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

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Ray Sheppard Pug Wood David Solis David Johns Al Galindo CAGERS HAVE SUCCESSFUL SEASON Improvement has been the by-word for the basketball team in the last four years, with this year's record one to marvel. Under the able coaching of Coach Komadina the Owls hit an all-time high record for the past few years with l2 wins and 4 losses. Our 53-54 basketball team started off well, taking easy wins from Parker, Scottsdale, Tolleson, Buckeye and then Wickenburg eased by with a 52-5l win. O

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DESPITE INJURIES OWLS HAVE GOOD RECORD Head Coach Tony Komadina and Assistant Coach Keith West with their gridiron for- ces had a tough 53 schedule. Meeting rivals with a much better squad, the Owls ended the season with a four win, five loss record. Losing first l3-6 to old rivals, the Buckeye Hawks, the Owls got hot under the collar and settled down to beat Parker and Peoria by a lopsided score of 30-O and 25-O. lnvading Tolleson territory the Owls were dropped l3-O, but bounced back to tromp the Phoenix lndians 25-O. Next on the schedule was Ajo, who edged out the Owls l8-l2, then a defeat by the powerful Florence Gophers by a score of 25-l2. ln the final against Scotts- dale the injury-ridden Owls surprised the Beavers by holding them to a l3-6 win. Pug Wood and David Johns were elected by their teammates as co-captains. Tackle David Johns won honors as first string All-Conference and second string All-State. Also taking honors was hustling lineman, Laddie Coor, who placed on the second-team All-Con- ference and Pug Wood, who received Honorable Mention. Left to right, Bottom row: Barnett, Johns, Coor, Zeigler, Hinceman, Shirley, Sheppard, Second row: Villa, G. Cole, B. Cole, Callan, Smith, Myers. Third row: Webb, Hamrick, Hall, Pratt, Castellow, McMillen, Wood, Galindo. Fourth row: Linville, Green, Ring, Duran, Farmer, Mitchell, Campa, Bonham. Fifth row: Hunter, Manley, J, Romero, Hineman, S. Romero, Perez, Quiroz, Wallace. Back row: Blythe, Hamilton, Aguilar, Gaefcke, Shirley, Faulkner, Arvizu, Rygiel, Koger, Barnett.

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Dropping into a slump the Owl Cagers were beaten first by the tall Carver Monarchs and then by the scrappy Sunnyslope Vikings. Knocking off Bagdad, Peoria, Tolleson, Antelope, and Peoria, the Owls again showed their scoring power. Losing to Ajo, ending their five-game winning streak, the Owls went on to wind up the season with wide-margin wins over the Phoenix Indians, Buckeye and Gila Bend. Forward, Pug Wood made second string All-Con- ference, David Solis, high scorer for the Owls, and David Johns, center, were given Honorable Mention. FUTURE STARS Coach Chuck Ellsworth and his snappy JV squad, showed a lot of promise this season as they finished second in the District Junior Varsity Tournament, being beaten only by Carver. Tall center Frank Colyer, who was high scorer of the squad, was selected captain of the team. The Frosh, under the coaching of Coach Tony Komadina, did very well for the first year of high school ball. Litchfield can be proud of all of their basketball squads, for the Freshmen finished in the money too, taking first place in the Freshmen District Tournament. Varsity, Left to right, First row: Sheppard, Wood, Johns, Solis, Galindo. Second row: Faulkner, Palmer, Barnett, Horton. Top row: Truman, Calkins, Coach Komadina. Junior Varsity, Left to right, First row: Manley, Oliver, Pratt, Assistant Coach Ellsworth, Glaser, Villa. Top row: Colyer, Darnell, Zeigler, Brawfey, Colbert, Freshmen, Left to right, First row: McBroom, Walt- man, Gaefcke, Perez, Villa, Moser. Second row: Ro- mero, Faulkner, Parker, McMillen, Rogers, Duran. Top row: Jensen, Tankersley, Bonham, Hamilton, A. Moreno, Coach Komadina.