Parkrose High School - Equus Ferox Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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asketball The Bronco basketball season brought shock and surprise to many. Pre-rated as number seven in the league, Coach Woods expected his young team to be a year away from state competition. The season opener with Central Catholic brought a surprising 53-50 victory to Parkrose as the Rams gave a poor performance and fell apart defensively in the second half. The tide turned, however, in the following game, with Beaverton's 63-52 upset. The big difference in floor play seemed to be in turnovers, as Parkrose tossed away 42 balls to the Beavers' 28. Jim Over landed two free-throws in the final seven seconds of overtime for the next Parkrose win, over Aloha, 54-52. Aloha led most 'of the game until Warrior Bob Stender fouled out with live minutes left to play and twenty-one points to his credit. Overtime buckets by Ron Albertson and Cal Abts were also important in gaining this victory. Jesuit Coach Carrington quipped, We were flatter than pancakes out there tonight! , referring to his boys, the pre-season picks for the Metro title. The Broncs took the lead throughout the game, however, outhustling the Crusaders with a creditable mobility on defense. Jesuit's 18 fouls over Parkrose's 8 helped the Broncs slice the win 56-55. Hillsboro couldn't hit from the field and neither the Spartans nor the Broncos could lob sinkers from the free-throw line in the next match. Parkrose easily took the game 61-36, with strong rebounding. Lake Oswego set up a tough defense to lead throughout the Bronco-Laker clash. Parkrose nearly caught up as the buzzer gave the Broncs a 36-35 loss. David Douglas added another downer for the Broncos as foul trouble benched three starters: Ron Albertson, Jeff Butts and Mike Kehrli. Parkrose rallied late but fell 67-60. A sloppy defense and lack of incentive seemed to be the pitfalls in the last game of the first half. Sunset took Parkrose 65-50, leaving them with a 4-win, 4-loss record. Central Catholic again met defeat in the second half as the Bones rallied with fine defensive efforts and backboard play. Kehrli was credited with 20 points in the 70-58 win. Overtime again gave the Broncos a lease on victory, as Jim Murphy bagged two free-throws with 50 seconds left in the Parkrose-Beaverton game. Parkrose outscored the Beavers 48-47, as sophomore Jeff Butts tallied 24 points for an all-season high. Kehrli hit 22 counters in the next victory over Aloha, 74-56, and teamed with Jeff Butts to control the backboards. Then Bronco Improvement and poise combined to create the first home court loss for Jesuit since their 1964-65 season in the Wilco league. Woods added, Our first half experiences helped us mature into a tougher teamf' This 59-50 win gave Parkrose first place standings within the Metro league, which they strengthened by overcoming Hillsboro again, 63-50. Making headlines, Parkrose then downed arch-rival David Douglas with a 63-53 runoff, gaining praise for their quickness and leaping ability. Both coaches agreed as to the key play was a steal and lay-in by Craig Merrill at mid-court early in the fourth period. In the middle of the third quarter, a 32-32 knot was broken in a six-minute explosion with four Bronco buckets from the 15-20 foot range and four lay-ins. This left the score 49-38, the largest margin achieved by Parkrose. This 6-0 second half winning streak was finally marred when Lake Oswego stifled Parkrose 61-39, but the Broncs retaliated the next week with what Woods called, ffOne of our best games, particularly on defense and plain effort. Paul Schuberg, with his long shots, and Jeff Butts, with his board show Q12 rebounds and 17 pointsj were keys to the 52-46 victory over the Metro Champs from Sunset. This win earned Parkrose a 7-1 second half record and a play-off with David Douglas for the Metro league runners-up. The following Tuesday at Reynolds High School, emotions erupted as Jim Murphy's free-throw tipped the 2nd place Metro berth to Parkrose in the run-off with D.D. Victorious and ecstatic, Parkrose fans swamied onto the court to end the game 55-54 following Murphy's successful 1-and-1 foul shot, gained as time ran out in the three minute overtime. Woods could not explain the win, Both teams played just great defense. It was the best defensive game live ever seen. The Scot's Truman Osburn accounted it to, You've got to be lucky as well as good. We probably got as many breaks as they did, but we didn't get them in the clutch that counted. The Broncs threatened to blow the game open early and again late, but the Scots battled back both times. Parkrose led by as many as eight points in the first quarter, but DD recovered to a 21-21 halftime tie. Taking charge again in the early fourth,Parkrose was then stifled and a 40-40 tie ended regulation play. Murphy staked a four point overtime lead, which was matched by two quickies from Scot Greg Horner. This left 24 seconds to go and set the stage for Murphy's heroic wrap-up. Benson ended the state AAA league competition with its first AAA championship and a 