Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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. fx k use tm Varsity players recuperate during the time out. VJ Greco and Sean Dowdell wait to get into the game, D 3 qi- -ur Q .f Q i Q-' 1 ri , X SX X X X N X 1 .. lx Todd Witherspoon shoots for the extra point. l Boy's Basketball - 161

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A Long Court-ship The players on the Varsity team have been playing basketball for sever- al years. Some have played together before and know each others moves. Their team unity showed up on the court as they cheered on and encour- aged each other. The team didnlt have a lot of height making them powerful but practice and skill make up for it many times. When they lost, it was almost always by a very few points. They were beat- en in Sub-Districts 60-61. Jeff Chavez said he learned, When you don't have a winning record, keep on try- ing. His favorite part of the game was when the crowds got into it, and win- ning. The Varsity players were: Chris Parisi-10, VJ Greco-11, Jeff Chavez- 12, Greg Meyers-13, Joe VanDyke- 14, Rob Hemminger-15, John Brehm- 20, Rod Schrieber-21, Jeff Shearer- 22, Ron Keller-30, Jeff Mages-32, Sean Dowdell-34, and Gordon Apa- daca-44. Their coach was Bruce Dick. All of the basketball teams attended a camp at Mesa College at Grand Junction. It gave them a chance to get closer to one another as a team. Rob Hemminger stated, lt helped by giv- ing us a little bit more playing timefl The J.V. worked hard for their win- ning record. We've improved and work better together,'l said Hem- minger. The J.V. members coached by Jeff Klimper were: Rob Hemminger- 10, Trevor Jacklin-12, Duane Sutliff- 13, Sean Dowdell-20, Todd Wither- spoon-21, Rod Schrieber-24, Walt Schattinger-30, Gary Mages-32, Jeff Shearer-34, John Kinney-42, Gordon Apadaca-43, and Scott Stevens-44. The Senior and Junior players along with their coaches, mascots Cindy Grove and Tracy Heinz, 160 - Boy's Basketball and the Varsity cheerleading squad. ie 'Z l Jeff Mages and Ron Keller wait for the rebound.

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Follow The Bouncing This year's Sophomore boys basket- ball team had a winning season. A bas- ketball camp was held during the final week of school last year in GMI-IS' gym. About seventeen guys participat- ed. They practiced drills, learned the philosophies of the coaches and what was expected of them. The members worked together as a team during the games and not just as individuals. They encouraged each other, gave handshakes and pats on the back before free-throws, and told other teammates when they did a good job. Trevor Jacklin said, The best part about being on the team was being around the other players and going to practice with everybody. Some of the Sophomores also played on J.V. but they got to play Ball more on the Sophomore team. An- other GMHS team was the Freshmen A and B squads. Everyone learned something to im- prove their game. Being in the new atmosphere of GMHS was something to get used to in itself. Scott Chase said, I learned how to play offense and defense better. They were coached by Joe Beckner and beat their eighth grade season. Each victory was special. If they lost a couple of games they kept trying to win. Chase commented, Everybody was hyped up! They complemented and helped one another. Some of the players were new this year and some may be new the next too, but they have three more years to work togeth- er and improve. A-squad, FRONT D. Radman, A. Yarnell, K. Ingram, T. Chiles, Manager R. Nelson. BACK Coach J. Beckner, M. Beckner, S. Danagen, M. Felton, R. Keaney, M. Day, R. Kaylor, M. Kinney. B-squad, FRONT E. Klausen, G. Estrada, J. Gess, B. Peterman, S. Chase, Manager R. Nelson. BACK Coach J. Beckner, T. Meyers, B. Wright, J, Schleicher, C. Laflin, D. Kubitschek. A VWMQJK -4 The Sophomores line up for the throw WW' MW' III.