Mr. Sondheimer's opinion was that City Section got a reputation for forfeits 31 years ago because of the LHS' loss. In concluding that there is a reputation for forfeits due to that reason both mistates facts that do not support any "reputation" carried from that forfeit, and he mischaracterizes the conditions surrounding the Eagle Rock and Lincoln forfeits that have as the only thing in common the fact that a forfeit was charged.
There was more to that game than casual readers of the sports pages would find in the L.A. TIMES, as usual, and I had to take issue with making the comparison of the forfeits based on entirely different facts that each circumstance presented. The comment was done more from memory than research, and I correct one thing now: the Wilson Coach was Vic Cuccia, not "Ric Cuccia." He passed away in January of this year at the age of 80.
A few more observations others made in the L.A. Times' on Coach Cuccia's career show his success in handling Wilson team of that day and the valued offensive performance that was zealously pursued.
"The coach guided the El Sereno school to a 39-game winning streak in which
the Mules won City Section 3-A championships in 1975, ‘76 and ‘77, led by
his son, Ron, a quarterback who set a national record for total offense.* * *
The Mules were 151-42-6 during his 22-year coaching career, from 1956 through
During the 1970s, Wilson’s football team drew standing-room-only home
1977. He taught for 44 years at Wilson, and the school named its football
stadium in his honor in 1999.
crowds as its wide-open offense, featuring four wide receivers, rolled up points
and victories." L.A. Times, Jan. 12, 2008, "Innovative football coach made Wilson High School a powerhouse," http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/12/local/me-cuccia12
Others' commented on ERHS' overall unenvious situation in various responses to the Blog.
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