Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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Basketball teams show improvement With most of his more experienced players be- ing moved to varsity, JV Basketball Coach Bill George had to vi ork at the task of building a team. Our team was very young. We had to work on the fundamentals of the game, said George. We were looking to Improve our court awareness. George managed to tie last year ' s season ' s record of 4-16 and ended with a better league record of 3-1 1, finishing seventh in league. Freshman Jeff Kline led the team, scoring an average of 15.6 points per game with support coming from sophomores Greg Dunlap, who led in rebounds, and Bob Rhodes, who was tops in assists. The high points of the season were when Junior Erik Satermo scored 10 points in our vic- tory over Saddleback, said George, and Steve (Huckleberry) Flynn threw in a hook against Estancia. The sophomore squad, coached by Greg Green, had the best record of all the basketball teams. According to team member Monty Johns, they played consistent ball with a record of 6-6 in league. The team was lead by top rebounder Ken Simms and Glenn Peredes. A new member was added to the basketball coaching staff, Ed Matillo. f atillo also stressed the fundamentals with his freshmen and ended the season with a 12-12 overall record. According to Matillo, his offense was lead by Mike Hennigan with a 16 point average, and good performances were given by Ken Tamura and Chris Thomas. ' : .?.:W League Record Irvine Opponent 45 Corona Del Mar 62 39 University 58 46 Estancia 87 51 Newport Harbor 81 53 El Toro 56 50 Saddleback 42 46 Costa Mesa 65 52 Corona Del Mar 77 45 University 52 45 Estancia 69 50 Newport Harbor 68 51 El Toro 56 50 Costa Mesa 83 57 Saddleback 67 28 Superstars Soph-Frosh Basketball

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OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: varsity team, front row: Coach Bill George, Adam Martel, Don Johns, Lance Neal, Coach Al Herring; Back row: Doug Brozovich, Bernie Ussery, Jim Carver and Rob Akers. (Not pictured John Baxter.) OPPOSITE PAGE. MIDDLE: Jim Carver disagrees with a referee ' s call. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Anticipating the rebound are John Baxter and Lance Neal. SWOOSH: An elated Bernie Ussery scores two points against the Roadrunners. STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION: Center Doug Brozovich muscles his way In for a jumpshot. IN THE AIR: Rob Akers attempts a lay-up dur- ing the final moments of the University game. mtr Superstars iy9 Varsity Basketball

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JV BASKETBALL, front row: Coach Bill George, Eric Satermo. Bob Rhodes, Steve Tamura, Rodney Pakingan; bacl row: Keith Purcell, Greg Dunlap, Steve Flynn, Jeff Kline. OPPOSITE PAGE: sophomore basketball, front row: Coach Greg Green. John Drevon. Lex Farm, John Robinson, John Luciano, Brent Lloyd, David Slick: back row: Glenn Paredes. Rico Marcelli, Chris Mullins, Ken Simms, Jeff Curnutt, Luis Panem. OPPOSITE PAGE, MIDDLE: Greg Dunlap moves around the defensive man looking for a basket. WITH BASKET IN SIGHT. Bob Rhodes goes to the air, past the defense, hoping to add two more to Irvine ' s score. ON FOR TWO: M ke Hennlgan demonstrates to stunned opponents the correct way to make a lay-up. OPPOSITE PAGE. BOTTOM: Freshman basketball, front row: Coach Ed Matillo, Tom Marcum. Tres Phelps; back row: Mike Henigan, Ken Tamura, Niel Trout, Mike Castro, Dave Baldwin, Jim Murphy. JV Soph-Frosh Basketball Superstars i%n