Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Voigt ' s return marks season This season marked the return of Tom Voigt as coach of the Varsity Basketball team after a two-year absence. Ralph Reddington was his assistant and the junior Varsity coach. The team had a disappointing pre-season but played aggressive defense. This was due in part to seniors Tom Davidson, Bill Freeman and John Gallo coming out late because of football. Our first game against Ocean View marked the first game our ' planned on ' starters were on the court together, said Coach Voigt. Most of the games had our forwards and center playing against players up to five inches taller than they were, but they still managed to grab a lot of rebounds. Steve Beale, Freeman, and Ben Hankins led the team in rebounds this year. According to Coach Voight, If the team had had a kid six foot-five inches, we could possibly have taken sec- ond place by knocking off either Katella or Ocean View. Breaking through the opposition ' s press did not cause many problems for the quick guards led by Gallo and Davidson. Coach Voigt said in summing up the season, If we had had our starting five on the floor at the beginning of the season, things would ' ve been different. 1 Preparing lo execute a pass is returning Varsity ietlerman Steve Beale. Beale did a good job leading the team during preseason play 2 Starting forward Ben Hankins displays his leaping ability on his hook shot against Ocean Viev as )in Paek vsatches 3. Scanning the court. Senior John Gallo looks for an open teammate Gallo controlled the tempo of the game with his playmaking ability. 4. Senior Tom Davidson demonstrates his fine shooting form against the los Alamitos Griffins Davidson scored 22 points in a losing. 5. A key to any basketball team is how well the defense sets up after a bas- ket. Gallo, Davidson, and Bill Freeman are prepared to meet the offense of the highly-ranked Katella Knights 6 1979-80 Varsity Basketball Team; Top; B. Hankins, S. Beale, B. Freeman, T. Davidson. Bottom; ). Gallo, D. Shinoda, M. Stokes, S. Gardner. 7. tumor Daryl Shinoda looks to pass as Coach Voigt looks on Shinoda performed well this year coming off the bench. . 6 Varsity Basketball 137

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Hoopsters faced unusual season Despite a slow start, our team has blended together into a competitive unit, responded senior Steve Beale when asked about the season. The team finished with a league mark under .500 but played better than the record reflects. I This team did an outstanding job considering the unu- sual circumstances surrounding the season. They played excellent basketball against Los Alamitos, Cypress, and highly-ranked Katella. Under the leadership of Coach Tom Voight, the team I learned many fundamental skills important to the game of basketball. Leadership and team play were two points stressed by the energetic Coach Voight. I Despite the looks of our record, we almost always had ' hard fought and exciting games, stated one Varsity mem- 1 ber. Whenever the team was down, they never quit playing [ aggressive basketball. J Senior Bill Freeman analyzed the season perfectly when he said, We tried hard, but you can ' t win them all. 1. After coming out late because of football, senior Bill Freeman did a good job filling up the middle as center. He takes a shot after one of his many rebounds against the Ocean View Seahawks. 2. One of )ohn Callo ' s many duties was moving the ball upcourt while under pressure. He is seen competing in the game against the Los Alami- tos Griffins, which we lost 54-43 3. Donna Huth, Risa Whitchurch, and Eileen Bracken, Varsity Basketball slats, worked hard at games with their record keeping. 4. Senior Steve Beale was one of the team ' s leading rebounders. He goes up for a basket following one of his recoveries Earlier in the year, Beale scored 32 points against the Orange Panthers 5. One of only two juniors on the team, Matt Stokes passes around a Los Alamitos opponent. Laid up with an ankle injury, Stokes missed the first part of the season, but played well when he returned. 6. Varsity member )in Paek, a fine shooting senior, prepares to make a pass into one of the big men. 7. Quickness and the ability to dribble the basketball are two necessary ingredients in the making of a good ballplayer. Exhibiting these skills is senior stand-out Tom Davidson. 8. Early season troubles did not slop senior forward Ben Hankins from being an important figure on the court. An amazed Ocean View player cannot stop him from taking his shot. V J. Varsity Basketball 139