Cabrillo High School - Tierra Royal Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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Calvin Simmons scores on Twenty foofer in win over Dos Pueblos. John Brown pulls clown rebound as opponent looks on helplessly. Q1 4 . 2 if ox' Q JU xl ' 1-I R Jo ,IA .Q Y. - K ' Q x X it - sk' W! .. .gum-fb' x 1 I ft 1 on 1 ,...- .N Tim O'Brien shows form thu! won him 1he1ec1m's MVP award lOl 5 ,f

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Senior Jim Clesson fires a shot over Dos Pueblos defender. Calvin Simmons goes up for rebound in 67-49 victory over Lompoc. Sparkling Season Ruined By Heartbreak Losses John Brown shoots perfect layup in closing seconds of the game. Dropping their final three games by a total of eight points, the Cabrillo Conquistadore basketballers found heartbreaks aplenty and the good breaks few in number as they closed an outstanding season on a dismal note. lt was the finest year of any Cabrillo cage team as the squad rolled to a 15-9 overall record and finished the season as the 14th ranked team in the CIF A-AA ratings. But the final three defeats kept the Conquista- dores from their first basketball championship and landed them in third place in the County League race. Up until Tuesday night, February 13, the club was still in good position for that coveted championship and a berth in the CIF playoffs. But it was that night that the poised San Marcos Royals shot down the Conquistadors 88-86, in a nerve-wracking double overtime marathon at the iam-packed Cabrillo gym. Then, with that fickle Lady Luck still eluding the Cabrillo team, the Conquistadores suffered disappointing last-second losses to Lompoc C77-735 and Santa Maria C61-59D to close out the year. Among the highlights of the big year, the Conquista- dores captured the Consolation Championship at the annual Quartz Hill Christmas Tournament at Lancaster. Jim Clesson and Randy Norris teamed up to pace the squad to victories over Apple Valley, Murphy, and Hart High to garner the title.

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All m O'Brien, Center -S.C.B.L. lst team Three Conquistadores Named All-League Randy Norris and Tim O'Brien earned first team status and Jim Clesson was named to the second team in this year's balloting for the all-Santa Barbara County League basketball squad. Norris was named first-team forward after finishing third in league scoring with 194 points in l0 contests. He also notched the conference record for scoring in one game with 34 points in a 99-85 conquest of Dos Pueblos, O'Brien, o iunior, was named to the center post along with Santa Maria's center John Roth. O'Brien led the Conquistodores in conference play with his 49.2 field goal percentage, and also paced the squad with his 76.4 league free throw percentage. Clesson set the school scoring mark with his 4'l-point effort in a triumph over Arroyo Grande. He also led the team with his overall free- throw percentage of 81.9. Both Norris and Clesson snapped the season scoring record of 384 set by Fred Manzo last year, Norris scored 488 and Clesson notched 461. All-League Players Fll'St TGGFTI Second Team F-RANDY NORRIS CCD F-John Dandona fSMrcl F-Doug Little CSMrcl F-Rex Caldwell CLD C-TIM O'BRlEN fCl G-JIM CLESSON KCl C-John Roth iSMarl G-Tony Norwood 1SMorJ G-George Elliot CDPJ G-Darrell Joyner KRD G-Rick Renz QSMrcl xgvg Randy Norris, Forward Jim Clesson, Guard All-S.B.C.L. lst team All-S.B.C.L. 2nd team