5'11" 180 SENIORBACK TONY BUSImIA TROY 5'9" 165 SENIORBACK DAN MARCONI DAMIEN 6 1 1" 175 JUNIORBACK + BILLY WILIARD BELL GARDENS 6'3" 210 SENIORBACK JOEL RAMiREZ ANi\HEIM 5'7" 165 SENIORRECEIVER RORY BARTON PALM SPRINGS 6'4" 180 SENIORRECEIVER RICK WARD SANTA ANA VALLEY 6'0" 175 SENIORTEND PAT KRZYSIAK CHINO 6'2" 205 SENIORTACKLE BOB RODRIGUEZ CANYON (SAUGUS ) 6'1" 215 SENIORTACKLE BOB CARISON WESTERN 6 1 2" 215 SENIORGUARD TODD MALONEY ANAHEIM 5'11" 182 SENIORGUARD BOB CHAPPELLE RIVERSIDE POLY 6'1" 225 SENIORCENTER JEFF ROHRER MJ:RACOSTA 6'2" 195 SENIOR

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SECOND TEAM DEFENSEBACK EARL NEAL SAN BERNARDINOBACK JOHN HEINECKEN VILlA PARKBACK TIM AGUAYO SAVANNABACK RALPH DIXON GAREYBACKER DAREN HARLINE ANAHEIMBACKER MIKE WALKER LOMPOCBACKER JEFF KISER CALIFORNIABACKER DREW BOMBACK TORRANCELINE LYNDON POPE INGLEWOODLINE IARRY HARMON VILIA PARKLINE MIKE BECKER TEMPLE CITYLINE STEVE ALMOND EL MODENA

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 2nd Team Offense, 1975

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ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL -- 1976 SEASONAL AMES, Glendale, CIAUDE ANDERSON, san Bernardino, AVRUM DANSKY, Los Angeles, CLIFFGEWECKE, Hunt.ington Park, BILL GILLIS, Palmdale, BOB GUERRERO, Los Angeles, JIM HART,San Pedro, CHUCK JOHNSON, Los Angeles, MIKE MARTINEZ, Santa Monica, FRANK. MAZZEO,Van Nuys, JIM McCONNELL, Pomona, CHRIS MORTENSON, Torrance, JIM PARKER, ventura,TERRY JOHNSON, Pasadena, KEN PIVE:RNETZ, Long Beach, FRED ROBLEDO and CHUCK DYBDAL,Los Angeles, GARIAND ROSE, Riverside, JOHN STREY, Whittier, JERRY WEINER, Los Angeles,EDDIE WEST, Santa Ana, GLENN WHITE, Newport Beach, JOHN ZANT, Santa Barbara, CHRISLONG, Santa Monica. A special thanks to the following: TED BRAZIL, Santa Ana,RCGER CARLSON, Newport Beach, BOB CUOMO, Los Angeles, GARY DeGARMO, Riverside, BOBKEISSER, MIKE KENNEDY AND JOHN STREGE, Los Angeles, MIRE BROSSART, Pomona, JOHN BEY­ROOTY, L.A., GARY LUTZ, Van Nuys, DAVE SHBLBURNE, Glendale, 'lCBY ZWl:KEL, San Fernan­do, ROGER HOSKINS, San Gabriel, DENNIS BEETS, Anaheim, Ml:KE WOJCLECHCMSK:I., Santa Ana,and a special thanks to MIKE PECK, Antelope Valley, our recorder

,. ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFO~ ",<JAW OF FOOTBALL -- "AA If DJ'" ,,,'l SELECTIONS •• 1976&>.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RELEASE: Wed. Jan. 5 A.M. and afterBACK + BILL HILLIKER ANTELOPE VALLEY S'U" 182 SENIORBACK * DARREN ROGERS AGOUM 5'9" 195 SENIORBACK DON MORRCtl AVIATION 5'11" 170 SENIORBACK I<EVIN·MORGAN WALNUT 6'0" 184 SENIOR13ACK !ARRY JONES KENNEDY (Barstow) 6'2" 190 SENIORRECEIVER JOHN MAGEE AVDTION 5'11" 180 SENIORRECEIVER +JEFF KELLER BALDWIN PARK 6'0" 165 SENIORT END STEVE CImMBERS NEFF 6'4" 215 SENIORTACKLE RUSSELL KRUCZY'NSKI NORTE VISTA 6'1" 210 SENIORTACKLE RAY MERO SALESIAN 6'2" 245 SENIORGUARD CORKY CALVERT SAN CLEMENTE 6'3" 235 SENIORGUARD SONNY IA FARGUE SAN DIMAS 6'111 235 SENIORCENTER BILL HARRISON ANTELOPE VALLEY 6 1 2" 195 SENIORKICI<ER FRANCISCO VALENCIA COACHELIA VALLEY 5'10" 180 SENIORKICKER TOM CONNORS QUARTZ HILL 6'0" 185 SENIOR

FIRST TEAM DEFENSEBACK ANTHONY SMITH LENNOX 6'2" 175 SENIORBACK CHRIS LEE ST. BERNARD 6'1" 184 SENIORBACK RICK DIFFINE ltm.YFAIR 6'4" 195 SENIORBACK MATT SETO COACHELIA VALLEY 5'9" 155 SENIORBACKER DAN ClARY AVIATION 6'3" 220 SENIORBACKER JOE MAHER ANTELOPE VALLEY 6'2" 205 SENIORBACKER BILL GOMPF IAGUNA BEACH 6'~" 186 JUNIORBACKER DAVE LOBAUGH ESPERANZA 6'3" 197 SENIORLINE JUNIOR POMELE CHANNEL ISIANDS 5'11" 195 SENIORLINE RAY JACKSON NORTE VISTA 6'1" 210 SENIORLINE Mi\RTY PEDROZA ST. GENEVIEVE 6'2" 210 SENIORLINE ** DAN STEWART JAHABM 6'2" 210 JUNIOR

SECOND TEAM OFFENSEBACK BILL MOSELEY VERBUM DEI 5'10" 170 SENIORn..~CK CRAIG BREIAND ClmNNEL ISIANDS 6'2" 195 SENIOR~JACK CRAIG GERBER CAJON 6'0" 173 SENIORBACK BOB PLEASANT . SAN DIMAS 5'911 165 SENIOR:··i\CK DAVE MOLLICA COSTA MESA 6'1" 175 SENIORPECEIVER JIM TEAHAN ESPERANZA 6'0" 180 SENIORRECEIVER JOSE LUIS GERRARDO CALEXICO 5'7" 154 SENIORT END TONY GOOLSBY CAJON 6'2" 180 SENIORTACKLE JEFF BENJAMIN BELLFLa'lER 6'2" 215 SENIORTACKLE MIKE CBEJmEY AVIATION 6'2" 225 SENIORGUARD BRAD ODEGARD AGOURA 6 1 5" 220 SENIORGUARD ++ BBAD FOREMAN IAHABRA 6'0" 200 SENIORCENTER + MAlU< MALONEY BONITA 6'0" 215 SENIOR

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE'BACK STU SMITH IA Im.BRA 5 I 11" 190 SENIORBACK ALIAN TOMLINSON ANTELOPE VALLEY 5'11" 165 SENIORBACK GARY McCREDIE BELLFLOWER 5 '11" 185 SENIORBACK PAUL GONZALES IA SIERBA 6'1" 170 SENIORBACKER LEONARD TAVERA CATHEDRAL 6 '0" 200 SENIORBACKER ALBERT LEMOS RIO MESA 6 10" 195 SENIORBACKER TOM HALL CAJON 6 • 2" 185 SENIORBACKER JOE MYERS ROYAL OAK 6 • 2" 245 SENIORLINE STEVE LOCKHART ANTELOPE VALLEY 6'0" 192 SENIORLINE STEVE MORGAN PALO VERDF·· 6 I 0" 190 SENIORLINE JERRY ESCOBEDO COACHELIA VALLEY 5' 11" 210 SENIORLINE AJAN STREETER 9\.N CLEMENTE 6'2" 195 SENIOR* 1st Team Off., 1975 +2nd Team Off., 1975 ** 3A 1st T~ Oef. ++ 3A 2nd Team Off.

ALL- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BoA'RD OF FOOTBALL -- 1976 SEASONAL AMES, Glendale, CIAUDE ANDERSON, San Bernardino, AV1WM DANSKY, Los Angeles, CLIFFGiWECI<E, Huntington Park, ~;tLL GILLIS, Palmdale, BOB GUERRERO, Los Angeles, JIM HART,San Pedro, CHUCK JOHNSON, Los Angeles, MIKE ~RTINEZ, Santa Monica, FRANK MAZZEO,Van Nuys, JIM McCONNELL, Pomona, CHRIS MORTENSON, Torrance, JIM PARKER., ventura,TERRY JOHNSON, Pasadena, KEN PIVERNETZ, Long Beach, FRED ROBLEDO AND CHUCK DYBDAL,Los Angeles, GARIAND ROSE, Riverside, JOHN STREY, Whittier, JERRY WEINER, Los Angeles,EDDIE WEST, Santa Ana, GLENN WHiTE, Newport Beach, JOHN ZANT, Santa Barbara, CHRISLONG, Santa Monica. A special thanks to the following: TED BRAZIL, Santa Ana,ROGER Ci\.RLSON, Newport Beach, BOB CUOMO, Los Angeles, GARY DeGARMO, Riverside, BOBKEISSER, MIKE KENNEDY AND JOHN STREGE, Los Angeles, MIKE BRos.c:~, Pomona, JOHN BEY­ROOl'Y, L.A., GARY .Lll'rZ, Vat\"" 1ituySf DAVE SBBIBURNE, Glendale, 'lOB! ZWIKEL, San Fernan­do, ROGER HOSKINS, San Gabriel, DENNIS BEETS, Anahe.im., MIKE ~OJCIECHOWSKI, Santa Ana,and a special thanks to MIKE PECK, Antelope valley, our recox:der

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CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OFFOOTBALL NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR IN C.I.F. SINGLE-A DIVISION PLAY FOR1976•••AS ANNU.AL ALL-STAR TEAMS WERE RELEASED TODAY THROUGH THE ATHLETIC

FOUNDATION. THE HONORED CO-M.VPs ARE 1-A CHAMPION RIM OF THE 1\fORLD'S ALL-PURPOSEBACK GREG WARD (A 2ND-TEAM PICK m 175) & "A" DIVISION RUNNER-UP BISHOP HIGH'S GARYKAISER, WHO PERFORMED JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE, TOO, FOR THE BRONCOS.

WARD LED RIM TO A CO-CHAMPIONSHIP (YUCCA VALLEY SHARED HONORS) m THEDeANZA LEAGUE .AND THROUGH FOUR PLAYOFF ROUNDS TO THE TITLE•••16-14 OVER BISHOP.THE 5-11, 200-POUND JUNIOR ALL-PURPOSE RUNNER (GAINED 2,050 ON RUSHES, 1,207 YDS.,RECEPTIONS, 199 YDS., KICKS & PUNTS 579 YDS., KO's 65 YDS.) SCORED 134 POINTS (20'IDs). HE WAS ALSO VOTED THE DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR IN THE DeANZA LEAGUE.

