Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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2 X2 I h siHon. bu+ 1+ provided more ofa s+ruggle. Nexf year. Members of Hula season's baskedsaW scuad wcrcz i barring milifary inducfions. +he Pira+es should be righf Wayne Kellogg, BiH Gordon, Warm MaWnl', Gene back up in +he conference race. AH buf eree of +his Thomas, Don Hynes. Chuck Hughes Gecrge Keene ' season's players are refurning. Thaf is consolafion Fred Keene, Bob Pif'f'erinK ob GWcHE. CmdzCC-Lier, for baskefball enfhusiasfs. Jeff BenHey. and Don VVoiIe. SCHEDULE I I San Jose Sfafe Frosh .......................... 23-43 San Mafeo JC. 33.29 California I45 Pounders ..................... 32-33 Marin JC ........ 7 44-37 Sanfa Clara Frosh ............................... 32-27 San Francisco JC 37-35 2 x Sfockfon Amblers ........................... .,.,44-35 Sacramenfo JC 5833 s Modesfo AlI-Sfars ............................. 27-34 Sanfa Rosa JC 3949 ' Mesa JC ......................................... 2,351-4l Sfockfon JCV 45.44 Sfockfon Amblers ................................ 27-26 Salinas JC 7 . , 3246 California Frosh ................................. 28-33 San Jose Fresh . 37-53 California Frosh .............................. 77330-37 Placer JC. . . , 46-44 Visalia JC ............................................ 37-30 Yuba JC , 7 , ,35-34 Salinas JC ............................................ 5l-4O Sacramenfo JC . 7 , 49-34 San Francisco JC ................................ 44-46 Yuba JC; M . . 7 ,. 42,39 SanJra Rosa JC .................................... 35-30 Sfockfon JC 3, . . 20-29 Placer JC ............................................ 42-46

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BASKETBALL The much feared le+down TeH by moer of Jrhe smarfer baskefball fans of Jrhe communier finally occurred affer Tive long years af Jrhe head of Jrhe conference ladder. LeH wiJrh only Jrwo ve+erans of lasf season's championship quinfef. Coach AmL DiHbemer was faced wifh +he uncomforfable +ask o1C moulding a squad of green pTayers info a winning combinaJrion. For a Jrime if appeared +ha+ DiHberner was doing his fask well. un+il Jrhe PiraJre quin+e+ loer several confesfs by The margin of one poinf. The enfire season's record showed l l wins agains1L I6 losses. Dismal as Jrhe above may appear. if may be well +0 nofe +ha+ a+ leaer eighf OT Jrhe confesfs T031L were separafed by n01L more Jrhan five poin+s. Cen+er Chuck Hughes led Jrhe PiraJre scoring wifh a +o+al of 255 poinfs. Tar less Jrhan paer season's Top scorer. Sig Jacobson's. record of 400 digHs. Bob Pif- Terini was second on Jrhe scoring parade wifh I60 counfs. Defending champions in +he s+a+ewide iaysee four- ney. Jrhe Pirafes wenJr info +he TirswL round mafches. favored +0 deTeaf a liHTe-known Salinas JC quinJreJr. The fables were +urned on +he Pira+es and Salinas emerged vic+orious 5l +0 40. Info The consolahon bracke+ wenf +he Bucs wIJrh Jrhe hope Jrhey mighf fake +his crown. They defea+ed San Francisco JC 46 +0 44 in a +hrilling oveere game bunL bowed +0 SamLa Rosa. Jrhe ul+ima+e winner. 35 +0 30. And so, Pira+e hopes in +he TournamemL were exfinguished. ForgeHing Their record in Jrhe s+a+ewide Jtournament Coach AmL DiHberner's quinJrewL +urned Jrheir aHen- +ion +0 +heir conference campaign. This proved +0 be liJrHe beHer th Jrhe Pirafes finishing in sevenfh place wi+h four wins and nine losses. H was a dismal season for Those who were used +0 wafching Pirafe quinfefs of yore sfeamroll aH oppo-

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