Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Basketball Hoopsters Swish Though Season by Matt Wester The year proved to be an excellent one for the JV Boys ' Basketball Squad. After starting out slow with a 1- 3 record, team unity and strong efforts helped turn the season into a record tying performance. By finishing 13-6, they tied the record for the best JV basketball season ever. For the third year, the eleven member team was coached by Dan Whitfield. Led by co-captains Bob McCarty and Steve Schekel, the basketball team developed a large amount of unique team spirit and unity. The most valuable players on the 1986 squad were Steve Schekel and Dave Marcinkowski. Other key players on the team were Tim Vanas and Scott Kang who provided an excellent defen- sive block. This JV basketball team, like many others, had its high and low points of the season. Losing 3 of its first 4 games was a low point for the team, but by working harder they were able to beat the first place team, undefeated Ferndale, and finish with an awesome record. This squad had special comeback potential, after rebounding from injuries by Bob Teaching ability, in- stensity, and dedication to the program has been the key to our success. COACH DAN WHITFIELD JV BASKETBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Groves Lahser Ferndale Troy Hazel Park Andover Kimball Berkley Troy Athens Southfield Ferndale Troy Lathrup Hazel Park Andover Kimball Berkley N, Farmington Southfield 42 44 48 45 38 45 43 50 52 37 53 29 58 38 48 45 54 59 44 50 56 53 33 45 49 37 54 52 67 42 48 42 57 52 60 29 69 40 McCarty and many flu-stricken team members. The success of the team came from a strong will to work, team unity, hard defense work, and superb bench play. Tim Vanas pointed out, Many of our key games were won by hard earned bench players. Coach Dan Whitfield pinpointed the success of the ' 86 squad. Teaching ability, intensity, and dedica- tion to the program has been the key to our success. Knowing the right play to make in tight, pressure point situations was a unique characteristic displayed by the squad. This team has been a favorite of Coach Dan ' s because there was less talent, but with hard work they were able to succeed. Co-Captain Bob McCarty explained his feelings on being a team member. The hardest thing is staying mentally and physically ready at all times; this years ' s squad was able to master the mind game. Sophomore guard Scott Kang shows his awesome, game winning, offensive technique by easily passing past an frozen defensive opponent. photo by Doug Engle 204 BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL

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FRONT ROW: Dave Monk. Barrett Tripp, Dave Fusco, Pat Dunn. SECOND ROW: Dave Van Meter, Kelly Kebl, John Debbrecht. Aaron Johnson, Jeff Abel. Tim Buese. Fred Hubacker, Rob Stucky, Coach Gary Chamberlain. Two ' s company, three ' s a crowd is not in Southfield opponents are awe-struck as junior Aaron junior Tim Buese ' s book, proven here as he Johnson leaps over them in a single bound, even takes on the entire Southfield Lathrup squad by though it was easier for him to do when one of them himself during a home game, photo by Doug Engic fell down. pholo by Doug Engle BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL 203

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Preparing to go for a jumper. Steve Schekel takes Mike Nielsen s ■ ' overshadowing and overpower- his best shot to add to the 49-37 victory over an ing of his Southfleld opponent in the last game out-classed and devasted Southfield Lathrup indicates Seaholm ' s dominance on the court squad. phoio by Doug Engic reflecting the 69-40 blowout score, phoio by D Engle FIRST ROW: Coach Dan Whitfield. Tom Foote. Steve Schekel. David Marcinkowski, Bob McCarty. Michael Nielson, Todd Glandt. SECOND ROW: Chris Raymond. Jason Bitonti. David Coope Vanas. Rob Kaye. Scott Kang. BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL 205