Katella High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Above: This year's playmaker, Neil Hinds, used quickness to shoot over a much taller opponent. Right: I.V. Coach jim Wheildon gave last minute strategy before the opening tip off against Mission. Katella conquered Mission 53-32. ,W-qv, ...W i' eii'ro eii- Wim W .gfEZ,JZE- f, zqisjigfffewggz 5 i K: A . , R i , ' . Roundballers conquered league foes Sf 1 f 2 Y Above: Rick Sater tried a short tip-in, through four would be defenders. Rick sank the shot to pull to a five point lead. Left: Steve Kaplan, one of the more consistent scorers on the team, added a different dimension to the game with his dominating rebounds.

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All League guard Matt Whieldon drove to the basket with per- fect execution of the left hand. Q se ff J .. as-W , - ...pn Iunior guard Rick Dunn looked for the open man in the final C.I.F. game against Morningside. Dunn proved his capabilities as a starter coming on at the end of the year. Knights excelled to C.l.F. Finals Knights' outstanding center jeff Welshams had to get high over Colton foe as Matt Whieldon prepared to crash the boards. C.I.P. SCORES Katella Opponent Scores 82 North 47 56 Santiago 40 88 Colton 56 55 Villa Park 53 49 Morningside 55 Katella entered it's seventh straight CIF playoff with North High of Riverside, with a rousing 82 to 47 win. Katella moved on to face a hot shooting Santiago, and only with a good team defense was Katella able to overcome a 13 point deficit to win 56 to 40. Colton was Katella's next victim, with a 88 to 56 win. Crestview League foe Villa Park was Katella's opponent in the semi-finals. Good team ball led Ka- tella to a 55 to 53 win and a shot at Morningside in the LA Sports Arena. The Knights gave a valiant effort, but fell to Morningside 49 to 55, to capture Katella's third CIP runner up spot. Even though the Knights were not able to obtain the elusive CIF crown, Coach Tom Danley was pleased with the all out effort given by the team. With jeff Welshans scoring nineteen points in the final game, he was named to the all tournament team and later was named a first team all CIF selection. Other awards for the round-baller stars included Tod Lychkoff as second team Big A Empire, along with Matt Whieldon and Tim Dewald receiving Honorable Mentions. Welshans took top prize as Big A Empire Player of the Year. As in past years, the rugged Knights finished as one of the finest teams in the Southern California spotlight. Basketball 91

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JUNIOR VARSITY SCORES KATELLA Opponent Score 59 Tustin 71 .g wr 49 Villa Park 43 . -J 56 Orange 46 Q 45 Foothill 36 k Q H 53 Mission Viejo 32 76 Saddleback 56 39 El Modena 36 41 Tustin 51 48 Villa Park 60 73 Orange 63 52. Foothill 50 54 Mission Viejo 37 79 Saddleback 69 61 El Modena 54 .- ,Q - -- f NM, Top Row: A.Mory, B.Sinclair, S.Kaplan, R.Sater, B.Lanning, B.Todd, P.Taylor, K.Slaven, G.Armstrong, Front Row: N.Hinds, CI-Iendricks, L. Lazar, D.Deleese, M.Small, I.McCuire. This year's I.V. team, led by head coach Jim Whieldon, captured a first place tie with Tustin making it the first I.V. team ever to do so. Showing the depth of the team, captain Neil Hinds was one of four guards who could start at anytime. The turn out for the team was so good this year, that many of the group had to alternate uniforms every game. If the numbers at the I.V. level stay the way they were, you can bet that the varsity program will remain a power- house for many years. Top Left: I.V. guard Artie Mory broke through Orange squeeze. Left: Starter Brian Todd went for the offensive rebound against Orange foe. Basketball- 93