1. 10-07-1994

Volume 76 Number 1
Buya piece of history
volved in activities at Washing­
ton.
The queen will be announced
during half time of the Home­
coming game against Logan Oct.
14. Mr. Husky will be announced
at the Homecoming Dance Oct.
15 from 8-11 pm.
Today they voted for the win­
ners. The other Homecoming
Queen nominees were Elizabeth
Lim, Leah Strong, and Erin Wit­
tenberger.
The other Mr. Husky nominees
were Jayson Helm, Alan Pierson,
Aaron Walker, and Lyle West.
Spirit Week Dress Up Days _
by Phll Wortcna
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors 50's day
Rainy day
Skit
Army day Skit
80's/punk 60's-70's uesday Beach day
Injury
Bum day Nerd day ednesdaySkit
Old people's
Mafia
Skit hursday Hick day
Friday
- - - -Orange and Black Day!Teacher Skit day- - - - - ­
The historic archway will be renovated at a cost or $60,000
will go to saving the arch.
The alumni needs $60,000 in
order to renovate the arch Lo attac h
to the new building.
Donuts and coffee will be served
in the morning. Later in the day
pizza, turkey sandwiches, popcorn,
Old building now rubble By Kim Papadopoulos
Only the arch remains of Wash­
ington High School's two story
building which was closed in 1972.
Demolition began this summer to
prepare the site for a new building.
Principal Daryl Talken said the
plans for the new building are very
similar to the old building. It will
also be a two story building. Eight
classrooms will be gained by
Washington, if the facilities that
are being used now are not tom
down (excluding portables).
"The needs of the school are
greater than the funds that have
been provided by the district,"
stated Dr. Talken. The bond that
was passed in 1991 by the Fremont
Unified School District is provid­
ing Washington High School with
$12,000,000 for the new building.
The district originally planned to
have 52 classrooms in the new
building, but last year 19 class­
rooms were cut out of the plans to
save money. Because of continu­
ally rising costs the plans are still
$750,000 over budget, according
to Dr. Talken.
The architect and FUSD are look­
ing to alter the original plans in
order to stay within the budget
they have to work with.
Dr.Talkensaidanumberofprob­
lerns have occured during the dem~
lilion of the old building. Half of
Homecoming finalists
chosen for Class of '95
The five fnalists for Homecom­
ing Queen are Carolyn Coffman,
Michelle Faria, Maryanne
Marchetti, Van Nguy, and Jen­
nifer Wong. The five finalists for
Mr. Husky are Ryan Cangco, Tom
Chiesa, Steve Duke, Josh Funden­
berger, and Mike Hafey.
The Class of 1995 chose its nomi­
nees for Homecoming Queen and
Mr. Husky, and the student body
voted for the finalists.
Sept. 19, in their government
and economics classes, seniors
nominated the classmates they
thought have been the most in-
By Leah Arambel
Items from and pieces of the old
building will be auctioned off
tomorrow by the Washington High
School Alumni Foundation to raise
money for restoring the arch.
The aucton will be held between
the 20' s wing and the office, on the
grass , and in the parking lot be­
tween 1-2 p.m.
Chairs, pieces of the old build­
ing including bricks, flooring of
the old gym, wooden arms from
chairs in the auditorium, and wall
panaling will be auctioned.
All of the items will be branded
or stamped by Livermore Bricks
with WHS 1924-1994, according
to Sue Savanjo, co-chairperson of
the alumni committee to save the
arch.
There will be booths selling
everything from basketballs and
hoops to band unkforms.
These booths will be open from
10-4. There will also be a dunking
booth where octivities adviser Steve
Mangini, Cooch Guin Boggs, Coach
Jim Ingram, and athletic director
Gil Lemmon, and possibly mem­
bers ofcity council can be dunked.
The balls to throw will cost $2 or
two for $3. All the money raised
October 7, 1994
Washinpton Hiph School
the kitchen in the cafeteria was cut
off because the architects wanted a
20 foot space between the cafete­
ria and the new building. This
made it difficult for the cafeteria
staff to get ready for the beginning
of the new school year. As the
building was being demolished,
water lines were hit. This caused
the water to shut off in certain
areas of the school. This affected
the nineties and thirties wings, the
portable bathrooms, and in the
cafeteria.
Washington was first established
as a functioning school in 1892,
The structure of the building, which
was demolished, was built in 1923
and opened in 1924. In 1972, the
old building of Washington High
School was closed because it did
not meet earthquake standards.
