Gerard Catholic High School - Image Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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With only three seniors fDenise Cal- cagno, Donna Baker, and Debbie DeJu- liaj, the team lacked the proper exper- ience to be a dominating force in a very tough conference. With all these factors forced upon them, the girls seemed to draw a little closer together. Gerard can be proud of the determi- nation that the girls showed during each one of the games. This determination was evident in the progress that was at- tained as the year came to a close. In the last two weeks, the Varsity 'Coats beat Globe in an away game and Bourgade at home. The Globe game was a big one because we had never beaten the Tigers at Globe in the last five years. The victories over Glove and Bour- gade were a twist in faith because we tied for third, which placed us in the same category as Mingus, the number one team. In the first round of the Divi- sionals, the 'Coats played Globe in a tre- mendous battle in which two overtimes were taken before the Tigers from Globe defeated Gerard. Varsity Players Light p the Scoreboard First Row: Coach LeBlanc, Bridgette Moya. Carey Hyler, Karen Holland. Joann Yahraus. Second Row Donna Erhard, Denise Calcagno, Donna Baker, Debbie DeJulia. DD-. - l 1 2

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Redcoats Advance to STATE uczrter Finals The Varsity Basketball Team was led by captains Doug Bradley and Steve Kmetko. They finished the season accumulating an overall record of 17-7. Doug Bradley led the team in points and rebounds per game A 18 and 9 respectively. Steve Kmetko was the floor leader and led the team in assists. The team opened the season with a win over Independence Q76- 65J. From there they went on to beat Cactus Q62-593 and Dysart Q78-523. ln the first game of the Cactus Tournament they lost to AAA Agua Fria Q41-711. They eventually placed third in the Cactus Classic after the team beat Dysart Q70-453 and Mingus Q76-643. After the Tournament, the team went on to win their next five games before losing to Gilbert Q63-645 because of a last second shot made by the Tigers. For a time, the team ran into shakey ground. They beat Bourgade Q68-455, Globe C57-433, but lost to Corona Q59-835, Mingus C58-625 and again to Gilbert by a point C75-765. The team finished their regular season by winning their next three games. They beat Bourgade Q86-495, Globe C57-541, and avenged an earlier loss by beating Corona C51-505 which was the Aztecs only Division loss. In the Divisional Tournament the Redcoats crushed the Eagles C63-385. They then played Mingus, beating them Q43-4lj after coming back from an eight point deficit. The team finished second in the Divisional Tournament after a loss to Corona Q55-675. The team then went down to Nogales where they played in the Quarter Finals, losing to Nogales Q96-735. The Redcoats had a tremendous season and went a long way. They finished as one of the top eight AA teams in Arizona. JM: 2