GARY KAISER, BISHOP HIGH SCHOOL'S ALL-PURPOSE QU.ARTERBACK POSSESSES CRE­DENTIALS NO LESS IMPRESSIVE. THE 6-1, 190-POUND SENIOR AMASSED 1,827 YDS. IN TOTALOFFENSE (1,376 PASS & 451 RDN) AND SCORED 152 POINTS (13 TOs PASS, 5 RUSH, 6 FG, &26 PAT). LIKE WARD, KAISER ALSO PERFORMED IN THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD.

ALL HONORED 1-A PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHlETIC "FOUNDATIONFRAMED SCROLL AWARDS AT MAGIC Mr. ON SAT., JAN. 22. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR WILL RE­CEIVE FOUNDATION MEDALLIONS &: COMMEMORATIVE FOOTBALLS FROM AMF VOlT COMPP:NY.

ALL-80UTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL - "Aft DIVISION SELECTIONS ••• 1 9 7 6

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BACK NEAL ZE'ITAS •••••••••WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. • • 6-1BACK BILL EDWARDS~ ••••••••FILLMORE. • • • • 6-0BACK BOB GRADILLAS ••••••••RIM OF THE WORLD. • • • 6-0BACKER ELISHA HOlMES ••••••••PASO ROBLES • • • 6-1BACKER ROBERT HULL••••••••••BORON • • • • • • • • • 5-11BACKER TOM HYATT••••••••••••YUCCA VALLEY • • • • 5-10BACKER TONY JIMENEZ•••••••••CARPINTERIA • • • • • • • • 5-7BACKER # DEREK BUTLER••••••••LUTHERAN, LOS ANGELES 0-0LlNE FRANK NEGRETE••••••••BANNING •••••••••• 6-3LINE ARTHUR SCOTT•••••••••LtJTHER..AN, LOS ANGELES • 6-0LINE TODD GREGSON•••••••••RIM OF THE WORlD. • 5-11LINE MIKE SHELTON •••••••••TEHACHAPI • • • • 6-1

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BACK RICK RICKER••••••••••TEHACHAPI • • • • • •• 5-9BACK STEVE PEREZ••••••••••CARPINTERIA.. • 5-10BACK SHA1~ NELSON•••••••••YUCCA VALLEY • 5-7~CK CHARLES DEAN•••••••••RIM OF THE WORLD. • 5-10END ED QUIGLEY••••••••••BELLARMINE-JEFFERSON• 6-0END PETE VERHOEVEN••••••• ONTARIO CHRISTIAN ••• 6-2TACKLE DAVID DIAZ•••••••••••PERRIS••••••••••• 6-0TACKLE NORMAN HOLLIS ••••••••BISHOP. • • • • • • • • • • 6-3GUARD PHIL BRAVO•••••••••••WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. • • 6-1GUARD MARK GISLER••••••••••BORON • • • • • 5-10BACKER AL MA.TTALIANO••••••••BISHOP DmOO. • • • • • • • 6--.1BACKER TOM CARTER•••••••••••L.,A. BAPTIST. • • • 4 6-2

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BANNING TAILBACK 9 FREE1VIAN IVIcNEIL 9 ~V INSUN AN IMOUSIJ¥<~,A.~,,~<-..L,.•... A>;'.~"i~~-C:~x,~x.>~~~:}AAJJl~~~,~~~~- ,

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CITY CHAMPION BANNlliG PILOTS, HAS BEEN NAMED LOS liNGELES CITY 4-A DIVISION

FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S CITY

BOARD OF ATHLETICS. A FIRST TEAM SELECTION LAST YEAR, McNEIL WAS 1976 L.A. CITY

SCORING CHAMPION lUTH 162 POINTS, BROKE f.NTHONY DAVIS' TD RECORD WITH 27 (DAVIS

HAD 26) AND WAS THE CITY'S RUSHING CHAMPION WITH 1,:;43 YARDS.

HAILED BY MANY AS THE TOP RUNNlliG BACK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, FREEMAN

McNEllJ GAINED 209 YARDS AND SCORED THREE FIRST-HALF TOUCHDOWNS IN THE PILOTS' TITLE

DECIDER AGAINST PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED CLEVElJOO). HIS TD GALLOPS MEASURED 32, 75

.AND 63 YARDS. BANNING DEFEATED CLEVELAND 34-0.

THE PILOTS WOUND UP THE SEASON 12-1, Ws.VING LOST A SEASON-OPENING 23-21

STRUGGLE WITH DEFENDING 4-A CIF CHAMPION LOYOLA. McNEIL'S l:;-GAME STATISTICS FIND

HIM WITH 1,343 RUSHING YARDS ON 165 CARRIES •••AN B.I-YARD AVERAGE. AS NOTED, HE

1iAS THE CITY'S TOP SCORER WITH 162 POINTS 1:JID .AN ALL-TThlE CITY HIGH•••• 27 TOUCH­

DOWNS.

4-A .ALL-STAR PLAYERS HONORED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN ON SAT., JAN. 22••••••

The 4-A Los Angeles City Section CIF All-Stars will be honored at the40th Annual Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's All-S uthern CaliforniaBoard of Football Awards Program, to be held for the fourth consecutive yearat Magic Mountain Park in Valencia. The Saturday, Jan. 22 ceremonies willbegin at 10:30 a.m. with honored players, their coaches, high school aSmin­istrators and college coaches in attendance.

Player of the Year Freeman McNeil will be recipient of the Foundation'straditional bronze medallion for his gridiron excellence, while all playersnamed will be recipients of framed scroll awards.

A M F - V 0 I TIN C FOOTBALLS TO AIL HONORED PLAYERS •••••••

For the past 25 years A M F - V 0 I T has kindly honored the All­Los Angeles City Football Team with special cozmnemorative footballs. Pre­sentation of the balls to all honored players will be made at awards cere­monies on the 22nd. All-Southern California Board of Football wishes toextend thanks to the AMF VOlT people for their continued interest in South­ern California's fine young athletes and the activities of the CitizensSavings Athletic Foundation,

Fourteen of 24 4-A L.A. City High Schools are represented on the 1976all-star selections, with champion Banning leading the way••• as expected. ThePilots landed 11 positions on the 49-man offensive and defensive teams, five onthe offensive unit and six on defense. Three 4-A schools placed six players onthe unit teams •••runner-up Cleveland, semi-finalist Palisades, and quarter-finalistCarson.

Banning, in winning four city playoff games in overwhelming fashion, shutout three foes •••Crenshaw (40-0), San Fernando (29-0) and Cleveland in the finals(3lt-O) • In the semi-finals Banning bettered Monroe, 56-34. The Pilots t scoringaverage during the season (39.8 points) was maintained in the playoffs (39.7).The si:.out Ferragamo defense during the season (9.7 points allowed) was stiffened.in the four playoff games ••••Pilot defenders allowing an average 8.5 points (all,obViously, in the Monroe, semi-final ba'ttle).

Two players are repeat..ers from las-t year's All-eity selections. BesidesFreeman McNeil, who was a first.-~am backfield pick, San Pedro's fine defensivelineman, Vince Teora, returns. Vince was a third-+,eam pick las-'c e~aaon, on acombined 4-A and 3-A team,

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1976 ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY 4A CITY FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTION - CITIZENS ATHLETIC BOARD

OFFENSIVE TEAM** FIRST TEAM **

DEFENSIVE TEAM** FIRST TEaM **

PIAYER-SCHOOL-HEIGHT-WEIGHT-YEAR POS. PIAYER-SCHOOL-HEIGHT-WEIGHT-YEARJeff Luckett, Monroe••• 6'l"-175-Sr. L+';\iince Teora, San Pedro••••6'3"-240-Sr.Michael Wilson, carson.6'4"-2l0-Sr. L Polu Faavi, Banning••••••5'll..-225-sr.Don Jorgens, Cleveland.6'l"-177-Sr. L Roie Evans, Palisades •••• 5'lO..-160-Sr.Joe Figueroa, Banning •• S'lO"-lSO-Sr.L Leonard McDonald, Bann••• S·11"-170-Sr.Tom Smith, Cleveland•••6·3"-225-~r. La Brian North, Palisades •••• S·7"-lSO-Sr.Rick Graczyk, Gardena••6'3"-22S-Sr. LB Paul Romero, Cleveland•••• S'S..-200-Sr.Mark Armstrong, Cleve••S·9"-18S-Sr. LB Roy Rivera, Banning ••••••S·10..-1S5-Sr.Michael Luto, Carson•••6'l"-2l0-Jr. DB Dave Smith, Cleveland••••• 5'S..-l6S-Sr.

* Freeman McNeil, Banning.6·0"-l90-Sr.DB Don Ditello, Chatsworth •••6'1"-175-Sr.Randy Lee, Monroe ••••••5'10..-175-Sr.DB Tim Hovland, Westchester ••6'4"-lS5-Sr.Tim Brown, Cleveland••• 5'll"-174-Sr.DB Jim Gasso, Banning•••••••5'lO..-l60-Sr.Brian Fulbright, Carson.S'lO"-16S-Sr.p Joe Giarraputo, Westchtr ••6'0"-lSO-Sr.Ismae1 Ordonez, Carson.5'9"-lSO-Sr.

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** SECOND T~ **Reggie Williams, Banng••6'2"-210-Sr. LBilly Dickey, Hami1ton •• 5'8"-150-Sr. LRandy Bache, Chatsworth.6'5"-222-Sr. LLonnie Edwards, Hamiltn.6'4"-235-Jr. LDavid Snow, Banning••••5' 10"-185-Sr. LBJerry Festa, Palisades••6·O"-lSS-Sr. LBTom Palmer, Granada Hl ••6'0"-200-Sr. LBJoey Montijo, Banning ••S'10"-165-Sr. DBDoug May, Pa1isades ••••• S·9..-1S0-Sr. DBRiok Minyard, Chatswor••6'l"-185-Sr. DBTony Ervin, Taft••••••••5 1 9..-16l-Sr. DBJeffrey Jones, Palisds.5 110"-175-Sr. P

** SECOND TEAM **William Mitchell, Westoh•• 5'11"-18S-Sr.Seti Aula!, carson••••••••6·0.. -20S-Sr.Donovan Young, Gardena ••••6·2..-21S-Sr.Stanley Randle, Crenshaw•• 6·3"-235-Sr.Andy Subingsubing, Carson.5·lO"-180-Sr.Zeke Adams, Banning ••••••S·l0..-170-Sr.Scott Smith, Monroe ••••••S'll..-lS5-Sr.Toe Tofiga, Banning ••••••5·9..-l70-Sr.Forrest Henry, Gardena •••6·0"-175-Sr.Lee Schroeder, Palisades.S·lO"-165-Sr.Bob Gallegos, canoga Pk•• S'll"-180-Sr.Dave MacMaster, Taft•••••6·1..-187-Sr.

