Jesuit High School - Speculum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS were influential in keeping up stu- dent spirit. Here they run through their idea ofa shot through the hoop. Pace Quickensas Crusaders Near Wilco League Playoffs Though Jesuit was picked to win the Wilco League, it was rated only twelfth in the State A-1 Pre-season Basketball Poll, and the league as a whole was said to be in a building yearf, League play for the Crusaders started out dismally enough, as they were upended in their first battle by the Silverton Foxes in a 44-42 count, and things were never quite the same in the second half after Jesuit experienced bad luck and two losses to Central-Monmouth and The Dalles in the first half. Yet individual performances on the part of seniors Leo Bauer, Pete Turner, and Jeff Walter, and a hot-handed junior, Brian Doherty, sparked the club to a 7-3 first-half record and Coach Carrigan waited patiently for his men to mold into a disci- plined unit. Still, the team was unsatisfied with a third place finish and soon first-half victors became victims as the Spunky Crusaders avenged all three first-half defeats. The long fight for a playoff berth yielded dividends other than victories. Jesuit students, parents, and faculty rallied behind the fast- improving squad, and the enthusiasm and spirit soon became catching. Three footer busesjoined the crusade to Central, and significant turnouts for the remainder of the season demon- strated the support that has become a trademark of the Jesuit pride. BRIAN DOHERTY f20l and Jeff Walter spring for a rebound against Estacada. Pete Turner l12l and Leo Bauer i24l rush in to assist.

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Crusaders Capture First Wilco League Crown in ll Years Jesuit, riding the crest of three straight first-half ending vic- tories swept through the second half of Wilco action unde- feated. With 9 points against The Dalles as the shortest margin of victory and the average win of 19, the Crusaders developed a winning formula of press, rebound, shot, rebound, that car- ried them to their first Wilco Championship in 11 years of play, and their third trip to the State A-l Tourney in three consecutive years. Coach Gordon Carrigan molded his team into an aggressive group, topped by a tough full-court press. Hot-handed Leo Bauer and Brian Doherty led the scoring the second half with Bruce Harrington and lanky Jeff Walter taking control under the basket. An outstanding zone defense developed by the Crusaders during the Christmas vacation forced teams to take the outside shot. This defense was especially effective against Wy'East. After placing first in the second half, the Crusaders met first- half kingpin Silverton for the Wilco league championship. The defense-minded Foxes and sputtering Jesuit offense kept the scoring low. But in the final quarter the Crusaders came from behind to walk away with a 38-37 victory. On the following Wednesday, the Crusaders tangled with the Panthers of Central Monmouth for a state tournament berth. Central, in the playoffs for the tourney spot by virtue of their first-half second place, had lost their second-half encounter three weeks earlier to the Crusaders by 19 points. By outjumping and outscoring the Panthers, the Crusaders took a 28-19 halftime advantage. With four players hitting in double figures, and led by Walter's 17 counters, the Crusaders pulled away to a 78-50 win and headed once again for the State Tourney at the Glass Palace. MIKE HOUSE t40l and Leo Bauer f24l come to the aid of Jeff Walter against The Dalles in second-half action. FIGHTING for a loose ball Bruce Harrington t43l falls to the floor atop Silverton players in the league title game.

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V' 1 , - ... ' Hein 'Jn' 1 he 2-P -. 1' .r ' - FV' I U -1 PETE TURNER makes a successful stealing operation in an easy victory over Wy'East. it i .,-, E , .xi 'I 55 n .' 5 4 s . . l - - V 017 4. ' Q 36 iw , j . ff l 0 . r- . U ' nl? . figecfz A ': 'l ,a ,--'tv1,E::e,:-.If 3 3? lug E A A .li ,, ' lv, 1 M45 i ' ,, 1 ' ' vi I ' MIKE HOUSE makes two as he maneuvers above a Central defender. MIKE FAGAN struggles for a LaSalle ball. 107 ni 1 M P' ll