Winston Churchill High School - Chancellor Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Stifled by injuries, the Varsity roundballers posted a H0-15 pre-district record. As the season opened, the Chargers fell victim to the Unicorns of New Braunfels by the score of 49-40, but quickly redeemed them- selves against San Marcos by winning 54-50. Pre-district went on its way with Churchill playing .500 ball most of the time. The New Braunfels Tournament was high- lighted by Gene Sueltenfuss' making the all-tournament team as Churchill captured the consolation trophy by defeating Kennedy 59-50. Mark Musson and Mike Young along with Sueltenfuss were consistently top scorers throughout the pre- Histrict season. The injury problem kept the starting five from playing together the entire first half of the Manuevering around a Rough Rider, Gary Kelly Q42j managed Season, and as the Chargers Prepared for district Compe' to contribute four points in the cliffhanger the Chargers lost tition, they faced a high mountain to climb. to TR. 5, 'P+ VX X i vX I---f' e'ti '..,,,g wx Awaiting a chance to get into the action Commended by Coach Hunt for fine are fl-rj Mark Musson, Mark Royall, shooting abilityn, Eric von Merveldt Jens Bowlin, Doug Cunningham, Jerry QZOQ fires one in a pre-district outing. Lutz, Tom Pichot, and Leo Knapp.

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Chargers contenders in district duels Playing in 31-AAAA's unique two-round set up, Churchill's inexperienced squad managed to be contenders down to the final two games. The Chargers' second-round upset of the Lee Volunteers, who hadjust upended the state finalists jefferson Mustangs, was a big moment and the results indicated the kind of district race it was. No one team had a lease on the district title until the closing games of the second round. Led by Mike Young and Barry Davis, WC posted a 10-15 pre-district slate and headed into district counting on other starters, Mark Musson, Gene Sueltenfuss, Robert Ahr and Mike Layer. With thirteen ofthe fifteen players underclassmen, Churchill met with moments of frustration and unpredictable bright spots: a one point loss to Marshall, a two-point victory over Lee. It was that kind of season. At the end of the first round, Churchill had downed only Jay and stood 1-4, but that experience began to pay off as the second round started and Coach John Hunt's boys bettered their record shocking Lee, downing jay a second time and challenging Marshall only to lose a 42-41 heartbreaker. jefferson, the district representative continued to the state AAAA finals. Leaving the court at halftime in the first district game against john Marshall, are Eric von Merveldt QZOQ, Mark Musson Q54j, Tom Pichot, and Leo Knapp. Rebounding in the tense second round game against Lee is WC's Gary Kelly. The score was 49-47 and the Chargers were victorious! 155