Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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Cardona named as ' 80- ' 81 most valuable player I In his second year as head varsity basketball coach at DHS. Willie Bean had a squad that turned in a 12-11 sea- son record, at times playing inspired ball, on other occasions failing to equal those performances. With only three seniors on the team at the end of the season, the team included five juniors and four sopho- mores and lacked the experience of Wildcat cage teams of previous years. In district the team was 7-3. but fell to Tularosa in the district tournament and missed the usual trip to the state tournament. The cagers had a rough time in tour- naments during the year also, placing fourth in the Gallup Invitational Tour- ney, third in the district tournament, and falling to sixth in their own tourna- ment held for the first time in the tour- nament ' s history, before Christmas. Crowds at the Deming tourney were sparse. At the awards banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall, George Cardona was recognized as the most valuable player, an All-District player and member of the South All-Star team; teammate Sal Uzueta was also named All-District player and made the All-Tournament teams in Gallup and at Deming. Though it was a lean year for the varsity, things are certain to be looking up. Dick Pool ' s junior varsity had a 13- 7 season as did the frosh team under Wildcat great Bill Allen. The records of the junior varsity and freshmen predict a bright future for DHS basketball. The 1980-81 boys ' varsity basketball players were: Armando Reyes, Eddie Parra, Silas Wil- son, Ernest Wilson, Mike Nunley. Sal Uzueta, Don Pethick, George Wertz. Billy Chaires, Gil- bert Clemente, Carl Haywood, George Cardona, and Kris Nabours. Kneeling are: Javier Ramos, Manager; Head Coach, William Bean; Assistant Coach, Dick Pool; and Managers Gary Hill and Tom Price. ?o iy» I Deming — 70 Lordsburg — 58 Deming — 65 Mayfield — 95 Deming — 59 Artesia — 62 Deming — 83 N. M.M.I. —47 Deming Invitational Deming — 57 Cathedral —58 Deming — 70 Canutillo — 65 Deming — 72 Goddard —80 Deming — 50 Las Cruces — 70 Deming — 94 Gadsden — 69 Deming — 59 T. orC. —63 Deming — 79 Cobre — 67 Gallup Invitational Deming — 82 Shiprock — 70 Varsity Basketball Score Box Deming — 58 Deming — 80 Deming — 68 Deming — 79 Farmington — Goddard —88 Silver — 66 Cobre — 73 Deming — 62 Tularosa — 66 Deming — 56 Ruidoso — 49 Deming — 52 Tularosa — 49 Deming — 94 T. orC. —68 Deming — 65 Ruidoso — 79 Deming — 81 Silver — 73 District Tournament Deming — 70 Tularosa — 77 23 Game Total Deming — 69.7 Opponents — 68.2 77 98

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ir. Seybert and Meyers double up to coach JV. 1 Score Box Wildcats 29 Mayfield 36 Wildcats 18 Alamogordo 63 Wildcats 37 Hatch 18 Wildcats 24 Lordsburg 28 Wildcats 18 Alamogordo 35 Wildcats 23 Lordsburg 34 Wildcats 29 Cobre 31 Wildcats 14 Silver 33 Wildcats 30 Silver 50 Wildcats 26 Hatch 42 Wildcats 37 Ruidoso 43 Wildcats 34 Cobre 39 Wildcats 36 Tularosa 32 Wildcats 25 TorC 57 Wildcats 35 Cobre 42 Wildcats 45 Silver 30 Mrs. Becky Seybert and former Wildcat member, Brenda Meyers, dou- bled up this year to coach the JV girl cagers. As JV coach, Seybert super- vised eleven girls with the help of Brenda Meyers. During the course of the season their only two victories were over Hatch 37- 18, and Tularosa 36-32. The JV Cats ended their season with a tournament at Cobre. They lost their first game to Cobre 35-42, but came back to take a final victory over Silver 45-30 for third place in the tourney. BS u 1. Roberta Avalos takes a jump shot while Anna Viramontes and Sabnna Slrathman prepare lo rebound. 2. Beeky Brown concentrates while at the free throw line before shooting. 3. The JV Cats: back row: Becky Seybert. Patsy Aranda, Ganelda Thompson, Misty Turner. Annette Hol- Buin. Julie Quarrell, Rosi Parra. and Brenda Meyers. From row: Mary .Ann Orsak. Terri Knipps. Denise Valverde. Cecelia Jasso. and Lupe Montes. 4. Mary .Ann Orsak. Misty Turner, and Rosi Parra await the inbounding of the bas- ketball. 97

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1. Demimg ' s Sal Uzueta goes up for an easy two. 2. Seniors Kris Nabours, Silas Wilson, and George Cardona receive roses from the Deming Cheerlead- ers in the ceremonies before the ' Cats ' last home game. 3. George Cardona goes in for two as Silver tries to draw a charging foul. 99