Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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Girls take 2nd in B-East conference Above, Bonnie gets the jump against Pima. Defense in action! Way to go, Wildkats! Sterling takes a pass from Kate. The Lady Wildkats ended the season with a trip to the State tournament, their first since the girls’ basketball pro- gram was initiated four years ago. While the team was small in numbers, each girls had the opportunity to contribute to the team’s winning season. In regular season play, the Lady Kats averaged 44 points per game. In the first round of the 13- East Conference tournament, the Lady Kats downed Babo, 40-19, and defeated Benson, 44- 28, in round two. In the Cham- pionship round, the Thatcher girls defeated Duncan 41-32, but were still qualified for the State playoffs. The girls were less fortunate in the State tournament, with a first round loss (68-32) to Flor- ence who went on to take the State Championship. Senior Kate McCluskey reached her peak of perfor- mance this season, and was again named to the All-Confer- ence Team. Kate had a career total of 1061 points. She was presented the game ball in the Clifton game when she made her 1000th point. The Lady Kats were coached this year by Mike Downing. Team members included Lenora Mendez, JoAnne Garcia, Adele Merrell, Kate McCluskey, Coach Downing, Bonnie Crumbley, Mary Segraves, Sterling Waters and Debbie Williams. 21

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JV basketball A lot of talent characterized the boys’JV basketball team, as they achieved a 9-5 record for the year. Under the capable coaching of Mr. Reese, the team was able to overcome most of its opposition while improving hall handling skills. The JV games generated a lot of excite- ment and DHS fans can look forward to great basketball from these young men next sea- son. JV players included, Row 1, Freddie Rodriquez, Ruben Aguallo, Terry Tipton. Derek Rapier, Randy Crum, Raymond Bejarano; Row 2, Peter Munguia, Terrol Lunt, Jerry Dozier, Pat Fowler, Bret Norton, Chris Damron and Coach Reese. Terroll attempts a classic free throw. A demonstration from Freddie. Freshman basketball Raymond goes up for two points. The Freshman basket- ball team had a 5-5 season record. There was a lot of enthusiasm as they met Thatcher four times, fall- ing to the Eagles only once. It turned out to be a good season, readying these Freshmen for bigger and better things in the next three seasons. Team members were Paul Moore, Brad White, Mike Richins, Coach Ger- maine, Ricky Nutt, Char- lie Kasparian, Troy Thy- gerson, Lonnie Nichols, Greg Johns, Alphonso Garcia. 20

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Above, the jump ball eludes the Lady Kats, while to the right, in State tournament play, Kate takes a shot. Lady Wildkats are ready for the rebound. Girls Varsity Scores Regular Season Duncan Opponent 59 Pima 19 46 Pima 26 22 Animas 68 34 Animas 54 39 Lordsburg 46 55 Lordsburg 37 42 Tombstone 44 54 Tombstone 51 45 Baboquivari 28 43 Baboquivari 32 37 Willcox 41 51 Benson 40 43 Benson 40 58 Clifton 48 57 Clifton 36 34 Thatcher 40 50 Thatcher 52 44 Valley Union 40 23 Valley Union 29 EAC Tourney 26 Safford 35 33 San Simon 22 46 Clifton 37 Above, Coach and company watch the action from the bench. Below, it’s a fight for the ball!