Davis High School - Olympian Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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Freshmen build foundaTion by Elaine Tzagarakis ana' Erin Barry Winning is nice, buT our main objecTive is To build a solid foundaTion for The varsiTy Team, sTaTed freshman baskeTball coach Jerry Houser. While Brad Zwahlen, Alan Davis, and Paul Nel- son were The key players of The season, said Coach Houser, playing TogeTher as a Team is very imporTanT if a win is To occur. Team mem- bers enjoy working TogeTher Towards a win. AlThough 35 Tried ouT for The Team, only 'I5 made The final cuT. These 45 players consTanTly drilled, play afTer play, on developing Their game skills and sTraTegies. This Took many hours of prac- Tice afTer school as well as Time spenT playing games. Coach Houser noTed, The main concern wiTh baskeTball is The lack of publiciTy iT receives com- pared To fooTball. Coach Houser feels ThaT al- Though baskeTball doesn'T bring in as much mon- ey as fooTball, iT is sTill a very exciTing specTaTor sporT. 7 P

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66 Freshman Baskefbail 7. Freshmen baskefball players wail anxiously for their furn fo play, 2. Key player Alan Davis goes for a baslcel. 3, Todd Hammefi jumps for ine ball in a game against Be yer, 4 Freshman Baskefball: CFPONT l?O Wj Jacob Smiih, Eric Dixon, Aaron Hamilion, Brad Z wanlen, ISECOND IPO Wj Allen Hodge, Allen Davis, Mifch Zak, Vanseng Prom, CBACK ROWQ Craig Klopa- reif, Todd l-lammefi, Ben Posiley, Paul Nelson, Nafe Lamberi, Coacn Jerry Houser, 5, Being pursued by a Merced player, Vanseng Prom dribbies fne bali. 6, Team members discuss game slralegy, 7, Brad Z wanlen goes for a lay-up.

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sz L l 1 I SQ Q si! 'Ill I 'l C' -...h-W, , ,yy W MM. ,.,,,, M y W,w,W, o....,,,...,, .sf l. Sophomore Pam Ealon pushes her way fhrough a Beyer play- er. 2, Paula Eafon goes up for a jumppall againsf a Beyer opponenl. 3. Varsily Baskerpall: Angie James, Denise Price, Marcy Durkin, Jennifer Day, Colleen Faughn, Anne Penfziperis, Palri James, Chrislie Earle, Jean James and Gina Heppner, 4. ln a crowd of Beyer defenders senior Gina Heppner shoofs a side shof fo score lwo poinfs. 5 Wifh no pressure, Monica Hellon dribbles down lhe courf ser- fing up a play, 6, Having infercepled a pass, Pall! James drives down courl, 7, Junior Varsify Baslcefball: CFPONT POVVQ Dionn Marlin, Pam Ealon, Monica l-lelfon, Karh y Jiminez, KSECOND PO Wj Laura Lam- perl, Licia Pope, Paula Ealon, Anila Parker, Michelle Whifford, Dannelle Mcl?eynolds, Ui-lll?D PO Wj Assisfanr Coach Tom Nip- per, Kelley Murphy, Sheila Sieferer, Kelli Wealcle y, Marilyn Dew, Befsy l-larmon, Sally Poperfs and Coach Bernie Finley, 68 Frosh Soph BaskeTbaII f 3 4 AVIS