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

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TEAM ID. BACK — Coach Phillips. Victor Reynoso, Tom Welschmer, Bill Bowman, Bruce Mansell, Larry Bins, Bill Brighton, George Gutierrez. FRONT — Sean Bridgewater, Brian Clements, Julius Bobo, Bobby Pollack, Sedrick Spencer, not pic- tured — Chopin Scott, Scott Moore, Eddie Parker. Sophomore Bruce Mansell. who led the team in rebounds, grabs one more for the book. Second year player, junior George Gutierrez, shoots one of his many jump shots for two. We Want n To Win

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Senior point guard (honorable mention all county), Jacky Cummings, scores on this easy layup. What goes op must come down. Doesn ' t it? Sophomore forward and third team all county, Duke Sutton, tries to go up strong. Junior forward Jeff Chambers gets ready to let another jump shot fly. A dramatic . . . return to C.I.F. The team got off to a great start, winning as many pre-season games as they won all last season. They placed second in the Viking Shootout and in the prestigious Raincross Tourney. In the Irvine Tourney they were consola- tion runner-ups. Artie Hall said, It was a great improvement from last year, but we could have played better at times. Losing only to North twice and Norco once in league, they earned a second place title in the Ivy League and a trip to C.I.F. Because of the no F rule, they went into the playoffs without a start- er, sixth man, and two reserves. And they lost a tough game in the first round 78-79 to San Gorgonio. It was very hard to accept the loss since they had been 15 points ahead with only five minutes left in the game. Next year the school moves into the larger Citrus Belt League. With only one of this year ' s starters a senior, Jacky Cummings, the team looks to be even stronger next year. Junior Derek Schaper led the team with 60 steals. Center Artie Hall led the team in scor- ing, 13.4 points a game, and in rebounds, nearly 10 a game. Sophomore Duke Sut- ton also contributed 10.8 points a game. Varsity H Sports

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iunior Scott Moore puts up a jump shot over two North defenders. Sophomore point guard Victor Reynoso races down the court for another fast break. Freshman sensation Chopin Scott lays it off the glass for two. Utility player Larry Bins takes an open jump shot. r, en points . . . the difference between 1st and 3rd The team started the season on a winning note, taking first place in one tournament and the consolation cham- pionship in two others, but ended less happily, losing the last three games of the season and ending up in third place. It was the worst shooting team (shots made verses shots attempted) in the last fifteen years, but a very ag- gressive defense kept them in control. Sharp shooting George Gutierrez was able to score 32 points in one game w hile freshman Chopin Scott scored 30 in another. The best games of the sea- son were the games against Perris be- cause Perris was so quick and we were not expected to win. In fact, Moreno and North were the only teams to beat Perris this season. It ' s really hard for a team to lose by just two points primar- ily because there are so many if onlys that come to mind. Several of this years players will remain on the J.V. ' s next year because there won ' t be many spots open on the varsity. The in- creased experience should do a lot to eliminate future if onlys! Larry Birts stated, We started out better than I expected, but ended worse. Scott Moore led the team in steals and in scoring, averaging 14 points a game. Bruce Mansell was the leading rebounder and Victor Reynoso led the team in assists. Jr. Varsity H®7 Sports