Miami Killian Senior High School - Catamount Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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J.V. BASKETBALL Agile Junior Varsity Cagers Dribbled Way to 15-7 Record The junior varsity basketball team also had a successful season, winning 15 games and los- ing only seven. Among top players on the team Cthose most likely to succeed in varsity compe- titionj were Bruce Gritton, Calvin Dukes, and Gladstone Taylor. These were the three leading scorers on the team and all had high games over 20 points. Taylor set a new J.V. record by scoring 27 points against both South Dade and Central. The group, as a whole, started out like Apaches on the warpath. They cooled off, however, after winning nine of their first ten games, and were handed a 70-38 defeat by Key West. J.V. closed strongly, taking four out of five at the end of the year. The Baby Cou- gars had a successful season, despite the ob- ject of J.V. basketball to prepare the players for their varsity years and winning records. COACH ROY YOUNG SIGNALED ONE OF HIS CAGERS TO A DEFENSIVE POSITION Junior Varsity Basketball starter Chester Brown headed for another bas- Bob Bruner dribbled against a strong Southwest de ket as he dribbled around a Coral Park opponent eager to steal the ball. fense to bring ball into position for another field goal 158

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X X X X Sm - Larry Black showed his top form against a tough Palmetto Johnny Crawford looked for another basket with a South Dade Rebel close on High defense proving to be one of the leading scorers. his heels as Killian trampled South Dade a second time In a score of 79-36. Ca ti E! J E C Q x Y Cleftj A high ranked Curley fell to a superior Killian High as the Cougar Cagers outplayed them: Jackie Miller took the advantage with a mighty leap for the ball. Caboveb Passing played an important part of every Cougar game as demonstrated by Larry Black and Johnny Crawford. 157

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If W - Hn' V , 'rw aff? f W ,, , , , Trembling, yet sturdy, Calvin Dukes threw on a one-for-one shot knowing first one must be good to bring home a Cougar's victory. A tremendous effort was attempted by shut-in Chester Brown with heavy burden of getting ball down court to his teammate to get two points. The 1969 Junior Varsity Basketball squad was composed of Cfrom left to rightj Jackie Bembo, Craig Harris, Anthony Valentine, Bobby Snyder, Chester Brown, Vincent King, Bruce Gritton, Dever Akins, Gladstone Taylor. and Kalvin Dukes. Team Coach, Roy Young, Knot shownl guided the team to its winning 18-7 seasonal record. 159