Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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A PRAYING FOR RAIN? - The ► TRY ME — Guard Mike Clark and Cougars battle for position under forward lose Salvatierra defend the basket for the rebound against the Dana Hills offense in the last game of the season. The Cou- gars prevailed, 58-44. BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASK 136 Boys ]V Basketball

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■« A STEP AHEAD OF THE PACK -Guard Bill A IN ENEMY TERRITORY - Point guard Mazurie skys for a lay up with a San Clemente Chris Kostoff drives the lane against a formi- Triton on his heels. Capo smashed the Tritons dable San Clemente defender. Kostoff aver- 95-38. aged 8.5 assists a game. vv l» SKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL Boys Varsity Basketball 135

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL - Top Row: Dave Kellenbereer, Troy Plewe, Jim Dingus, Mike Dunn Jeff Resales, Eric Cruenewald, Brian Bock, Danny Still, Jose Salvatierra, Jeff O ' Donald, Harvey Aguilar, Tony Solliday. Front row: Matt Call, Steve Rodgers, Assistant Coach Charles Lockard, Coach Dan Am I Bothering You? Rvan, Ray Raparelli, Mike Clark ▼ LEADING THE FAST BREAK — Point guard Matt Call pushes the ball up the court. JV eag a cou£ dikaff v, tehomd Ht etd 14-10 V Basketball: 14-10 f overall, 5-5 in league. sj Not bad, right? Well, not according to Capo ' s lofty athletic standards. You play to win, said As- sistant Coach Charles Lock- ard, and when you don ' t, it doesn ' t really matter how well or hard you played. With two sophomores and a freshman in the starting line-up, the team had little experience in playing to- gether before the season be- gan. At first it was really diffi- cult adjusting — I had to play with and against bigger and stronger guys then I was used to, said freshman for- ward Jeff Rosales. I didn ' t know how the guys were going to feel to- wards me, added sopho- more forward Jose Salva- tierra. Inexperience was a key to the team ' s so-so season, and so was the flu bug. We had guys out all the time, and we never had the same line-up, said Coach Dan Ryan. Despite the obstacles and problems, the Cougars did put together a respectable season, highlighted by the Marina tournament cham- pionship and a 69-62 victory over always tough Mater Dei. It was the best game we played all year, and I guess it took a lot out of us because it was downhill after that, said junior guard Mike Clark. The season hit rock-bot- tom in a heart-breaking, come-from-ahead loss to El Toro, 84-68, in the second- to-last week of the season. We were up by 19 in the first quarter, and at half-time we were down by two — they just kept bombing the three-pointers, said junior forward Danny Still. But the team managed to regroup and win the last two games against Irvine and Dana Hills. It was good that we end- ed the season on a high note, said Coach Ryan. [BALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALl Boys JV Basketball 137