Coolidge High School - President Yearbook (Coolidge, AZ)

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The Coolidge High School Bears opened their basketball season with a five game win streak be- fore the Tempe Buffaloes snaped it with a ,43436 victory. At the opening of the season the Bears were without the service of several of their regu- lars. This was due to the North-South football game and to injuries received during the football season. Even with this handicap the Bears had little trouble downing a determined five from Mar- ana 43-34. After the Tempe defeat the Bears came back in great style to smother both Chandler and Hayden with lopsided scores. When the week of the Florence game came along the Bears were determined to snap a four game losing streak to the Gophers. At the end of the regular game the score was 3Lup. In a two minute over time the Gophers were able to take a two point lead 36 +0 34. So again, five straight, the Gophers had come out on top. The following week the Bears expected to take an easy victory from the weak Cougars, but again the overconfidence never pays off. Coolidge came out under the heap 34 to 36. The Bears now sought revenge for two defeats and took their next two games in short order. With the Marana game coming up the Bears figured they would have no trouble, but at the end of the game Marana was on top by a score of 33 to 28. - Determined now to come out of their slump the Bears bounced back with a 42 to 27 victory over the strong Tempe five. The Bears now came to the top only losing one more game of their regular season to Mesa 44 to 34. In the second of their two game series with Florence the Bears de- termined to snap that five game win streak, and when the dust and smoke had cleared the Bears were on top 27 to 25.

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4-.., Q5 ' . Mgf In the tournament Coolidge dropped their game to Tempe 29 to 25. In their second game for Con- solation, Coolidge dropped Hayden 42 to 15. In the third game Coolidge and Gilbert battled it out and at the end the score was Gilbert 33, Coolidge 31. Thus the 1946-47 Basketball season ended. Coolidge had a successful season although they never made the State tournament. Marana 34 Coolidge 43 Ray 17 1,1 Gilbert 34 36 Ray 22 35 Hayden 2 5 56 Tempe 1,3 36 Chandler 2 5 42 Hayden 23 A8 Florence 38 36 Casa Grande 36 31, Superior 34 L5 A J o 49 51 Marana 33 28 Tempe 27 42 Superior 31 33 Chandler 27 51 F lorence 25 27 Gilbert 41 42 Mesa LL 31+ TGIRNAMENT Tempe 29 Coolidge 25 Hayden 15 L2 Gilbert 33 3 1