Central High School - El Centro Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Varsity, first row: Larry Rich, Jerry Springs, Ray Bay, Charles Craig, Ken Schmidt, second row: Ronnie Flickenger, Charles Clay, Manuel Di- Santiago, Don Klein, Alex Montanez, third row: Tom Bamping, Ralph Salazar, Martin Buchanan, Mike Bottasso, Doug Evans. 1959-60 Season Central Opponents 57 ...... Chowchilla .... .. 53 ...... S..l. Memorial .... 59 ...... Dos Palos.. .. 54 .. . .Washington .,. 39 ...... El Capitan .. .. . 64 ...... Chowchilla .... .. 40 ...... S. J. Memorial.. .. 55 ...... Dos Palos...... 60 ...... Washington... 5l ...... El Capitan .. . 5 Best Season in Three for Cagers With new head coach Felix Wilkerson, the Central Grizzlies got oft on the right toot in the North Sequoia League title race when they dropped the Chowchilla Redskins, 57-40, on December ll in the Central gymnasium. This was the league opener. For four quarters, the Central Grizzlies and the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers fought before a iam packed crowd in the Memorial , gym on Dec. l8, but when it was over, our Grizzlies had fallen one point short and lost 54-53. The CUHS five then traveled into Red- skin land, Jan. 29, to win over Chowchilla High, 64-55, in a NSL game. Now the Griz- zlies, in a three-way, second place tie, gave champion Washington Union a scare before they were nipped, 64-60. Coach Felix Wilkerson's Grizzlies finished third in league play with a 6-4 record, the best in three years. - 142 - Evans iumps high in Riverdale game.

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Although Jacinto llll was roughed up on this play, he recovered and picked up yardage for the Grizzly Cubs. Charles Aragon - f Most Valuable Player Lawrence Chiles Manuel Salazar Outstanding Tackler Outstanding Lineman Bill Jacinto Manuel Reyes Outstanding BGCl4 Outstanding Blocker -141-

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' .'. - ll ' . ' 1 - ' :..':A i 1-my few.-' .fQ5f1..J.m.mi its . X, G iii, ii . it il First row, left to right: Charles Craig, Alex Montanez, second row: Martin Buchanan, Ralph Salazar, Don ' Klein. A U , A 5 .. -- . 1, J nf 5 f 5 4 , . 'Ls fr- V, -5 ' -J ,MUG , I ' i -i , J 11 ' i, 'ii -if M ' J 1 fl! ' , A , - W -N f fl ' K ' 'L I -fl-'K 1-rl ' 1' l ' 2- , W 3 'Q I t 5 if e A 1 ' 4-Charles Cfai was the team's feadin Maffien- 1 M'artinlB d1aneln, It :eboiffpder o-f the team .l , 9 , ,, A M, 9 9 019 .J sive threat this year. Craig ended his final Xyqs selected,as '4'Player ofthe Week for hjsm ,,. .A tf3 f.l ibaslfetball sefzsori at Central in' fine'stSfIe.7, part in the Washingtorfiand D65 Palos games? Since Craig startedirat, Central, he always, K - ,Nj V if pg A 1 '-ff been a ledder in sports. When Craigigradu- R i h S I . IJ l f h I d atesjhis year, Central will lose,c3ne oftits out- , fl PG ,G Tlzog' pkbumocg' WPS Ogle O l SRe?,g V4 5 'slslpndifmg athletics. Cfaig was chosen fifth mg' r-lilly at our men his Yeqt' G P M.:a',151dy6,,.4oHHgfWegQ HJ .ff 5 ff , -, A has'p1,aye5rbq9ketjpall-for diefpastithregyeahe . H . i Ralph vgbs chosen fourth 4Player of the VVe5k.ff,, 5371 . . A 4 gg , ' , . A A ' 'itll' DEQ, Lu11xJ':Lt1s.E Q! J.g ,K f 1 wiv' A b 1 . rf' ionly a Junior, was one o the, I, , s N, . ' . I I ,, 1 .iifzf five main starters. Alex's rebounding in the Donwflew tt W Us .sefisled 'lhg f'f5l lPl0YefIf'9f game against Memorial was superior. Alex . the eek lorfhw e om' 'n lhmgqnles agomsl ' was selected the third Player of the Weeku.. L , the,Chowchilla Redskins and San Joaquin Me- morillf Don was a big offensive threat. J mm 'I , 0 ,I i In ...I Q! I .J - ' l ,' 0 'I P.,,. J Y, I 5 I' aft - l M4 5. .I -' I 4 I l' I I I f f'- xllllp , X ls. 1, i 'MS o t f ., V A-4 I . lp 'T' J y , 1 we , V, .', U., t f' 13 . . ..1 4 i lf rs Zin.: 1' -'f ' ' 'B ' W W WM' Roan.-mud.-. yc W ,, 'xtinif . V, ,,..' ld 'HT ' 'WU . A ,lm Y ,vs 1 . , , ff Ir, , Jn., H . . f., ' .N , ,, sf l . if 5 . , . -. .- ,,' K il ' J 4 , J W , 1 i ' ' l l ii 3 4' H.-Nj' I fr ' - ,Xiu 11 .-Aff ' 4 'fy