Manzano High School - Scepter Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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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.

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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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Varsity Ken Zirwas, Mark Fox, Dave Otis, Doug Wovelady, Robert Mor- gan, Tom Ferris, Fred Williams, Steve Zeri, Rex Sewell, Greg Watkins, Richard Reinhardt, Jim Woolridge, Tim Skillern, Tom Short, Roger Simon, Mike Gray, John Hisey, Mike Seely, Ken Barnett, Mark Rex. Middle Row Larry Phillips, Wally Hadden, Steve Lew, Phillip Ortiz, Tim Eichenberg, Richard Neal, Terry Ashcraft, Bob Myer, Jim Reed, Steve Williams, John Melville, Steve Bewley, Russel Wild, Mike Nail, Terry Harris. Third Row Joe Opstedal, Mgr., Doug Murphy, Clyde Lowe, Tom Nogel, Mark Mon- toya, Rudy Bavos, Herman Garcia, Allen Mason, Gary Durbin, Don Ma- son, Paul Berkshire, Mgr. Wolffarth Head Cindermen for Sth Year Head coach Bill Wolffarith, center, Asst. coaches L-R Lloyd Mascarenas and Walter Brock. Jidf high jump, the low hurdles and the discus. Coach Bill Wolffarth, head track mentor at Manzano for his eighth year, made guardedly opti mistic comments on the 1968 Monarch track squad at press time since the week-long teachers' strike had delayed the track season. We have more sophomores competing for us this year than ever before, our squad will have 22 sophomores, 12 Jun iors, and 11 seniors, and. we have fewer lettermen returning than ever before, so it is difficult to say what will develop by the end of the season? The best prospects for the season will be Terry Ashcraft in the pole vault and low hurdles, and Jimmy Reed in the shot put and discus. Ashcraft, a transfer from NMMJ, stands a good chance of breaking the state record should he continue to improve as he has in pre-season workout and Reed made some impressive showings as a sophomore. It's definitely a building year and with this good crop of sophs we can expect to make a fine showing in one or two seasons barring unforeseen mishaps? He commented that he can look forward to a particularly bright future in the