Chula Vista High School - Scroll Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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Spartans Drop Sweetwater A Red Devl las trouble gett ng h mself untangled from the mass Spartans n the 54 29 Chula V sta S eetwater t lt CHULA VISTA 50 MT MIGUEL 48 The Chula Vistans cinched third place under Helix and Hilltop by their 50 48 triumph over the Matadors the first game and first victory in the new gym With the lead switching throughout the contest wasnt wrapped up until Gary Meggelins bucket in the final thirty seconds Gary Meggelin and Mike Mc Combs both made the double digits with fifteen and thirteen points respec tively This was the fifth league victory against three losses for the Spartans Chula Vista traveled to Escondido the next week to open the second round of league play CHULA VISTA 54-SWEETWATER 29 Following a 6-5 first period score, the Spartans stayed on top of a I9-II halftime tally, Gary Meggelin doing the honors with ten points. Howard Hemphill cleaning the boards and Fred Olmsted, Don Howes, and Keith Hawkins burning the nets pulled the locals to a 35-I6 edge by the end of the third period. Then the Spartan mentor put Mike Collins to work hitting ten markers in the final stanza to wrap up the contest 54-29. CHULA VISTA 58 SWEETVVATER 40 The Red Devils surprised all by coming up on the long end of a I6 5 first period score but the Spar tans gaining momentum took over and soon pushed through some twenty points for a 26 25 lead The second half Keith Hawkins was unleashed o the unsuspecting Sweeties Added to his three first half points Hawkins pumped through some nineteen Tallies These plus Gary Meggelins fourteen markers totaled to give Chula Vista their sixth league victory ,se-rar. d emoh ll I Gary Meggel n and The Ma adors successfully get oft anothe sto? du ng the f st game in the new Chula Vigrg Ma ado fglt to the ebound n the frst C ua gymnas ufn V s a Mt M guel game .. . . . ' . I . I I n . I i t I i i A i - ' - . I w I . . . . , I - . I - x f' ,Z My . ,. ,.. 'A '15,- , :gp-04' M if an I M 1' I! J' ,fs 6, l it J C I v NLM ,IP is 5' A ' I 'S , w ' ,Y Howar H V i l.7l, I , a t r 1 ri r ' ' c r i t r r I i h l A i , . I t - , I .

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Hrlltop Defeated Lancers C Schnleder l'l2l and T Lee 1321 are up In The our as To what To do abour Fred Olm sted s l6l layup CHULA VISTA 48 HILLTOP 58 Solldly slTuaTed nn second place under The Helux Hlghlanders The Lancers were favored over Chula VrsTa ATTer gapplng The SparTans l5 2 by The end of The TlrsT penod and 37 20 aT The half The locals began To cllck Gary Meggelln poured Through snxTeen pornTs Fred OlrnsTed Ten and Mnke McCornbs nune OuTscorung HnllTop by seven The Tnnal wasn T enough as The Lancers confunued Their TuTIe chase by The margzn of 58 48 CHULA VISTA 56 HILLTOP 45 Fresh from The Helix upseT The de Termrned SparTans rallied To drop The Lancers 56 45 Leadlng all The way Tour SparTans scored un The Two d1gnT brackeT Don l-lowes Gary Meggelnn hull pushed Through TourTeen Thur Teen Twelve and eleven po1nTs re specTlvely The Chula V1sTans also led rn The rebound deparTmenT Al 23 This was The TenTh vrcTory agaxnsT four defeats gnvnng The SparTans a possible crack aT second place KeITh Hawlans and Don Enos dance To ln The frrsT Chula VusTa Hrlltop TTIT Mrlce McCornbs ll4l prepares for Two more ponnts l5OThe Chula Vista nets and anoTher Two pomfs l Fred OlrnsTed, and Howard Hemp-

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Cougars Fall to Spartans S Thu low 1221 looks unbel e ngly as Fred OlmsTed 161 prepares for The basket CHULA VISTA 54 ESCONDIDO 35 Followung The SparTans loss To El COIOD Chula VrsTa ouT husTled The hlghly raTed Cougars by hlTTlng The Twine 16 of 38 from The Tloor and 22 of 29 from The free Throw lune as compared wTTh 14 of 52 and 7 of 15 for The Cougars Fred OlrnsTed KelTh Hawkins and Gary Meg gelrn paced The blue w1Th 17 15 and 12 respecTlvely The SparTans were held scoreless The TnrsT Tnve munuTes of The Thrrd sTanza buT Tnnlshed wnth e:ghT pounTs for The peruod whsle Escondido was held To a slngle Tally from The Tloor WnTh Escondudos scorer STeve Thurlow held To 9 markers The Chula VxsTans rambled To Thexr TvrsT league vlcTory 54 35 CHULA VISTA 57 EL CAJON 60 GeTTlng hoT In The final sTanza by ouT scormg The Braves 20 13 wasnT enough as The SparTans suffered Therr TuTTh cage loss Gary Meggelun and KenTh Hawlans paced The blue by droppmg Through some elghTeen and Ten polnTs respecTlve ly Chula VlsTa was held To eleven pomTs boTh The second and Thlrd periods via El CGIODS full court press IT was Three grTT shofs ln The closing seconds by L Hancock whnch puT The game on :ce for The Braves wlTh The score 60 57 BRA VES ix 0- ,-4-Y if After an El Colon ebound The Bra e clurckly sTeps our of bounds El CGIOH works hard screen ng for Howard Hemp hall s 1171 Two polnter rn The clos ng mmuTes on The 57 60 conresf