The building was declared a his­
torical site March 29, 1982, 10
years after the building was closed.
In order to start the construction
of the new building, the plans for
the building have to be completed,
then approved by the state office
of architecture.
After being approved, the plans
will be sent to the Board of Educa­
tion to put out for bidding by dif­
ferent contractors.
Dr. Talken hopes the construc­
tion of the building will start dur­
ing the summer of 1995.
hamburgers, baked goods, and
drinks will be sold by Student
Council, Bomler Club, GrOO Night,
and the PTSA. Two club cars will
be on display for everyone to see
and the mayor will be there.
The money for the renovation of
the arch must be in by the end of
1995.
"This may be your last chance
to save the arch and be a part of
your school's history," said
Savanjo.
Freshmen pick leaders
Freshmen have chosen Biji John
as class president with Tony Papa­
dopoulos, vice president; Brit­
tany Freeman, secretary; and Lisa
Norman, treasurer.
Only the positions of vice presi­
dent and secretary were contested.
John and Norman ran unopposed
in their campaigns. There were
only seven candidates for the four
positions. Class advisers, science
teachers Ron Ulrich and Adrienne
Parcher gave the newly elected
officers their first objective, pre­
paring for spirit week, at a meet­
ing Sept. 26.
Washington grad now on top By Kris Hansen
and Genis Haynie
Washington High graduate (Class of
1961) , Sharon Belshaw -Jones became the
new Superintendent of the Fremont Uni­
fied School District, July 1.
Previously Jones had taught at Hopkins
Junior High for 17 years, been an elemen­
tary school principal, principal of Mission
San Jose High School and Director ofEle­
mentary Education.
She has no plans to stop at this level; her
goal is to become State Superintendent of
schools.
With school as the second biggest busi­
ness in town, Jones describes her position
as a "manager" with the students as the"
customers. "
Her goals for the district are focusing on
customer service, continuous cycle
of improvement, and maximizing
the district's resources.
Major problems in the district
include finding ways to accom­
plish her goals.
We need to "deal with real prob­
lems" Jones said, " not people
Jones chats with members or The Halchel staff.
whining." The student base is the
strength of the district.
We have "great students" and
lots of diversity.
She considers the staff excellent
and the parent support great.
Jones has signed a three year
conttact with the district. Her main
job is to give the school board the
kind of district they want.
OPINIONS
Page 2
October 7, 1994
Editorial
Time to prove spirit alive Clothes express individuality
Has WHS spirit diminished? Has the high school which was once
nown for its great school spirit become mediocre?
Last year WHS suffered bad press due to a "racial war" blown out of
roportion. The freshman class is large this year, and freshmen generally
ave a reputation of participating very little in school functions. The old
uilding is being torn down and students are forced to deal with inconven
.ences such as the wings. Are all these things going to stifle the excitement as we enter sprirt eek? Apparently not. The students at Washington have always faced nconveniences. The seniors have dealt with construction on campus
efore, and poor facilities on campus, yet the school had always been
usting with excitement during Spirit Week, and excitement that seems
o carry on through the school year. Even now around campus anticipa­
ion seems to be building up.
On the first day of school rally, many students were proudly wearing
range and black. Not just the seniors either, but the juniors seemed to b
etting in on the action too. Many students said that though the speeches
ere a little long, it was the best first day rally they had seen.
Participation in school sports and class functions seems higher than ever.
n this year's first football game of the season, against Amador, there
ere so m~ny people at the game, some people were asking if it was the
omecommg game.
The, su~den gr~wth of the new club started by Coach Boggs, Do
hat s RIght, shows many students are concerned with the welfare of
e school.
!he !TUt~ will co~e out n~xt w~k: If Washington High spirit is still
lve, It wIll be ObVIOUS dunng Spmt Week. Let's see the Husky Pride
hat has kept our school strong for over 100 years.
~itorial~ represe~t
the opinions of the editorial board so they are not
Igned. SIgned artIcles represent the opinions of the writer.)
There's the thrill of victory and the
agony of defeat. There's the pregame
anxieties and the post game cerebration.
You remember that great block you made
and that crucial freethrow you missed that
would have clinched the victory. It seems
everything about sports is positive.
Whether it is watching, playing or talking
about them, sports are a part of our
everyday lives.
Professional ball players can become
icons for entire generations. For many,
sports are something to turn to when
everything else seems to fail. Instead of
hearing about the latest tragedy on the
news, we can go outside and shoot some
hoops.
