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

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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

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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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Halfback Jeff Stone clears the ball out as Martin Huerta and Frank Uyemura converge. Guard Steve Perez puts up a baseline shot. Defender Martin Huerta vollies past a Perris forward. Center Chris Herbert goes up strong after getting another rebound. Point guard. Curtis Morton takes time from dribbling to put up a jump shot. Forward Ben Picazo cuts across in front of the goal hoping for a shot. F ew stumbles in first steps The freshman team had another great season going 13-6. They were known for their aggressive rebounding and their explosive fast break. Chris Herbert was an excellent rebounder and very strong inside. Curtis Morton was a good ball handler and could al- ways be counted on to run the fast break. Steve Perez was an all around hustler who excelled in defense. Curtis Morton said, We had a pretty successful season, but we couldn ' t come through in the tough games. The team had to adjust to the loss of Chopin Scott to the J.V. ' s, but they seemed to handle it pretty well. This was the first year that soccer had a J.V. boys ' team. It was difficult getting the season started as their first coach resigned shortly into the season and it was a while before another coach was found. The captain was sopho- more, Frank Uyemura. Most of their emphasis was on defense and Frank Uyemura. a sweeper, led the charge. The offensive weapon was surefooted sophomore Treavor Rush. Tom Nicholas filled in the toughest position on the field, that of goal keeper. We Want H To Win