Sahuaro High School - Viva Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Victory in triple overtime against Palo Verde started the regular sea- son with a roar on December 1. ln the second game, Jim Ferguson scored a school record with 34 points and a win over Salpointe. Cougars dropped the next two against Catalina and McClintock, four players fouling out in the match at Tempe. Neil Henry tied Jim's scoring record of 34 points in the Sunnyside game, and the team closed December com- petition losing to Pueblo on the 18th. The Cougars came on strong after the Christman workouts, beating Palo Ver- de by 22 points, the Catalina Trojans by 18, and Sunnyside by 21. An upset bid over No. 1 East High failed, despite 55 points turned in by the Henry-Ferguson combination, three overtimes, and a very loud mob. Sahuaro put four men in double figures to beat Pueblo in the final non-con- ference game, 84-71, January 19. Before a packed house at Rincon, Ferg- uson's one-man show of 31 points fail- ed to topple unbeaten No. 1 Rincon in the first division game, Jan. 22. The Cougars came out on top in a hack-slash battle at Amphi, and a home victory over Douglas put Sahua- ro in a second place tie with Tucson. The Cougars next edged Tucson by two points and took over the Badgers' se- cond place position in the B division. Amphi's Panthers were mauled again, 72-57, with Ferguson and Henry total- ing 45, in the last five seconds of the Salpointe game the Cougars lost a non-league contest, 68-65. Friday. Feb. 12, was the showdown with league-leading Rincon. After three ear-splitting overtimes, the Cougars finally gave in 69-66. Tucson pulled the Cougars back into a second place tie with an overtime de- feat, 64-63. In the last game, the team whipped Douglas 71-62. Losing the coin flip, and Tucson's victory over the snow delayed Douglas- Tucson game, Sahuaro ended in a third place seeding for the divisionals Feb. 26-27. Due to a Feb. 26 Viva! deadline, results will be in the supplement. S PORTS 127

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me-an L, ff----W it ..., r t-ries... ,, , 'E' 5 are 'ffeszwl Cougars lose com flip for second place :. , . -1 OW N 2 , W. WWW I FAR LEFT: ln thefamiliar pre-game lay- up drill, George Whitaker lays the ball over the rim after taking a pass from Rick Knostman. ITO P LEFT: In a calm, contained manner, Coach McConnell tries to solve the difficulties of the first half in a game against Rincon. I TO P RIG HT: Doing what he does best, Neil Hen ry goes inside between two Salpointe Lancers to score two points ofhistotal 427. I BOTTOM RIGHT: Hold it! I lost my contact! Another step and Richard Stagg would have crushed it. Ranger Kevin Kincaid shows Rick Knostman where his lens is. I BOTTOM LEFT: Ignoring an onrushing Lancer, Jim Ferguson shoots from one of his favorite spots on the court, the corner.

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a:.aa.,,,, s-L eww af- M . M...n. 1 fs N' J.V., FROSH BASKETBALL 4 J.V., Frosh prepare for varsity by working ball to insid e 128 S PORTS I FAR LEFT: In a game where five Amphi players fouled out, Connie Corcoran drives to the basket after a fast break. I TO P MIDDLE: An assistant coach as well as the frosh coach, Mr. Hiatt smiles at the possibility of another overtime. l BOTTOM MIDDLE: Kent Markle made ten out of fourteen from the foul line in an important game against Rincon which Sahuaro won 53-52. ITO P RIGHT: As Doug Hamm and a Rincon player aggressively go after the ball, Don Knott looks at the referee in disbelief. J.V. BASKETBALL: Top Row: Coach Buddy C Gary Fisk, Bryan Harple, Greg Hodgeson Schull, Mike Livingston. and David Vogel I gerj, Bottom Row: Rick McConnell, Conrad C an, Bobby Ferguson fmanagerl. Jim Sch: Mark Newton. and Don Holt fmanagerj.