Hemet High School - Tahquitz Yearbook (Hemet, CA)

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Kent Meads Selection 7or ill-jCeague Zeam Kent scored 20, Smith 19, and Thaning 1 7. Ending the first half of the league games, Moreno ' alie topped Hemet, 73-6S. Kent scored 21) while 1 Ouiiget and Smith added 20 and I 1 respectively. A perennial nemesis, Bloomington, inflicted a 72-71 loss to Hemet. Thaning scored 2,?. Kent 16, and Dufner 14. hut it still wasn ' t enough. Relaxed, the Hemet Bulldogs bombed Norco, 77-42 next. Kent netted 20 and Tounget 1 1. On the road at Yucaipa, the S.AL champs drilled Hemet, 70-53. Kent had 1 7 and Thaning 1 1 , but it was all for naught. .At home with Cajon, Hemet Bulldogs came up with a big effort and won 7.5-69. Thaning and Tounget came off the bench to score 19 and 18 while Kent had 12. The final game was the finest effort as the Bulldogs nipped arch-rival Moreno ' alley, 67-64, before an enthusiastic crowd. Team records were set in the rebounding department by the shorter Bulldogs as they hauled down 71 caroms. Tounget had 20 rebounds and nine points, Dufner had 17 rebounds and had 16 points, and Thaning 17 rebounds and gave way with 10 points. Kent scored 17 and added 13 assists to tie a school record. Smith also passed for eight assists. Tim Kent headed the all-league selections for Hemet as he was accorded first team honors. Howard Tounget made the second team and Steve Thaning and Ste - Dufner were honorable mention choices. nmt .Ml Liamif m-idikI K -m-S. I. .MI-LcaKiu- ,St,-v - [)utmT aim tin- ball t.)war.l tlir houp m ll,.p.■ tli.it lu-ll i points fi)r the Hi-mrt BulliioRS. Best Uislu ToClassOf ••; Ra inoiuls .Mens Wear

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Pre CORONA SC()RKI{0 ■ season (jamcs OPPONF Rl) :n 1 . . 61 . 75 ..47 .. 64 . . 75 ..63 . . 57 ..67 ..47 .. 71 . .49 . .49 . . 56 HKMK 1 S4 S ) 4H 71 66 67 7 62 70 41 56 65 74 61 60 65 82 67 71 77 5,? 75 64 CAKI.SHAD KAIJ.UROOK NOR IK VISTA e ' ARK ' ' AQl ' INAS F.LSINORE NOCAI.F.S NOR IF . DAME NOR TH BLOOMINCTON AI IA LOMA COACFIF.LLA L( BLOOMINCTON NORCO ■ague games ..64 . .54 ' i ' LCAIPA . .67 CMON . .80 MORF ' .NO BI.OOMIN(rrON NORCO ..75 ..72 ..42 ' jTCAIPA CAION ..70 . .69 MORF.NO ..67 Hpmct fans look on with lots of i-nthusiasm as Pat Rea and jack Smith race down the court with the ball to gain two points. In uliat prci ed to be a builditif; year for the future, Coach Jan Krc ' s Bulldog arsit basketball team finished the year successfully with a 14-10 record overall and a 5-5 record in the San .Andreas League action. Hemet opened the season on the road at Corona and due mainly to a lack of first half poise, fell 61-54. Junior center Steve Dufner scored 14 while junior guard 1 im Kent added I.?. Traveling to Pallbrook, the Bulldogs met one of the finest teams they saw all year in Carlsbad and met defeat again, 75-69. Kent scored 18 and senior forward Ste e Thaning hit 17 as Carlsbad ' s Steve Sexton was high with 25. Hemet gained his first victory of the year the next night as they edged Fallbrook, 48-47. ,A hop by Dufner v ith 29 seconds to plav was the difference. Kent and senior forward Howard I ounget each scored 13. Playing before its first home crowd, the Bulldogs nipped Norte Vista, 71-64. Thaning was superb as he potted 25 points. Tounget had 13 and Kent 12 while Dufner again hit a few crucial baskets. In the first game of the Corona-George Ingalls tournament, a poor third quarter cost Hemet a 75-66 loss to Garev. Thaning sizzled the nets with 30 while Kent and Tounget contributed 1 1 and 10 respectively. The next night, the Bulldogs won their firstever game in the Corona tourney as they beat Aquinas, 67-64, in a consolation game. Kent hit 25 points and Tounget 1 7. The Bulldogs next blasted Flsinore. 7 ' ' -57. to gain a bi-rth in the consolation finals. Tounget bombed in 21, Kent 18, Da id Moyer 12, and Thaning I 1 to spark a team effort. I he next night, Hemet blew a 13 point lead to lose in overtime, 67-62, to a Nogales squad. Toutiget had 12 while Jack Smith, Kent, and 1 haning each had 1 1 . Thaning was named all-tourne . .Avenging an earlier defeat, the Bulldogs nipped Garcy, 77-75. Kent scored 19 while Smith, Tounget and Thaning got 17, 15, and 1 I respectively. Opening the Rubidoux Classic, Hemet blasted Norte Dame, 70- 47. Thaning scored 16 and Kent got 12. Tounget and sophomore Steve Brown added 10. The next night, a superior height advantage propelled North to a lopsided 71-41 win over the Bulldogs. Pat Rea was the lone Bulldog in double figures with 10. Hemet won the third place championship the next evening with a 55-49 victory over league rival Bloomington. Tounget scored 21 while Kent had 15. Kent was named .All-Rubidoux Classic. In the S.AL opener, Hemet blew a fourth quarter lead to Bloomington and lost, 64-61. Thaning and Tounget scored 21 and 20 points each. In a non-league encounter, the Bulldogs ripped .Aha Loma, 65- 49. Kent scored 19 points in 1 1 minutes of the second half to total 22 on the gami-. Thaning had 1 7 in the first half, 21 in the game and ' Tounget got all of his 13 in the first half. Evemng their league mark, the Bulldogs held off Norco, 60-54. Thaning had 17, Tounget 15, and Kent 12. Dufner ripped down 1 7 rebounds. In the final non-league game, Hemet smashed Coachella, 74-56. Kent had 1 6 points and Thaning 1 3. Pat Rea added 12. .A valiant rally fell short as the Bulldogs dropped a 67-65 loss to ' j ' ucaipa. Jim Mann ' s M points killed the locals. Thaning had 20 and Kent had 1 6 points in the losing effort. A 25 foot shot by Smith launched Hemet to a thrilling 82-80 win over Cajon. Tounget ' s tying shot in regulation time and 21 points led the win. (continued on next page) 75

