Buchser High School - Kodiak Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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LIGHTWEIGHTS THREATE LOOP TITLE CONT E DERS C BASKETBALL, Front Row: Tony Hidalgo, Don Malone, Ernie Garnica, Bill Butler. Back Row: Bob Whitehead, Dean Quaid, Rudy Rioios, Larry Peterson D BASKETBALL, Front Row: Ken Yamada, John Biggar, Kelvin Saito, Jim Epperson, Greg Smith. Second Row: Dennis Perkins, Vince ltatani, John Schiavo, Sal Schiavo, Back Row: Tom Ovens, Al Butler, Jim Quintal. Bruin lightweight cagers, coached by Don Curtis, dropped a double bill to Fremont High midway in the sea- son to eliminate them from further title consideration. Both the Cs and the D's were up and down quintets but played some topnotch basketball when on their game. Homestead, Fremont and Los Altos scored wins in both games against the Bruins. Ernie Garnica played Well for the Cs early in the season but was ineligible tor the latter games.

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Gary Jacobson lumps for high pass into scoring zone during James Lick game. A tense Bruin coach Jerry Jones and a Tense crowd watch Bruins drop Title hopes in L05 Altos game. VARSITY RECORD 52 Wafsonville 38 43 Campbell 33 43 Pioneer 44 49 James Lick 5l 52 Homesieacl 27 57 Willow Glen 35 42 Bellarmine 47 39 Mountain View 32 34 Sainf Francis 36 4l 'Fremont 35 46 Samuel Ayer 25 42 il-lomesfeacl l4 35 Willow Glen 23 33 'Los Alfos 40 38 Andrew Hill 33 36 'Mountain View 43 46 'Santa Clara 36 43 'Sunnyvale 28 66 'Wilcox 3l 52 'Awali 55 60 Leigh 38 40 'CuperTino 30 Won-l 5 Losr-7 -N-SCVAL Games.

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RESERVES BREAK EVEN Buchser's Bees, Junior VarsiTy and Frosh- Soph quinTeTs failed To keep pace wiTh The varsiTy showing buT did manage To win Their share of ball games. The Bee's were Tor a Time a TiTle Threat beTore hiTTing a mid-season slump buT did manage To win The big ones over Sanla Clara and Los AlTos. They ended up vviTh 7 wins againsT lO losses. 'f-,fills . v . Q T-if 5' 315, FROSH-SOPH BASKETBALL. Fronf Row: Mike Marchand, Richard Ybarra, STeve Sperou. Second Row: Coach Len Birkel, Doug Parson, Kennefh Mucha, Al Fuenfes. Back Row: Johnny Klassen, Carl Koring, Joe Ferreira, Michel Munger. Happy Coach Gary Gillmor exchanges smiles wiTh equally happy Jim Miceli aTTer Bs ace had led Bruins To a close vicTory over Sanla Clara in Big Game preliminary. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL. Front Row: Arlhur Mendoza, Larry Cunningham, Jack McWhorter, George Sylvia. Second Row: Coach Len Birkel, Larry BenneTT, Phil OrTiz, Ken Baker, Dan Wilcox. Back Row: Roben' Johnson, RoberT Soldwisch, Dennis Fought, Brett Carlson.