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

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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

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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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BASKETBALL Varsity Girls ' Dominate Sheer domination! This was the only way to describe the girls ' v.iioity basketball team. In addition to winning the Ivy League title, North went without a single loss all season. With returning members Kecia Potter, Sherry Williams, and Carla Luke, the girls swept the other teams by an average oi 23 points per game. We playec — . .w -. • and had fun doing it. ■ LISA WASHINGTON The general feeling among the girls was that their ability to work togeth- er as a team led them to an Ivy League title. We played well to- gether and had fun doing it, stated Lisa Washington. All the girls be- came dedicated to the team and loved what they were doing. ' T real- ly enjoyed playing and didn ' t want the season to end, added Washing- ton. Both the team and the coach attrib- uted their great success to hard work and the ability of the girls. North is a really strong team and is capable of winning a GIF title, con- cluded Sherry Williams. • • VARSITY GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW: Coach Chuck Hirot. TOP ROW: [idelissd Morton, Sherry Williams. Nina Calhoun, Ke- cia Potter, Renee Hamilton, Carta Luke, Tarina Ti,. ..,,. I .... v, .,-i,,,„,., n 1 iU ' tgdliill Fighting for the rebound with a Corona oppo- nent, Carla Luke successfully retnves the ball. North went on to win 58-39. 98 sports