John Muir High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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GARY MARTIN FOILS the defensive attempts of a Bur- roughs Indian, and hooks for two points. Dave Petrone gets in rebound position just in case. ance by Hansen. Brockmeyer and Mason were instrumental in getting Muir back on the winning track with a 56-45 win over Pasadena. Gene tallied 22 important markers, while John was pouring through 19. After a 73-66 non-league victory over Whittier, the Mustangs started the second half of the season with repeat victories over Crescenta Valley and Bur- roughs. Brockmeyer scored 18 in the 59-47 conquest over Crescenta Valley and 22 in the Burroughs game, which ended in a 59-48 win. After a 62-48 loss to Glendale, the Mustangs nipped Hoover by a 51-50 score. Brockmeyer was again the leading scorer with 17 points. His 20 point output was not enough to stop Burbank, the Bulldogs net- ting their second victory of the year over Muir, 60-55. Gary Martin's clutch fourth quarter scoring binge netted Muir's quintet a 43-39 Win over PHS to close out an exciting and successful season for Coach Leveille's crew. JOHN MASON 4357 HITS for two of the fifteen points he scored in Muir's 59-48 loss to the Dynamiters. BASIKEYBALL i SHOWING THE SKILL that made him Muirls top scorer, Gene Brockmeyer f55j goes up for a jumper against Glendale. 9 , 4 3 Z2

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f1.sKl5'l BA LL 202 Coach BILL LEVEILLE VARSITY BASKETBALL After a shaky start, Muir's Varsity basketball team jelled into a smoothly-running unit, showing improvement with almost every game. The Mustangs finished with a 7-5 record in Foot- ball League play, good for a third place tie. Muir, having chalked up an unimpressive pre-season record, opened the regular season with a 62-55 victory over Crescenta Valley. Seniors Dave Petrone and john Mason sparked the win with 17 and 16 points respectively. Next Muir edged determined Burroughs, 61-59, with Gene Brockmeyer's 19 rallies and Ken Hansen's 16 markers leading the Mustang effort. Muir then lost to powerful Glendale, the team that went on to win league honors, by a 59-48 margin. Mason's 15 points topped Muir's scorers. Muir's record was leveled at 2-2 by virtue of a 55-43 loss to Hoover. Burbank ran the Muir losing streak to three in a row with a convincing 70-59 win, despite a fine 21 point perform- MUIQ Row 1: Coach Bill Leveille, Rod Braswell, Gary Martin, Dave Petrone, Alan Ross, Gary Arthur. Row 2: Guy Simpson, Ray Grimm, John Mason, Jeff Gliner, Carl Bernard, Gene Brockmeyer. Not pictured: Ken Hansen, Bryant Myers, Steve White.

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MUIR'S I-IIGH SCORING center Gene Brockmeyer 1551 controls the opening game tipoff against Bur- bank's Davis. BASKETBALL Qu-I , . 1...- I 'ff ,F K rv-br -7 'M-' 1 I .- M-Nr .F hg- l a .P 3 f ri if J ' ' I Y f 7 1 , if Q v , , .G l 5 K. ge if W. x l QR 'WfliflM7i. Kw- A f , + 'K W. Q f 3 17 5 AFTER FAKING OUT two Glendale Hoover defenders, Dave Petrone 1131 dark jersey scores on a driving reverse lay-up. fleftj