John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL OPPONENT Roosevelt Jackson Lincoln Jefferson Roosevelt Jackson Lincoln Jefferson WINS 7 LOSSES 1 STATE TOURNAMENT Hillsboro 54 55 A West Albany 69 56 y South Eugene 65 64 WINS 1 LOSSES 2 Es ga LS , 4 L ff! 54. T M Hn! '-1 I' 1 J...-L VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL-FRONT ROW: Woody Speak- mon, Wilbert Antoine, Brad Flynn, Lenny Weiss, Leonard Wade. BACK ROW: Coach Don Emry, Sean Loth, Robert Key, Chris Milner, Don Wyler, Carey Bell, Coach Steve Gralton. A LAST SECOND SHOT by guard Woody Speakmon proved fruitless, and the M'Men lost a consolation round game to West Albany, 69-56. UNDER PRESSURE, Mike Flye powers a move against West Albany in the consolation round. Varsity Boys' Basketball

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Varsity Boys Basketball -Men dominate league, enter tourney Possibly the most surprising team in State Class AAA basketball cir' cies, the Marshall Minutemen won their division title and qualified for the state tournament in March at Portlancl's Memorial Coliseum. Winning the PIL East title was just one of the many goals which the team set at the beginning of the sea- son, and which we accomplished by the end of the season, revealed Senior Chris Milner. Coach Emry's main objective was to get the most out of his players' abilities. This was illustrated as he guided his M-Men to a respectable showing, finishing in the top half of the 16 team tourney. They played well together. They believed in each other and me and many sacrificed individual glories for the success of the team, Emry praised. HUSTLING FOR THE BALL, Wilbert Antoine and Woody Speakmon display determination to win. Varsity Boys' Basketball Emry also pointed out that the final state tournament competition is always tough. Good ball handling, smart shooting and passing, and un- seifish players were the M-Men's strong points and compensated for the team's lack of height. Being the smallest team in the state playoffs is a big disadvantage, commented Mike Flye. Emry sighted his two graduating seniors, floor leader Wood row Speakmon and center Mike Flye as being the stalwarts of the team along with Carey Bell, leading scor- er, and Don Wyier, best all-around. Another key factor in the team's success was the development of un- derclassmen Wilbert Antoine, Rob- ert Key, and Leonard Wade. Emry was very confident that the strong M-Men bench would come through. Coach Emry's confidence gener- ated enough success that he was named All-Metro Coach of the Year by the vote of his opposing coaches. Emry credited his team and staff with the honor. Bell concluded, We really pushed ourselves this year. By mak- ing the playoffs, we were rewarded for all the hours of practice, and pep talks, and sacrifice that was neces- sary to go as far as we did. SHOOTING for two, Leonard Magic Wade skies over his 6'5 West Albany opponent.

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JV ' Frosh Boys' Basketball Speed, agili pace hoop ter Marshall's JV Basketball team showed much promise and talent, but their season record of 4 wins and 16 losses didn't live up to hopes for a more rewarding year. Sophomore Ross Johnson ex- plained, Although we were a good- sizecl group, we just couldn't always combine our efforts to form a win- ning team. While battling through a season of ups and downs, the squad sported many bright spots, including Sopho- more Lenny Weiss, who ied the team with an average of 18.6 points per game. Weiss recognized a lack of teamwork as a major drawback early on in the year, but felt that this necessary ingredient became more apparent as the season progressed. The majority of team members agreed that the Franklin game was the most exciting and challenging contest. We ran them off the court! deciared Junior Brad Flynn. ln addition to Flynn, several players, including Charles Gould and Mark McBride, provided the team with height and valuable shooting and re- bounding skills. Maintaining a consistent pace throughout their season was the thir- teenrmember Freshman Basketball team. Their positive attitude and en- thusiasm showed as they compiled 6 wins and 7 tosses for the year. On of the highlights of the sea- son included a narrow 65-62 victory over the Jefferson Democrats. Be- cause they had lost to the Demos earlier in the year, the win was espe cially rewarding. We really played like an experienced team, and our teamwork was great, commented Jeff Key. Along with Key, Coach Al Strawn noted that Steven Knight, Larry Ba- ker, and Terry Gentry should be very important to the program in the years to come. Pm satisfied with our efforts this year. Every player on the team con- tributed both on the court or off ev- ery game, concluded Strawn. We ii' ' v 5 rr... if 'Q W 4. .N fits 1 2. ww. , Q A 5 ETCHING to make a 1 . . I , - 4 we .l i m.,w X V Iygllz . e- ., N N ' M ,iiitf r IN PREPARA non tom e the 'ban for two more points, Junior Bradmglgwirj ps and blocks opposing team member. tothe JV - P W ' gi rr. , , .1 seam- . rt,. ,rf r ,Jef , , W an W . ,.VVV. ,,'f , JV 0 Frosh Boys' Basketball M 'V if V,,V M V ge of i8.6 per game. eiss led the team in scored with S V