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 3rd Team Defense, 1975

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Reggis Lowe, Los AngelesCharles Evans, Gardena

1966 Charles Evans, GardenaBill Susa, ResedaBob Bartlett, Carson

1967 Greg Briner, Gardena1968 Bob Adams, Canoga Park1969 Greg Hudson, Roosevelt1970 Anthony Davis, San Fernando

Dana Potter, Granada Hills1971 Vince Ferragamo, Banning1972 Randy Garcia, Wilson1973 Kevin Cole, Gardena

Dwight Ford, Bell1974 Kenny Moore, San Fernando1975 Kevin Williams, San Fern. "AAA1\"

Charles White, San Fern. ",AAAAtt

Kenny Moore, San Fern. "AA1\A"Ron CUccia, Wilson "AAA"

1976 Freeman McNeil, Banning "AAAA"Ron CUccia, Wilson "AAA"

AVRUM DANSKY - Los Angeles TimesCHlUS MORTENSON - So. Bay Daily BreezeCLIFF GEWECKE - Hunting't.on Park Signal.:aos GUERRERO - Northeast NewspapersJERRY WEINER - Inglewood NewsBUDDY DYER - Board Secretary

FRANK ~ZZEO - Valley NewsCHUCK DYBDAL - L. A. Herald-ExaminerJIM HART - San Pedro News-PilotMIKE MARTINEZ - Santa Monica outlookRALPH ALEXANDER - Member at LargeBILL SCHROEDER - Board Chairman

marE; Also in attendance at the 1976 All-Los Angeles City selection meetingand taking part in the over-all selection of the teams were JOHN STREGE -L. A. Times, TOBY ZWIXEL - Van Nuys News, BOB lm"!SSER - L. A. H~Y::a1d-EY..ami.n~'r,

CHRIS LONG - Santa M.oni.ca. OUtlook••••••••••

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Ir1wo OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S TOP PREP RUNNING BACKS •••Bn..L HIILIKER OF~"AA" DIVISION CHAMPION ANTELOPE VALLEY & DARREN ROGERS, AGOURA STAR WHO

WAS A CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE DIVISION LAST YEAR, HAVE BEEN

NAMED TO SHARE MVP HONORS IN "Mit C.I.F. DIVISION FOOTBALL FOR THE 1976 SEASON.

SELECTION OF THE TWO PLAYERS WAS MADE m 40TH ANNUAL SELECTIONS BY CITIZENS SAVINGS

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS.

HILLIKER, 5-11, l82-POUND SENIOR AND THREE-TIME VARSITY LETTERMAN, WASTHE GOLDEN LEAGUE'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN '76. HE SCORED 16 TOUCHDOWNS THIS YEAR.AND RUSHED FOR 2,069 YDS. (ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING•••2,472). HIS CAREER TOTALS ARE •••4,672 ALL-PURPOSE YDS. (3,924 RUSH) .AND 41 TOUCHDOtVNS. IN ANTELOPE VALLEY'S TITLE-1.ffiJNING GJUVIE WITH NORTE VISTA (34-6), HIILIKER GAINED 153 YDS. ON 17 CARRIES. BILLALSO LED THE ANTELOPES TO PLAYOFF iVINS OVER WORKMAN (48-13), CHANNEL ISLANDS (34-16),ESPERANZA (42-6) AND SAN DIMAS (27-6) BEFORE THE TITLE-DECIDER.

DARREN ROGERS, A CQ-MVP IN THIS DIVISION LAST YEAR WITH SONORAIS TIM HAN­IFIN, LED THE FRONTIER LEAGUE'S SECOND PLACE FJNISHERS TO THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THEPLAYOFFS, 11\1HERE THEY LOST TO SAN DIMAS IN A SQUEAKER (29-26). THE 5-9, 195-POUNDSENIOR GAINED 1,695 YDS. (7.2 AVG.) AND SCORED 25 TDs (20 PATs) FOR 170 PTS. HISCAREER TOTALS ARE 4,329 YDS. RUSHING AND 60 'IDs •••AND 411 POINTS.

HTILIKER & ROGERS HONORED AT MAGIC MT. ON SAT., JAN. 22 WITH OTHER ALL-STAR

Co-Two-A Division MV'Ps, Bill Hilliker and Darren Rogers will be honoredalong with other all-star players at the 40th annual All-Southern Calif­ornia Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Magic Mountain Parkon Saturday morning, Jan. 22 at 10:30 a.m. All-star team players, theircoaches and high school administrators will be specially invited guestson this occasion. Players will receive Foundation framed scrolls andDivision MVPs and championship coaches will also be honored.

A M F V 0 I T FOOTBALLS AWARDED

As the company has done over the past 25 years, AMF VOlT INC will againhonor each player with a miniature football recognizing his achievements.

Fifty-two players f representing 32 southland high schools in the "AAftDivision of the C.I.F. are honored on this year's team. Title-winning AntelopeValley leads the division in placing players with five •••two on offense and threeon defense. Semi-finalist Aviation landed four spots, while Coachella Valley, LaHabra and Cajon placed three. Six players repeat from last year's team•••as notedon next page.

PLAYERS OF YEAR FROM SMALLER ENROLLMENT SCHOOLS ••••• 1951 - 1976••••••

'51 BJ SMITH, Ventura '66 D. GRAHAM, Bish.Mont. t 72 R. HERTEL, Los Altos152 CR ROBERTS, Oceans'd R. TYLER, Neff rJI. NANKO, Temple City'53 CR ROBERTS, Oceans'd '67 B. BRICK, Mayfair S. TETRICK, L.A. Baptist'54 B. COOPER, Hawthorne B. DAVIDSON, Santa Ynez '73 M. MILLER, Cresc.Valley'55 S. FACE, San Marino '68 R. DeLESK, Loara R. BROWN, Temple City'56 A. LEDBETI'ER, Brea-O'da B. HERRERA, St. Bony L. STEPHENS, Imperial'57 H. TOBIN, Coronado '69 R. BOOTH, So. Pas. '74 M. v.1HITE, Santa Ana Val.

H. ENRIQUEZ, Mater Dei R. EVANS, Barstow C. OPPEDAHL, Neff'58 B. REDELL, San Marino J. JOHANSEN, Santa Ynez R. GEBHARD, lrJhit.Christ.'59 D. JOHNSON, So. Pas. T. BISHOP, Boron '75 B. BEN BEN, Villa Park'60 J. HUARTE, Mater Dei P. MARBLE, Yuc.Val. H. SWANSON, 80. Pas.

G. HOLMAN, Brea-olinda t 70 A. CRATER, Banita D. ROGERS, Agoura'61 S. LEDBETl'ER, Brea-O'da L. mSHINSKIE, Temple C. T. HANIFIN, Sonora'62 K. MARTIN, Hemet P. SWENSON, St. Gen. C. JOHNSTON, Whit.Christ'63 P. MARGUGLIO, st. Fran. M. COBB, N.D. Riv. '76 G. KAISER, Bishop

A. GOLDEN, Alemany J. JOHNSON, Rosamond G. WARD, Rim of WorldA. HERRERA, Santa Clara '71 C. JUDGE, Kennedy, B. B. HILLIKER, Ant.Valley

'64 T. NEWLIN, St. Francis A. ROUNDTREE, Temple C. D. ROGERS, AgouraS. PRICE, Coachella P. KINNE, Paso RoblesB. KILPATRICK, Rim J. RHODES t L.A. Baptist

'65 B. PORTER, CrespiJ. MOORE, Cal 8. Deaf' & G. GONZALES, San-ta. Clara(Note: All Players of the Year are ~~ipien-cs o"! ~'O~ :m.~~

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iffiO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE THE YOUNG MAN DIRECT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL'S

MULES TO THEIR SECOND PERFECT 13-0 SEASON - RON CUCCIA HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED

LOS ANGELES' 3-A DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE 1976 FOOI'BALL SEASON. IT WAS

THE SAFEST BET IN THE HISTORY OF ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF FOOTBALL, AS THE

WILSON HIGH JUNIOR WAS A UNANIMOUS SELECTION FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR••••.AND

STILL ANCIIHER YEAR TO GO ON HIS uPLAYING CONTRACTU t HELD BY HIS COACIIDlG FATHER VIC.

THE 5-9, l6o-POUND PACKAGE OF GRIDIRON DYNAMITE BETTERED HIS OWN PHENOMENAL

.L-\ECORDS OF 1975 (~1HEN HE ACCOUNTED FOR 3,127 Yl:JIDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE) AND BE'I'rER IffiAN

THAT, BROUGHT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CITY TITLE. IT 1V'AS A REMATCH

OF LAST YEAR t S TITLE GAME IN 3-A PLAY, AS YOUNG CUCCIA LED THE MULES TO A 30-6 'WIN

OVER EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPION BELL••••LAST YEAR'S SCORE BEING 14-7.

CUCCIA HAD BEEN AVERAGmG "ONLY" 337 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE UP TO THE TITLE

DECIDER••••• ftFALLlliG OFF" TO A MORE MODEST 298 YARDS AGAINST BELL IN THE 3-A FIN11LE

••••169 YARDS PASSING AND 129 YARDS ON 20 CARRIES. FOR THE l3-GAME SEASON, THE MA­

GICIAN FROM MUL'INOMAH STREET ON THE CITY'S NORTH-EAST SIDE, RUSHED 232 TIMES FOR

1,114 YARDS AND 24 TOUCHDOWNS 100) COMPLETED 180 PASSES OF 326 THROWN (13 INTERCEPTED)

FOR 3,246 YARDS 1\ND 30 TOUCHD011/NS. OVER 'R'10 YEARS, CUCCIA HAS AMASSED 7,487 YARDS

IN TOTAL OFFENSE, SCORED 40 TOUCHDQ\AlNS AND PASSED FOR 55 MORE.

RON CUCCIA LEADS THE 40TH .t1NNUAL ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY FOOTBALL TEAM SELEC­

-rIONS, AS YlADE BY THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF FOOTBALL • .AL­

THOUGH THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT L.A. CITY FOOTBALL HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 4-A .AND

3-A SECTIONS, 1976 MARKS THE FIRST YEAR THAT SEPARATE DIVISIONAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN

PICKED.

ALL-CITY 3-A FOOTBALL TEAM TO BE HONORED AT MAGIC MT. ON SAT. JAN. 22

The 40th .Annual Ci-tizens Savings Athle-tic Foundation All-Ci1;y Foo-tball Team will

be honored in special ceremonies a-t Magic Moun-tain Park on Sa-t. morning, Jan. 22

a-t 10: 30 a.m. Honored players, "their coaches, school adminis-tra-tors and gues-ts

from the collegia-te ranks will be in at-tendance at -the awards program, witilframed scroll awards going to those players named•

.AMF - VOlT AGAIN HONORS PLAYERS WITH SPECIAL FOOTBALL MEMENTOS

For 25 years,.AMF VOIT mc has kindly presented honored All-Los Angeles Cityall-stars with miniature footballs recognizing them for their outstanding grid­iron achievements. Presen-tation of the balls will be made again this year by

company representatives.

