Homestead High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Cupertino, CA)

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FP .Q -i-J GJ Ad tn CU E rsity H nir FIRST ROW: Dave Egusa, Mike Angius, jim Murray, Dave Rathbun, Bill Erbes. SECOND ROW: Doug Clarey, Ed Rutherford, Doug Olson, Rich Faber, jim johnson, Greg Berglund. THIRD ROW: Greg Fish, Harvey Martell, Dave Ralstin, jess Pifferini, Kip Anderson, The 1969-70 junior Varsity Basketball team was composed of an outstanding group of individuals playing very well as a team. Displaying great team balance in scoring, rebounding, and floor play, they finished the season with an overall record of 18 wins and 5 losses, and a league record of 9 wins and 3 losses which was good enough for a tie for the championship. After a fine practice slate featuring a second place finish in the Los Altos Christmas Tourna- ment, the junior Varsity got off to a poor league ju start, losing their first two games. But featuring a strong inside attack by jim johnson, Ed Ruther- ford, Doug Olson, and Dave Rathbun and a bal- anced outside attack by jess Pifferini, Doug Clar- ey, Dave Egusa, and Dave Ralstin the team re- bounded with nine straight victories before a last game loss deprived them of the outright league championship. wwf' pf,- , ' 'T b ' f . ' A- ' ' , ,, ,tr, Q, ,Je t ,i fit-if-f-t, ...bf- s.....,

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XR ,k..,e,,, . V 4,0 an- ' 1 --......... Q i The 1969-70 Varsity Basketball season was a good season. The varsity stayed in the average of 5000 in both practice and league games. The team was very adequate in defensing their opponents. Rarely did they have a problem moving the ball up the floor against pressure defenses. In almost all games the varsity squad maneuvered for the shots they wanted to take, developing into an excellent board team, averaging 43.6 rebounds per game. They did, however, not shoot for the good average. This lack of shooting kept them from having a very successful win-loss record. The varsity was fortunate this year to have an all league player - john Saich, who was also the Most Valuable Player trophy winner. lohn in his two varsity years has set nine school records and dominates the record board. The other half of our Mutt and jeff combination, Chris Vitale, was the Scholar Athlete trophy winner with a 3.5 average. These two plus the eight other seniors Tom Erbes, Mike Franklin, Ken Hilt, Rich Pender- graft, Ed Pitney, Rich Pitney, Fred Reynolds, and Dennis VanDalsen will be sorely missed. The varsity ended their season with a record of five wins and six losses. , Q ' ci 2 N -4 ,ws- . 3 his - 1 ,L .1 NX ,f ,aw ' fafmm-,V s A .. t. 'wj'h'9'f as Jia-use ,1 , 9 , ,,,,t.., M Q my ,,., pf fe- v ,ff

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xv- 'c -me t ,rw-+...,, .W-in ,M , FIRST ROW: lohn Carty, Dave Recht, jerry McCann. SECOND ROW: Bill Reese, Randy Reese, Craig Wiginton, joe Sadler. THIRD ROW: Phil Castenada, Mike Egusa, Dave Ol- son, Kim Redington, Pat Murray. Missing: Wally Clark, Scott Mitchell, Tom Munson. -........J. -...4.......... ....... M.,,,N-an Lack of size and previous playing experience were definate handicaps to this year's Freshman Basketball team. Their season record was two wins and thirteen losses. The league record was two wins and ten losses. The team tied for tenth place in the league standing, The team had fine spirit and worked hard all year long, despite the losing record. After their first taste of victory over Wilcox with a score of 70-33, the Freshman team went on to win their next game against Sunnyvale, 42-34. But a strong Awalt team defeated Homestead in the following game. The Frosh played well during the first half of their games, but stronger defensive pressure from their opponents kept them from winning any more games. The potential of these players will be more fully realized next year when they have another year of growth and ma- turity, Experience gained in the summer leagues will also be of great help to them, Phil Castenada was named to the S C V A L. Honorable Mention Freshman team Phil was also named Most Valu- able Player on this year s team Mike Egusa was named Scholar Athlete As a result of attitude and application, these players will reap significant rewards. all I ke as ...Wal gash 1 2 1 Q 12' 1: .VU L LJ..