Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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his year, the Islander varsity may not have spun another state basketball championship, but one look at the up-and-coming sophomore and freshman squads bodes well for Ml's Wheel of Fortune. 33. With determination and hard work, these frosh and soph guys played Headline Chasers with fan lBACK ROWl Coach Sam Moscatel, Marc Kadish, Bill Maclntyre, Shelton Lighter, Tony Kuhn, Craig Rosenkranz, Eric Blohm, Bobby Hopkins, Gabby Mahoney lFRONT ROWP David Sooter, Travis Decuire, Matt Keigley, Scott Riggins, Tom Donnelly. lABOVEl Aaron Clifllord sinks two charity points for the freshman team. lBELOW: EIACK ROWJ Coach Jim McDonald, Brett Ogata, Todd Bleakney, Judd Murphy, Jon Stumbles, Greg Gottesman, Jeff Evans, Aaron Clifford QFRONT ROWJ Robert Taber, Chris Scalzo, T.J. Burke, Alvaro Corneio, Chet Crile lBOTTOM RIGHTl Travis Decuire goes for a lay-in, wishing he could dunk it instead, for the Sophomore team. Y 11,510 due Boys Sophomore and Freshman Basketball TV GAMESHCJW support as they increased their skills and gained valuable experience. Their competitive spirit, fostered by coaches Sam Moscatel and Jim McDonald, time and again found Ml wins behind Door No. l land 2, and The outlook for next year's hoops seems rosy, the Price ls Right for more wins and more championships. Hopefully, the youth of Ml will only add to the tremendous past success of their older counterparts. We must take a short commercial break for summer vacation, but be sure to stay tuned for future excitement, competition, and success! IVLAIB l . . , -W' r LA 'i P'-Z 1 Nt '-'f- f' M A t Q f --: ,XS - . . 'Q Q QQ . 3 , -- -' . , iz , .Q 1 - ' X Q.: Qin.: ., Q, R Q- 3, , v.-f .. ,ff

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o lBACK ROWJ Coach Dan Absher Sam Davison Chris Bailey, Eric Ensey, Matt Lumberg, Manager Dale Kunkel. CBOTTOM ROW? Kelly Price, Davi Boys' JV Basketball HILD' hey may look like kids. They may act immature. But, when it comes to the game of basketball, these boys play like men. The i985-86 Boys' Junior Varsity Basketball team certainly acted more than their age while on the court. These precocious heirs to the great Ml hoop tradition promised good things for the future with their play now. The young squad, composed of six juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen, possessed great size and rebounding ability. Ml boasted a stingy defense, which naturally led CABOVEP Eric Ensey, 534, rises above the crowd to score for two more. ENZ , the rest of the team yells to him. lBELOWl Freshman Bobby Hopkins flys through his junior defenders on his way to the hoop. PLAY? to quite a few close games. Of course, the poised Islanders snatched victory from most such contests. They're good competitors, praises Coach Dan Absher. They play better under pressure. Led by such standout players as Joey Turk lscoringl and Chris Bailey Creboundingl, this year's JV team should combine with a young varsity squad to dominate KingCo competition for years to come. Like David Bowie said, they just wanna dance with the big boys. So watch out!

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