Nineteen Los Angeles city high schools in the 3-A Division are representedon the Citizens SaVings Athletic Foundation's first 3-A All-eity Team. As expected,the title-winning Mules placed the most•••with eight players, five on offense andthree on defense. Division runner-up Bell landed six players, while Southern LeagueWashington and Jefferson placed five representatives each.

Three-A repeaters off a combined 3-A - 4-A team las-t year are: Ron Cuccia,and teamna-te Tony Barragan, Bell's defensive standout Rod Easley and Dorsey~Bob Robinson. All-s-tar, 3-A teams, two on offense and two on de-tenee,-.ta1low:

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1976 ALL-LOS ANG~. __......"¥ 3A FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTIONS - ~!TIZENS ATHLETIC BOARD

OFF ENS I V E FIR S T TEA M Release: Tues, Dec. 28 P.M. and AfterPOSITION P LAY E R S C H 0 0 L HGHT WGHT YEARW F.'ec. Michael Reed........... Washington. • • • • • '6"0'" r;r- seniorW Rec. Louie Salgado•••••••••• Wi1son••••••••• ~ 5'9" 158 SeniorW Rec. Rick Galvan•••••••••••• Wilson........... 5 1 9" 155 SeniorTackle Fred Hines ••••••••••••• Washington...... S'g" 205 SeniorTackle George Roth•••••••••••• Bell•••••••••••• 6'3" 225 SeniorGuard James Coveney.......... South Gate...... 5'8" 175 SeniorGuard William Hopson......... Los Angeles..... 5'8" 190 SeniorCenter + Robert Robinson........ Dorsey.......... 5'9" 165 SeniorBack * Ron CUccia Wilson.......... 5'9" 160 JuniorBack Bernard Quarles........ Jefferson....... 6' 211 205 JuniorBack Craig Ellis............ Polytechnic..... 6'0" 180 Junior3ack Anthony Edgar•••••••••• Bell•••••••••••• 5'10" 170 JuniorKicker Eloy Garcia•••••••••••• Wilson.......... 5'9" 150 JuniorDEF£NSIVE FIRST TEAMo Line Donald Duval ••••••••••• Jefferson•••••••o Line ++ Rod Essley••••••••••••• Bell••••••••••••.D Line Joe Charles•••••••••••• Jordan••••••••••o Line Jeff Rognlie ••••••••••• Franklin••••••••Backer Jaime Ramirez.......... South Gate ••••••Backer Phillip Sims••••••••••• Fairfax•••••••••Backer ++ Tony Barragan•••••••••• Wilson••••••••••D Back Derek Daniels•••••••••• Wilson••••••••••o Back Jeff Hill•••••••••••••• Bell••••••••••••D Back Glen Hicks ••••••••••••• Fremont.o •••••••o Back Steve Martinez••••••••• Wilson••••••••••

6'2'16 1 4"6'0"6'3"5'9"5'10"5'9"6'0"6'0115 '9ft

5'10"

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OFFENSIVE SECOND TEAM\.v Rec. John Osborn............ Verdugo Hills•••~'J Rec. Javier Valenzuela...... Roosevelt•••••••Tackle Nick Beloff•••••••••••• HOllywood•••••••Tackle Greg Togneri........... Marshall ••••••••Guard RObert Garrett••••••••• Jefferson•••••••Guard Jerry Contraras........ Polytechnic•••••~enter Paul Perez••••••••••••• Wilson ••••••••••3ack Jeffrey Lumford........ South Gate ••••••sack Sam King••••••••••••••• Washington••••••Back Dearl Nelson........... Jefferson•••••••Back Jim Keyte.............. Verdugo Hills•••

5'10"5'7"6'2"5'10"5 1 9"5'10"6'0"5'6"6'011

5'11"6'211

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1975

206 Senior207 Senior180 Senior220 Senior220 Senior168 Junior195 Senior198 Senior215 Senior175 Senior180 Senior

3rd Team Defense,* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 3rd Team Offense, 1975 ++ALL-LOS ANGELES eXT! liMAII PlAYERS OF THE YEAR * * • *

1975 Ron Cuccia, Wilson 1976 Ron cuccia, Wilson

DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAMo Line Ryne SamKu••••••••••••• Belmont••••••••• 6'0"D Line A1 Lutu•••••••••••••••• N. Hollywood.... 5'10"D Line Art Saavedra........... Garfield........ 5'911

D Line Graham Harrison........ Fremont......... 6'3"Backer John PanCher!.......... Bell............ 6 1 3"Backer Allen Sharp•••••••••••• Washington...... 5'10"Backer Benny Rubio............ Franklin........ 6'0"Backer Wayne Thomas........... Washington...... 6'3"Backer Martin Reynolds........ Jefferson....... 6'2"o Back Bob Reed••••••••••••••• Bell............ 5'10"D Back Charles Wilson......... Hollywood....... 6.'1'1

All-Los Angeles Board of Football has been in operation since 1937 and is sponsoredby Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. Its board members - sports journalistson the metropolitan and suburban area newspapers -- have served over a period of36 years in the interest of high school athletics. They give freely of their timewithout compensation so that worthy young men throughout the Los Angeles area, whot.ake part in the high school football program, will receive proper and due recog­nition. The following greater Los Angeles press corps of sports journalists tookpark in the selections of the 1976 All-Los Angeles City Football Teams:

AVRUM DANSKY - Los Angeles TimesCImIS MORTENSON - So. Bay Daily BreezeCLIFf GEWECKE - Huntington Park SignalBOB GUERRERO - ~ortheast NewspapersJERRY WEXNER - inglewood NewsBUDDY J>YE'a - Board Secret.aJ:y

FRANK MAZZEO - Valley NewsCHUCK DYBDAL - L. A. Herald-Examiner'1IM BART - San Pedro News-PilotMIRE MARTINEZ - santa Monica outlookRALPH ALEXANDER - Member at LargeBILL SCHROEDER - Board Chairman

(Note: Also in att.endance at the 1976 All-Los Angeles City selectionmeeting and taking part in the ovex-all selection of the teams wereJOHN STImGE, L.A. Times, TOBY SW]XEL, Van Nuys News, BOB 1CEISSER,Herald-Examiner, CHRIS LONG, Santa Monica OUtlook

CR./\.IG ELLIS . JLYTECHNIC RU~' . TG BACK, NAfvIEDTOP PLAYER I~ EAST-VALLEY FOulBALL FOR 1976

@]RAIG ELLIS, 6-0 .AND H:lO-POUND JUNIOR RUNNING BJl.CK OFF COACH DICK "l-IINDHAM'S

CO-EAST VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPION POLYTECHNIC GRID MACHINE, HAS BEEN NPJ,lED PLAYER

OF THE YE..lffi FOR 1976 BY VOTE OF LEAGUE COACHES .AND r1EMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVllIGS

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-CITY BOARD OF ATHLETICS, .AS ALL-LEAGUE TEAllIS 1>lERE RELE..L\.SED

TODAY BY THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. llITH ANOTHER. YEA.'tl AHEAD OF HJM, ELLIS BROODS ILL FOR

OPPOSlliG TEAMS AS HE LUMBERED FOR OVER 900 YA..lIDS IN LEAGUE PLAY••••EASlliY SURPASSING THE

1,OOO-YARD MARK FOR THE SEASON.

POLY TIED FOR 7dE EAST-VALLEY rrITiE ·~·lITH NORTH HOLL"D,JOOD (5-1) A~TD LOST ITS FIRST

3-A PLAYOFF GAME TO THIRD PLACE EASTEfu'J" LEAGUE GARFIELD, 13-6. THE HUSKIES MANAGED NO

BETrER. rn PLAYOFF ACTION, DROPPWG OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND AT THE HANDS OF ROOSEVELT (10-9).

Following co-champion Poly and North Hollywood came the Hollywood Sheiks (4-2),Verdugo Hills (2-3-1), Grant (2-4), Fairfax (1-4-1) and Sylmar (1-5). Third and fourth

place Hollywood and Verdugo Hills, respectively, did little better in playoff action.

The Sheiks dropped a 27-7 stitch to Franklin, while Verdugo Hills' Dons were

dumped by Ron Cuccia t the 1-Tilson Winchester, 42-7.

For the first time in 1976 two offensive and two defensive teams have been

selected by league coaches •••••with the cooperation of Citizens Savings Athletic Founda­

tion Board members. Los A geles City High S nool all league teams have been released

through the Athletic Foundation since 1937.All-star teams follow••••••

ALL-EAST VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTIONS - - 1976

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

STEVE CHAPMAN, N. Hollywood .. 5'8~"-1SS-SrRANDY WASSEM, Po1y ••••••••••6'2.. -200-Sr.JIM BISHOP, Grant ••••••••••• 6'~"-17S-Sr.AL LUTU, N. Hol1ywood S'10"-207_SrKEN POWELL, Poly•••••••••••• S·9"-17S-Sr.DAVE KAHTAVA, Ver. Hi1ls •••• S·10"-178-SrBOB BLECHEN, Holly\vood••••••6' Otl-17S-Sr.PHILLIP SIMS, Fairfax••••••• S I 10"-18S-SrKELLY WOOD, N. Hollyvlood•••• S ' 7 t1 -155-Jr.GIL BYRNES, Grant ••••••••••• S 'lO~"-l69-S:

CHARLES WILSON, Ho11ywood ••• 6'1"-180-Sr.STEWART lvIATSUDA, Poly••••••• S I 7"-162-Sr.

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GREG HUGHES, N. Hollywood ••• S·11"-169-Sr.MIKE TAYLOR, Grant ••••••••••S·ll"-1SO-Sr.JOHN OSBORN, Ver. Hills ••••• S·lO."-170-Sr.TONY PEREZ, Sylmar•••••••••• S·IO"-186-Sr.JERRY CONTRARAS, Poly•••••••S·10"-220-Sr.

+ NICK BELOFF, Hollywood••••••6·2"-240-Sr.ROGER BRINGAS, N. Hollywood.S·9"-lSS-Sr.JIM KEYTE, Ver. Hills •••••••6·2"-190-Sr.LANCE McGEE, Fairfax••••••••S'9"-14S-Jr.

. RON TONODEO, N. Hollywood ••• S'6~tI-l61-Sr.CRAIG ELLIS, Poly•••••••••••6·0"-180-Jr.DENNIS MURRAY, Hollywood•••• 6·0"-18S-Sr.HOVIG KASMOJIAN, Hollywood ••S·3"-120-Jr.

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ERLE COLLINS, Hollywood •••••6·2"-18S-Jr.CURT YARRINGTON, Ver. Hills.S·ll"-172-Sr.HUGH McLAUGHLIN, Hollywood ••6·O"-200-Sr.MIKE MASSEY, Fairfax••••••••6·0 ..-ISS-Sr.

. MARK REINKE, Poly ••••••••••• S· 6"-l72-Sr.DARRYLL MITCHELL, N. Holly•• 6· S"-202-Sr.JOHN MARKEY, Ver. Hills •••••S·7"-183-Jr.MARK McPHERSON, Sylmar••••••S'9"-l70-Sr.PAUL TOBYANSEN, Grant•••••••519~1t-170-Sr.JERRY FONG, Hollywood ••••••• 6·0.. -1SS-So.DERRICK SPENCER,Ver. Hi1Is •• S'9"-161-Sr.

