Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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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

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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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1. July s Bill Turner shoots for two over Don Pethick. 2. Tuly finds trouble inbounding their pass as Deming tightens up its defense. 3. Deming puts a tight squeeze on Gadsden ' s defense. 4. Karl Haywood goes inside for two 100