Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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On the bench intently watchng the jv action are Brian Shislowski, Eric Story, Mario Ezel, Chris Engelmann. Deon Heasley, Oave Whittaker, and lerrry Raffenaud. Raffenaud was in his first year as a coach Beating two St. k hn players to the rebound. Richard Phifcps (32) grabs the ball as teammate Jerry Slay (54) looks on A s« foot, two- inch junior. Richard was in his second year of basketball As Deon Heasley (14) prepares to shoot. a St. lohn player attempts to block hm. A sophomore. Deon's accurate shooting was an asset to the team IV BOYS BASKETBAU AHS 15 Geneva 35 SO St lohn 42 54 Harvey 48 33 Edgewood 54 41 Riverside 43 42 Erie Tech 40 51 Strong Vincent 48 45 Harbor 51 28 WarrensviKe 88 39 Madison 42 45 Geneva 55 43 St John 50 42 Edgewood 81 51 Riverside 48 48 labrae 44 44 .Madison 49 47 Cormeaut 31 40 Erie Academy 55 44 Harbor 45 WON LOST 12 JV Basketball 29

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ILL JV BASKETBALL JV BASKETBALL JV BASKETBALL JV cJV Leads Way JV shows pride and dedication I he 1985-86 jv basketball team showed much determination and spirit even though their record was not indicative of their attitude. Sophomore Jerry Slay said. The team worked hard at every practice, but we couldn't get our act together during games. We always seemed to have our bad quarters.' Intensity was one of the aspects pushed by second-year coach Jim Hood. Coach Hood said of the team. We were trying to be a more unified team, and all three coaches were trying to stress dedication and intensity.' The jv team lost some close games throughout the year which some players thought was a good sign. Junior Brain Shislowski pointed out,'We lost quite a few of our games but we didn't always lose by that much. I'm sure the jv players are looking toward next year.' At sophomore Jason Raffenaud (10) shoots, teammate Deon Measley tries to move in for the rebound Jason, one of the starling live when the season opened, had played in the program for four years In the game against St. John, sophomore James Kist tries for a basket as |V teammates look on The team was coached by Jim Hood, who had previously been the freshman coach 28 JV Basketball

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With a look of intern concentration guard Rodney Chatman takes h»s defensive position aganst a Madson opponent The team's defense proved to be fatal to their opponents Season is a learning one Freshman season is successful under new coach ' 1 he winning spirit was with the freshman basketball squad throughout most of the season. Under the guidance of yet another new coach, Jerry Raffenaud, the team finished it? season with a winning record of 10-5. Their man-to-man offense, which was something new to them, and various defensive tactics led them to their victorious season. When asked what the team's biggest asset was, team member Adrian Mathers replied, 'It was our offensive rebounding.' Isaac Crockett also added that Our fast breaks really helped us out a lot.' Jason DiDonato reflected on the season and commented,'AI-though our size really hurt us, the season proved to be a learning season. I feel that it will help us in the future.' 'Mr Raffenaud was a good coach; he knew what he was doing,' mentioned Robert Patriarco. The idea of having a new coach didn't seem to bother these players as they gave every game their all, as evidenced by their record. Huddled with coach Jerry Raffenaud the freshman Panthers discuss the strategy. Whatever the tactics were, they proved adequate, as the team ended its season with a 10-5 record 30 Freshman Basketball