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MIKE PREY, N. Hollywood ••••• 5 1 9"-16S-Sr.GREGG TARNo-wSKI, Grant ••••••S' 10"-170-SrTYRONE BOYCE, Fairfax ••••••S'S"-192-Sr.JIM GRIFFIN, Fairfax•••••••• 5 'lO"-193-SrBRYAN WIISON, Poly •••••••••• 6 1 1"-1S6-Jr ..LARRY HENSON, Sylmar ••••••••S·11"-167-SrDAVID LEWIS, Grant•••••••••• S ' 7"-l95-Sr.TONY CURRY, N. Holly\vood •••• S ' 8n -ISS-Jr.SCOTT THORNTON, N. Holly •••• S'7~"-142-SrJIM BARCIK,Ver. Hills ••••••• S I S"-140-Sr.JEFF McCAIN, Fairfax••••••••518n-lSO-Sr~

+ 1st Team Defense, 1975 * 2nd Team, 1975

DOUG MAY, rBRIAN NORTH,

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NAMED TOP PLAYlliSAlVIT\1ATE LINEBACKER

IN ~v ESTERN LOOPFOR RELEASE: FRID&¥-~,-~ •••• ~2 §aturdA¥ am-

~ESTEfuIl LEAGUE CIWIJPION PALISADES ~GH SCHOOL. '·lITH DICK NORTH MID MERRITT

STANFIRID AT THE COACHING REINS, SAW THEm TOP STARS (AI\1D ONE A FM-ffi.JY lID/IBER)

NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1976•••••AS ALL-LEAGUE SElECTIONS WERE 1-1ADE

BY "VlESTERN LEAGUE COACHES AND v.1RITERS .AND RELEASED TODAY THROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATH­

LETIC FOUNDATION.

THE DUO vlAS PALl QUARTERBP...CK DOUG MAY .AND LINEBACKER BRIAN NORTH, SON OF T'"rIE

COACH. r~Y LED THE DOLPHINS TO THE WESTER."J LEAGUE TITLE _tliID 11 STRA.IGHI' VICTORIES, BEFORE

Sill,lI-FIN....;LS OF THE 4-A CITY PhtlYOFFS.

The Western champions scrambled in their first tr'lO playoff encounters, v.'1.nning

by five over Gardena in -the first round (21-16) and by eight in the second round game

with Kennedy (29-21), before dropping a 28-21 nod to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a

spectacular ball game, as the CaValiers, themselves undefeated, came out on the long en~.

Quarterback Doug May passed for over 1,000 yards in the Dolphins' l2-game

season and linebacker Brian North was the leader of a tough defense that held up well a~l

year. Standings behind winning Palisades in league play saw Hamilton finish 2nd (4-1),

with Westchester and Crenshaw (2-3) and Venice and University (1-4). Hamilton defeated

Locke in the first playoff round 12-7, but lost to Monroe, 35-20, the next time around.

Both '\-lestchester and Crenshaw went out in the first round.

Por the first time in 1976, league coaches and members of the Citizens Savings

Athletic Foundation's selection board named two all-league teams on both offense and de­

fense. These honor teams follow•••••ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE SELECTION - - 1976

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FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

BILLY DICKEY, Hamilton •••••• S·S"-14S-Sr.RIC KINNAN, Palisades •••••••S'9"-165-Jr.BRIAN HElvlSWORTH, Palisades •• 6 I 0"-195-Sr •LONNIE EDWARDS, Hamilton ••••6'3~"-23S-Jr.JERRY FESTA, Palisades ••••••6·0"-lS5-Sr.STEVE EDWARDS, Hamilton •••••6'9~"-16S-Sr.PETER LOEF, Palisades •••••••6·1"-2l0-Sr.DOUG MAY, Palisades ••••••••• 5·9"-l50-Sr.VERLON REDD, Crenshaw•••••••6·0"-170-Jr.WILLIAM HARRISON, Hamilton •• S·9"-160-Sr.JEFFREY JONES, Palisades •••• S'lO"-175-Sr.MIKE PORCHIA, Palisades •••• o6·0"-lSO-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

CHARLES WORTHY, Crenshaw••••6·0"-175-Sr.PETER GOWEN, University •••• S'lO"-155-Sr.MICHAEL ROLLERSON, Cren••••• 6'O"-195-Sr.TAOFI TOGIA, Venice •••••••.••6' 1"-250-Sr.BARRY SCHWARTZ, University •• 5'lO"-lSO-Jr.DEREK MARSHALL, Westchester.6·1"-lS5-Sr.NEIL GABBY, Westchester•••••S'lO"-220-Sr.RICKY LEWIS, Hamilton •••••••S·lO"-16S-Jr.KEYVAN JENKINS, Venice •••••• S·lO"-160-So.DANN MOOMAW, University 5 ·lO"-lSO-Sr.JEFFREY :rvlILES, Crenshaw 5· 6 11 -l4S-Sr.

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WILLIAM MITCHELL, Westch••• 5·11"-lS5-Sr.MIKE CARLYLE, Venice ••••••• S·ll"-160-Sr.ROlE EVANS, Palisades •••••• 5 1 10"-160-Sr.STANLEY RANDLE, Crenshaw....6·3"-235-Sr.GREG COFFEE, Venice •••••••• S·ll"-175-Sr.BRIAN NORTH, Palisades ••••• S·7"-lSO-Sr.BOB CONDON, Westchester •••• S·9"-175-Sr.TIM HOVLAND, Westchester •••6'4"-lSS-Sr.DANA McLEMORE, Venice•••••• S·7"-140-Jr.VINCENT CAMPBELL, Hamilton.5·9~"-160-Sr.

LEE SCHROEDER, Palisades ••• S 1 10"-16S-Sr.JOE GIARRAPUTO, Westch••••• 6'O"-lSO-Sr.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

JOH:I;\J MITCHELL, Palisades~ •• S·11"-190-Sr.FRANK FOSTER, Hamilton •••••6·1"-17S-Sr.PAUL CARROLL, Westchester •• 6·2"-220-Sr.NORt-'lAN JOHN"SON, Crensha\v••• S·lO"-230-Sr.TIM BLANEY, Palisades •••••• 5·l0"-16S-Sr.ERIC MOORE, Hamilton ••••••• S·ll"-17S-Sr.TRUPAYNE BELL, Hamilton •••• S I 9"-1S5-Sr.DAVE TUBACH, Westchester •••6'O"-185-Sr.BILLY MACKSON, Crenshaw•••• S'11"-165-Jr.CRAIG STEWART, Palisades ••• S t 9"-160-Sr.BARRYN DAVIS, Hamilton.~~ •• S·lO"-160-Jr.

* 1st Team Defense, 1975 + 2nd Team, 1975

SOUTHERN LE~ _f E VOTES TRI-P~ . illS OF YEAR,SAM KING &MIKE REED (WASH.) & DON DUVALL

NAMED _._TO~~;:,~~~~J-~ HONORSFOR RELEASE: SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 18

AS(JEFF)

[!J RI-PLA.YERS OF THE YEAR HAS THE ORDER OF THE DAY 1mEN SOUT'rIERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL

COACHES GATHERED TO MAKE THEIR ANNUAL ALL-SOUTHEfu'I LEAGUE SELECTIONS, AS CITIZENS

SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP BOARD OF ATHLETICS AGAIN COOPERATED IN THE

PROGRAi't11ITTH THE TE.AM:'S RELEASE COlvilliG T'"rfROUGH THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION.

IT HAS COACH RON FOWLKES' LEAGUE ClitJ·1PION ~'lASHmGTON GENERALS ~;JHO PROVIDED THO OF

rrTI !"lVPs HITH QUAHTERBACK SAN KTITG PJJi) ~'ITDE RECEDlER HICHAEL HEED G:\lrfu'JG T'2E PLAUDITS!I KI1'TG 1

A 6-2, lBo-POUND SENIOR, PASSED FOR 2,023 YARDS A..fID 18 TOUCHDO\VNS DURING t 76, \-lITH 13 OF

THE TDs GOING TO TEAMMATE MICHAEL REED.

LEAGUE RUNNER-UP, JEFFERSON. PROVIDED THE OTHER PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS DEFENSIVE

LINEMAN DONALD DUVALL vIAS SINGLED OUT FOR HONORS AS HE SPEARHEADED A STOUT JEFF DEFENSE

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

Washington was among the highest scoring teams in city action in 1976 and continued

its high-scoring ways in the 3-A playoff's first two rounds scoring 86 total points. The

Generals couldn't get by Eastern Loop champion Bell in the semi-finals, however, losing

26-12. The league finished behind l-Tashingtonts (5-0) and Jeff's (4-1) with Fremont (3-2),'

Dorsey (2-3) and Los Angeles and M8tnual Arts (1-4). Jefferson also reached the 3-A semis

where the Democrats lost a wild-scoring offensive battle, 49-38.Southern League all-stars follow:

ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE SELECTION - - 1976

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

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MICHAEL REED, washington ••••6 ·-173-Sr. LINE JOHN HARRIS, Dorsey•••••••• 6·2"-18S-Sr.KENNETH PINKNEY, Manual Arts.S·11"-180-Sr.LINE MARK HICKS, Washington••••• 6·1"-19S-Jr.KENNETH BRASS, Fremont•••••• S·10"-210-Sr. LINE # GRAHAM HARRISON, Fremont ••• 6 1 3"-220-Sr.FRED HINES, WashingtQn•••••• S·9"-205-Sr. LINE * DONALD DUVALL, Jefferson••• 6·2"-223-Sr.ROBERT GARRETT, Jefferson••• S'8~"-173-Jr. BACKER # DWAYNE ELLIS, Dorsey ••••••• S·ll"-19S-Sr.WILLIAM HOPSON, Los Angeles.S'8u -190-Sr. BACKER LESTER STEPHENS, Jefferson.6·O"-190-Jr.

* ROBBIE ROBINSON, Dorsey••••• S·9"-16S-Sr. BACKER MARTIN REYNOLDS, Jefferson.6·1~"-215-Sr.

BERNARD QUARLES, Jefferson•• 6·2 u -20S-Jr. BACKER # ALLEN SHARP, Washington•••• S·lO"-168-Jr.SAM KING, Washington •••••••• 6'O"-17S-Sr. BACKER WAYNE THOMAS, Washington••• 6 1 3"-198-Sr.DEARL NEISON, Jefferson•••••S'11"-185-Sr. BACK ROBERT THOMAS, Washington •• 6'O"-178-Sr.TONY SCOTT, Los Angeles •••••S'lO"-170-Sr. BACK GLEN HICKS, Fremont••••••••S'9,.-162-Sr.GERALD STAFFORD, Washington.S'S"-138-Sr. BACK KELVIN LACY, Fremont•••••••6'O"-190-Sr.