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Abovr: Ciiach Cllarl. rL.rL, (,r,i; juliilMin. All.insu CastclUnu,. Cliuck liu i. 15,-lou ; (i Rick Holmes. Howard Robison. Uelmcr Hcnningrr. Isidro Casti ' llanos. Mark look on. Li?idsay. Bill Thompson, and Manuel Neocochea. Not pictured: Dale Lee. |..linM.ii Koe up lur a li.. k(t d Howard Robison and an opponent Coacli Charlie Clark again guided his JV Basketball team to another successful season. His JV ' s won the S.AL title with a perfect 10-0 record. Overall they finished with a 9-S mark. Tile j ' s started the year with a win over Corona. They followed it with a two point loss to Fallbrook, a win over .Aquinas, a loss to Norte V ' ista and another win over .Aquinas. The Bulldogs then entered the Redlands tournament. They defeated three 4.A schools and took home the championship. In the first game they defeated Pacific 39-32. In the second game Howard Rohison ' s 17 points and Bill Thompson ' s 15 led the way as they beat Eisenhower 53-54. In the championship game against Redlands, 1 hompson and Johnson both scored 15 points as Hemet won the tournament with a 59-55 victory. Rick Holmes was named the M ' P of the tourney. Bill Thompson also made the all tourney team. Following an overtime loss to an inferior Garey team the Bulldogs won the first game of the North tournament defeating North 55-53. Thompson scored 23 points and Rick Holmes contributed 24 rebounds. In the second round against Chino tliev dropped a 54-53 decision. Holmes again contributed 20 rebounds. In the final game Hemet defeated Pomona 69-62. Thompson had 22 and Johnson 19. in the first league game against Bloomington the Bulldogs triumphed 65-39. Thompson had 18 points to lead the way. The next game was a non-league contest against Alta Loma and again it was Thompson who led the win with 20 points. Norco was next as the Bulldogs ran their S.AL record to 2-0 bv v inning 61- 51. .After a 1 point loss to Coach lla the J s resumed league play by defeating ucaipa 57-38. Del Henninger paced the win scoring 14 points and had 16 rebounds. Thompson and Henninger led the Bulldogs past Cajon, 63-61, One of the toughest games of the year followed. The JV ' s nipped Moreno 70-68 in overtime. Johnson scored 3i points as the Bulldogs whipped Bloomington 71-31. Johnson set a new J ' record for most points in a game. The Bulldogs got past Norco 57-54. Del Henninger ' s 17 points and Bill Thompson ' s 1 6 led Hemet past Cajon 67-37. In the final game of the year the JV ' s faced Moreno again. They won 56-52 in a hard fought game. Thompson led the scoring with 341 points. Johnson finished with 307, Robison 225, Holmes 175, and Henninger 168. Other scorers were Chuck Boyd 54, Mark Lindsay 46. The other players who contributed during the year were Manuel Necochea, Alfonso Castellanos, Isidro Castellanos, Dale Lee, and Bob Hovt. V ' s eglH year With Qreat Potential