Even amidst the baseball strike, hockey
lockout. and ~ketball negotiations, we
know that sports have always been there
and will continue to be there as long as
there is a place to play and people to play
with. Sports are in our blood, our heritage,
and deeply rooted in our lives. Through
all that goes on in the world, sports has
remained constant. They have always
teen there for us.
As part of our high school education, we
are offered the chance to participate in
after school athletics. Whether it be
football, basketball, cross-cOWltry, or golf,
we get the chance to play on a team. The
importance of sports to our education is far
greater than many who don't play sports
realize. By participating in athletics we
make ourselves better.
That is why such programs as midnight
basketball leagues are so important. It
gives people a chance to do something fWl
and productive and keep out of trouble.
Instead of shooting up, we shoot hoops.
Instead of running from cops, we can run
for our school.
The importance of sports to our educa­
tion exceeds that of many of our classes.
For some of us who could care less how to
conjugate verbs, sports can give students
something to care about. The main reason
that some students go to school is so they
can play in a sport. For many, athletic
scholarships are the only way to pay for
higher education and gain an edge on
life. For others, it is simply a place to be
after school to hang out with friends.
Whatever the reason for playing a
sport, there are many positive things that
come from it. As part of a team we
develop many important qualities:
sharing, togetherness, patience, hard
work, diligence, and on and on. We are
asked to give it all we have, and then give
it some more. You put in a lot of time and
effort into something in the hope of some
positive results.
These characteristics carry over into
our personalities and lives. We learn to
become better people. The lessons we
learn from sports are important ones.
They are lessons about life and becoming
a better person. As the school district has
faced huge budget deficits, they have
By Allison
Louie
Dress codes in a public high school are
not right. If this were a private high school,
then it would make sense. But tellling high
school students how to dress is stupid. A
dress code is just another rule added to the
numerous already given.
A very limited dress code is appropriate,
making sure some people come to school
fully dressed and with shoes. But a strict
dress code is out of the question. Besides, if
certain people really hated each other,
would a dress code keep them from
fighting? The answer is no. That leads to
the question: Do dress codes work? And
what is the point of them?
At a nearby high school, students are not
allowed to wear hats. A school with
nobody wearing even one baseball hat?
That new rule seems ridiculous. What
good does it do? Does it make students
less wild? Probably not. It just seems to
be another Wlnecessary rule. Besides,
some people look better with hats on.
An important aspect of high school is
about finding one's identity. One ex­
presses his or her identity by who they
hang aroWld with, what they like to do and
even how they dress. A dress code cuts
down on a person's ability to be them­
selves. It does not allow them to express
their identity fully nor develop their own
sense of style.
Religious groups not
appropriate for schools
by an unbiased view point; other than that
By Aurora Meerjans
Have you noticed that students are
praying on the front lawn, or that adults from
Young Life have been on campus? How
about the Christian clubs meeting at lunch?
It's pretty obvious that there has been
increased religious activity on campus.
School is a place for educational advance­
ment. Worship should be kept to religious
places and homes.
If a person wishes to learn about certain
religions, s/he should visit the religious
leaders in the area. Comparative religion
could be interesting and educational if taught
it should also be kept out of schools.
Wearing a cross or a certain type of
dress that makes your religion obvious is
okay. Showing one's religious affiliation is
different than actual worship or spiritual
"guidance." Religious clubs should be
kept off campus, or should meet on
campus only after school hours.
Religion is a beautiful thing but, like all
beautiful colors, when mixed together it
usually comes out a mess. That is where
we are headed if we allow more than edu­
cational activities on campus.
Talken responds to reporters By Leah Arambel
Principal Daryl Talken fielded questions on the new building, crowded classes, the tardy
policy and other issues in his annual press conference with The Hatchet staff Sept. 29.
Dr. Talken said the new building was over budget and some classes, like art, photo, and
drama were having to be moved around . Dr. Talken said it would be a tight squeeze but
everything will get into the new building.
Dr. Talken is now focusing his attention on getting more sections for overloaded classes,
one for health, art I, home economics, algebra and possibly disbanding a history class.
[Since then the district approved two new sections and Bill Stull's world history class is
being dropped. An additional health, art, and home economics class are being added.]
"Hope it doesn't have to work," was Dr. Talken's response to the new tardy policy of
Saturday detentions after three tardies. He hopes it will teach students not to be late and
so far "it seems to be working," he said. The other policy wasn't working and the transac­
tion seems to be going nicely.
