East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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1. A key strategy in offensive rebounding is position. East sophomores Anthony Franklin QLD, Dearrick McPherson 144, and Keith Renfroe 110, seem to have the entire lane blocked off in anticipation of such a re- bound. 2. Members of the sophomore basketball squad are ffront rowj Robert Turner, Derik johnson, Anthony Franklin, Keith Renfroe, john Smith, Kenneth lane: fback rowj coach Rick Hansen, Don Bohanan, Aaron Collier, Mike Brooker, Dearrick McPherson, manager Cliff Green, Shun Tillman, Stephen Knox, manager Andrew Ablah, Darren Sundquist. 3. Each call a referee makes is an important part of the game. Senior All-City starter jim McBride pauses after the blowing of the whistle to reflect upon the fairness and the results of the call just signaled by the referee's whistle. 4. Many basketball games have been decided by how well the team shoots from the line on free throws. Senior All-City starter Don Thomas prepares himself mentally for each shot before its execution. 5. Intensity is one quality that mn make a basketball player good and give him the winning edge. ThejV team plays many intense games featuring good shots like this one Christian Ablah is attempting. Men 'J Basketball

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Varsity sweeps league and All-City year of broken jinxes, the end of a dry spell. In the fall, the varsity foot- ball team beat K-MC for the first' time in 14 years and took the City and State 6A championship titles. The men's varsity basketball team then swept the City League to run away with the title for the first time since 1967 and went on to place third in State after los- ing to Kansas City Wyndotte, who went on to take the state title. But there was also a record number of in- juries. Major competition for the city title was given by both Northwest and Heights high schools. At the Dodge City Tournament of Champions, Heights defeated the Aces by one point with the winning points being scored during the sound of the buzzer to leave the score at 63-64. This game was played without jim McBride and Brad Speer, both out with ankle injuries, it was also the Aces' first loss of the season. Three days later the Aces met Heights againg that time in City League play. At the half, Heights was up 15 points. At 2:25 re- maining in the third period they were up 18 points. The fourth quarter, however, featured blazing basketball techniques by the Aces that led to Heights being outscored by East's 36 to their 16 points.f However the Aces had not returned to a winning streak. Their second loss was to Northwest. In this game senior starter Keith Shaw fractured both of his wrists while breaking his fall after he had been called for a charge on his drive to the basket. Also senior starter McBride sprained his other ankle. Shaw, McBride and Speer sat out the game that clinched the City League title for the Aces. juniors Eric Smith and Brian Pouncil teamed for 28 points. Their effort, combined with the ever-dependable perfor- mances of Don Thomas, Clint and Cliff Normore and Ricky Bell, brought the team to a City League title and a win of 82-62 over South High. The team's outstanding season was reflected not only in their great win-loss record of 18-4 or in their league position at the season's end, but their outstanding season was also reflected in the pick by the Wichita Eagle-Beacon for the All-City team. Schumacher was selected as All-City coach of an All-City tC3.I'Il, four of the five members being from East. Those players were Clint Normore, Don Thomas, jim fMen 'J Basketball McBride and Keith Shaw. ThejV squad ended their season with a 6-5 record. Towards the end of the season, the team's leading scorers, Eric Smith, Brian Pouncil and Scott Bullock, were mov- ed up to varsity. This fact may have con- tributed to some of the team's losses. Coach Ed Southern, however, had a good outlook concerning the team's performance throughout the season. I thought the season was pretty good. I enjoyed the players, he commented. Three of the losses were by only one point, making the games very competitive. Shun Tillman, a sophomore moved up from the sophomore team, was moved tojV for some games to help fill the space vacated by the promoted,IV players. Most games played by the sophomore team were very close score-wise. Three out of four were lost by a total of five points, said coach Rick Hansen. He added, The games they came out ready to play, they won. Overall there was as much potential on their sophomore team as on any team in the city at the sophomore level. Tillman was the season's leading scorer and rebounder. Aaron Collier shot the se- cond largest number of total points on the season. Anthony Franklin did a good job as floor leader and Steve Knox was a good defensive player, said Hansen. 1. During the Southeast game, which East won 70-52, for a possible rebound. 2- Members of the varsity basketball squad are rowj Scott Bullock, Don Thomas, Clint Keith Shaw, Cliff Normore, Christian Ablahg rowj coach Dick Schumacher, jim McBride, senior All-City starter Clint Normore keeps his eye on r Speer, Eric Smith, Brad Sills, Ricky Bell,

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Varsity squad earns a lasting memory he varsity girls accomplished something that no one in Wichita has ever done before. At the beginning of the season, one of the goals of the girls was to win the fourth consecutive City League championship, said varsity girls' basketball coach Don Bowin. Their game for the championship was the biggest thing Bowin wanted in the last 10 years. And their 48-41 win over North gave the seniors the memory of being the only ones to accomplish this, Bowin said. The girls also earned a regular season record of 16-3. Probably one of the main reasons for this was the fact that nine of the 12 players had come back from the previous season. However the entire season was not an easy one. In Emporia High's basketball tournament the girls suffered a loss of 71-67. But Bowin said, It was the best girls' game I've ever seen. All their practice and hard playing got the varsity women to the state championship playoffs, but they were able to capture only fourth place in 6-A state. They lost their last game, for third place, to Leavenworth, 60-65 Chosen for the All-City teams by the Wichita Eagle-Beacon were seniors Monica Spencer, first team guard, Heidi Wimmer, se- cond team center, and Lavonna jacobs, honorable mention. This was Spencer's second year on the honorary team. The JV girls' team was not as fortunate. Having only four returning players and 11 beginners, they had to learn to play as a team, organize themselves and gain experience. The junior varsity girls set a 9-5 goal for themselves but managed only a 7-5 record for the year. Virginia Tilton, junior, said the team had a weak offense but that the defense was their ad- vantage. Overall, though, the defense wasn't strong enough to pull the team to their season goal. Nevertheless, JV coach Kathy Garafalo said, The girls are hard workers and very en- thusiastic, which is what makes them a strong team. 1. Monica Spencer, All-City Selection for first team glides right by a West Pioneer. 2. Carefully setting up the ball is Annette Colvin during the Homecoming game against Bishop Carroll. X Women 'J Basketball