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

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bAbKh i bALL ; BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL TEAM. FRON1 ROW; Craiq Ulonciu, Pat McCall, Mauryce Kennon TOP ROW: Coach Charles Matthews, Mike Teer Tony Walker. Frank Bauqh. Aaron Johnson. Jef Carter. Troy Francis. Chns Singleton. SEASON RECORD (16-6) San Bernardino Tournament North 43 48 San Gorgonio North 58 43 Cajon North 54 41 Yucdipa North 63 48 Ontario !WN Moreno Valley Tournament | North 61 41 Norte Vista North 54 48 Corona North 64 52 Eisenhower North 51 41 Damien North 64 45 Hemet North 58 47 Corona North 35 49 Ramona North 53 42 Norco North 55 45 Arlington North 54 51 Moreno Valley Nnrlh 52 60 Perris North 58 50 Hemet North 62 42 Corona North 55 69 Ramona North 49 51 Norco North 58 51 Arlington North 65 60 Moreno Valley North 65 67 Perris SECOND IN IVY Hanging in the air, Tony Walker shoots the bail from beneath the outstretched hand of a Hemet op ponent. North won easily 64-45. Shooting above the defenders reach, Craig Ulondu avoids the block and keeps North close in their game against Perris. Tony Walker and another Perris defender look on. 96 ' sporis

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High above the defender, Andy Johnson shoots a jumper while Erie Brown fights for position beneath the basket. Johnson broke his index finger during the first Hemet game and could not return until the game against Corona. BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW: Robby Washington, Derrick Robin- son, Chris Johnson; TOP ROW: Scott Schanz, Col- bert Calhoun, Ralph Baker, Enoch Simmons, Andy Johnson, Eric Brown, T(: n)y Anderson, Tini l ' wi ' i ribbhng around a Banning opponent, Scott hanz pushes the ball up court. Banning was one the toughest teams we played, said Toniy Ander- Yet North won the game by the narrow margin of 62- 60 and went on to win the Raincross tournament for the fourth straight time. SEASON RECORD (20-3) Gene Hughes Tournament North 57 43 Palm Spnngs North 56 50 Pamona North 58 71 Domingous Hills North 77 59 Fontana North 89 54 Ontario Raincross Tournament North 100 ■54 La Sierra North 62 60 Banning North 61 37 Moreno Valley Nrrlh 51 SO Norco North 52 53 Hornet North 79 SO Corona North 86 72 Eamona North 73 S3 Norco North 59 64 Arlington North 64 58 Moreno Valley North 88 51 Perns North 58 51 Hemel North 89 51 Corona North 72 52 Ramona North 54 55 Norco North 84 59 Arlington North 74 6! Moreno Valley North 82 47 Ferris IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

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A. Craig ictem ?ith full extension, Frank Bauqh soltly sh. .. ls Hi.- all over the Perns center as Aaron Johnson posi- ■jns himself for the possible rebound. North lost in ose games both times the two teams met. Players Train To Win Undergoing rigorous training before school every morning was decidedly not for everyone, but for tfie ]V basketbdll team, it was just part of tfie game. We ' ve got a good program and it produces good play- ers, said Tony Walker. The program, run by new coach Charles Matthews, included a great ,-|r.,il . -t -i-ini-liticininn duritu:] th.=-ir 6:30 a.m. practices. And the team soon took advantage of that training because, as Walker remarked, We were a small team, but faster than others, and we could score a lot of points pushing the ball up the court quickly. Such tactics brought the JV team 16 victories and with only one game to go, a win over Perns would have brought them the Ivy League Cham- pionship. In overtime, however, the JV squad lost to Perris 65-67, and placed second in the Ivy League to Moreno Valley, even though North was victorious in both Moreno Val- ley games. All in all, the season was best de- scribed by Troy Francis who said, We didn ' t have much depth, but no matter what, we almost always