Tombstone High School - Prospector Yearbook (Tombstone, AZ)

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Basketball Summary Pre-season dope of sportwriters rated Tombstone Yellowjackets to finish the season on fourth or fifth place on the Triple S standings but Coach Wyatt was deter mined to turn the tables on them With four veterans returning from last year s squad E Escarcega P Castro F Ramirez, Seniors: and G Felland, Junior, Coach Wyatt worked hard to find a smooth high scoring combination which was to build around these four players As the season opened the Jackets, small in height 5 9 average, but big in spirit started out on their winning way and weren t halted until they had posted a rec ord of fifteen wins and five losses and had tied with St. David. A pre-season top favored for Triple S honors, for the championship, something the Jackets haven t done since the season of 46 The Jackets drew a first round bye in the annual Southern District Tournament held at Benson and the next day played Nogales, the defending Class B State Champs on even basis throughout the game until the final heat before losing on a lopsided score of 58 37 The same afternoon the tired Jackets took on the Lobos of Patagonia and after trailing all through the game, the Jackets dropped 2.1 points in the fourth heat to emerge with a 42-30 victory. On the third round, the Jackets had a fight on their hands with the surprising Marana Tigers and trailing all the game until t.he final minute and gaining a 31-30 victory The semifinals found Tombstone again playing a strong Class B contender Douglas but the determined Jackets wanted to stay in the tournaments and after playing Douglas on even basis the first half the Jackets couldn t stop the sharp shooting of the rangy Bulldogs and fell to the score of 59-42 Basketball Personnel FRANK RAMIREZ-Senior Guard Captain Frank combined several qualities to make him an outstanding player on the hardwood. He is a good defensive man a good floor man, and combined an excellent shot with a fake and dribble to make him a dangerous scorer He averaged over 13 points per game this season and was selected on the SSS all-star team and given hon- orable mention on the SC all-tournament team. ERNEST ESCARCEGA-Senior, Forward. Ernest was the spark plug of the team. He is an excellent team man, an ex- cellent shot and excellent on defense. Switched to forward from guard, he did not score as he has in past performances, due to his team play. Was quick to see open- ings and take advantage of them. Was selected on the SSS all-star team and given honorable mention on the SC all-tournament team. PETE CASTRO-Senior, Guard. Although Pete is not a flashy player, he is one of the steadiest and best de- fensive players in the conference. I-Ie lacked height, however, he is one of the best rebound men we have had for a long time. Pete lost many opportunities to score by constantly feeding his teammates instead of shooting himself. GERALD FELLAND-Junior, Center. Jerry was switched from forward to center because of the excellent spring of his legs and his timing in getting tip-offs while jumping from the center position. He is a good defensive man, but his strongest point was under the offensive basket. TEDDY ARNOLD-Junior, Forward. Teddy developed, over last season, more than any other man on the squad. He is tall, rangy, a good shot, and possesses many qualities necessary for an excellent basketball man. GLENN PYEATT-Junior, Guard. Glenn lacks are important assets to be an excellent basketball player, height- being very much on the short side of 5'6 . Glenn is fast, a good ball hustler, a ve ry good ball handler and a good shot. WA LS W O R T H I--'hw--pn-.4 4 l..-in Hy ummwornl nonnrn lanolllo. la.. U. I. A. 4 Z - --- -Y'-----r---f w-----'H .W ,.. uw- v--. ...,......,-,, ,,, --VV - -. --fs-1 W- .,4-.,.. - UV.,-nf, ,,,, In p I, ,V V xrxgft, ow l! Q I D U I U I s o ! 0 c I I1 1 I I u ' o u l I I I I ' D o

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Q A Qi Fx, M - A.. me fe., 4- FRONT ROW: Left to Right: C. Martinez, F. Tarazon, M. Abril, C. Roberts. R. Watson, R. Da ll. BACK ROW: G. Fel-lxzxd, J. Elcarcegl. P. Castro. F. Garcia, T. Arnold, A. Escarcega, F. Bakarich, G. Pyeatt, F. Ramirez, E. Escarcega. OPPN. TUHS OPPN. TUHS Bowie 26 31 San Simon 44 Willcox 35 38 Patagonia 50 St. David 35 42 Bowie 50 Bisbee 35 Z6 St. David 54 Marana 38 54 Valley Union 59 Patagonia 46 57 Bisbee 34 Benson 54 43 Marana 46 Valley Union 39 48 Benson 40 Willcox 34 42 A. S. D. 39 A. S. D. Z9 49 San Simon 49 SCORING AVERAGES FOR SEASON Name Total Points Average Frank Ramirez 268 13.4' Ernest Escarcega 243 12.15 Jerry Felland 165 8.25 Teddy Arnold 121 6.05 Pete Castro 43 2.15 Glenn Pyeatt 29 1.45 TOTAL POINTS Tombstone Opponents 895 764 AVERAGE PER GAME Tombstone Opponents 44.75 43 38.2