Calallen High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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-an TEAM REACHES BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS The boys' varsity basket- ball team showed up in the bi-district playoffs. Throughout the season the team had its ups and downs. We got off to a bad start when we lost eight games at the beginning of the season, Coach john Vernor said. Injuries plagued the team during the early part of the season. But after a Varsity Boys' I ' Basketball lst 2nd Round Round Gregory Portland 63-50 54-67 Tuloso Midway 52-35 39-40 Port Lavaca 66-S4 71-55 Flour Bluff 65-37 61 -42 Robstown 101-27 83-37 Rockport 70-57 66-51 I Beeville 50-47 53-49 Raymondville 66-79 District Record l l-2 bad start things really clicked for the Wildcats at home, and success started to show. This determined team earned their spot in the district playoffs through hard work and many hours of dedication from team members who wanted to win. The value of teamwork was stressed by coaches and performed by members through countless days of practice. Football players survived it through two-a-days, cross country made it a social event and the basketball team thrived on it during the season. This group of kids showed character. They played hard at district and ended up in the playoffs, Coach Vernor said. Shoot for two. Allen Crisp, concentrates on the basket outside shot. 4 l E -5 Varsity team-Cfrontj Brian Sucher, Carlos Lozano, Lance Brawley, Coach lohn Vernor, Coach Rick Gohlke, john Martin, David Mauer, ltop rowl Allen Crisp, Keith McMahan, Dean Schanen, Bruce Wilks, Russell Gammel, Russell Kirk, Kelly Allen, Robert Afflerback, Michael Childers. Floor Plan. Kelley Allen, senior, takes the ball down court slow and eas while the offense Y sets up in position to score. Boys' Varsity Basketball X l J I

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Driving in. jane Byrne shoots a jumper to help bring on a Wildcat win 39-7. Crashing the boards. Alicia Shippy lays up an easy two against Robstown. l i Fm5hmanGnB' BasketbaH Gregory Portland 24-20 Beeville 34-27 Flour Bluff 29-26 Tuloso Midway 23- 4 Port Lavaca 46-34 Robstown 39- 7 Rockport 53-21 Season Record 7-0 Freshman Girls' Team- ffrontl Grace Valdez, Alice Galindo, fmiddlel Audrey Downs, Rose Guevara, Stacy Sherman, Nicole jones, laren Mitchell, ttopl Hope Hodges, julie Edwards, Cynthia Amsden, Paige Dubois, Laura Henson, Bridgette Fuentes and jane Byrne. 4 Freshman Girls? Basketloall

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Forcing the pass. Senior Kelley Allen gets in the path of an Aran- sas Pass opponent, forcing him to pass the ball. Laying it up. Bruce Wilks, senior, scores an easy two points for the Wildcats. Precise timing is a big factor. Shown here by Senior Russell Gammel as he is fouled by his defender while pump faking. Boys Varsity Basketball