Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Skying over an opposing player as he takes the ball to the hoop is Isaac Scruggs Isaac was one of the few players on the junior varsity with good experience Patiently awaiting their turn on the floor are some of the jv players, while coaches Lynn Altonen anti Rich loslm keep an eye on the players in the game Putting it all together for the jv team J Vinconsistency he junior varsity basketball U squad suffered inconsistency J2L throughout the season. It was like the old saying, When you're hot, you're hot .... When we got it together, we could be tough, said Mike Richey. Coach Lynn Altonen noted, “We came out in the first half sluggish at times. Some games we won because we came back in the fourth quarter. As far as practice went. Coach Altonen said, The team worked hard and hustled all the time, but we always didn't get a lot done. It was a matter of experience. The team consisted of many inexperienced first-year players. With the exception of Isaac Scruggs, there were few with much experience. Right now, the future is unclear. There will be a few ready for varsity, but they need work said Altonen. It's hard to tell.

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The freshmen pull together on the court Cooperation helps he freshman basketball team m was a huge success this year. JlL Even though the team was loaded with talent, that was not the only factor in their success. Everyone got along great, said one team member There was hardly any friction within the team. Since they did get along so well, it was natural that they had a lot of fun while on the court. Winning also made it fun. Although first-year coach Rich Joslin would have liked to have had one, there was no real team leader. Although Louis Taylor handled a good portion of the scoring and Doug Wetherholt, the rebounding, no one really came out and took charge. Part of the reason may have been because Coach Joslin tried to play everybody. In practice the coach concentrated mostly on basic drills and running. Looking at the season the freshmen had, one looked to the future. If this year was any indication of what was to come, things looked good. Battling tor a rebound during warm-ups are Doug Wetherhoh (15) and Marcel Fleming (24) Doug was a starter on the freshman football team as well as basketball » Freshmen Basketball 27

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Patting the ball in bounds past a Harbor player is sophomore Keith LaDu Keith was one of the many players off last year's very successful freshman squad With a look of concentration, Robert Cray attempts a free throw Robert was a strong part of the junior varsity squad, as wel as starting m varsity football IV Basketball 1% 1-82 Ashtatxjla 51 Girard 58 34 Seneca 33 32 Harbor 18 39 Riverside 57 43 Madison 40 53 St lohn 37 45 WJoughby 50 4b C.onneaut 52 35 Edgewood 48 41 Geneva 33 47 Harbor 66 41 Riverside 59 40 Marfcson 50 56 Brookfield 58 40 St lohn 67 57 C.onneaut 59 43 Edgewood 41 39 Geneva 48 WON 5 LOSS 13 JV Basketball 29