Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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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

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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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Is there a worm for the early birds? A big head start tarting in October, basketball players began practicing at 6:00 in the morning, three days a week, not knowing whether they had made the team or not. They had a desire to make a commitment and a willingness to put in extra time,” said Coach Robert Walters. Starting in November, the team began having two-a-days. This seperated the men from the boys. It developed a respect and unity among the players, a feeling of being a special group. No one else around makes that kind of sacrifice , said Walters. Perhaps senior Roy Davis summed it up best. Early practices helped our conditioning a lot. It gave us responsibility and discipline, getting up and being on time, and it brought us together as a team. l‘JBI-82 Varsity 8oys' Basketbal Ashtabula 60 Oard 56 63 Seneca 51 56 Harbor 63 55 Willoughby 62 66 Riverside 72 62 Madson 57 63 St John 51 65 Corweaut 61 56 Edgewood 55 34 Ceneva 48 65 Harbor 71 66 Riverside 53 64 Madison 61 57 Brookfield 72 61 St. lohn 54 70 Conneaut 51 58 Edgewood 60 47 Geneva 54 WON 10 LOSS 8 Guarding Terrance Hanna from taking a pass is Caught in a practice jump shot is senior Ron senior Brian Yokosuk Brian played freshman and Higley Ron was also a staring pitcher on the var- juroor varsity as wefl as playing at the varsity level sity baseball team for three years, as wel as play- ing basketbaB