Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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A burnt road of opponents layed devastated after the fresh, new CHARGE Of THE SLAM BRIGADE came through town with one goal in mind: WIN!!! The varsity basketball team, though underrated by its inexperience, set its path of fortune ablaze by ending up with an 8-4 record after mid-season. The team largely depend- ed upon the strengths and talents of the players. Size was no problem because a wide majority towered over six feet. They also relied on the quickness of the guards and the fast break. Another strength was the aggresive inside game of Marlon Jones and Paul Spurgeo. In addi- tion to size, quickness, and the tough inside game, the varsity team had a solid, trustworthy bench which Coach McConnell turned to many times. The obvious setback of the players was inexperi- ence with the exception of the four returning members. Paul Spurgeon commented. Although we had the tal- ents and skills, we just need- ed to put them all together for efficiency. This might tie in with our off-nights. We may have won most of our games, but we also lost some key ones; we needed TEAM PROFILE Starters- Jones, Spurgeon, Watson, Enoch, McIntyre, Jordan, Bass of wins - 19 of losses - 8 Returning players- Jones, Spurgeon, Enoch, Watson to be more consistent.” Varsity also lacked accu- rate three-point shooters and effective ball handling. Furthermore, the team was sometimes plagued with foul trouble. Despite the prob- lems. Coach McConnell stated. I was very pleased with their performance in the early season. This young, in- experienced team had shown the signs of promise. The games that motivat- ed the players were against Alhambra. Chandler, and McClintock. Just times like these were needed when everything worked, such as the effective passing, shoot- ing, and the unselfishness of the players. Even though varsity ven- tured through the season with inexperienced players, they still managed to get pretty far on the winning side. Design by Patrick Liu. Photos by Cari Stanek and Tana Price. VARSITY BASKETBALL Alhambra 90-52 Westwood 35-43 Mountain View 52-57 Chandlor 67-65 Wostwood 58-57 Mesa 65-66 Coronado 58-55 Corona 58-55 Chandler 65-52 Gilbert 72-66 Mesa 58-73 McClintock 70-55 Corona 49-57 Marcos 80-60 Gilbert 83-53 Tempe 63-78 McClintock 64-55 Christmas Tournament Marcos 92-65 Buena 81-73 Tempe 73-59 Amphitheatre 80-49 Mountain View 82-58 Most points in one game - 48 pts. Jones at Nogales Highest Average -19.6 Mar- lon Jones Varsity Basketball. Coach Sherrer. Rodney Glazener. Jon Enoch. Dax Watson. Matt Gehrman, Matt Jordan, Paul Spurgeon. Marlon Jones. Mgr. Lance Whitwolf. Coach McConnell. Mgr. Chris Hayward. Richard Bass. Chris Hall. Matt Fleetwood. David McIntyre. Kenny Yergler, Greg John. Danny McFadden, Coach Gowan. 118 Sports

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 The experience of being on the voteybai team has helped me im- prove my self-confidence and my motivation.'’ -Janece Wheeler, senior SPRINGING INTO ACTION. Sara Marcus bumps the ball to Heather Cissell as the JV team pre- pares to sprke it on Chandter for the score. The many hoars working on such techniques paid off in a win BREAKING THE SERVE. After saving a point by breaking the serve, varsity player Chris Debnar gets set to pass the bai for a three- hit action play aganst Mountaki View. KEEPING UP THE SPIRIT. With looks of concentration, the JV team intently watches the varsity gome after defeating Marcos. The team stayed after an of their games to cheer the varsity team to victory. Sports 117

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CRACK THE SKY. MARLON! Using his height of 6'6 to his odvon- toge. center Marlon Jones does not need to make that much effort whfe jumpng and can still manage to beat his opponent during the tip- off. IN THE SPEED OF LIGHT. Noticing a loose ban by the Adeline, guard Jon Enoch desperately dives for it. As he beats everyone. Enoch hopes he con quickly pass the ball off to forward Malt Jordan close by. In varsity, I worked harder while maintaining close friendships.” -Jon Enoch, senior A FOUNDATION BUILT TO LAST. By snotchng the rebound. Marlon Jones proves that his stance is firm after taking a hit from a Chandler Wolf Jon Enoch and Richard Bass get ready for a pass from Marlon and a fast break. arsity Basketball