Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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X ffl f'1 N I lil! IE VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD-Front Row: Bob Briedis, Rick O'Hara, mgrs. . Second Row: Carl Ferguson, Ken Spiegel . . . Third Row: Doug Ward, Tom Murphy . . . Fourth Row: Bob Jameson, Bud Doolen . . . Fifth Row: Larry Johnson, Clive Seal . . . Sixth Row: Harry Cornelius, Bob Beaver . . . Seventh Row: Aaron Latham, Tom Bartholomew . . . Eighth Row: Jamie Foster, Coach Bill Kemmeries, Scott Pickart. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec Dec Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Season Record Catalina Oppon 44 Salpointe 50 Pueblo 40 Carl Hayden 47 Tucson Christmas Tournament 43 Pueblo 43 Rincon 69 Amphi 58 Amphi 62 South Mountain 67 Sunnyside 49 Rincon ent 38 33 44 48 30 60 46 45 67 43 38 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 J 27 3 an. Feb. Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 March 3 March 4 54 69 57 41 61 60 66 38 Salpointe West Phoenix Pueblo Tucson St. Mary's Amphi Rincon Phoenix Union State 60 53 62 44 Tournament South Mountain Tucson Washington Phoenix Union Squad Springs Upsets In order to advance four teams into the State Cham- pionship Tournament, a Regional Qualifying Tourna- ment was held late in February. During this Tourna- ment the Trojans sprang two of the biggest athletic upsets in Catalina's history. Stunning everyone, Catalina eliminated pre-tournament favorite South Mountain in a 60-48 game. The follow- ing night the roundballers surged forward in their quest for a State Tournament berth and walloped Tucson High, 53-39. With the win over Tucson and Rincon's loss to Phoenix Union, Catalina emerged as the only Tucson entry into the State Championship Tournament. Glendale Washington fell victim to the Troians in a 62-51 triumph during the first round of the state tourney. In the Championship game, however, it was a different story. This final encounter found the Blue and White trailing the Coyotes by only six points at the end of the third quarter. B-ut then Phoenix Union's blistering fast-break and Catalina's cold shooting took their toll in the last period and the Coyotes waltzed away with their sixth state title in seven years. At season's end, several Troian basketballers received special honors. Buddy Doolen was honored by being named to practically every All-State team in Arizona, besides being named All-City Co-Captain, and All- State-Tournament first string. Along with Doolen on the All-State Tournament first string was CHS forward Jamie Foster. Five foot seven inch sparkplug Carl Ferguson grabbed a spot on the second string State-Tourney team, and Ferguson and Foster both received All-City Honorable Mention as did Wisconsin transfer Scott Pickart. Tucson's Coach-of-the-Year Bill Kemmeries was born in Naples, Italy, where his father was stationed with the Foreign Service. He lived in Nogales, Arizona, for nine years and then moved to Tucson in 1944. While play- ing basketball for Tucson High, Mr. Kemmeries was named All-State Captain. At the University of Arizona he made- All-Border Conference ancl gained hongrqble mention in the All-American rankings. While gf C,H,S, he h.as produced some of the best teams and most out- standing players in the State.

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1 Rlncon's defeat was too much for Ranger Dennis Albright 1451, but Catalina's Bud Troiuns Rebound-lorry Johnson C225 and Jamie Foster 1441 Doolen flew away in elation. grab the ball from Salpointe. GUARD FORWARD CENTER FORWARD GUARD Junior Bob Jameson is interested in sports and hunting. Besides being on the Troian hardwood squad, he is starting catcher on the Catalina baseball nine. ln addition, he played freshman and iunior varsity football. Bob is active in the Let- terman's Club and plans on attending the Universi- ty o'F Oklahoma. ga ,.,. J . l . Nicknamed Cobra by his teammates, iunior for- ward Larry Johnson is tamed for his free throw shooting style. A top notch rebounder, Larry has been sent in to pro- vide rebounds needed in clutch situations. Larry is also active in Hi-Y and the Letterman's Club. He plans to attend the Uni- versity of Arizona. -7? f.- A 1.0 student, i u n i o r Aaron Latham is active in Hi-Y, Junior Red Cross, and Ju n i o r Advisory Board. Besides being on the Catalina roundball team, Aaron is a candi- date for American Field Service and is a member of the Troian track squad. Upon graduation, Aaron plans to attend either Texas ASM or the U of A. is ,W Parties are a favorite pastime of senior forward Harry Cornelius who is also a member of the Troian grid and diamond squads. Active in Hi-Y and Letterman's Club, Harry helped out with the Peanuts for Polio drive this year. After gradua- tion Harry plans to enroll at the University of Ari- zona. Doug Ward, junior guard, is also a member of the football and baseball teams. His outside inter- ests include Hi-Y and Let- terman's Club. Doug is active in student govern- ment: he was Freshman Class president and served on the student council as a sophomore. Following graduation, Doug plans to attend the University of Arizona and hopes to play basketball there.

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Fighting for the ball, are Catalina's Bud Doolen and Rincon's Dick Koenig, while Carl Ferguson 141 Clive Seal 1301, Catalina, and Jim Hartsfield and Ron Watter- worth 1311, Rincon, look on. Walking on air is Scott Pickart as he snags a rebound from a helpless Sunnyside Blue Devil. Driving in for a layup, Carl Ferguson iust manages to elude Knight Willie Tucker. T l Leading the Troian's stunning upset of Tucson High in the state tourney, Buddy Doolen 1241 and Larry Johnson 1221 go high in the air with Tucson's Jim Moeller 1431. 1 M-1