Dr. Talken's biggest priority this year is the same as every other year. That is, to have
enough class space, desks, teacher time, etc. for each student. Safety is the most important
objective to Dr. Talken.
According to Dr. Talken, closed campus is a possibility but not right away. First Wash­
ington needs assistance to close the campus and a place to feed WHS students and right
now WHS has neither. Dr. Talken doesn't see an immediate need to close the campus
since a large percent of WHS students "Do What's Right".
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Adviser
October 7, 1994
By Niki Stojnic
Friendly is a word Karoline Siv­
ertsen used to describe Washing­
ton. Sivertsen is here from Norway
as one of the three foreign ex­
change students experiencing the
United States for a year.
This isn't the first time Sivertsen
has traveled abroad. She's been to
Bulgaria, Tunis, Maillorca, Rus­
sia, Sweden, Finland, and Den­
mark. Her stay in the United States
is the longest and the first time
she's been far from home without
her parents.
So far, Sivertsen said she was
"positively surprised" upon find­
ing that English isn't as hard as she
had thought it would be.
School here is different from
Norway. There students have 5-8
periods a day and 11 different
By Aurora Meerjans
The size of the United States and
American stores and homes has
impressed foreign exchange stu­
dent Sabine Egerland. She hails
from a village in the north of Ger­
many, about an hour's drive from
Hamburg. Her village is sur­
rounded by dairy farms.
Egerland lives with her mother
and sister in a 150 year old house.
Her school has approximately
I,
By Genis Haynie
Juri Mustsumura, a native of
Toyama, Japan, is a foreign ex­
change student at Washington this
year. Mustsumura first began
learning English in junior high,
and pursued itin her Japanese high
school. She has been living in Fre­
mont with her host family for two
months and will stay until next
June.
Mustsumura's interests include
playing the piano, reading myster­
ies and other novels, listening to
pop music, watching actiOn/ad­
venture movies, and hanging out
with her best friend.
She likes the American schools
better than the school she attended
in Japan. American schools are
more lenient and don'thavearigid
dress code. Her school had uni­
forms.
Sabine Egerland
200 students between fifth and
tenth grade. The school she at­
tends is called a Gymnasium.
After this year she has three more
years in a finishing school (grades
Karoline Sivertsen
classes a week.
The system varies slightly, too.
Students begin school at age
seven, go to one school for six
years, to another for three, and a
last school for three years.
When Sivertsen goes back to
Norway, she'll have to complete
her last year before going to a
university, where she may study to
become a veterinarian. The one
thing she doesn'twantto do is "sit
in an office and type all day."
What Sivertsen is most awed
with is the •• Americanness" of
such things that students in the
U.S. don't notice, like yellow
school buses and lockers. "You
see lockers in the movies," she
says with a smile, "and now I
have one of my own!"
II-I3).
Egerland usually starts school at
7:30 in the morning. Three times
a week school ends at I p.m., and
twice a week it ends at 3 p.m.
Here Egerland tends to have
more homework, but there her
school is run like one of our com­
munity colleges. She says, also,
that the rules here are much more
strict than in Germany.
During the weekends in her vil­
lage there are large parties. Tents
are erected and there is dancing.
They play some of her favorite
bands like Bap!, Midnight Oil, or
Die Arzte. "It's a place to hang out
and have fun," said Egerland.
Besides going to dances, she has
seen Denmark and Finland to the
north, Austria and France to the
south, and the Netherlands to the
west
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Juri Mustsumura
Mustsumura described Japanese
schools as strict and orderly. She
says students here express their
opinions; in Japan they are silent.
•'Students here wear a lot of
make-up. They pierce their ears,
and
look gaudy,"
said
Mustsumura.
The hardest thing for her to adjust
to was the landscape. In her area
of Japan towns are small and
compact. Here buildings are tailer
and the streets are wider. She was
also surprised to see all the differ­
ent races.
Since Mustsumura has been
here shediscovered theall-Ameri­
can fast food restaurant,
McDonalds. Her favorite Ameri­
can food is french fries and a coke.
Karen Fujii is Washington's new assistant principal
Fujii steps in as new AP
Karen Fujii is the new assistant principal, replacing Mike Crosetti, who
was transfered to Mission San Jose High School.
Fujii has about 25 years of experience in the Fremont Unified School
District. She taught science at Mission San Jose High School for four
years, and 20 years at American High. She then was assistant principal
at American for 3 1(2 years.
