Point Loma’s Pointer football team wrapped up its recent season with an awards banquet held at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse restaurant on Harbor Island.
The team just completed its first season in the revamped Western League, a league some feel is the toughest in the entire state. Of five league teams, two went on to capture state championships (Madison and Cathedral).
Another league member was perennially-tough St. Augustine, while Mira Mesa was the unfortunate fifth member and represented the only league victory for the Pointers, who thrashed the Marauders, spoiling their homecoming in a 45-14 blowout.
Overall, the Pointers finished 5-7, with highlight victories against Ramona, Bonita Vista and a particularly satisfying rebound win in a CIF playoff game against an El Camino team that had defeated them in the season opener.
Head coach Mike Hastings and his assistants recognized the following players: All-Western League
First team, offense: Josh Ball, Davey Folsom. Defense: Patrick Rutledge. Kicker of the Year: Oscar Borjon.
Second team, offense: Kyle Grady, Tim Sheldon. Defense: Arthur Daniels.
Honorable mention, offense: Antonio Quintanilla, Pablo Hernandez, Alex Washington, Malik Moore.
Defense: Antonio Pelayo, JL Skinner, Michael Blakely. Team Awards
Scout team defense: Pelayo.
Scout team offense: Anthony Karty.
Special teams award: Borjon.
Most Inspirational Player: Ball and Daniels.
Jimmy Howard Semper Fi Award: Folsom.
Coach Steve Horrow Memorial Award: Washington and Grady.
Bob Hammes Most Improved Academics Award: Gabe Hall.
Coach Bill Hastings Specialist Award: Nathan Weneta.
Coach Bennie Edens Award: Tim Sheldon. Seniors Seniors ending their Pointer careers were honored, including Pelayo, Borjon, Daniels, Washington, Hall, Sheldon, Antonio Quintanilla, William Price, Ramon Valdez, Austin Waterhouse, Pablo Hernandez, Patrick Dorman, Nathan Lee, Declan Robinson and Patrick Rutledge.