Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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( . .,.,n, ' initlilBdj Jj - v l iiBp ' VARSITY James Oravets, Dan Barrera, Henry Gonzales, Bob Stokes, Bruce Badgley, Bill Harrison, Larry Dean, Eric Oravets. J.V. RUNNER: Herble Dunson. ipei, Dave CAPTAIN, BobStokes, and Henry Gonzales, Most Valuable Player. Henry Gonzales, finished second against Hemet. 215

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214 Cross Country Moreno Valley ' s 1975 Cross- country team recorded the first winning Cross Country season in school history. Under the di recti on of Coach Jon Gaffney , the team compiled a 5-3 overall record and a 3-3 mark in league , With team Captain Bob Stokes and Most Valuable P layer Henry Gonzales leading theway, the team captured second place in the Riverside City Tournament behind the always strong Sherman Indian team, M.V. ' s runners also placed third in theYucaipa Invitational and SAL meets . 1975-76 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON MVHS OPP 19 North 39 15 Notre Dame 47 38 Bloomington 18 36 Hemet 21 15 La Sierra 50 20 Norco 39 28 Yucaipa 27 20 Norte Vista 35 Yucaipa Invitational 3rd Riversic ie City Tournament 2nd SAL Meet 3rd Overall Won 5 Lost 3 League Won 3 Lost 3 d J,V. Cross-Country Runners; Herbie Dunson, Nestor Prosper, Dave Mendez, Toney Charles, Johnny Arseo, Bill Belvel Varsity Cross-Country Runners: Bill Harrison, Henry Gonzales, Bob Stokes, James Oravets, Eric Oravets, Larry Dean, Dan Barrera, Bruce Badgley ii

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Moreno Wins League, 14-0 Advance to CIF Semi-Finals The 1976 Varsity Basketball team produced the best team in Moreno Valley ' s history. With a league record of 14-0, the Vikings won the San Andreas League Championship for the second straight year. Team captain and leading scorer Alphonse Winters was unanimously voted the league ' s Most Valuable Player for the Second time. The Viking Season started good and progressively got better. Pre-league play ended with a 7-3 record. The Vikes then plunged headlong into league play and ended on top, 14-0. In the first round of CIF, Coach Dahl ' s league champs trounced Desert Valley league runner-up. Central of EI Centre 79-44. Round two saw the Work- men Lobos invade the MVHSGym with a hot shooting team and 7 foot center, Dave McGuire. The Vikings handled the hot shooting and McGuire royally, as Moreno advanced to the Quarter-Finals by defeating the Lobos, 72-59. Quarter Final action broughtnew action to Moreno ' s Vikings. The SAL Champs traveled to La Habra to battle the Sonora Raiders. In the exciting and tense game, that was filled with high emotion, the Vikings met one of the most balanced teams they had faced all season. By the middle of the third quarter, it ap- pearefias if the Vikings had been stopped. With Sonora leading by nine, the Moreno Squad staged the most spectacular come back of the season. When the Final buzzgr sounded, the Vikings had advanced to the semi- finals by edging the Raiders 67-65. Hopes for a CIF Championship were ended at Cal State Fulerton as the Mission Viejo Diablos capitalized on one of Moreno ' s few off nights. The Diablos, paced by a good fast break and hotshooting from the outside, eliminated Moreno Valley, 68-43. 216 LEFT: Steve Strutz hits two from the outside. ABOVE: Craig McGhee dunks a basket against Workman. Craig was named First Team All League. BELOW: Spark-plug ball handler Jimmy Williams leads a Moreno fast break.