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SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

JIMMIE TRUSCOTT, Dorsey •••••S' 4"-142-Jr.WILLIE JOHNSON, Los Angeles.S 'll"-160-Sr.BERNARD HENRY, Fremont ••••••5'lO"-16S-Jr.EDGAR ELLIS, Manual Arts ••••6'O"-22S-Jr.ELTON HAMLIN, Dorsey••••••••6'O"-226-Sr.MICHAEL DIXON, Washington•••6'O"-170-Sr.GLENN PERKINS, Fremont ••••••S·11 tl -19S-Sr.GLENN JACKSON, Jefferson••••5 ·lO"-195-Jr.CHRIS WILLIAMS, Jefferson••• S'8"-17S-Jr.MILTON MYERS, Dorsey••••••• ~6'~1J-167-Jr.

MARK FULCHER, Fremont •••••••6'l"-190-Jr.

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SECOND TE~l DEFENSE

KEVIN HAZURE, Manual Arts ••6·O"-200-Jr.JOE GARY, Washington •••••••6'6"-225-Sr.ROGER McGEE, Jefferson •••••S·S"-165-Sr.RICHARD BAPTIST, Fremont•••5'11"-180-Sr.ALLEN REDDING, Jefferson ••• S 1 9"-180-Jr.MICHAEL FORD, washington •••5'10"-172-Jr.MICHAEL BLANCHETT, Wash••••5· 9 1f-200-Sr.ARTHUR HALEY, Los Angeles ••5·9"-160-Sr.DARYL PREMMER, Jefferson •••5 '101t-174-Jr.LAWRENCE THOMAS, Manual Arts.6· Or~-165":""Jr.

RONNIE JONES, Washington •••S'6 11 -14S-Jr.

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 1st Team Defense, 1975 # 2nd Team, 1975

RANDY LEE, l~_ ~ROE SElJIOR QU}-J._ ,. illBACK, N-AMEDPLAYER OF THE YEAR IN MID-VALLEY FOOTBALL.o.

FOR RELEASE: SATURDAY--AiTERNOON', .DEC. 18 ••••• and Sunda

/BJANDY LEE, 5-10, l~~POUND SENIOR QUARTERBACK WHO LED HONROE HIGH SCHOOL TO

THE MID-VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO THE SErIII-FINALS OF 'YdE

CITY I S 4-A PLAYOFFS, HAS BEEN N.A1viED LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEA.."q BY COACHES .AND

rtlEMBERS OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. ANNUAL SELECTIONS

WERE RELEASED THROUGH THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TODAY.

AMONG THE SOUTHL..~' S OUTSTANDTIIG OFFENSIVE r-1ACHmES, THE VIKTITGS PASSED .AND RAN

~,rITH THE 3EST IN '76. lli~ .Af/Lt\SSED 1·JZLL Ov"ER 1,500 YA1:1DS THRO~·ln ..rG AND HAS RESPC::T3::!:PLE POR

OVER 100 POINTS ~'lITH HIS AERIAL HIZlillDRY.

Monroe was 4-1 in league play for '76, while San Fernando wound up 3-2 for sec­

ond. Four schools were bunched in the third place ••••Kennedy, Granada Hills, Birmingham

and Van Nuys •••all with 2-3 records.

The Vikings edged West-Valley's El Camino Real 17-14 in round one of the 4-A

tournament. The Harry Frum-Ken McKenna machine then rolled over Hamilton 35-20 and scored

34 points against. Marine League champion Banning, but came away the loser, 56-34.

San Fernando got away fast in the playoff's against Chatsworth (26-23), but then

bumped into the big, "bad", Banning "Boppers" and were shut out 29-0. ivestern Loop kingpin

Palisades eliminated Kennedy 29-21 in the second round, while Granada Hills went out in the

first to Cleveland (32-20).

For the first time two offensive and two defensive teams have been selected in

Mid-Valley football. The honor teams follo't'1:

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JEFF LUCKETT, Monroe •••••••• 6 1 1"-175-Sr.DANNY VILLA.I:-lUEVA, Van Nuys •• 5 1 10"-175-Sr.ED ARNOLD, Monroe ••• ; ••••••• 6 I O"-200-Sr.JOE BECKER, Birmingham••••••6'2"-235-Sr.GREG WESTERGAARD, Van Nuys •• S'11fl-16S-Jr.SCarT MELLO, Kennedy •••••••• 5 1 9"-16S-Sr.TOM PALMER, Granada Hills ••• 6 I O"-200-Sr.RANDY LEE, Monroe ••••••••••• S ' lO"-175-Sr.MIKE BRANT, San Fernando•••• 6 1 3"-17S-Sr.JEFF BELLE, Birmingham••••••S ' IO"-180-Sr.JEFF COBB, San Fernando ••••• 5'10"-180-Sr.TERRY CANNING, Monroe •••••••6 1 1"-220-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

JOHN SNOWDEN, Kennedy •••••••6'2"-17S-Sr.MARTY RICHEY, Van Nuys •••••S'8"-160-Sr.MALCOLM MOOm;:,San Fernando •• 6'4"-215-So.DARYL LONE, Van Nuys •••••••• 6 I O"-200-Jr.JEFF SLCM'EY, Monroe ••••••••• 6'O"-185-Sr.DAVE MILKOVICH, Monroe ••••••S'9"-175-Sr.DAVE RADCLIFFE, Monroe •••••• 6 I O"-180-Jr.TODD MAZY, Monroe •••••••••••5'8"-160-Sr.DENNIS ABERG, Monroe •••••••• 5 1 9"-175-Sr.TOM RAMSEY, Kennedy •••••••••5'lO"-165-So.MARK ANDRASZYCK, Granada H••S'10"-165-Sr ...JIM RICHARDS, Birmingharn•••• 6 I O"-230-Sr.

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ERNIE MITCHELL, Kennedy •••• 5 1 10"-170-Sr.JOHN PAEZ, San Fernando •••• 5 1 9"-162-Sr.MARK NACARELLI, Monroe ••••• 5'10"-18S-Sr.HAROLD SMITH, San Fernando.5 1 9"-20S-Sr.PETE SILVERNAIL, Granada H.6 I O"-195-Sr.SCarT SMITH, Monroe ••••••••5'11 n -185-Sr.CHRIS DANIELS, Kennedy ••••• S ' 9"-16S-Jr.KEITH BENNETT, Monroe •••••• S I 10"-170-Sr.HECTOR CAMPOS, Van Nuys •••• 5'9"-160-Sr.ELI CASTRONOVA, Birmingham.6'O"-18S-Sr.DENNIS BOOKER, Granada Hill.6 I O"-190-Sr.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

LA.RRY FIELDS, Birmingham••• 6 1 1"-19S-Sr.JOHN SIEFFERT, Birmingham•• 6'S"-200-Sr.FERNANDO RONAN, San Fern .... 6'l"-185-Sr.ANDY NIEMAN, Birrningham••••6'111-248-Sr ..ALBERT MOORE, San Fernando.5'lO"-189-Sr.ROB BERNARDI, Monroe •••••••5 1 7"-17S-Sr.JIM ARRIARAN, Van Nuys ••••• 6'2 11-19S-Jr.JEFF STEIN, Granada Hi11s •• 5'9"-190-Sr.ERIC LANE, Kennedy ••••••••• 5'91t-170-Jr;'PAUL SHEPER, Granada Hi11s.S ' 8"-17S-Jr.AL CONEY, San Fernando••••• 5'9"-168-Sr.

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 1st Team Defense, 1975 # 2nd Team, 1975

HIGH-SCORI~ :AILBACK TIM E ,N OF CLEVELANDWINS PLAYER OF YEAR VOTE IN WEST-VALLEY .....

[I}HE CLEVEI.J\..T'ID CAVALIERS' 1-TORKHORSE RUNNING BACK. TllIlMY BR01olN. WAS THE r,lVP CHOICE

IN WEST-VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL FOR 1976 .AS LEAGUE COACHES .AND f1lEr'.ffiERS OF CITIZENS

SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD COOPERATED IN HONORING TEE

TOP PERFOffiv1ERS OF THE YEAR. BROWN•••TOP PERFORMER FOR COACHES ARNOLD LEC:KMAN AND TOiJI HP.}TSEN

•••HAS RUSHED FAR IN EXCESS OF 1,000 YARDS .A1'cTJ) LED HIS TEAM (ONE OF T'~fO UNDEFEATED ELEVENS

TIT CITY PLAY•••AT THIS '·JRITING) TIJTO THE FINALS OF THE 4-A TOURNM·iENT, l\1EETING ONCE-BEATEN

BlJ:·JNING.

CLEVELAND COACHES REFER TO THEm 5-11, 174-POUND RUSHING "MACHTI'm" AS •••• tlE:xTfl.E?IlELY

TIJTENSE AND A PLAYER POSSESSED OF EXCESIVE EXHUBERANCE OF INDIVIDUAL AND TEMJI PRIDE." TIM

MAINTAlNED A 5.3-YARD AVERAGE, "lITH THE MAJORITY OF HIS RUNS GOING THE "HARD WAY" ••••RIGHT

UP THE MIDDLE.

The talented tailback scored over 100 points on the season, helping defeat Granada

Hills (32-20), Carson (33-12) and Palisades (28-21) before entering the title game with the

Banning Pilots.

Taft, Chatsworth and El Camino Real were all eliminated in the first round, falling

before Kennedy (16-12), San Fernando (26-23) and Monroe (17-14) respectively. The league

race finished Cleveland (5-0), Taft (4-1), Chatsl.'1orth (3-2), El Camino Real (2.-3), Canoga

Park (1-4) and Reseda (0-5).

This marks the first year••• since coaches and Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation

prep board members began all-league selections back in 1937•••that two teams have been se­

lected on both offense and defense••••giving 'tuder recognition to city players. Teams follow:ALL-WEST VALLEY LEAGUE SELECTIONS - - 1976

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BOB STEINER, El Camino Real.S·11 1f-202-Sr.DON JORGENS, Cleveland•••••• 6'1"-177-Sr.

* BOB GALLEGOS, Canoga Pk••••• S'11"-180-Sr.RANDY BACHE, Chatsworth•••••6'S"-222-Sr.BOB DENTON, Cleveland••••••• 6'O"-188-Sr.TOM SMITH, Cleveland•••••••• 6'3u-22S-Sr.MARK ARMSTRONG, Cleve1and••• S'9"-185-Sr.MATT MENZER, Taft••••••••••• S·111l-183-Sr.RICK MINYARD, Chatsworth•••• 6'~ .. -185-Sr.DUNCAN REED, Chatsworth•••••S'9"-165-Jr.TIM BRONN, Cleveland•••••••• S·l1"-174-Sr.

