Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Cloclswise from above Sr. Howord Donoidson posses ro o reommore, Sr. Morls Pursley looks for on open ployer. Mikey Word goes for rhe shot, Sr. Brion Morrin goes for me rebound. The Vorsiry Boys' Boslserboll Teom, Vorsiry Boys' l3osI4erboH 137

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VHRSITY BUYS' l3Fl5liETl3Fll.l. I Gateway Boasts Leadmg Scorer Midway rhrough rhls years season rhe boys varsury basl-xerball ream srood vvlrh a record of 1 5 IO league following flve srralghr losses afrer an opennng game vvnn over Overland The ream had a falr preseason rhough f1n1sh1ng wrrh a A 3 record and boasrlng rhe Cenrennnal leagues leading scorer Donnell Smlrh wnrh an 18 polnr average Orhers srarrers were Howard Donaldson Brlan Marrln John Arlxo Mllsey Ward and Marl-1 Pursley Garevvay dldnr have a player over ofoor8 and lacked rebounding We were very lnconslsrenr and ofren rehed foo heavily on one man Accordlng ro Coach Donahue the reams blggesr problem was we were very rnconslsrenr and ofren relied roo heavily on one man GOIOQ nnro their flnal sux regular season games IT appeared rhe ream had been lmprovrng and could srnll f1n1sh wnrh a vvrnnlng record Donahue sold We starred our lasr year vvlrh the same record and won our lasr sux games before losung rn dlsrrlcrs l 1 186 Varsnry Boys Daslserball . . , . 1 I . - 1 1 1 4 . 1 . 1, , , . . 11 u . . , . 11 . . . , . . . H . 1 . , . . . 1, mm,

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