Manzano High School - Scepter Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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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.

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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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MONARCH 1968 BASKETBALL RECORD Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano Manzano 53 St. Pius 57 Del Norte 54 Sandia 60 West Mesa 43 Albuquerque 63 Santa Fe 65 West Mesa 79 Rio Grande 62 Los Alamos 64 Del Norte 59 Gallup 46 Highland 67 +Farmington 64 Valley 65 Espanola FARMINGTON TOURNAMENT 3rd Place 60 Kirtland Central 70 Shiprock 47 +Grand Junction 51 I Aztec DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 64 Albuquerque Bruce Markham fights for a rebound against a pair of determined Hilltoppers. 61 53 75 61 59 74 67 71 68 68 54 64 79 59 69 54 49 52 49 83 Gaylyn Jones drives in against a Los Alamos defender in the Monarchs disappointing 62-68 loss to the visitors. Going up for the rebound, Richard Rein- hardt contends with a Sartan who has his own plans for the ball. Junior Jim Byrd, the tallest man on the Mon- arch squad, attempts a jump shot.