* TONY ERVIN, Taft••••••••••••S·9"-161-Sr.RICHIE SUAREZ, Chatsworth••• S'9"-184-Sr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

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MIKE FIELDS, Reseda•••••••• S'9"-1S8-Sr.MIKE KETAILY, Canoga Pk•••• 6'O"-17S-Jr.GREG LAMPERT, Taft ••••••••• S'lO"-208-SroSAM MENDOZA, C1eve1and ••••• 6'O"-lS3-Sr.ROBERT MURPHY, El Cam.Real.6'3"-190-Sr.PAUL ROMERO, Cleveland••••• S·8"-200-Sr.LARRY LEWIS, Taft •••••••••• S'11"-201-Jr.RICHARD GRAY, E1 Cam.Real •• 6'1~tI-188-Jr.DON DITELLO, Chatsworth••••6'1..-175-Sr.KEVIN TAMURA, Taft ••••••••• S·1l"-178-Sr.DAVE SMITH, Cleveland •••••• S·8"-168-Sr.DAVE MacMASTERS, Taft •••••• 6·1"-187-Sr.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

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RALPH MORALES, Chatsworth••• S·11"-164-Sr. LINEKIRK LUETHY, El Cam. Real ••• 6'S"-17S-Sr. LINERICH HOHMANN, Taft •••••••••• S·8~u-147-Sr. LINETOM BOLEWSKI,Cleveland•••••• S·l1"-180-Sr. LINEKIRK MANN, Chatsworth••••••• S'9.. -l98-Jr. LINEBRUCE NEWCOMB, Canoga Park•• S·lO"-170-Sr. BACKERJIM ANGE, Chatsworth•••••••• 6'O"-195-Sr. BACKERDARIN ERICKSON, Cleveland••• 6' 2"-18S-Jr. BACKERTIM SHERRILL, El Cam. Real •• S'lOtl-170-Sr. D BACKJEFF CAPRIO, E1 Cam. Real ••• S'lO~"-172-Jr.D BACKJEFF WALKER, E1 Cam. Rea1 ••• S'9"-167-So. D BACK

* 1st Team Offense, 1975

MIKE JABLECKI, Chats\vorth•• 6' 2"-19S-Sr.MARVIN BURNETT, Taft•••••••6'O"-189-Sr.THOMAS HUTH, Taft •••••••••• 6·~ .. -21S-Sr.BRIAN BALTAD, Canoga Fk •••• S·ll"-18S-Sr.DAVE DENNIS, Reseda ••••••••S'11"-18S-Sr.JACK NORBIAD, Canoga Pk•••• S·ll"-175-Sr.VIRGIL AIKEY, Reseda ••••••• S·7l;zI1-l61-Jr.REGGIE BLOCKMON, C1eveland.S·lO Il-174-Jr.DANNY BOUNDS, Cleveland•••• S'5~"-1SS-Sr.STEVE TAMAYO, Taft••••••••• S'S"-lSS-Jr.JEFF BROOKS, Reseda •••••••• S'6"-123-Sr~-

JU~JIOR QB, 1 ,;\1 CUCCIA, REPEALEAGUE FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR 1 9

FOR RELEASE: r'10NDAY AFrERNOON, DEC. 20 •••• and Tuesday

AS TOP NORTHffiN7 6 SEASON •••••

"@] UPER SCfiM'IBLER" RON CUCCIA, GU'lTY WILSON HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK, HAS BEEN NAl'1ED

-,. T'rlE HOST VALUABLE PL.tl..YER IN THE NORTHERN LEAGUE FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ••••

AND THE DTImroTIVE DYNAJ.'YIO HAS ANOTHER SEASON TO GO UNDrn THE EXPERT TUTELAGE OF

FATHER-COACH VICTOR CUCCIA. RON ',lAS NOT ONLY MVP TIf NORTdERN LEAGUE PLAY LAST YEAR, BUT

T'.dE 3-A PLAYER OF THE YEAR (AS A SOPHOMORE) AS THE I'JIULES NANUFACTURED A PERFECT 13-0 SEASON

AND A CITY TITLE. CUCCIA •S MULES .ARE JUST ONE G.AIv'IE Al.tTAY (AT THIS "ffiITING) FROM A REPEAT

PERFECT SEft_SON IN 1976(>

AT 5-9 AND 16o-POUNDS THERE APPEARS LITrLE DOUBT THAT RON CUCCIA IS THE BEST QJ3

FOR HIS SIZE ON ANY GRIDIRON. THIS YEA.'Ft HE HAS M-1ASSED 3,790 YARDS nr TOTAL OFFENSE•••

2,895 YARDS PASSING AND 895 YARDS RUSHING. HIS TVTO-YEAR TaI'ALS ARE 6,917 YARDS, WHICH

BREAKS THE FORMER CITY RECORD SET BY RICK HOLOUBEK (V1TIJSON, ALSO) OVER FOUR YEARS. (YARD-

AGE TOTALS THROUGH 11 GAMES THIS YEAR). RON ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR 47 TOUCHOO1'1NS (27 PASSmG

AND 20 RUSHlliG.

Ron has directed the Wilson High grid machine through three victoriuus playoff

games••••over Verdugo Hills (42-7), South Gate (27-21) and Jefferson (49-3H) ••••with only

Bell standing in the way of another perfect season. The Mules scored 118 points in three

playoff games up to the title decider••• 'an average of jus~ under 40 points per ball game.

In league play behind vTi1son came Franklin, Marshall and Belmont (3-2), Eagle

Rock (1-4) and Lincoln (0-5). Marshall and Belmont were eliminated in the first playoff

round, while Franklin bettered Hollywood (27-7), before losing to Bell (41-0) in the second

go-' round. Offensive and defensive first and second teams follow:ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE SELECTIONS - - 1976

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LOUIE SALGADO, Wilson•••••••5·9.. -1S8-Sr.MARK GEORGETTE, Eagle Rock•• 5'11"-170-Sr.ROGER GUTIERREZ, Belmont••••6·!z.. -175-Sr.GREG T<X;NERI, Marshall •••••• S·lO"-190-Sr.ALFREDO ALVAREZ, Lincoln••••6·0"-180-Sr.ALAN BERG, Franklin••••••••6· 2~"-233-Sr.PAUL PEREZ, Wilson••••••••••6'O"-208-Sr.

* RON CUCCIA, Wilson •••••••••• 5'9"-160-Jr.VINcENT JUAREZ, Belmont •••••5 1 1"-126-Jr.DEREK BRANDON, Marshall •••••6'1"-198-Sr.RICK GALVAN, Wilson •••••••••5'9..-l55-Sr.RICKY RAMOS, Franklin••••••S I 7"-147-Sr.ELOY GARCIA, Wilson •••••••••S'9.. -1S0-Jr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

GIL SANCEZ, Lincoln•••••••••6·1"-185-Sr.JOSE ROMERO, Franklin •••••••S· 8"-14S-Sr.JON WALKER, Franklin••••••••S·1l"-227-Sr.SCOTT CLARK, Wi1son ••••••••• S·ll"-173-Sr.JAY BLOHM, Eagle Rock•••••••S·11"-171-Sr.TONY RAMIREZ, Lincoln•••••••S·10"-190-Sr.SCorT LEE, Marsha1l •••••••••S·S"-165-Sr.NEIL GUNN, Franklin•••••••••6'11l-175-Sr.NATE BORDEN, Belmont••••••••S· 7~"-l54-Sr.CRAIG TOM, Eagle Rock••••••• S'10"-l59-Sr.DAVE VICTORIA, Wi1son••••••• S'5"-138-Sr.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

LINE JEFF RCX;NlLE, Franklin••••• 6·3"-21S-Sr.LINE RYNE SAMKU, Belmont ••••••••6·0"-206-Sr.LINE DAVE BUSTILLOS, Wilson ••••• 5'lO"-185-Sr.LINE RON SPEARS, Marshall 6'6"-210-Sr.BACKER + BENNY RUBIO, Franklin•••••• 6·0"-19S-Sr.BACKER DAN WOODS, Belmont•••••••••5'8"-1S1-So.BACKER TONY BARRAGAN, Wilson •••••• 5 1 7 .. -163-Sr.BACKER JOE HALL, Eagle Rock•••••••5·9"-180-Sr.D BACK STEVE MARTINEZ, Wilson••••• 5·10"-160-Jr.D BACK ROBIN CARDONA, Franklin•••• 5'11"-165-Sr.D BACK ROCKY DELGADILLO, Franklin.6'1"-16S-Jr.D BACK DEREK DANIELS, Wilson••••••6·0"-175-Sr.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

LINE JOSE DEffiADO, Belmont••••••5·9~"-180-Sr.LINE LEO GONZALEZ, Wilson ••••••• 5 1 6"-146-Sr.LINE CHET WILLIAMS, Marshall ••••6'O"-215-Jr.LINE KENT JORGENSON, Eagle Rock.6·1"-lS3-Sr.BACKER CARLOS CRUZ, Marshall ••••••6·0"-185-Sr.BACKER EDDIE MARTINEZ, Wilson ••••• 5·6"-148-Jr.BACKER DAVID ORONA, Lincoln••••••• 5·6~"-173-Jr.BACKER BRIAN PORTZEL, Franklin••••6·0..-170-Jr.D BACK GREG ENGLIS, Belmont•••••••5·7"-l52-Sr.D BACK GEORGE VERCELLI, Eagle Rk •• S·9"-140-Sr.D BACK # SERGIO VASQUEZ, Wi1son••••• S·9"-160-Sr.

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 1st Team Defense, 1975 # 2nd Team, 1975

BANNING BAC ",·~ELD STAR FREE McNEIL NAl\AEDMARINE LEAGUE'S BEST ON GRID FOR '76 SEASON

»%~~~%:';*;i·~~~~i.s;if·:··:-~:··'· . . ... ·~:·"'·:·'.-·7~:··-"-:·-"·-"-::·'-~~·'-; -~

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY .AFTERNOON, DEC. 21 •••• and Wednesday

~ ANNING BACKFIElD STAR FREEMAN liIcNEIL, A FIRST-TEAIvI OFFENSIVE SELECTION ON

LAST YEAR'S ALL-MARINE LEAGUE TEAM, IS BACK AGAlli IN '76••••THIS Tn>1E AS THE

LEAGUE'S MVP. LEAGUE COACHES AND ME'.ffiERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC

FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD H..l\.VE COOPERATED IN THE SELECTION OF lE-t\GUE ALL-STARS srnCE

- THE BOARD'S INCEPTION BACK ill 1937. EACH SEASON TEAMS ARE RELEASED TI:ffiOUGH THE ATHLETIC

FOUNDATION.

Bl\NNTIJG 's PILOTS, GOllJG D'JTO THE FilIAL PU\.YOFP G.Al'ffi AGAllIST CLEVELAlID ~ BOASTS

Oi-IE OF THE: SOUTf1:L1~.NDtS TOP OFFENSrVE TEAIilS. AVERAGING .JUST A SllADZ UNDER 40 POTIITS PER OtJT-

ING MID GIVING UP JUST UNDER la, THE PILOTS ILt\VE HON ALL THEm G...4.MES EXCEPT THEIR OPENER•••

A 23-21 LOSS TO LOYOLA.

