Grover Cleveland High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Reseda, CA)

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Greg Rehberg goes over everyone to tip the ball against Chatsworth. This year's Varsity basketball team was led by Senior guard Al Nelson who averaged 22.8 points per game. Opposite Nelson was surprise Junior guard Bob Austin who dazzled the stands and tore up the defense with his remarkable passing ability. Dan Elvester con- trolled the center position all year and finished the season with an average of 11.4 points per game. ln the forward spots this year were Seniors Paul Rolfzen, Jim Kent, and John Howley, while Junior Greg Rehberg was fast coming up in the ranks. Rolfzen finished the season with an average of 10.6 points per game. Jim Kent, a starting forward in early season play, had his season cut short with a knee injury suffered in the first Canoga Park game. John Howley came off the bench this year to supply great hustle and a quick scoring punch. Greg Rehberg was as much a surprise to the team this year as was Bob Austin. Rehberg is a tough man, and was considered by most of the team to be the roughest competitor under the boards. The Varsity squad finished the season with a 4-6 record in league play and an overall record of 8 wins, 6 losses. They had a rather disappointing season in league, but a successful season in overall play, Coach Stan Oken retired after the basketball season this year. He will be missed for many seasons to come. Basketball just won't be the same at Cleveland High School without the COACH. SCORES STANDINGS CHS vv L 81 North Hollywood 67 Reseda 10 O 66 San Fernando 64 Taft 6 4 75 POlytGCl'll'1iC 63 Chatsworth 5 5 66 Westchester 58 Canoga Park 4 5 71 Chatsworth 59 CLEVELAND 4 6 58 Taft 72 El Camino Real 1 9 71 El Camino Real 50 78 Canoga Park 90 66 Reseda 87 58 Chatsworth 54 7O Taft 77 73 El Camino Real 63 61 Canoga Park 78 78 Reseda 93 The Cleveland Varsity basketball team entered league with a perfect record of four wins and no losses. reading the Cavaliers' attack was Senior guard Al Nel- son who led all scorers with 21 points. Junior starting guard Bob Austin contributed 11 points and had 7 Dan Elvester and Jim Kent battle the Chancellors for a rebound. Coach Stan Oken Bob Austin drives through the Chatswort defenders in contest at Cleveland. assists. The Cavaliers were successful in their first league encounter, whipping the tall Chancellors by a score of 71-59. ln their second contest, led by Paul Rolfzen's 20 points, the Cavaliers beat the Chancellors 95 58-54.

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A Row 1-G. Rehberg, S. Standage, R. Allen, P. Rolfzen, J. Kent, G. Quam, D. Elvester. Row 2-P. Serritella QMgr.J, J. Howley, F. Hopp, B. Austin, P. Winters, L. Winchell, A. Nelson, T. Kelly CMgr.J, C. Householder Varsity Basketball 1969-1970 CMgr.J. l l l fe 4 Bob Austin Dan Elvester John Howley Guard Center Fo rwa rd aw 'Dx Greg Guard Forward Paul Rolfzen Forward

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1 l John Howley comes in for a left-handed lay Paul Rolfzen sneaks in behind Taft defenders to up against Taft. score an easy one. Al Nelson is up high to score over a be- dazzled El Camino defender. John Howley drives in for a lay up against El Camino. Jim Kent just gets away a shot against an oncoming Toreador. Dan Elvester goes up and over a defender from El Camino. Entering their second league game, the Cavalier Varsity basketball team was shot down by a score of 72-58 from a hot-shooting Taft basketball squad. Head- ing the Cavaliers were Al Nelson who had 18 points, Dan Eivester who chipped in 14 points, and Junior guard Bob Austin who passed for 11 assists. ln their second meeting. the Cavaliers went to Taft to meet the Toreadors. There. the Toreadors jumped off to an 8 point lead and were never to relinquish it. The final score was 77-70. The high scorer of the game was AI Nelson with 27 points. Cleveland then met El Camino, We walked away from the contest with an easy 71-58 victory, The Sec. ond time around was a different story. With Al Nelson in foul trouble the Cavaliers had their high Scoring punch lessened. With two minutes to gg and EI Camino down by two points, the Conquistadores began a ram- page of fouls which allowed Bob Austin to shoot and make eight straight free throws to cap the final Score at 73-63.