Blue Ridge High School - Cresta Azul Yearbook (Lakeside, AZ)

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l Girls Varsity Basketball Scores BR Opponent 49 Snowflake 51 50 McNary 55 51 Holbrook 52 65 Holbrook 59 53 Snowflake 61 :Uoseph City Tournament 49 'i:Alchesay 28 63 fiGanado 38 45 'Uoseph City 61 52 Alchesay 66 49 Round Valley 46 47 St. Johns 59 54 Show Low 34 64 Alchesay 51 I 36 Round Valley 50 54 St. Johns 50 66 Show Low 45 B-North District Tournament 64 St. Johns 58 48 Round Valley 62 B-State Tournament BR Opponent 34 Clifton 41 28 Page 82. 1. Coach Mary Riley gives pointers during a time-out. 2. Laura James C243 puts up a shot against St. Johns. 3. Wendy Klitus C201 puts the pressure on a Round Valley opponent. 4. Peggy Grippin C215 goes up with a shot against Show Low. Pictures on this page courtesy of White Mountain Independent 82 GIRLS' BASKETBALL '4g'a fa It ,I . 1 1 Q ' at . . 9 Ki Vi' , .,,'. 4? rf: ' C P' .rg 5 'Q 1 iv' 7 , 'iw i'w'tf , V. L. ,ef mfr: ill Y it . ' 'i g ff 41 M L rrr.

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lniuries couse Jcickets to come up short by Joe Hochevar and Mitch Jordan Critical injuries to the two tallest starters contributed to a disappointing season record of 4-14. Despite the loss of height, six games were lost by narrow margins. In the first game of the year, Clay- ton Lord was hit. He broke his knee- cap which led to an operation. Before conference Kurt Bickle hit the floor hard and also had to have an opera- tion on his knee. They were both lost for the season. In the Alchesay game, Blue Ridge was ahead by two points and had the ball. Coach Wieburg called two time outs in a row. Because of this, the ref- eree gave BR a technical foul. The Alchesay player sank the resulting free throws to win, 59-61. Most valuable players on the '78- '79 squad were co-captains Anthony Acevedo and Rick Huser. Most improved award went to Mitch Jordan. The JV season could be well sum- med up in one word: hustle. Coach Stan Thompson remarked that, This JV team was a bunch of hustlebound kids. They really didn't have the height, but the aggressiveness and hustle were there. The team really played good together. The JV record was 6 and 9 overall and 3 and 5 in conference. Five of the 9 games that were lost happened by 2 or less points. And, four were in over- time, so the season was much closer than the record showed. One of the best games the JV played was against Alchesay in Whiteriver. The score was tied at the end of regu- lation play, and BR went on to win by one at the buzzer in overtime. Steve Bittorf lead the JV's season scoring with a 12 point average per game. Mike Mclnelly and Mike Schim- mel were close behind with a 9 point per game average each. Mike Mclnelly was leading rebounder with Mike Schimmel the number one ballstealer. Boys Varsity Basketball 38 Payson 42 BR Opponent 84 Joseph City 57 72 Joseph City 57 36 Snowflake 56 58 Snowflake 68 46 Payson 49 50 Payson 64 36 Round Valley 56 58 Joseph City 69 44 Alchesay 43 56 Snowflake 66 38 Show Low 37 42 Payson 51 36 St. Johns 52 55 McNary 58 63 McNary 28 Blue Ridge lnvitationalt 44 Alchesay 60 57 Tuba Cityt 73 41 Show Low 44 54 Show Lowi' 62 39 Round Valley 51 50 Ashforkt 51 36 St. Johns 70 55 Round Valley 54 59 Alchesay 61 Freshman Basketball Scores 58 Show Low 54 BR Opponent 48 St. Johns 76 50 Show Low 45 41 Round Valley 45 33 Snowflake 44 58 Alchesay 62 50 Payson 39 64 Show Low 62 48 Snowflake 72 58 St. Johns 82 67 Payson 45 B-North District Tournament 51 Round Valley 62 69 Show Low 70 37 Alchesay 71 47 Show Low 48 Boys' JV Basketball Scores 35 St. Johns 32 BR Opponent 45 Alchesay 61 61 Joseph City 23 46 Show Low 47 46 Snowflake 47 I 3 BOYS' BASKETBALL 81

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Girls moke Stcite, ciren't riled by new cocich by Laura James Layout by Kelly Yeager lt was the game-Blue Ridge vs. St. Johns in the semi-finals of the B-North District Tournament at St. Johns. The winner would play Round Valley later on that night in the championship game, and win or lose, would then travel to the State Basketball Tourna- ment in Mesa. It promised to be an exciting game, as the two teams had met twice before and each had won when playing on their home court. St. Johns won by 12 points the first time they met, and BR by 4 the second time around. Once again the Redskins had the home court advantage, but the Jack- ettes needed more than that to stop them. They came out to take a 14-12 first quarter lead, but fell behind 22- 26 at the half. l The third quarter saw a back and forth battle and ended with the Jack- ettes still trailing, 41-43. BR rallied back in the fourth period and when the final buzzer sounded, the Jackettes had stung the 'Skins, 64-58. Coach Mary Riley commented that, This was the game we truly came forth playing as a team. Sarah fHec- kathornej was a continual threat with her accuracy in shooting. Heckat- horne ended the game with 16 points along with Darci Jarrell, who poured in 12 of the 23 fourth quarter points. Ms. Riley also stated, lf we had the win- ning attitude that we had going into the St. Johns game, no one wouId've been able to stop us. BR went on to take second at the District Tournament and then lost their first game in the State Tourna- ment to Clifton, 34-41, after leading the whole first half. The Jackettes finished the season 9-10 overall and 5-3 in conference play. Sophomore Tammy Smith led the team in scoring, averaging about 14 points per game. Peggy Grippin and Laura James were named to the B-North All-District team. The J.V. team, coached by Ms. Pat Sewell in her first year of coaching, finished the season with a record of 7- 5 overall and 6-2 in conference. Ms. Sewell said, l was really proud of the J.V. team. They didn't have much height, but they were quick on the court. The J.V.'s had a well balanced scoring attack, with Rhonda Sayer, Kelli Bass, Linda Bates, and Cindy Moya all averaging between 5 and 6 points per game. 2 k A JV Girls Basketball Scores BR Opponent 25 Snowflake 55 48 Holbrook 40 33 Holbrook 34 32 Snowflake 65 34 Alchesay 28 28 Round Valley 38 24 St. Johns 23 35 Show Low 16 38 Alchesay 35 26 Round Valley 42 30 St. Johns 23 28 Show Low 17 L 1 l I Page 83. 1. Going over two Show Low defend- ers, Sarah Heckathorne C255 scores on a layup. 2. Rhonda Sayer C141 passes the ball against Round Valley. GlRL'S BASKETBALL 83