Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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d haires lecover. ye who ke Ooor s. losing I I Cats 68 Lordsburg 49 Cats 53 Mayfield 54 Cats 77 Gadsden 66 Cats 63 Silver 70 Cats 77 Socorro, TX 60 Cats 53 Gadsden 60 Cats 47 Las Cruces 61 Cats 69 Gadsden 67 Cats 65 TorC 41 Cats 51 Cobre 36 Cats 76 Alamogordo 67 Cats 71 Alamogordo 66 Cats 73 Silver 65 Cats 57 Cobre 59 Cats 72 Tularosa 51 Cats 64 Alamogordo 58 Cats 71 Tularosa 68 Cats 62 Hatch (Varsity) 86 Cats 65 Ruidoso 51 Cats 66 Silver 57 f I 1. Alfred Quintero prepares to take a charge as teammates watch. 2. JV ' s show a tight defense. 3. Martin Barrio, (12), Mike Davalos. (24), and Alfred Quintero wait for a rebound. 4. Ernest Wilson, George Wertz, Billy Charres setup to intercept an incoming pass. 103

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JV ' s take district with 7-1 district record I The JV ' s under Coach Dick Pool posted a 13-7 overall record and a 7-1 record in district play. Pool predicted that many of his play- ers will contribute to varsity next year. With some -hard work, he said, many of the players could become very good high school basketball play- ers. This i; as far as attitude and ability the best team I have ever coached. High scorer for the year was Ernest Wilson with 302 points. Eddie Parra, who played one game less than Wilson, had the best average, 14.7 points per game. Leading rebounder was Wilson with 11.4 a game. Best field goal per- centage belonged to Billy Chaires shooting 43 per cent. The most recover- ies were made by Armando Reyes who had 36 per game. Parra was the floor leader. The JV ' s were district champs, losing their only district game to Cobre by one point. I 1. Standing: Mark Warren, Richard Cowles, Martin Barrio, Paul Reyes, Billy Chaires, George Wertz, Ernest Wilson, Ch Jasso, Mike Davalos, Alfred Quintero, Armando Reyes. Kneeling: Managers Javier Ramos, Gary Hill, Coach, Man- ager, Tom Price. 2. Billy Chaires tries to get in position for a rebound as Alfred Quintero goes for two. 3. Martin Barrio works on his ball han- dhng as Paul Reyes apphes pressure. 102

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The DHS freshman basketball team, coached by Bill Allen, finished the sea- son with a 13-3 record. Allen said he had no real outstand- ing player this year. They were a really blanced team. Mark Meyer was the lead scorer with 12 points per game and had 10 rebounds a game. Kelly Gannaway was best on defense. The best hustler of the season was Jimmy Herrera. And Brent Jackson had 9 rebounds per game. The team leader was John Creamer who also was the best shot of the sea- son. Brad Kaderly was the most improved player. Allen said he was very pleased with the team and that they worked very hard. He said they have a good future in basketball. They could be state champions if they stay together. The freshmen placed first at the dis- trict tournament. In the first round they beat Snell 66-50. In the final round they won over La Plata 59-53. Score Box Deming 54 La Plata 51 Deming 66 TorC 38 Deming 44 Snell 41 Deming 54 Snell 37 Deming 59 Zia 58 Deming 56 Lyn 65 Deming 61 Lordsburg 48 Deming 58 Alameda 44 Deming 70 Tularosa 31 Deming 55 La Plata 56 Deming 74 TorC 23 Deming 65 Zia 48 Deming 83 Tularosa 29 Deming 81 Lordsburg 60 District Tourney Deming 66 Snell 50 Deming 59 La Plata 53 1. Freshmen basketball team: front row, Jimmy Herrera, John Creamer, James Teran, Enc Dun- can, Steve Duran, Jaime Carbajal. Top row: Jason Loya, Bobby Cobarabia, Kelly Gannaway, Brent Jackson, Coach BiU Allen, Mark Meyer, Raul Granillo. Brand Kaderly. Cecil Smith. 2. Coach Bill Allen gives some last minutes advice as the game is about the start. 3. Freshman Mark Meyer shoots for two. as Freshman Kelly Gan- naway awaits the outcome. 4. Freshman Cecil Smith shows good form as he goes up for two. 104