Fujii's son graduated from American and her daughter is now a sopho­
more there. Fujii decided to leave American because she had the oppor­
tunity for a change at WHS. Fujii is "having a good time here."
She disciplines and monitors the academic progress of students H-O.
New teachers,joi~ staff
There are many new faces here at
Washington, and it's not just the
freshmen. Eight new teachers
have joined the staff this year.
In the English department there
are three new teachers- Sharon
Anderson, Debbie Pavlecic, and
Linda Preisendorf.
Anderson is a first year teacher
who graduated from U.C. Davis.
Pavlecic graduated from San
Jose State and taught last year at
Santa Teresa High School.
Preisendorf was a part time
teacher last year at Mission San
Jose.
Harold Cain has joined the math
department. A long-time FUSD
employee, he was the summer
school principal.
The social science department
has two new male teachers. For­
mer Husky Bill Morones, class of
1978, is now teaching world his­
tory.
John Marden, a graduate of
Mission San Jose High School,
and a former teacher at Logan, has
world history and U.S. history.
Pamela Blake has replaced Sue
Propp, who had a baby last spring.
The science department has
added Adrienne Parchen, who was
a student teacher here last year.
The new face in the career center
is Judy Gagne, who comes from
Irvington to replace Beve
Goomas, who retired this summer.
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SPORTS
Football beats
Newark after 3 yea.rs
Girls tennis
rained out
Rain forced the cancellation of
Tuesday's girls tennis match
against Irvington. They are cur­
rently 1-4 in the league.
This year the girls are coached
by Mark Burke, a badminton and
girls basketball coach. He said he
is expecting to be replaced by a
more experienced coach next sea­
son.
"The girls practice hard and are
steadily improving," said Burke.
The team is short players with
only 14 girls making up the whole
team, three of whom are JV. Re­
turning as number one is Marsha
Suen, currently undefeated in
league play. She is ranked #2 in
the league. Senior Aruna Gunturi
is another very aggressive return­
ing player. Senior Nicole Pierson
and junior Fannie Huang make up
Washington's top doubles team.
Photo by Phil W...-.
Undefeated Marsha Suen is ranked #2 in league
Cross country team growing
The Washington High cross both Mission and American.
country team beat Kennedy in a
B. Severson led the boys with a
dual meet Wednesday in all five fifth place finish against Ameri­
divisions. The varsity boys were can and a sixth place finish
led by Paul Gatty, who finished against Mission. Washington
first with a time of 17:07. He was High School's top three female
followed by Mike Goddard of finishers in the three mile run
Kennedy with 17:24. Washington were Rusmisel at 21 :43.7, Coutee
took the next three spots with Ben at 21:57.6 and Duscha at 2:00.5.
Severson 18:30, Kevin Newgren The frosh/soph boys also lost to
18:46, and Neil Hedgecock 19:05. Mission and defeated American.
The varsity girls swept the first Their top three runners were
four positions with Melissa Gatty, Aaron Severson and Mike
Duscha in first with 20:30, fol­
Dean.
iowed by Lisa Coutee 20:54,
According to Marden, Wash­
Stephanie Rusmisel 20:55, and ington's best chance to get to
Sharai Carpenter 21:51.
league lies with the JV girls who
The Huskies new Coach John defeated both Mission and
Marden felt this meet was, "a real American.
Freshman Jamie
confidence builder to win against Hiller came in first place on the
a much improved Kennedy."
two mile run with a time of
Varsity girls cross country 15:19.6.
Coach Marden says cross coun­
opened the MV AL season with a
split in the dual meet Sept. 29, try is still a young program and he
beating American and losing to is looking forward to watching it
Mission. The varsity boys lost to grow.
Water polo team improving The Washington High School
waterpolo team has moved to 2-5­
1 overall, 0-2 in the East Shore
Athletic League.
In their league opener against
Encinal the Huskies lost 4-7. In
their second league game against
Alameda the Huskies lost 12-9.
Coach Don French said that sev­
eral players have stepped up this
year for the Huskies especially
Fernando Buchner and Phil War­
tena on scoring.
Last weekend the Huskies
played in the De Anza tournament
October 7, 1994
in a round robin exhibition going
2-3-1.
Coach French is "pleased with
this year's play much more than
last year's team." He feels the
team has potential to take second
in their league. Their offense has
gone from sluggish to high pres­
sure and they have increased the
conversion percentage on the
power plays. Returning senior,
Wartenasaid," We are stillieam­
ing and many are new to the sport,
but we'll be a contender this
year. "
Cheerleaders
make all-stars
During the month of July, the
Washington High School Rally
Squad attended cheerleading camp
in Sacramento.
