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

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The basketball teams’ recently established winning tradition was pushed out of bounds for the J.V. cagers after a disappointing season. The young and inexperienced junior varsity basketball team had plenty of determination and strong will to overcome the fact that only one team member had ever started on a Coronado basketball team. As the season got underway Nov. 20, the team suffered three straight losses. However, it rebounded with three straight wins, sweeping the Parkland tournament. In the Bowie tournament, two games later, the B- teamers had to settle for a consolation place partly because of a two point loss to Riverside. Sophomore Hector Valenzuela, said, “We should have won. It was a disappointing loss since we had beaten them earlier.” The team members were on a three game losing skid when district play started against Austin. Even so, Coach Ron Paulk commented, They played as a team. Even when we lost they were optimistic.” Jokingly, he added, That sort of bothered me but they always kept their spirit.” The losing streak lasted for eight games before the team defeated Bowie 53 to 26 in one of its finest games of the season Jan. 22. “It was our best game at the point,” said sophomore Regan Coleman. We really played as a team.” Throughout the season, their lack of experience did not keep the team members from trying. As guard Scott Spier put it, Nobody gave up because we knew we were good. We had the potential to beat anybody.” Since the 1978-79 starters were this year’s football players, Coach Paulk’s present starters were inexperienced although they had plenty of potential. Losing games by less than five points hurt our morale,” concluded sophomore Carl Isaac. ) B-TEAM BASKETBALL; Ron Paulk, coach; Greg Gallup. Scott Spier, Bruce Lesley, Scott Thomas. Regan Coleman. Will Brown. George Marshall. Dave McGrath, John Martin, Gus Vil- lanueva, Hector Valenzuela, Micah Mordecai, Carl Issac. Henry Aguilar. 140 the challenge

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I ' t DCRINC THK Jefferson name, all distict guard I-j»rry Jones shoots for two, while all dis trict postman Kurt Spier is ready to help. f KASII.Y TOWKRING OVKK the Humes oppo nents. senior guard John Williams shoots for two points. 4 Al.I.-DISTRICT guard Carv Helsten executes a key defensive play l y blocking a Jefferson basket. • JDNIORCKKC SIMKK drives down the court, while a Jefferson defender makes a futile attempt at catching him. varsity basketball 139

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 4 FURIOUSLY DRIBBLING DOWNCOURT. junior Scott Thomas eludes an opponent. 4 4 CENTER JOHN MARTIN is the center of attention as he jumps for the upper hand against an Austin Panther. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL 10-18 40 49 Hanks 42 46 Parkland 63 65 Bel Air 60 38 Parkland 53 24 Burges 62 57 Andress 50 51 Mayfield 33 35 Riverside 41 28 Canutillo 37 33 Jefferson 41 35 Ysleta 80 85 Hobbs 25 52 Eastwood 32 36 Ysleta 39 54 Andress 42 46 Austin 29 30 Irvin 18 20 Burges 27 37 El Paso 5ft 30 Bowie 45 50 Jefferson 55 41 Andress 39 58 Austin 42 56 Irvin 43 41 Burges 44 49 El Paso 39 37 Bowie 44 57 Jefferson WITH COMPLETE CONCENTRATION. ( forward Micah Mordecai eyes the basket while driving for two points. ( DISPLAYING TEAM SPIRIT, guard Regan Coleman puts his Irvin opponent in a corner. t j.v. basketball 141