Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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4 THREE-YEAR varsity basketball coach. Sylvia Alcartar explains the strategy «if the game to sen- ior Sheila Fennell. 4 .JUNIOR VARSITY player Mary droves re- bounds a shot and follows through with a jump- shot. « SURROUNDED HY a group «if rivals, junior l.iz Macatee dribbles past them to score two points. ng team, senior Sheila Fennell takes the ball to tome territory. «GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL. ■RONT ROW: l.iz Macatee. Ann (iunning. Shei- a Fennell. Liz Bauer. SECOND ROW:.Juan Mar- n. Anne Morton. -Janet Musgrave. Sarah Bar- louche, Kathy Reard«in. THIRD ROW: Eileen Vaughan. Holly Rogerstm. Clirls Basketball 1 Varsity B Team 4-14 6-6 Kl Paso 54-80 Bowie 21-65 72-SB •Jefferson 18-47 69-96 Andress 26-61 r i -58 Austin 86-29 77-62 Irvin 28-98 50-55 Burges 41-95 52-50 Kl Paso 97-94 60-68 Bowie 28-56 54-62 •Jefferson 25-45 59-50 Andress 40-99 57-46 Austin 49-12 71-56 Irvin 57-40 69-58 Burges 68-66 Andress 62-59 Irvin 54-42 Kastwood 52-46 Monterey 56-90 ■ « girls’ basketball 133

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“We played more as a team, and we didn’t depend on certain key players as much as we did last year,” said senior Kurt Spier. With the goal of continuing last year’s basketball dynasty, the team members were prepared to present Coronado with another championship team. Senior Kurt Spier commented, “Even though we were smaller this year, we played more as a team, and we didn’t depend on certain key- players as much as wre did last year. The T-bird cagers started their pre- district season by soundly defeating Lydia Patterson Institute on Nov. 20. Two victories against Parkland and Bel Air followed, giving Coronado an undefeated record upon entering the El Paso High Tourney. Despite a loss to Eastwood in the first round of the tournament, the determined T-bird squad rallied to defeat Andress, El Paso and Burges for a first place finish. A week later the T-birds overpowered both Houston Madison and Hobbs in the Sun Carnival Classic. However a loss to Houston Milby lowered the Birds to a second place position in the finals. On Dec. 11, the cagers slipped by the Ysleta Indians with a slim 57-56 victory. The next two games didn’t prove to be as lucky for the Birds, as they were defeated by Hobbs and Eastwood. On Dec. 19, the team traveled to Douglas, Arizona, to participate in a three-day tourney. The T-birds were bent on making up for their previous losses w'hen they arrived in Douglas, and that was just what they did. The Birds systematically defeated all three of their opponents to take the first place award. The cagers returned home to continue their winning streak by outscoring Ysleta in the final game of the pre-district season. With their 14-4 pre-district season behind them, the T-bird cagers set their goals towards achieving an undefeated district season and anxiously awaited the chance to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. Senior John Williams concluded, “It helped having a good team last year because it made us work harder at becoming even more successful this year.” BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL, FRONT ROW: Greg Beam; Danny Salas; John Claunch; Ronny Dickie; Vicente Aguirre, man- ager. SECOND ROW: Ron Paulk, assistant coach; Jerry Arellano; John Williams; Larry Jones; Don- ald Rogers; John Gilliam; Gary Helsten; Kurt Spier; Wayne Salem; Greg Spier; Tom Wicker; Sergio Guerrero, head coach. r STRETCHING FOR TWO POINTS, sen- ior Gary Helsten attempts a lay-up shot against Houston Milby. varsity basketball 135