Seniors Gina Cater, Joby Sando­
val, Lindsey Schulz, Laura Smith,
and Leah Strong, all won the titie of
All-Star. Smith, Sandoval, and
Schulz have accepted the invita­
tion to go to London, England Dec.
26- Jan. 2. The cost of the trip is
$2,000. They will tour the city and
be in a New Year's Parade.
The cheerleaders said they en­
joyed camp. "Although it was hot,
grueling, and smelled like cows,
we had a lot of fun," commented
Cater.
The rest of the squad is Jennifer
Bendix, Jennifer Felton, Heather
Fernandes, Victoria Rolands, Car­
rie Frazier, Beree Grivois, Krista
Fernandez, and Mascot Christy
Howe.
Felton feels very positive about
this year's squad. "We all get
along really well, and that is the
key to a successful squad."
Gymnastics
face difficulties
"It has been a really unusual
year," according to gymnastics
coach Kim Freitas. After the
gymnastics season was reinstated
by the school board, most of the
schools in the district either were­
n't able to find a coach, hadn't
allowed for it in their budgets, or
couldn't get enough interest in the
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By Michelle Faria
The varsity football team takes a
4-0 record into tomorrow night's
game with Mission San Jose at Tak
Fudenna Stadium. MSJ fell 35-6
to Logan in its season opener.
The Huskies are 3-0 for presea­
son, and they defeated Newark
Memorial High, (2-2), 30-7 Sept.
30, in the season opener.
This is the first time in three years
the Huskies have beat Newark.
Last year Washington went into
the game against Newark with a 5­
o MVAL record. The Cougars
beat the Huskies 33-20 forcing
Washington to share the MV AL
title with Logan.
Lyle West scored three touch­
downs against Newark, earning
him the Argus Prep of the Week
honors. West's touchdowns in­
cludeda51- yard puntreturn,a B­
yard pass reception, and a 31- yard
fumble return. Justin Holland,
senior, scored the other TD on a 2­
yard run in the second quarter.
After school Friday three senior
varsity players- Jeremy Mitchell,
Frank Modica, and Mike De­
Groat- were in a car accident leav­
ing Mitchell and Modica unable to
play.
Varsity coach Jim Ingram was
forced to fill their positions and
switch the team around. Instead of
Mitchell kicking after a TD, senior
Aaron Walker ran one in, caught a
pass from quarterback, Toby
Vares, and kicked one in.
"We still have a lot of depth,"
Ingram said.
Vares feels that the team is off to
agoodstart. He commented, "We
can't look ahead of any opponents
because we're at the top and every
team is after us. "
Returning inside linebacker
Kyle Donovan, senior, believes
it's going to be a tough season, but
. "if anyone wants to win the
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There will be no MV AL finals
this year, "which is too bad," said
. . . . . . . . . . Freitas. "Chrystie Cobet probably
would have placed first or sec­
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through WHS first"
In four games, West has rushed
for 218 yards on 44 carries and has
caught seven passes for 96 yards.
He has eight TD's overall and is
the second leading scorer in the
MV AL. Vares has 17 completed
passes out of 30. Colin Haggerty
has had 140 yards on seven passes
and 2 TD's. Justin Holland has
scored five TD's. Overall the
Huskies have rushed for 768 yards
for offense and passed for 240
yards. Against Newark, rushing
was 140 yards, passing 53 yards.
For defense overall rushing is
464 yards, passing 236 yards.
Against Newark, 121 rushing
yards, 16 passing yards.
The Husky defense is leading
the league goiving up an average
of 175 yards per game. Mission's
defense has allowed an average of
313 yards. The Husky offense has
been averaging 252 yards per
game to the Warrior's 105 yards.
The Huskies are currently
ranked number two in the ANG
football poll behind De La Salle.
JV and Frosh lose
The J.V. football team lost to
Newark Memorial, 13-8, their
first loss to the Cougars in 12
years.
They take a 2-2 overall record
into Saturday's game, with their
wins against Amador Valley and
Yerba Buena in the preseason.
Coach Jim Jones considers the
team "promising". "We have a
number of great athletes who will
definitely help on varsity next
year. "
Key players he noted were
Tommy Bums, Jeff Reynolds,
Tim Proctor, and Anthony
Andediere.
The freshman football team was
edged by Newark Memorial 14­
12.