Bay High School - Bay Blue Yearbook (Bay Village, OH)

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Junior Varsity Basketball—Front Row: Coach D. Detlev. D. Urbanowitz. R. Ingram. J. Burke. P. Scott. C. Little (manager). Back Row: R. Ganyard. J. Mackey. Voiers. B. Campbell. S. Walker. M. Oakley. Before an outlandlshly large crowd of 2700, Tom Cowles stretches for the River tip-off. The Pirates walked the plank. 64-42. Frozen In mld-alr, Stan Walker races against the clock at the end of the first period to let loose for a swoosher. Freshmen and JV Basketball A Sports I

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 Fourteen points were all that separated the JV basketball team from accomplishing the same feat as varsity—going undefeated for the regular season. As Coach Scott noted, “One of the best-kept secrets in Bay is that the JV team was SWC champs along with the varsity.” In some respects, the JV’s snatched the championship in a more spectacu- lar fashion than varsity; they were in fourth place at the end of the first half of the regular season. Most of their games were marked by unpredict- ability. They lost five games by three points or less, with one five- point loss to Westlake. Junior Dave Detlev remarked, We couldn’t handle the fourth-quarter pressure, but Coach Scott finally got the team-basketball concept into our heads.” Unbeknownst to most people, there was a freshman basketball team this year. Where the gas shortage created havoc for most of the other teams, it created chaos for the frosh. Out of a scheduled 18 games, the freshmen were only able to play 11. Having difficulties adjusting to the unpredictable schedule, the team played to an up-and-down 7-4 record. All in all, the season had its dis- couraging times, but there were some bright spots, like Mike Kaiser. Playing outstandingly throughout the year, Mike led the team with a 10.5 average per game. 1976-1977 Freshmen Basketball BAY 40 Parkside 43 BAY 56 Learwood 13 BAY 54 Troy 22 BAY 48 Learwood 16 BAY 25 Fairview 39 BAY 26 Fairview 27 BAY 41 Lakewood 35 BAY 43 Medina 31 BAY 49 North Olmsted 44 BAY 51 Rocky River 43 BAY 39 Rocky River 47 WON 7 LOST 4 Gaa 3 u ■ftk ' Every point made helps the cause; these sparky freshmen wait in nervous anticipation to see if a rim shot will make it in. 1976-1977 Junior Varsity Basketball BAY 26 South 8 BAY 44 Lakewood 45 BAY 65 Rhodes 27 BAY 57 Fairview 56 BAY 58 Westlake 63 BAY 66 Avon Lake 41 BAY 49 Olmsted Falls 50 BAY 57 North Olmsted 45 BAY 64 Rocky River 42 BAY 42 Medina 43 BAY 38 Berea 40 BAY 59 Westlake 55 BAY 53 Fairview 35 BAY 57 North Olmsted 36 BAY 52 Olmsted Falls 46 BAY 47 Rocky River 41 BAY 46 Parma 49 BAY 58 Medina 31 WON 12 LOST 6 Eyes glued to the net, freshman Brad Svenson and cohorts prepare to scramble for the elusive ball. Freshmen and JV Basketball Sports

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Winning is the name of the game while Rockets rule For the most part, the magic began five years ago. The honor, glory, and prestige that belongs to this year’s cagers has long been in the making. The nucleus of the team, consisting of Doug Voiers, Greg Haneline, and Dave Enneking actually began playing to- gether seven years ago. Most of the other senior Rockets joined these shooting stars in 8th grade Inter- scholastic Basketball. What is their glittering past? Looking-glass reflections show a 14-0 record as 8th graders, 16-0 record as freshmen, 17-1 as J.V.’s, 13-6 as juniors forming the majority of the varsity team and finally, this year, 18-0. This is the first time a Bay varsity b-ball team has gone un- defeated. During the regular season of conference play, there was never really the threat of an upset, for there was clearly no team around who had the talent, depth, and playing experience which characterized this year’s squad. The two Rocky River games, both sell-outs, found players to be more psyched-up than the scores indicated; throughout the tense game, though, the fans were petrified. Said senior Dave Enneking, “We expected to blow them off.” But as Doug Voiers put it, In both games, we played one of our worst performances.” Even so, they won both and emerged as SWC champs, and most deservedly so. A sectional championship and high hopes of making it to state now belong to the unbelievable cagers. After struggling through a close one against Fairview, the dynamic dribblers poured it on and stunned Strongsville out of the Admiral King gym. We proved that if we play like that we might be starting to peak again. That’s what we have to do in the tournaments,” commented senior guard Greg Haneline. No matter how far they go, there will never be another team like this again. SWC champs, first undefeated, sectional champ, a great group of guys who have been playing together for as many as seven years, and a coach with two sons on the team. Now that’s something. 1976-1977 Varsity Basketball BAY 38 South 27 BAY 57 Lakewood 44 BAY 81 Rhodes 42 BAY 77 Fairview 48 BAY 76 Westlake 58 BAY 83 Avon Lake 41 BAY 77 Olmsted Falls 41 BAY 68 North Olmsted 61 BAY 69 Rocky River 67 BAY 72 Medina 44 BAY 80 Berea 55 BAY 73 Westlake 54 BAY 84 Fairview 51 BAY 74 Olmsted Falls 43 BAY 70 North Olmsted 44 BAY 65 Rocky River 63 BAY 80 Parma 58 BAY 86 Avon Lake 50 BAY 65 Medina 55 Sectional Tournament: BAY 60 Fairview 55 BAY 84 Strongsville 45 Sectional Champs WON 20 LOST 0 Able to control the ball while being trounced. Paul McLaughlin uses his skills to avoid an opponent and shoots for two. Paul shared All-Conference honors with Greg. Doug. Dave and Jack. T WrllTWWTWTlF Doug Voiers John Gross Greg Haneline Dave Hook Todd Bishop Dave Enneking 228 35 252 63 128 196 Paul McLaughlin 156 Varsity Basketball Sports