Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Athletics 153 Bullpups Eke out Winning Season Barely squeeking through the season with a win- ning record, the junior varsity basketball team closed out with a 14-12 total, with ten of those wins coming by three points or less. Although they were hampered by their size both in number and stature, Coach Lynn Cundiff, fielding a team of only six players, took a second and a third in tournament play. The crew took second in their own Mexico Holiday Tournament in December and third in the William Nicely Tournament at Hannibal. Both contests put eight teams in play. High scorer for the Pups was Lawrence Cooper, who averaged 14 points per game. Coach Cundiff cited Bruce Watson and Keith Campbell for turning in outstanding defensive performances. ffrom top! Mexico's Cary Fennewald 1132 makes a mighty effort only to find it in vain as his shot is blocked by a Wellsville defender. Warren Williams ISU and Tom Shrader Q52 strain for the ball while Tom screens out opponent. Tom Shrader leaps spread-eagled to block a pass from sophomore Gary Smallwood in a varsity scrim- mage. -mp.-gsm up--rm--U f

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1968-69 IUNIOR VARSITY SQUAD: IBOTTOM ROW? lim Haw- thorne, manager, Wilbur Gould, Herbert Belcher. KROW TWO! Tom Brown, Lawrence Cooper, Mike Morris, Gary Smallwood. KTOP RIGHT! Mexico's Alan Van Wyngarden and Hickman's Tony Edwards look in askance at each other as they fight for possession of the elusive ball. Warren Williams 1501 leaps high over a Helias defender and team-mate Steve Leeper 1103 in an effort to block a shot at the Capital City Tournament. 152 Athletics

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Bulldogs Are 3- in Tourney Pla , 23-5 for Season In his last year as head coach at MHS, Gary Filbert led his team to a fantastic 23--5 record. Led by seniors Tom Shrader, Gary Fennewald, Randy Williams, and all-stater Alan Van Wyngarden, the Bulldogs began their successful season by defeating the host team and taking first in the annual Wellsville tournament. They continued their winning ways, never losing two in a row, and won their next two tournaments. After a first place in the Capital City Tournament, MHS again took first in its own Mexico Holiday Tournament by defeating jefferson City. With a fine record in the regular season, the Bull- dogs entered the Columbia Regional Tournament with high hopes. Their I dreams, however, were crushed as the team was. unable to conjure up a re- peat performance against the Hickman Kewpies in the semi-finals. Coach Gary Filbert left his final mark on MHS- 23-5-a fitting tribute to a great coach. Warren Williams labovej, Cary Fennewald, and Tom Shrader are held spellbound by the antics of the ball 'on the rim of the basket after Warren's shot. The Williams's clash as Mexico's Randy Williams fright? draws a personal foul from jefferson City's Sammy Williams as Randy attempts a lay-up.