Teams
1968 Football Team
The 1968 Football Team went undefeated and won the DVAL Championship. With an 8 – 0 – 1 record, the team became the first undefeated football team in the school’s history. The team ended the season ranked 2nd in the East Bay. The following year, famed sports writer, Charlie Zeno, penned the “1968 Rams Top Team of Decade.” The team was led by Head Coach Hal Briggs, Line Coach Jimmie Timms, & Backfield Coach Roger Leonard. The team included All-Leaguers Pat Riley, Claude Tomasini, Bill Cooper, Jim Ryan and Al Davis. Other standouts on this undefeated team included Trent Osmer, Dave Abbey, Mike James, Steve Johnson, Dave Reynolds and Steve Ernst. The offense averaged 23 points a game and the defense kept teams at less that 6 points a game including three shutouts during the season. In two crucial, mid-season games, the Rams defeated College Park 7-6 and downed Ygnacio Valley 12–7. Both these games came down to huge defensive efforts to continue the undefeated season. Even the one tie game against Concord required a comeback effort with fewer than 5 minutes to play, that knotted the score to preserve the undefeated season.
1979 Women’s Swimming & Diving Team
The 1979 women’s sports teams were tremendous at PHHS as the Volleyball Team won league, the Basketball team won league, and the Women’s Swimming Team was even better by winning the league and then also North Coast. The Swimming team were Dual meet champions with a 6 – 0 record, won the League Championship Meet with multiple swimmers in the finals in 8 of the 11 events and won both relays. Sent 13 individual swimmers to North Coast and went on to become North Coast Champions. Broke a total of 7 school records (out of 11). School record holders included: Mary Blomberg (200 Free & 100 Fly), Monica Lamb (50 Free & 100 Free), Wendy Rae (100 BR), and the 400 Free Relay & Medley Relay teams. The championship team was coached by Bruce Capps and Doug Prouty.
