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

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Q Freshmen: Front: joe Natale. Second Row: Brian Sandstrom, Eric Hein, Craig Upson. Third Row: Mike Chaffee, Craig Snyder Fourth Row: Eric Mages, Ken Clay, Sean Murphy, Errlc Reyes, Kelly Schneider, Scott Mages, Brady Stroup. Above: Freshman Bryce Falhsing hurries with ball in hand toward the lnasket. Below: A pass may not meet its mark, a freshman player. if 'E S, A 'YQ -X . Hy' c 4 l - ..,....... X Sophomores: Front: Casey Brown. Second Row: Adam Ansrlr Mike Hilgers john Clements I Tommy Dean. Third Row: Coach Mages, Keith Brown, Pat Slr1llern,j1m Pieice, Craig Upsonl .-,Q V I 5 junior Varsity: Front: Damon Storms, Pam Werst, Brett Zachman, jason Barcus. Second Row: up-1 I Todd Green, Coach Haves. YW? , a, , T 'ilte to - ate t Z1, V. t , , ,,,, 13 is ff 4 , xg X JK V 9 5 ' ,Q if , 1 g 11 1 f 1 4 f W Q my W A 1, ff R t W I -f 1 U :ft 1- 2 Q T illrf if AVV: fl j M t or limi , l 9 3 isr T x : .,, x ,A ff I -- uf ,V V y QL 3 f T Q A tm ,:,:: Af Casey Brown, Will Dm ytriw. Third Row: Chris Connelly, Coach Krlper, David Dingerink, Brett ,X Peterson, Kirk Lopez, Van Davis.

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BASKET BALL Tales Of Teams Freshmen The freshmen got their first taste of the Green Mountain Basketball program. The program stressed the importance of playing as a team. With raw material in the form of freshmen, the team was molded. As with any new team the coaches and the players had no idea how they would do throughout the season. Skill was in abundance and the team lost some key players to the sophomore and varsity teams. Overall we did really good and worked as a team, said Mike Chaffee. The team finished with a record of 4-6. Sophomores The Sophomore boys basketball team excelled beyond expectations. Finishing in the top eight, they made county semi-finals, Pat Skillern felt, The reason we did so well was team work. Team work and the ability to move the ball was vital to the success of the fast break. The team's scoring was lead by Tommy Dean,jim Pierce, and Pat Skillern. Skillern attributed the loss of the semi-finals to a lack of effort at practice by the team. The season ended with the sophomores having a record of 14-4. Junior Varsity We had a tough year with a lot of ups and downs, said David Dingerink. The junior Varsity basketball team started off strong but fell off midseason. As bad as the season got we stuck together, said Will Dmytriw. The team had a strong lower class, with sophomores Chris Connely, Damon Storms, and Mike Hilger seeing action. JV finished the season with a record of 9-9, and a heart breaking last game. Even though we lost our last game by a final shot, it was the best game we played, said Dmytriw. 84 1 Basketball Coach Mages builds confidence and applies strategy du mg a time our

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BA KETB LL Slam and Dunk to State lbrsity 7 Twelve in a row. The Boys Varsity Basketballtearn broke the school record for consectutive wins. That was just for starters. 7 o 7 7 Coach Bruce Dick took talented individuals and made them into a virtually unstoppable force by playing pressure defense and running a fast break. They became the nightmare of opposing Jeffco teams. The power of the team lied in the strength of the players. Derek Chaney completed half of the three pointers he at- tempted. Rebounds were fought for by Brian Bowker with 107 and Clay Schattinger with 106. The Rams were deadly from the free throw line with jud Connelly and jim Beckner completing more then three-fourths of their shots, From the floor Tony Pankratz and Dan Coil had the best completion of shots taken. It was a good season said Tony Pankratz. The team broke another school record when they scored 107 points against Arvada. The record has stood since 1980. The high point of the season was winning Division said Derek Chaney. The Rams were Division I champions losing League to Arvada. The team had an incredible season one of the best Green Mountain has seen but as Dan Coil said This is more than a team its a family. A Scorebox Tells the Story' A Season to be Proud Of Poudre Grand unctxon Wheatridg Columbine Pomona Bear Creek Arvada Evergreen Chatfeld GM Alameda Lake ood Arvada West Golden Pomona 2OT3 Bear Creek Wheatridge Golden A ada Manual 2 Y 7 9 GM 80 57 GM 68 w GM 88 GM 69 J ' si GM vo GM 69 ' e 64 GM 70 GM 72 Golden 57 GM 80 Columbine GM so ' 73 C GM 85 66 GM 74 GM 54 47 GM 77 ' GM 106 76 GM 66 GM 68 63 GM 83 rv GM 91 i 58 GM 57 72 63 86 -A Basketball