Corona Del Sol High School - Sunset Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Giving a little extra effort often gave the Aztecs a big edge. Diving on the floor after a loose ball are, Brad Klein fbottoml, Andrew Jackson lleftl, and Tom Higginbotham lrightl. o .. o .:: Q. 0 1: .. o .:: .. 3 fu II C o VI as . ,Y Fighting for the rebound during the Aztecs upset win against 531 in the state Chapperal is senior, Chad Trepanier. Jeff Zelenski Photo lleftl During a game against Dobson, senior Rawlin Nolte looks for a team- mate Ito pass to under pressure. Ifar leftj During a game against St. Mary's, senior Rawlin Nolte looks for a teammate to pass to under pressure. labovel Shooting a freethrow to seal up a home win is senior, David Wochner. BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL 67

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, XNTERSQ . QP' l lt D 'V if xki 7 tO C l AT! a - H04 0 ' 'L' lv YQ QT K i ll ei 6 V fo 3 ': lax G i t l lil j P5 ' 1 S- liz. KT 'qsso Q4 This year 's varsity basketball team played to its potential all year, stated head coach Sam Duane. Before the season start- ed people picked the Aztecs to finish in the bottom of their divi- sion. At the end of the season the Aztecs were ranked fourth going into the divisional tournament. Playing five overtimes in four days the Aztecs beat Mesa High to win Coronals first EVL Cham- pionship, which put the Aztecs in the state tournament. There they defeated Moon Valley and St. Mary's convincingly before advancing to the 71st Annual Championship game. Corona lost to South Mountain but gained respect from fans around the state. The signs of a winning season came early when they defeated Chapperal, then ranked number one, and went on to be ranked within the top ten in the state throughout the season. The Aztecs also pulled out a tournament win in Flagstaff over the Christmas holiday. ln this re- spect the team had gone beyond all its preseason goals. The successful season ended with a 22-8 record. According to Coach Duane the key to the sea- son was to play smart and work hard and things will happen . Aztecs win EVL crown take second ln state Photos by Jeff Zelenski During the AAA-1 championship game junior Rog- er Nelson goes up strong with an offensive re- bound. Varsity Basketball: Brian Fleming, Rawlin Nolte, Tom Higgonbotham Roger Nelson Chad T Tom Harrison, Brad Keilen, Scott Patten. Row two Coach Krznarich Brian Jaramillo Eddie David Wochner, Andrew Jackson, Todd Wuertz, Albert Cruz Coach Duane

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basketball strives to be the best they can possibl be. This year the JV basketball team worked hard. According to Coach Krznarich, The team record may not reflect their efforts, but this was a dedi- cated, hard working group of individuals. While working hard every time on the court, the JV team strived to be the best they could possibly be on and off the court, and represent Corona del Sol to the best of their ability. There were , said Coach Krznarich no stand out play- ers on the team, all the mem- bers of the team improved throughout the season and with individual improvement, comes team improvement. Over the course of the season the movie Hoosiers served as a motivator for the coach and the team. Coach Krznarich believes if an individual is dedicated to a pur- pose, there are no limits in what they can do. Left to right: Row One: Daren Wastchek, Tim Kelly, Keith Larson, Steve Sloltenberg, Devan Wastchek, Jeff Zelenski. Row Two: John Wochner, Kevin Parker, Mike Elkan- ich, Mark lngles, Greg Sorenson, Coach Krznarich s . r 3 .w , , S' C C . nw CY A Q ' W Leading the fastbreak is number eleven, John Wockner. Filling the right lane is number forty-five Mike Elkanich. llefti At an away game against Tempe, the JV Aztecs line up on the freethrow line. Shooting a turnaround jump shot is Keith Larson, Tim Kelly and Mike Elkanich prepare to rebound.