Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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Allen ' s frosh team has 13-3 record, district title. 1 . The T or C Tigers fight a losing battle as Dem- ing rips up the Tigers 60-44. 2. Fellow teammates ' ift Kelly Gannaway to cut the net as the Fresh- men won the District title. 3. Freshmen basket- bailers show off their first place trophy. 105

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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

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DHS Grapplers end season with 9-3 record The Deming wrestling team finished their season with a 9-3 record and a dis- trict stand at 5-1. The team was plagued with much inexperience, ' and so the season was one of learning. The wrestlers did not attend the Carlsbad Invitational for the reason that they were hosting their own Dem- ing Invitational during the same week- end. The Wildcats finished in second place behind the Silver City Colts, but turned out two champions. They were Bobby Martinez, at 112 pounds, and Steve Rios who wrestled in the 126 pound category. At the district tourney in Cobre Sil- ver City topped the ' Cats once again but ten grapplers qualified to go to state. Bobby Martinez, Pat Maynes, and Johnny Reyes finished as district champions. Overall, the team place sec- ond with 141 ' 2 points. The state wrestling tourney was held in Bloomfield. Although ten wrestlers participated, no one was fortunate enough to place. The grapplers were under the coach- ing of Sim Willis and his volunteer assistant, Dave Beck. Mr. Willis took the job as head coach when Randy Speer moved to Las Cruces. Dave Beck, a retired wrestling coach of fourteen years from Ohio, stepped in to assist Mr. Willis. The JV wrestling team finished with a 2-3 record. They attended three invi- tationals, aside from their regular sea- son matches. The first one was the NMSVH take- down tourney in Alamogordo. Eight grapplers out of nine placed in the top four spots. At the Gadsden Invitia- tional, only three JV ' s placed. The last match was a scrimmage type of invitational in Silver. Twenty wres- tlers participated, and although no medals or awards were given, the tour- ney was held mostly to give the younger grapplers more experience. 1. Varsity wrestlers are: sitting: Clancy O ' Neal, Vince Sandoval, Bobby Martinez, and Benny Porter. Kneeling: Steve Rios. Jerry Anderson. Roy Rios, Pat Maynes, and Johnny Reyes. Standing; Assistant, Dave Beck, Paul Baca, Vince Almanza, Johnny Baeza, Mark Ramirez, manager; and head coach, Sim Willis. 3. Johnny Reyes tries for a takedown over his opponent. Yon Rue, during a home match against Ruidoso. 3. in a match during the Deming Invitational. Steve Rios struggles to get into a pinning position over his Silver City opponent. 106