It has been Freeman rJIcNeil, the Pilots All-City 'tailback :from last year, who

has provided the rushing strength :for -the Marine League champions. Well over the 1,OOO-yard

mark in rushing, Freeman also is a pass receiver and kickoff-returner, plus being a better­

than-average defensive halfback. Going into the finals with Cleveland, Freeman is the TD

leader in the city wifu 24.

The Pilots have gathered 125 points in three playo:ff games •••shutting out

both Crenshaw and San Fernando. Locke and Gardena did not get past the first round of play

in the city tournament•••Carson getting by Westchester (19-14), but losing to Cleveland (33-12)

In league competition behind Banning's 5-0 came Carson (4-1), Locke, Gardena

and San Pedro (2-3) and Narbonne (0-5). All-league selections folloti:

ALL-MARINE LEAGUE SELECTION - - 1976

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

TE REGGIE WILLIAMS, Banning •••• 6·2"-210-Sr.SE JIM GASSO, Banning•••••••••• 5 'lO"-160-Sr.FL MICHAEL WILSON, Carson ••••••6'4"-210-Sr.T JOEY FIGUEROA, Banning ••••••5'lO"-180-Sr.T WAYNE FAALAFUA, Carson••••••6·3"-258-Jr.G DAVID SN&, Banning••••••••• 5·10"-185-Sr.G RICK GRACZYK, Gardena •••••••6'3"-225-Sr.C MICHAEL LUTU, Carson••••••••6'O"-170-Jr.BACK RON SETTLES, Banning ••••••••5·10"-185-Sr.BACK * FREEMAN McNEIL, Banning•••••6·0"-190-Sr.BACK # JOEY MONTIJO, Banning •••••••5'lOfl-165-Sr.BACK # BRIAN FULBRIGHT, Carson••••5 ·lO"-152-Sr.

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POW FAAVI, Banning ••••••••5'11"-225-Sr.LEONARD McDONALD, Banning •• 5 ' 11"-17O-Sr •SETI AULAI, Carson •••••••••S.11"-184-Sr.DONOVAN YOUNG, Gardena ••••• 6·2"-215-Sr.VINCE TEOM, San Pedro ••••• 6'3"-240-Sr.ROY RIVERA, Banning ••••••••S'10"-18S-Sr.ZEKE ADM-1S, Banning•••••••• 5'lO"-170-Sr.ANDY SUBINGSUBING, Carson ••S'lO"-180-Sr.TOE TOFIGA, Banning•••••••• S '9"-170-Sr.DARYL HILL, Carson ••••••••S·9"-15S-Sr.FORREST HENRY, Gardena ••••• 6·0"-17S-Sr.STAN PHILLIPS, San Pedro ••• S·lO"-165-Sr.

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CARL FOSTER, Banning••••••••6' 2"-190-Sr.KIM GREEN, Locke •••••••••••• 5'11..-175-Jr.JIM GRANGER, Carson•••••••••6' 1"-235-Sr.ROBERT LEGGINS, Locke ••••••• 6·4"-200-Jr.ISAAKO MANAI, Carson••••••••6·3"-189-Jr.TOM GUNDERSON, Banning ••••••5'11"-175-Sr.NORTH SELVEY, Banning •••••••5 ·lO"-185-Sr.BART THOMPSON, Carson. 0 •••••5 ·lO"-191-Sr.MICHAEL PAUL, Locke ••••••••• 6'ltl-190-Sr.MATT STANOVICH, San Pedro •••S'8"-173-Sr.MIKE LEIGHTON, Narbonne~ ••••5·11"-163-Sr.

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DAVID GODlNET, Banning•••••5'8"-180-Sr.VICTOR GLOVER, Banning •••••5' 10"-190-Sr.NEW ZEALAND WILLIAMS, Gard.6·1"-205-Sr.HACHI KAMIMURA, Narbonne •••S'2~"-173-Jr.RONDAL ROLLIN, Carson••••••S·11"-210-Sr.ERIC WHITE, Gardena •••••••• 5'11"-190-Sr.JOE HAYWOOD, Banning •••••••6·0"-199-Jr.ARNOLD GRAHAM, Locke ••••••• S'11"-lS5-Sr.RICHARD MEDINA, Narbonne •••S·9~"-147-Sr.JEFF GRIFFIN, Banning ••••••6' O"-190-Sr.-·:BENE VILLARUZ, Carson ••••••S· 9"-159-Sr •

* 1st Team Offense, 1975 + 1st Team Defense, 1975 # 2nd Team, 1975

ANTHONY EDG~ (BELL) & JAIML 'AMIREZ (SOUTHGATE) SHARE MVP HONORS IN EASTERN LEAGUE...

f.rllO OF LOS ANGELES t FINEST THREE-A FOOTBALL PERFOID-1ERS •••HALFBACK ANTHONY EDGAR

L::JOF LEAGUE CHANPION BELL .AND SOUTH GATE HIGH SCHOOL I S SENIOR LINEBACKER JAlltiE

RAI.fiREZ•••HAVE BEEN NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1976 BY LEAGUE COACHES IN

COOPERATION 1ITTH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF AT"rILETICS. THE AN".NUAL

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS, DATING BACK m SELECTION TO 1937, vlERE RELEASED TODAY THROUGH THE ATH­

LETIC FOUNDATION.

EDGAR, A FAST-8TEPPING ILttL'G'BACK 1illO LED TFIE BELL EAGLES TO THE E..l\STEffi'f LE..l\.GUE

CRO',JN lU\fD TO T'rIE FllIALS OF THE 3-A CITY DDlISION PLAYOPFS .AGAD'JS'r THE 1'TrLSON I'lUlES ~ H..A.S

GAINED JUST UNDER 1,000 YARDS (970) .AND SCORED 17 TDs FOR THE YEAR.

ON THE WAY TO THE FINAL MATCH WITH WILSON, EDGAR AND HIS BELL TEAMMATES SHUTOUT

DORSEY (28-0) AND FRANKLlli (41-0) AND ELIMINATED SOUTHERN KINGPlli WASHmGTON, 26-12. THE

TEAM MANAGED A 4-0-1 RECORD ill LEAGUE PLAY.

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 21 •••• and Wednesd.~~ am.i~"''3.;p '7 r~J!Z&!!iti\i2.Q!t:;Z;;-W""t.......1Yk'®~

JAIME RAMIREZ, 5-9 AND l75-POUND RUNNmG BACK - LINEBACKER, SHARES MVP HONORS

WITH EDGAR .AND RIGHTLY SO. GAINING SOME 500 YARDS ON OFFENSE, JAIME LED THE RAMS ON DE­

FENSE AND HELPED IN A MAJOR' 'VTAY TO GET THEM TO THE 'SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS, 1~1HERE

THEY l-1ERE EDGED BY 'V-1ILSON'S MULES, 27-21.

South Gate finished its '76 season 8-3, two of its losses coming at the hands of

defending city 3-A champion 'tvilson••• the other to Eastern League champ Bell, which fin­

ishedwith a 4-0-1 record. Garfield was 2-3, with Roo~evelt, Jordan and Huntington Park,

1-3-1. Both Roosevelt and Garfield went 1;0 round "two of the playoffs, where they were

each shutout 40-0 & 36-0 by Jefferson and Washington respectively. Honor teams follow:

ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE SELECTION - - 1976

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

SE JAVIER VALENZUELA, Roosevt ••S·7"-160-Sr. LINE * RODNEY ESSLEY, Be11••••••••6·3"-23S-Sr.TE WILLIAM VINCENT, Garfield••• S·11"-lS7-Sr. LINE JOE CFARLES, Jordan•••••••• 6'O"-195-Sr.T GEORGE ROTH, Be11 ••• ~ •••••••6'3"-22S-Sr. LINE LEE GENSLER, So. Gate •••••• 6'O"-18S-Sr.T + HENRY WIISON, Jordan•••••••• 6'O"-191-Jr. LINE ART SAAVEDRA, Garfield••••• S'S~"-l81-Sr.G KEITH SIMPSON, Bell ••••••••• 6'2"-233-Jr. BACKER + JOHN PANCHERI, Bell •••••••• 6·3 t1 -220-Sr.G JAMES COVENEY, So. Gate ••••• S'S"-17S-Sr. BACKER JAI:ME RAMIREZ, So. Gate •••• S'9"-l75-Sr.C RONNIE MENDlVEKS, Garfield•• S'9"-184-Sr. BACKER + LEE WILSON, Jordan••••••••• S·8"-154-Sr.QB * ERIC BULLOCK, So. Gate •••••• S·9"-165-Jr. BACKER EDDIE GADDISON, So. Gate ••• S·lO"-180-Jr.RB + ANTHONY EDGAR, Bell •••••••••S'10"-170-Jr. D BACK JEFF HILL, Be1l ••••••••••••6'O"-18S-Jr.RB JEFFREY LUMFORD, So. Gate ••• S·6 u -lSO-Sr. H BACK HENRY SALAZAR, Hunt. Park•• S'StI-146-Sr.RB ART ESTRADA, Garfield ••••••• S'lO~"-171-Sr.D BACK BOB REED, Bell •••••••••••••S'lO"-17S-Sr.RB LEONARD MARTINEZ, Roosevelt.6'O"-190-Jr. D BACK BURNETT SOLOMAN, Jordan •••• 5·11~"-148-SrK LOUIE SANCHEZ, Garfield ••••• S'7"-170-Jr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

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TGGC

QBRBRBRB

JAVIER GONZALEZ, Roosevelt •• S·ll"-160-Jr. LINELONNY ADAMS, So. Gate •••••••6·1"-180-Sr. LINEDENNIS LOFTUS, So. Gate •••••6·1 u -180-Sr. LINERORY ANDERSON, Hunt. Park••• 5 I l1"-181-Sr. LINEMARCELINO ESPINOZA, So. Gate.5'lO"-200-Sr.BACKERRUDY CARRENO, Roosevelt•••••S'9"-172-Sr. BACKERMARK LITTLE, Bell•••••••••• '. 6 ·1"-22S-Sr. BACKERMIKE SANDELLO, Garfield •••••S'6"-IS5-Sr. D BACKMARK AYSSE, Bell••••••••••••6'1"-19S-Sr. D BACKJOE VERA, Garfield ••••••••••S·ll lJ -186-Sr. D BACKED WILLIAMS, So. Gate •••••••S'lO"-160-Sr. D BACK

EDDIE BROOKS, Bell•••••••••6·0"-20S-Jr.EFRAIN RAMOS, Roosevelt••••S'9"-214-Sr.JACOB DANIELS, Jordan S·lO.. -164-Sr.STEVE DELANEY, So. Gate 6' l"-lSO-Jr.•IOANE V:EA}1AONA, Bell 5' lO"-185-Jr.LEONARD MILES, Jordan S·IO~"-155-Sr.

FARON DEETER, Hunt. Park S·lO".:..175-S:t~

JOE PINEDA, Hunt. Park S'11~.. -172-Jr.SAM GAMBOA, Roosevelt S·9.. -132-Sr.SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Jordan ••••S·7"-128-Sr.ARNOLD LARES, Garfield•••••S·2"-164-So.

* 1st Team Defense, 1975 + 2nd Team, 1975