Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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Varsi t courts rival cagers We really should go to state, stated Head Varsity Basketball Coach Cy Henry, we are beginning to play up to our capa- bilities. With a record of nine wins and five losses, a 4th place ranking in state, and a 2nd place ranking in conference, the Pro- spectors are having their best season ever. When AJ traveled to Coolidge to chal- lenge the No. 1 team in the conference, it took a long-range iump shot with four sec- onds left in the game to keep the Bears from being upset. The final score was 51- 53. The team played excellently against Coolidge, they were very lucky to beat us on their court, said Coach Henry. Leading scorers for the Prospectors were Seniors Pat Marquez, Victor Huerta, and Junior Ron Sowers with 10 points each and Junior Sam Marquez with 9. In their next outing, AJ traveled to Aio, and defeated the Red Raiders 54-45. Sam Marquez led the score with sixteen points, followed by Ron Sowers with 13, and Vic- tor Huerta with 10. The team played very well considering the long bus ride, Coach Henry confessed. Team scoring is our main strength, everyone scores well, said Coach Henry. Good free-throw shooting has evened most of our games, he added. Team strength lies in scoring, free-throw shooting and defense, said Coach Henry. Everyone scores well, said Coach Henry. Good free-throw shooting has won most of our games, and we are begin- ning to press very well. We miss too many easy shots, though, and if we begin to rebound well we will really be hard to beat. 34 TOP RIGHT - Senior Guard Pat Mar- quez drives for an easy layup against non-conference foe, Mingus. AJ won the game 71-44. BOTTOM RIGHT - Junior Ron Sowers goes up for a basket while Jeff Hays and a Mingus defense player are ready to catch any rebound. PAGE 35 - TOP LEFT - Senior Victor Huerta fights for the ball in our second game with Mingus. The Prospectors won with a score of 71-44. TOP RIGHT - Going up for the rebound at the Mingus game are Juniors Ron Sowers and Jeff Hays. CENTER LEFT - Junior Jeff Hays sets up for a basket in the Mingus game resulting in a winning score of 71-44. CENTER RIGHT -- Sen- ior Victor Huerto sets himself to change the path of a Tiger in a game with Gil- bert. The Tigers were stopped by the Prospectors with a score of 52-48. BOTTOM RIGHT - Junior Chris Bar- wick is not stopped by the Gilbert defense. AJ won over Gilbert 52-48.

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S WCC up 16-3 The JV Basketball Team finished their season with a 16-3 record, O- 1 in conference. Even though the Prospectors lost their first game to Gilbert, 37-43, they gained confidence and won the next eight games with Bour- gade ltwicel, Gerard, Gilbert, Ray ltwicei, and Mingus ltwicel. Their winning streak was broken by Coolidge, where the Prospectors lost, 33-61. The JV Team then won the next seven games with Aio ltwicel, Phoenix Indian ltwicel, Eloy ltwicei, Parker, and Coolidge. The last game of the season, against Parker, was won by the Prospectors with a score of 75-48. Jeff Mason, coach of the JV Bas- ketball Team, said, Potentially, we have a very good team, only if we play as well as we are capable of playing. He feels Ray, Bourgade, and Mingus were the best games this season, with the second quarter against Mingus being the best quarter he's had on the JV Team. Mental mistakes have hurt them tre- mendously, with the poorest played game being against Coolidge. We did not execute any phase of the game correctly, Coach Mason said. The JV Team has had some prob- lems with iniuries with Larry Karkos, Charlie Hunt, and Glenn Beaumont, all with ankle iniuries. Hustle and good field shooting are the top strengths of the team with lead scorers being Tim Holder, 13.3, Larry Karkos, 12.3, and Den- nis Doerfler, 10.1. TOP LEFT - Tim Holder, soph., playing against Gilbert Tigers in 54-47 win for the Prospectors. TOP RIGHT - Playing an interesting game is Soph. Dennis Doerfler with an average of 10.1 points a game. BOTTOM LEFT - Reaching high to capture the ball is Soph. Tim Holder, coached by Jeff Mason. BOT- TOM CENTER - Sophs. Danny Fulcher and Tim Holder strain to get the ball to finish the season with a 16-3 record. BOTTOM RIGHT - Junior Larry Karkos does not take any iive from the Gilbert Tigers as he keeps his 12.3 point aver- age.