57-53 win over Grant. Young and inexperienced, Parkrose did an impressive job at state although they dropped out early in the tourney. We,ve been a dark horse all year. Coach Woods said, summing up the trip to the state tourney, f'It's been a great season getting heref' We put a scare into themf' Woods commented, on the opening round with Grant at the Memorial Coliseum, lt could have gone either way. It was the PIL champions from Grant, however, who bettered the Broncos, 45-42. The Generals held a 25-23 edge at the half and pushed ahead in the third quarter with a switch to man-to-man defense from a zone. Parkrose missed its first nine shots in this period and spent the remainder of the game trying to catch up. The Broncs were credited, however, forcing Grant outside, staying tough, and playing the boards. Jeff Butts hooked 13 rebounds while Mike Kehrli nabbed 7 rebounds and 13 points. Parkrose was then dropped from the tourney as South Salem's tenacious man-to-man defense forced the Broncos into 28 costly turnovers. Intermission saw Parkrose trailing only 24-18, but the Saxons turned on the heat in the second half to take the game with a generous lead, 61-48. Jeff Butts took a tourney-high 17 rebounds while Mike Kehrli pulled through 14 pointers. Coach Bill Brady, of this year's Junior Varsity Basketball Team, gave a quick resume of their season, stating, s'We had a very balanced team in scoring and rebounding. It seemed that we had a different leader in these areas every ball game. Because of desire and L

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hardnosed basketball, we were usually able to out-rebound our opponents even though we were the shortest team in the league. Quickness was the key to our success. The season was a winning one with 10 wins and 7 losses. Leading scorers were Gary Donovan, Steve Johnson and Daryle Zarozinskig while Jim Torgerson, Tim Addleman, and Gary Donovan were leading rebounders. Wrestlin Parkrose,s wrestling team had a rough year, suffering from a lack of membership and at times forfeiting up to three weight classes. The Varsity I team gained no wins during the season while the Varsity II team was twice victorious. Parkrose came in seventh at the district competition, gaining third place honors from Mike Griffiths C141 lbsj, Lars Zirpel U51 lbsj and Jim Peterson U68 lbs.j. In the 130-pound bracket, Jeff Phillips nabbed fourth. Mike Griffiths was merited most valuable wrestler and Bob Mowat was honored with the most take-downs. Sophomore Greg Smith captured the title of making the most pins. Optimism is.high for next year, though, as the team will lose only six seniors. Coach Meyers concluded that, Our biggest downfall this season was simply that we didn't have enough kids. We sometimes lost as many as 15 points before we even startedfl G mnastics The Parkrose Boys, Gymnastic Team earned a third place trophy at the state competition after a successful undefeated season. 'Tm so happy, l'll probably smile for a monthll' quipped Coach Ed Tribby. We have a lot of talent and the will to win. A taste of victory is very nicef, That taste began at the Metro District Meet in the Parkrose gym, which produced eleven Bronco state-qualifying individual performances. The Parkrose team displayed its seasonas best to gain 123.92 points for the second place ticket to the state trials. This score was surpassed only by David Douglas, with l39.13. The State meet added another note of excitement with two trophy winning Metro teams. David Douglas stole first place from South Eugene and its eight-year state title winning streak. Parkrose slipped away with third place and 113.94 points, under the Scots' 135.10 and Southis l30.l6. Three Parkrose medalers competed outstandingly in floor exercise. Randy Burdick repeated his third place standings of last year by hitting top routines in both the prelirninaries and finals. Mike Nashif aced his brother, Bruce, by .2 point to capture a fifth place, with Bruce then taking sixth. Other high performances included Rick Scrivens with a 7.4 score on the rings, and Ed Norman on the side horse. The team's all-arounds, including Wayne Curry, Rick Scrivens, Bob Anderson, and Bruce Nashif, were all to be commended. Tribby commented, UOur all-arounds have done a great job this year and theyive had to work around a lot of injuriesf, Nevertheless, Tribby was proud of this team's spirit and he looks to more future championship teams. The Girls, Gymnastic Team finished with a 4-win, 7-loss season, and tremendous improvement over previous years. The girls, feeling the loss of injured all-around Lynne Schull, came in ninth at the district competition. Charlene Kruggel and Laura Seldomridge competed well throughout the season as all-arounds, while RaeLene Olson and Brenda Scrivens excelled in floor exercise. Sallie Taylor specialized in vaulting and balance beam, and Carole DeBusk in the uneven parallel bars. Missy Brus, Cindy Marlton, and Debbie Peter completed the team. Coach Welch commented, 'gIt was a great season and our improvement came through lots of determination and hard work. It was an impressive showing we gave at district toof'