Amphitheater Junior High School - Pirates Treasure Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Pirates Inspired By tl UA Wildcats s of 215188 the 7th grade bas- ketball team was doing great. ieir record was 11 wins and 2 losses. 'ie team as a whole greatly improved iring the season. They put a lot of fort into being the W1 7th grade am. The most valuable players were arlos Lee, Eric Fox, Gary Williams, id Chris Jones. This team had to be b best there ever was. Considering the fact that they had no coach until a week before their first game, they re- ally pulled together as a team and showed themselves as well as their school that they have the hearts of champions. I feel they will be next year's 8th grade conference champs , said Coach Carter. The 8th grade team did an excellent job this year also. They did not make the playoffs due to a tie and ended in 2nd place in the southern league. Their season re- cord was 10 wins and 6 losses. The players voted Quinn Borninkof and Tom Huthoefer most valuable, Rick Moreno most improved, and the team captains were Jeff Kurtin and Jude Candelaria. . f 'WMM 2 1. Coach Carter tells his 7th grade team to try their best and give their all. 2. Gonzalo Es- camilla takes his shot at a lay-up. 3. Orlando Hernandez aims a shot in the right direction. 55

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8'l'H GRADE BASKETBALL, Front Row, L to R Tonya Woodard - Mgr. Row 2 Camille Lujan - Mgr., Todd Turney, Jerry Cannon, Coach Johnson, Jude Candelaria, Grant Menehy, Francis Balderas, Ryan Pierce, Tina - Mgr. Row 3 Eric Hall, ickA Moreno, Jason Payne, Billy Roberts, Gonzo Es- camillo, Tom Huthoefer, Jeff Kurtin, Todd Lybeck, Quinn Borninkhof, Tony Belloso, Alex Mendibles 7TH GRADE BASKETBALL, Front Row, L to R Elbert lngram, Brian Sauer, Eric Fox, Coach Carter, Greg Laguna, Rodney Jackson, Matt Squires Row 2 Jerome Cannon, Justin Alvarez, Orlando Hernandez, Chris Jones, Ben Myers, Gary Williams, Charles Hardin, Ar- mando Belloso, Carlos Lee, Andy Scala l. Jeff Kurtin and Coach Johnson sit by the side line watching the game come to a very close end, 2. The game gets off to a fast start. 54 lil 3 is Xxzzfll gi .PIL fx :WWI Y,wm,,! L vw,-H25 STU ml fi JU 'Wifi mx? lu-

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1. Arlene Cocio plays with great sportsmanship. 2. Celina Cordova saves the ball from bouncing out of bounds. 3. The Cross defense is hard to get around. 1 STH GRADE BASKETBALL, Front Row, L to R Jenna Aldridge, Arlene Cocio, Dianna Levy Row 2 Jennifer Wagelie, Tamie Curtis, Bernadette Cardenas, Coach Gault, Rebecca Amparano, Michelle Banfill Row 3 Jenna Aldridge, Arlene Cocio, Dianna Levy Girls Give est Shot he 7th and 8th grade girls' bas- ketball teams had a tough season this year, but the girls worked hard and improved tremendously. Celina Cordova and Toni Tisdale were the 7th grade most valuable players and Stephanie Benavidez was the most im- proved player. The team's final record was 5 wins and 7 losses. Four of the losses were by two points or less which was really heartbreaking. Considering the fact that they started out with 19 2 ,Qi M . -..W-sf S vei. L A-'f .... ' Mgmt.. . ,Lkk ' 3 56 girls who had never played basketball before, their improvement shows that they will make a hard to beat 8th grade team. The 8th grade team's season record was 1 win and 11 loss- es. Their record doesn't indicate how much the team improved and learned about the game of basketball. The most valuable players were Arlene Cocio and Tammy Curtis, and the most improved were Jennifer Hart and Molly Knipe. Great effort! Nix? In I W K, , , if i i my ,E BMPUI D W P111 MPH: QAPHJ x iw! PSI., ,rf Fifi 7TH GRADE BASKETBALL, Front Row, L to R Shannan Smith, Nikki Logan, Jessica Biagi, Toni Tisdale, Stacy Lybeck, Corrie Hall, Kara Lipeika Row 2 Cam Friend, Esther Casillas, Rebecca Cary, Coach Festian, Justine Hernandez, Christina Trejo, Theodora Agbolosoo Row 3 Stephanie Benavidez, Taleen Powell, Trenese Greenhouse, Monica Olivas