Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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3Jfh, lo Some rough acfion shown here beiween defending champs, Placer, and challenger, Harfnell. Fred Willson, 30, seems +o be geffing ihe besl' of ihe deal. Bill Hazlewood, 3, of Sacramenfo waifs anxiously for fhe laall +o come down. The Sacramenio boys siaried sfrong buf 'Faded near 'lhe end of 'rhe fcurney. Modeslo did noi fare very well. Sanla Rosa beal 'Phe Bucs in Jrhe iirsi' round, 'rhen Modesio dropped Placer in lhe consolalion game. buf losi 'ro'l.ACC in ihe consolaiion semi-finals. The All-Tourney seleciions were Ernie Hall and. Ed ivlillan of Veniura. Curiis Gardere and Marion Sims of Sanla Rosa, Ered Wilson, Harlnell. and Jim Brown, Wesl Conira Cosla. d..L'ify,f11llQq,rz,b'L Jima :bf , .,.v.:., - a .,,W wr ,V fe- -V v ' A .- ' dis i H- gps . Qi .Q-awww' 'A !'1' l'R 3H was Issmmsain ha, -ima-H W-H . .H .h., , .Q . - .vw.1as',w-'s - 1. I 'x 5 ef - 5: J ENN Q5 fi . , a .I 1 is HSN: I- '- Wiki' 'M Queen Delise awards The loo? lo 'lhe happy champ, Veniura. The Venfurans won all 'lheir games in easy-going sfyle. Here fhey-are receiving firsf place frophy and miniafure gold bas- ltefballs. To fhe second place ieam, Sania Rosa, wenf silver baslref- balls and also a big 'lrophy awarded by Norma Russell. One happy-go-luclzy Bear Cai' sfole a lciss. fool The ouisfanding Modesfo player award wen'r +0 guard Barney Parsons, while liH'le Monfe Gonzales, College of 'rhe Sequoias, alihough nor making 'rhe sfar feam, hir 'for 43 poinfs in one game fo shaHer The old record of 38 poinfs made by Ed Bell. Pasadena, in I949. S , W8 !,..., .1 aw,ama'a gl Y r Q 2 a w, x I . P . I - , E 1 any .1 i- 1' ,Jn gs . ' . a - - s. 6 x Q 22? H. - ,. .- Wi-:A R, H ' f .f if-3' H -.5 -',,'f aj an s..s :.: Q. ,AV A ef' r'::51 ,- . V .Aw -,f , i ' fm -A A as f -Q ,im a- f-I f . E L., -Z-Dgfvggi ', ,, 5: - -fa fm a'-,yi ,Z i -fVpi:s- --55, 15 gi ' '- W H ff R1 1, N' ' Z F -N5 X , A ,. 9 ' a M 1215 51 5 E 'HMS 'iN.a. .i -ui wHw1a.WSs.R,g, -' , s a ys? 1 G. 0 gs 5, Q -, 41',.1fuf-. 'L i s ygwexiq-mia EQ? i si

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0 wmumgfmwgffm Curf Polzine, 45, assisTed by Barney Parsons, 40, scores 'For ModesTo in iTs Tirsl' game of The baslceTball Tourney againsT Placer JC. lT's Polzine scoring again, This Time againsT SanTa Rosa. George Naiarian, 24, and Paul Turner, Ib, Tail To sTop him. As expecTed. VenTura JC. The powerhouse oT The SouTh. won The l3Th Annual STaTe Junior College BaslceTloall Tournamenl' here on January 6Th by cle- 'ieaTing SanTa Rosa JC. The VenTurans were led by Their high scoring and ouTsTanding player selecTion, Ernie Hall. He scorecl 84 poinTs in Tour games To Take high scoring honors. Tom MaTThews, I5, reaches high in The air in an aTTemp+ To recover a rebound. IT was Too high for Tom. Naiarian, 24, of SanTa Rosa in The Thick of iT again, buf This Time he is surrounded by a hosT of HarTnell boys. Queen Delise awards Ernie Hall a wrisT waTch 'Por being The ouTsTanding player of The Tournament The consolaTion game saw CiTy College of San Francisco loeaT Los Angeles CiTy College, while Third place spoT wenT To popular WesT ConTra CosTa by clowning San MaTeo, WesT ConTra CosTa, a new school, won The favor oT The home crowd wiTh iTs almosT all-colored sTarTing quinTeT. lT was also The TasTesT Team in The Tourney. Jim Bum, loaf, Uuiiojanffa, Hounmwl

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