Manzano High School - Scepter Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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BRUCE MARKHAM 6'3 Senior Forward The Monarchs cagers, compiling a 7-13 record this year, played better than their season record shows. Although the Monarchs were in a rebuilding year the losses suffered by the squad were by such close scores that the games could have gone either way Through-out the season the roundballers fell to defeat by such close scores as 61-60 to West Mesa, 69-65 to Espanola, while losing two tight ball games in overtime to Grand Junc- tion and Farmington. The Monarchs, not the Cinderella team of last year that Joe Waid snatches the ball from the hands of two competing Bengals, Jim Byrd lines up at the free throw line while the Manzano and Valley players tense up for the rebound. DOUG MATHSON 6'l beat Hobbs in the State tournaments, came up with some crucial upset wins over Valley 64-59 and Del Norte 57-53. The Monarchs traveled to Farmington at mid-season for the Invitational Tournaments and came home with a third place trophy after burning four out of five games while losing to Grand Junction in overtime during the semi-finals. Manzano will again be going with rebuilding season next year when they will have three returning varsity lettermen while bringing up approximately nine of this years B-teamers. TOM HARPER 6'4 Senior Center Senior Guard

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PHIL CLARK 6 3 Senior Forward Joe Waid drives in for a shot while Tom Harper sets up a screen in the Manzano upset of the Valley Vikings. Heartbreak Losses in Five Games Are Season Disappointments Jimmy Byrd drives in for a shovel lay up. Bruce Markham fights for a re- bound against the Toppers of Los Alamos.

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RIC THOM 6'4 Jim Byrd, Bruce Markham and Doug Mathson set up a pattern against Valley's man-to man defense. Junior Forward Loss in Semi-Finals Give Monarchs hird in Farmington Tourney A St. Pius Sartan attempts to block Doug Mathson's shot as he goes up for a lay up. Jim Byrd attempts a fade-away jump shot in Monarch upset of Valley Vikes.