Cactus High School - Cobra Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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.L V basketball team has good Hrst season This was the Mist year for girls' basketball in the valley and Cactus had a good tur- nout. The junior varsity was coached by Mrs. Templeton. I. Melanie OverNeld uses all her strength to get the ball up and into the basket. She is the smallest mem- ber on the team and one of their higher seorers. 2. Debbie Shreiner shoots the ball up and over her opponents blocking. 1. Melanie OverHeld shows her style while shooting her free throw after being fouled. 4. The C obras and their opponents prepare themselves for the jump ball. The junior varsity eheerleadens helped cheer the .l. V. girls' basketball on to vietory at their home games.

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Frosh end season with 12-3 record Freshmen Cobra Basketball play- ers pulled it all together for a I2-3 record for the season. The younger Cobras started the season slow but ended up'with a dynamite playing spree with nine straight wins. The frosh team overcame a disad- vantage in height with most players on the starting team at 5'7. Dukarm 5'l l was the Cobras tallest man. They over came this disadvantage by being extremely quick and also using a pressing defense. The Cobras also fell short in shooting. The Cobras sometimes had a low of 22-23 percent shooting aver- age in a game. Scores reflect the low Freshmen Basketball Scores Cactus 3 50 Corona 37 Cactus 37 Wickenburg 38 Cactus 43 Gerard 52 Cactus 65 Bourgade 3l ' Cactus 62 Gerard 4l Cactus 37 Corona 52 Cactus 69 Tolleson . 31 ' Cactus 78 Independence 2 37 Cactus 57 Dysart 46 Cactus 61 Peoria r 46 W Cactus 64 Tolleson 49 1 Cactus 64 Independence 33 Cactus 76 Dysart 27 Cactus 6l Peoria fl 39 2 Cactus 53 Kingman 29 i I2-3 shooting average as in the Wicken- burg game where the Cobras fell short by one point, 37-38. Neverthe- less this did not stop the Cobras from coming through and stomping on their opponents. The Cobras had a high shooting average during the Dy- sart game. The team made 50 per- cent of their baskets and beat the Demons 76-27. Charlie Brewer was leading scorer for the Cobras. Brew- er and Kevin Freeland led the Co- bras in defensive play. Freeland led in rebounds. l. The freshman team arc, kneeling: Charlie Brewer, Kevin Freeland, r, Jeff Greer, Kevin McKernon, Tom Fitzgerald. Standing: Coach Gary Mangin, Chris Du- karm, Andy Weller, David Long, Kevin Petite, and 2. David Long goes up for the basket and a win over Independence. 3. A cobra frosh looks for a teammate to give the ball to. 4. Mr. Mangin starts to give his last words of wisdom before the game. . ... - 0 ---f t t- - ' ,If , . ,..: l - -Cl -A I N. 7 friaaaw 4.5, V l :m.'i4:E2T ', 2 7 f do -ref ,. ., .. f' ,ml ' c' , 3 fitxfil V, 2 t a- pb. r 3 I aff' . i' e ' 7 . .45 'l- ' V1 ,.. in e.. t. -' - J.. ,isa -Q . 1' 1, .,.. if -. if ,S ' fa 2 2. XQWXQX I s. W---f--

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t was a great year for I V girls The Varsity team ended their season this year with a I0-3 record after a close loss of 36-38 to Peoria. Their higher scor- ers were Dorena Wilson, Kim Wall and Lori Miller. This is the first year for girls basketball, so the interest in it was great. The Varsity and Junior Varsity cheer- leaders cheered them on to victory many times at their home games, and spirit points were received by the class with the highest attendance percentage at some of the games. They took first place in their division but were not qualified for state since they only switched to a varsity team at the beginning ofthe season. V 4 I. First row: coach, Mr. Barrett, Pat Herman, Lauree Perkins, Lctlie Vela, Kelly Waymire .lill Grantham, Lori Miller, Dorena Wilson Second row: Debbie Reed, Donna Kowalski, l Sharon Reed, Kim Wall. Cactus Cactus Cactus - , Cactus 10 l Season . Cams . Cactus Cactus Girls rank Cactus ' Cactus I St In cactus Cactus Cactus division The Girls Junior Varsity had a winning season for their first year with a record of I0-I. The only team which defeated them was Tolleson Q33-371, which they later in the season went on to defeat 36-18. Their higher scorers included Melanie Overfield and Teri Myles. The team members raneed from freshman to juniors, which helped them improve their confidence lev- el through thc year. Some of the team members felt that they had good potential but that they should have been allowed to participate in tournaments. They were coached by Mrs. Templetion. 2. lst row: CQLQI-,Lenard, Cindy Wallace, Terri Miles, Karlcen Odendalil, Debbie Shreiner, Kay Mar- cum, Julie Ramsey, Deanna Doerrer, Mrs. Templeton. 2nd row: Stacy Kelly. -Mi- rJ1Qlc'VLilly,.Jennifer Staley, Kathy Ma- jewslri, Melanie Overneld, Sandy Jones, Tina Bonelli. Girls varsity Basketball 56 Gerard I4 31 Corona del Sol 40 39 Gerard 36 Bourgade Forfeit 40 Corona del Sol 47 39 Tolleson 31 36 Independence 3 l 42 Dysart 27 65 Peoria 42 36 Tolleson 30 57 Independence 24 34 Dysart 32 36 Peoria ' 38 Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Girls J.V, Basketball 27 Corona del Sol 40 Gerard 33 Tolleson 34 lndependence 46 Dysart 41 Peoria 36 Tolleson 50 Independence 24 Dysart 26 Peoria 2l Corona del Sol i l Muff ' , iw P