Carlsbad High School - Purple Shield Yearbook (Carlsbad, CA)

Left to right: Louie Montanez, Tom Bevilacqua, Tom Coe, Richie Langen, Walt Windrum, Doug Kolb, Danny Jarrard, Steve Salm, Greg Nelson, Danny Lundhagen, Sam Thayer, Johrmy Herrera, Tom Chase. The C. I. F. champion Varsity Basketball squad was undoubtedly one of the best to come out of Carlsbad High School. Coached by Mr. "Dim" Poradosky, the team posted a 17-3 season record. The losses came at the hands of Fallbrook and twice to Oceanside. The third time that the Lancers played Oceanside was in the C. I. F. Class A final, where they defeated the Pirates 63-54. Along with capturing the C. I. F. title, CHS also won the Fallbrook Invitational Basketball Tournament for the second time. As the season opened, it was quickly apparent CHS 38 - 61 60 - 59 65 - 37 64 - 52 59 - 68 75 - 46 65 - 37 62 - 49 72 - 59 Scopes Opponent CHS Oceanside 75 - 48 Fallbrook 87 - 35 Hemet 72 - 17 Fallbrook 79 - 56 Oceanside 70 - 36 San Clemente San Clemente Poway Marian 80-44 71-45 78-41 65-56 Opponent San Marcos R amona Army-Navy Marian Poway San Marcos Ramona Army-Navy Oceanside that there were no giants on the squad. Because of the size of the team, Coach Poradosky stressed three things, speed, a fast break, and a full court press. All league players included seniors Sam Thayer, who was also the leading scorer in the Palomar League and Johnny Herrera. Making the second team were junior Danny Lundhagen and sophomore Louie Montanez. Richie Langen was on the honorable mention list with 138 points in the season. Co-captains Johnny Herrera, Sam Thayer Coach "Dim" Poradosky