John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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How does it feel to have the best seat at the biggest basketball game of the season? How does it feel to be surrounded by a high-energy crowd, cheering violently for your team? How does it feel to . . . sit on the bench? Checking out the other team ' s cheer- leaders wasn ' t all that bad, said senior Todd Martin, only half- jokingly. A supportive second ream inspires the weary starters to play their best, sustaining the mo- mentum of the team ' s especially before a game, said senior Jason Krueger. It helped us to relax and have fun. On the bench the team ' s adrenahn over- loads and creates an at mosphere similiar to that of corn sizzling on the brink of popcorn Their excitement bursts free when they finally get their chance to con- tribute on the court. A strong bench can often be that winning edge. A team is not a team without the sup- port and energy from the bench, said senior Jimmy Poole. energy. Everybody on the team kept spirits high, 1 18 Boys ' Varsity Basketball Article; Sarah Morehouse Photos; Clay Camp Junior Ski Jones towers above the dt fense for an inside shot. I

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PaUc CC Pe yU 4 U4 ' They were not very tall, but could play with one and all. This state- ment describes one of the challenges the Boys Varsity Basketball Team had to overcome — and did. The team was a short team and had few return- ing players so we were not pegged to be one of the strongest teams in the ci- ty, said Coach Terry Mor- ris. The boys were originally ranked fourth or fifth in District, yet ended the sea- son nearly missing a tie for first. Our team didn ' t have high hopes until we played East Central close in a scrimmage game, com- mented senior Ken Garcia. Then the team had a feel- ing that we could really do something. Before the season the team was very skeptical, but after playing well against East Central and later beating MacArthur, another tough city team, they began to believe in themselves and gathered momentum. The Rams had a pow- erful season of 24-6 over all and 13-3 in District. The final game against M Clark was a battle for a top spot in District. Had they won that game, they would have been in a three-way tie with Jay and Clark for first in District. The Cou- gars took that game by three points, 59-56, ending the Rams ' successful sea- son. We won because we produced a team effort; everyone accepted their roles on the court, said Coach Morris. No one was selfish, said senior Steve Zim- merman. We played as a team on the court, not as individuals. The boys proved to be talented as a team and also had two players recognized for their achievements. Ken Garcia received All-District First Team honors, while junior Ski Jones captured All-District First Team and All-City spots. Article: Sarah Morehouse Photos: Daniel Vargas, Jeanette Gonzalez Senior Steve Zimmerman shcwts a solid free throw. BACK ROW R..bhK Garcia. Marc Gardner. J i ny P(H)lc, Maurice Pina Ski Jones demonstrates hij tensity in games. VARSlTi ' BOYS BASKETBALL MatArlhu Highlands Madison Wheatley Churchill Jay Jay-OT Sam Houston C.C. Miller MacArthur Highlands-OT Del Rio Eagle Pass Holmes Roosevelt Harlandale Taft McCollum Clark Jay Del Rio Eagle Pass Holmes Harlandale Taft McCoUum Qark Steve Zimmerman gets off a set shot. Boys Varsity Basket bal 1 117

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