American High School - Anahuac Yearbook (Mexico City, Mexico)

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E 1 CUMS Hassey C101 antici- pates two point result of Gehrke's set shot as he idly observes the trajectory, CE TRO N IVERSITARIO MEXICC Allphin, leaping well above CUM defender Ponce 1151, tips in a rebound to widen the scoring gap. John Jauregui 1111 Tom Clark 1141 Forward Forward Freshman Junior Forward Lorrie Hogg 151 screens guard Vargas 1131 and sets for a defensive l , You Forward Hoff tips a jump ball to awaiting iDennis Small 171 to set up a Bear basket I i L A very aggressive Centro Universitario lMexico team managed to break even with the AHS Bears in a series of four l games played in the AHS gym. l With some good teamwork, real hus- l tling, and sharp shooting by forward Cliff iGehrke, the Bears swept the first two games, played on successive nights, Jan- l uary 12 and 13, by 48-31 and 45-40 scores. iThanks partly to the fouling out of one of lthe key CUM players in the first game, lthe Bears were able to run up the greater lmargin of victory, However, in the second lgame, CUM was more cautious but unable lto fluster the maturing Bear five. i Unfortunately, the second set of games lplayed two weeks later were in complete contrast. CUM, still aggressive, had spot- lted and capitalized upon some Bear weak- lnesses, despite a clutch performance by Gehrke. The AHS' low percentage of rebounds and completed shots were defeat- ling factors in themselves. The respective 35-40 and 32-38 scores, however, were not lindicative of last minute Bear rallies which Ifailed. E AHS CUM l January 12: 43 31 l January 13: 45 40 5 January 26: 35 40 1 January 27: 32 38 l Olaf Hoff 1151 i Forward l Senior l

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Warren Hastey's free throw registers three digits in lights -- 100 points-an AHS record. The AHS Bears traveled to Torreon, Coahuila the weekend of December 15 and 16 for their first out-of-town athletic en- counter in nine years. They racked up their first two victories of the season against the Colegio Americano of Torreon. In the first game, the Bears had some difficulty in adjusting to the floor condi- tions, as indicated by very inaccurate shoot- ing. However, the 77-70 victory showed the Bear adaptability, as center Olaf Hoff led the Bears with 17 points. The follow- ing night the Bears repeated success with a 59-48 tally that guard Dennis Small's 17 point accuracy and the rebounding of Lorrie Hogg helped to achieve. With the return visit of Torreon to the AHS the weekend of February 16 and 17, the Bears completed the four game sweep with two more victories. The Bears took the first game with the low 47-33. However, on the following night, the Bears smothered Torreon 101-40. Guard Ron Spjut led the scoring marathon with 17 points. The improvement in the team was obvious, as all players gave equally brilliant performances breaking 100 and estab- lishing a new school record. COLEGIO AMERICAN DE Despite being fronted by Torreon's Peabody l41, Allphin 1211 gets off a high- post jumper, as forward Cliff Gehrke 1221 crashes the board. TGRREO Bob Feldmann l131 and Tom Clark battle an enemy guard for possession of a loose ball. AHS TORREON b 5: 77 70 are r ggggmbgi 15: 59 48 6'2 Olaf Hoff 1151 dominates the boards, as guards February 16: 47 33 Small 171 and Spjut i101 set up for their bread-and- February 17: 101 40 butter fast break. ' Q ll.. t if .4 .QQ E ' . .. 8' ffl ' I ,Q A :A A 1 ,W 7 . . 1 . 'f ' A Richard Kaufman 181 Bob Garza 191 Ron Spjut i101 Guard Guard Guard Senior Sophomore Junior 283

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Allphin battles Patria's Alatorre 1141 on the Bears' offensive board, as Hoff 1151 moves into release position. In the most, astounding upset of the season, the AHS Bears nicked Instituto Patria in their first encounter, on Tuesday. January 16, but lost the second time, thus splitting the two game series. Patria had a highly-rated and tall basket- ball team. In the previous year this team had won the Catholic Schools' champion- ship and had come in third place in the city tournament. However, the Bears soon tarnished their lofty reputation with a 39-38 thriller. Forward Cliff Gehrke culminated his high-hitting by scoring with a beautiful lunging lay-up with four seconds left on the clock and thereby gave the AHS a well- merited victory. The Bears overcame their height and age disadvantage as they grab- bed more rebounds, thus monopolizing ball control. Revenge for Patria came Thursday night, as superior height and guard Lombera's 28 points proved too much for the AHS. Patria played an excellent game and was obviously prepared for any possible AHS upset, as indicated by the 48-53 score. AHS PATRIA January 16: 39 38 January 18: 48 53 STI TUTO PATRI Patria's Facha 191 gains offensive rebound as Bears' Hogg 151 vainly struggles to screen out both Rovzar 181 and Carmona 171. Patria captain Rovzar 181 is aided by coaches Kirkpatrick and Marshall after being fouled on a lay-up. Bears huddle for clutch time-out instructions as they trail 37-38 with 25 seconds remaining on the clock. x-. - -. A .- -, f. , 4. - . .,, , . E f .' ' Cliff Gehrke 1221 Bob Feldmann 1131 Al Allphin 1211 Forward Center Center Senior Junior Junior 285