John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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BASKETBALL BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, Mike Karnham. Jerium Briscoe, Kelvin Butler, FRONT ROW: David Sasaki, Billy Walker, Tim Albert Carter, Leonard Baker, Tyrone Mitchell, Young; TOP ROW: Ken Vinson, Pierre Overton, Robert Baldwin. varsity boys ' basketball 63

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tl u Teamwork Key To Success With an emphasis on teamwork and a united effort, the varsity basketball team worked hard to achieve success. This team unity proved to be one of its major assets. We did a lot of drills that made us play as a team, stated Kelvin Butler. Through teamwork, the players ' individual skills complemented each other, making them a very strong unit. Tyrone Mitchell commented, When we really needed to pull together we played as a team. Coach Bartee added, It takes twelve to fifteen men to make up a squad, and when you put too much emphasis on one player you lose the team concept. This team concept was the basis for a victorious season. With a 68- 64 victory over Poly to win the Raincross Tournament, the Huskies earned a top ranking in CIF. From there they went on to have a very respectable Ivy League record in which they tied Ramona for second place. After Ivy league, North went on to the CIF playoffs for the third straight year. In CIF they advanced to the quarterfinals before they lost a very tough matchup against Palm Springs, thus ending a very successful In the closing minutes of the Arlington game, Jerium Briscoe concentrates on the basket as he attempts a free throw. Jumping with his La Sierra opponent, center Kelvin Butler tips the ball to a North teammate. GIRLS ' TENNIS TEAM. ERONT ROW: Varsity Basketball SEASON RECORD (20-6) North 66 61 Fountain Valley North 76 51 Palm Springs North 90 54 Apple Valley North 84 60 Victor Valley Glendora Tournament North 94 64 Bishop Amat North 58 74 Valley (Vegas) North 87 75 Hamilton North 56 59 Los Altos Raincross Tournament North S3 53 Norco North 75 48 Rubidoui North 58 54 Moreno Valley North 68 64 Poly Moreno Valley Tournament North 89 53 CoacheUa Valley North 71 67 San Gorgonio North 70 62 Moreno Valley Ivy League North 95 56 Norte Vista North 85 48 La Sierra North 85 52 Arlington North 67 72 Poly North 72 70 Ramona North 101 83 Norte Vista North 71 43 La Sierra North 64 45 Arlington North 72 76 Poly 66 Ramona CIF North 54 36 Burbank North 80 63 LaQuinta North 52 67 Palm Springs Second in IVY I 62 sports

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Practice Makes Perfect With a determined team and much hard work, the JV basketball team had a highly successful season. What made them so good? Many of the players attributed their success to practice. Much of the practice time was devoted to conditioning. We had to run a lot and it built up our stamina, stated Andy Johnson. Through this conditioning the team developed a very intense running game which proved to be one of its strongest points. Along with the running, the team also spent many hours of scrimmaging against each other in game situations. Brian Melcic stated, We worked on plays until we knew them and then we would scrimmage. The more we executed in practice, the better we were in games. For the JV basketball team, the main competition was the Poly Bears. They beat us by one point with five seconds left in the Moreno Valley Tournament, so we wanted revenge, commented Andy Johnson. Vengeance was soon theirs when in their first Ivy League matchup, the determined Huskies came back from a fifteen point deficit with six minutes left to defeat the Bears in double overtime. BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL TEAM, FRONT Calhoun, Andy Johnson, William Rodriguez, ROW: Tony Baca, Chris Johnson, Robbie Ralph Baker, Coach Williams. (Not pictured: Washington, Tony Jones, Sonny Stewart, Brian Tonjy Anderson, James Jackson, David Booker.) Melcic; TOP ROW: Byron Reed, Colbert GIRLS ' TENNIS TEAM. FRONT ROW: Varsity Basketball SEASON RECORD (20-6) North 66 61 Fountain Valley North 76 51 Palm Springs North 90 54 Apple Valley North 84 60 Victor Valley Glendora Tournamen North 94 64 Bishop Amat North 58 74 VaUey (Vegas) North 87 75 Hamilton North 66 59 Los Altoa Raincroe Tournamen North 83 53 Norco North 75 48 Rubidoux North 58 54 Moreno Valley North 68 64 Poly Moreno Valley Tourni North 89 53 CoacheUa Valley North 71 67 San Gorgonio North 70 62 Moreno Valley Ivy Leap North 95 56 Norte Vista North 85 48 La Sierra North 85 52 Arlington North 67 72 Poly North 72 70 Ramona North 101 83 Norte Vista North 71 43 La Sierra North 64 45 Arlington North 72 76 Poly North 65 66 Ramona CIF North 54 36 Burbank North 80 63 La Quinta North 52 67 Palm Springs Second ii iIVY i 64 sports