San Miguel School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (National City, CA)

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Varsity Basketball The Knights opened their '57-,58 schedule with a win against Rancho del Campo. This was the first game of the pre-season tournament sponsored hy julian. After a close and hard-fought game, we won by the narrow margin of one point, 44--13. Ferd Fletcher sparked the victory hy contributing 24 points. The following Friday night, we went to julian to play in the second tournament round. Alulian was our first opponent, hut they and their tall center proved too hot to handle as we lost, 52-Sl. The following night, we lost to Mt. Empire, -ll-31. XVe went home happy, though, for we had gained much needed experience. We opened the regular season at Ramona where the eventual league champs defeated us. Our next game was with Brown at home. Sparked hy Ferd's 16 points and with good johs done hy john Huntington, Charles Tyson, and Steven Coutts, the Maroon and Gold won, 45-40. The rest of the league games were lost as the hox scores will show, except for one. Playing our last game at the Boys' Cluh against Rancho del Campo, the Knights came alive and played their hest game. Ferd Fletcher led the assault with 27 points, setting a new school individual scoring record. Tyson and Lynds aided with fine performances and 12 and T points re- spectively. The gameis highlight came in the fourth quarter as the Knights scored 23 points. Newell Bossart, a new junior, hrought down the house with a casual toss over his head that swished through for a field goal. On this happy note, the game ended with the Maroon and Gold winning, 60 to 423. The season could he called unsuccessful hy some, hut it gave us needed experience. The loss of Fletcher, Coutts and Lynds will he felt next year, hut NYaruer. Huntington, Tyson, BlOl'tlllll'l' and Bossart offer great promise of a well-halanced team. NVQ' may have lost the majority of our games, but our spirit stays high. XVe look forward to a fine team and a fine season next year.

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UQ than if 5 9 VA VA as 3 SJ ' IW 1' 'N 'QW 'F Qs 'xr Jr. Varsity Basketball The Junior Varsity played a full schedule this year for the first time. Plagued by inexperience and a seeming inherent inability to put the hall through the hoop, they lost a majority of their games, often, though, by close scores. The highlight of the season was a 39-25 conquest of Mt. Empire. Vance Baker scored 129 points during the season for a 10 point average and was closely followed hy Bruce Burgener, Doug Thompson and Herb Exarhos. The ex- perience gained hy Baker and Burgener will help them when they move on to the Varsity next year.