Canutillo High School - El Conquistador Yearbook (Canutillo, TX)

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m Immediately below, Head Coach Bill Newcomer looks over his bench, with an expression of con- cern on his face. 'In the final phase of the District play-off, it was touch and go for the Eagles. Socorro and Alpine had to be bested. Bill Patterson, bottom, fires off a free throw and at right a scramble is underway for an erratic and loose ball. what , -, - ' , K K, r l .

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Alstcomesaftwiiyeww It looked to be another unexceptional year for Eagle Boys' Basketball at the start of the '76-'77 campaign: but, new coach Bill Newcomer and a determinded Canuta bunch had other things on their mind. By the end of the hardwood District wars, our Eagles found themselves with a long-awaited District championship. It had been a long eleven years wait for Eagle roundball fans since the last District playoff. At left, senior Juan Paredes gets position and reaches high for a tip off, while junior Tury Lozano looks on with anticipation. Junior Jose Damian, below at the top of the key, bags a free throw and Tury Lozano cuts into the lane to snare a possible rebound. A11 Eagle games were played this year in C.H.S.'s brand new gym, and the Eagle basketball squads breathed a sigh of relief when they found out that they wou1dn't be opening up another season in the old, cracker box on the Elementary campus. cg ff v 3 M

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509595509 At left, the Eagle varsity squad receives congratulations and a LIO- phy for their winning efforts at the mid-season Socorro Tourney. Hand- ing out the honors is ex-Eagle prin- cipal, Mr. E.- Jones who took over B-team coaching chores at district rival Socorro at the beginning of the year. At right, above, a happy Tury Lozano faces the camera after a victory scored over Alpine. Immediately above, junior Oscar Hernandez beats a Buck to the ball in a tip-off at the Alpine game. This tilt was played out at Alpine.