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Arnold, Carbajal are North all-stars By Dick Sparrer It all started in the summer of 1974. Members of the Almaden Valley Rotary Club approached the San Jose Police Activities League with the idea that the two organizations combine their efforts to present a high school all-star football game. The idea seemed like a good one, and on Aug. 8, 1974, the finest high school football players from the '74 graduating class got together for the first game of its kind, played that summer at San Josˇ State University's Spartan Stadium. More than 2 1/2 decades later, the game is still gong strong. And the 28th annual event, now called the Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game and Silicon Valley Youth Classic, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on July 24 at San Josˇ City College. The game has featured such National Football League stars as Jeff Garcia of the San Francisco 49ers, Doug Cosbie of the Dallas Cowboys, Jeff Toews of the Miami Dolphins, John Tuggle and Erik Howard of the New York Giants, Pat Tillman of the Arizona Cardinals and more. Local stars set to play in this year's edition of the all-star classic include Nick Arnold and Esteban Carbajal of Fremont, and Steven Nichols of Homestead. Carbajal, a 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker, was named the defensive player of the year in the El Camino Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League last fall. Arnold, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound offensive tackle, is a two-time all-leaguer in the division. Nichols, an outstanding wide receiver for Homestead, was named to the all-league first team in the El Camino Division last fall. Tickets for the all-star game are priced at $10 and are available at the San Jose Box Office or at the gate the night of the event. Former local stars who participated in the summer classic include: Homestead 1975—Jim Caldwell; 1976—Jim Berglund; 1978—William Pence, Jerry Brooks, Dave Mariner; 1979—Daniel Cordova; 1980—Joe Walker; 1981—Todd Dal Porto, Dave Johnson, Mike Pestana; 1982—Matt Delenikos, Mike Marengo; 1983—Fred Lewis, Jeff Lamson; 1984—Chris Vanni; 1985—Paul Marcy, David Williams; 1986—Daryl Johnson, Scott Erickson; 1987—Ed Devlin; 1988—Jim—Jim Grimes, Paul Maytorena; 1989—Jeff Field, Chris Tiernan; 1990—David Vieiler, Eteka Huckaby, Craig Smalley; 1991— Tim Malatesta; 1992—Kevin Kumagai, Jason Hilker, Kenneth Crawford; 1993—Michael Kenney; 1994—Clint Tada, Terrell Jones, Andy Holland; 1995—Pete Holland, Jason Tenner; 1996—Jeremie Braun, Leo Fisher; 1997— Andrew Delgado, Ben Amiwero, Tony Elam, Bo Gerth, David Atchison, Mark Glennon; 1998— Chris Brooker, Matt Kenney; 1999— Trumaine Green, Ben Mika; 2000—Tony Kiel. Fremont 1975—Rick Armer, Keith Burcham, Davd Geppert, Steve Brown, Kevin Johnson; 1978—Rainy Meszaros, Steve Zankich; 1979—Sander Markel, Greg Hooper, Greg Reiley, Mike Shriner; 1980— Phil Graham; 1981—Ramon Barron, Terry Theodore, Todd Barraclough; 1982—Mitch Mariani; 1983—Karl Castles, Doug Rothschild, Darrin Crawford, Vincent Brigman, Don Shearon; 1984—Ulysses Vee; 1985—Ricky Samuelu; 1986—Kini Tufono, Dan Savage; 1987—Brian Theodore, Frank Bellucci; 1988—Steve Savage, Phil Davis, Stephen Robinson; 1989—Rich Bellucci, Daryl Sadowski, Jeff Chinn, Tim Wadholm; 1990—George Ulukivaiola, Scott Savage; 1991—Willie Harper, Manvir Sandhu, Tom Mendoza; 1992—Greg Perry, Andy Walczak, Jason Simontacchi; 1993—Jabari Snowden, Jeff Neal; 1995—Dennis Truong; 1996—Tom Jimenez; 1997— Art Alegria; 1998—Tully Banta—Cain, Justin Stichter, Steven Leslie, Warren Rick; 2000—Leo Saenz; 2001—Jorge O'Connor. Sunnyvale 1978—Tim Thompson, John Ane, Don Thompson; 1979—Bob Scheibley; 1980—Brian Schaeffer, George Fletcher. Peterson 1975—Mike Nash; 1976—Bob Duran; 1978—James Lavery, Darren Nill; 1979—Scott Campbell, Steve Nill, Kelly Pollock, Arni Thorsteinsson; 1980—Ben Bennett, Mel Cozby, Bill McAfee, Ed Smith; 1981—Rodger Johnson. |
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