Manzano High School - Scepter Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Head Coach ROBERT NUNN This year's coaching staff for the '67-'68 basketball teams, was headed by Robert Butch Nunn who took over after the sudden resignation of prospective coach Jerry Maier. Maier, who was to head the team after last year's coach DuWayne Blackshear was forced to resign for health reasons. Coach Nunn, an assistant coach in football and an assistant last year in basketball, reluctantly accepted the advancement to head coach although the football and basketball seasons overlapped and placed him in a position of extreme pressure. Assisting Coach Nunn this year was Assistant coachesg Nick Brown, Mike Martin, Baron coach, and John Thomas, Sophomore coach B-team coach Mike Martin, a former cage star at South- eastern State College in Oklahoma and sophomore coach John Thomas who played at Arizona State. Nick Brown, a student teacher at Manzano, also aided the coaching staff. Martin, presently employed as a physical education teacher at Zuni Elementary, coached the B-team to a 5-ll record, while Thomas, teaching U.S. History and South- west History at Manzano, coached the C-team to a 4-8 record. In a time-out conferee, Coach Nunn gives pointers to the Monarch roundballers Managers Bobby Padilla, Frank Fernandez I 3 ,I

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Bob Brown battles with Valley defenders for a rebound in the Baron 70-55 win. This seasonis B-team and sophomore teams, while not coming out with winning records were a repeat of the varsity squad as they lost more than half their games by close scores. The B-team, under the direction of coach Mike Martin, compiled a 5-ll season record. The Barons came up with their first victory of the season when they showed no mercy to the Santa Fe Demons, as they trounced them 75-43. The junior varsity picked up wins over Rio Grande 55-51, Gallup 58-56 and Espanola 60-54. The C-team, coached by John Thomas ended their season with a 4-8 overall record. The sophs lost their big men at mid-season and had to manage the rest of the season without most of their top scorers. The sophs first win of the season was against West Mesa as they swamped them 56-37, while downing Los Alamos 62-49, Valley 70-55 and again beating West Mesa 80-42, to give them their four season wins. Pat Flemming, getting an assist from Bob Brown grabs a rebound as Baron Mike Sanchez and Valley defenders look on. Center Bob Brown drives past Valley defenders to score an easy lay-up as the Barons breezed on to a 70-55 victory over the Norse- ITICII. Baron forward Larry Bullard puts in a crucial two points in the Barons 58-56 win over Gallup.

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1968 MONARCH varsity basketball team Doug Mathson, Jim Berg, Richard Reinhardt, Gaylyn Jones, Tom Harper, Jim Bryd, Ric Thom, Phil Clark, Bruce Markham, Joe Wald, Denny Wiseman unn akes Over as Head Coach JIM BERG 6'1 Senior Guard DENNY WISEMAN 6'1 Senior Guard Phil Clark makes a tremendous effort and blocks out Gallup defenders who cannot get to the ball.