Litchfield High School - Wickiup Yearbook (Litchfield Park, AZ)

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555 Coach Komadina, Jimenez, Watt, Wood, Reynolds, Sweeney, Johns, Jefferies, McMillan, Esquivel, Galindo, Turnbow. o o o S Hard Drlvmg agers Gam uccess The varsity basketball team had a successful season, winning ten of their regularly scheduled twenty games. Richard Esquivel, David Johns, Walter Reynolds, Ronald Turnbow, Pug Wood, Bill Sweeney, Gene Jefferies, and Larry Watt comprised the varsity squad, ably assisted by Manuel Jimenez, Al Galindo, and Bob McMilla11 of the junior varsity. Many of the games were lost by very close scores, with the team always a threat. SEASON'S RECORD Gllbert ..................... Bagdad ......... Scottsdale ...,.... Buckeye ............,.,. ,,,..... Wickenburg ,,,,....... ,....,,, Phoenix Indians ...........,..... Carver ..................... ........ Tolleson ..,.....,.,..... ........ Gila Bend ....,.......,.. .....,., St. J ohns' ..,......,....,..,...,..... Phoenix Indians ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Peoria ............,........ ........ Scottsdale ,.....,...,. ,....... Wickenburg ........ ......., Ajo .................... Peoria ........... Buckeye ......... Parker ....,......... Gila Bend ........ .41 .40 .29 .36 .42 .56 .30 .36 .65 .73 .47 .45 .31 .37 .28 .43 .38 .38 31 38 24 44 40 52 48 32 31 43 48 74 38 36 54 27 47 .38 71 Owls Opp. 29 In the District Tournament held at the close of the season, lack of depth probably cost the Owl cagers a spot at the State Championship Tourna- ment. Entering the tournament with but eight players, injuries and illness further cut their num- bers. After winning their opening game from Parker, the Owls went into the semi-finals against Ajo. This was an extremely hard fought and even game for three quarters. Litchfield, using but six players, was finally worn down by the large Ajo squad in the final quarter. From the semi-finals, the Owls dropped to the Consolation, where they beat Parker in an overtime game, 44- to 43, with Richard Esquivel's basket tipping the scale for the victory. In the final they bowed out to Scottsdale.

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