Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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Basketball Boocafs Compile 21-1 Record Coach Jack Reeves couldn’t have hoped for much more than his team accomplished in his first year as head basketball coach. With 21 wins and one loss, the Bobcats established the best basketball record in the school’s history. The Bobcat quint earned a berth in the state A-2 tourney at Coos Bay. The Bobcats were noted for their defense, shooting ability and team work. All of these factors played an important part in the Bobcats defeating their first 10 opponents. Central Linn was the first Bobcat victim, falling 34-32 in an exciting contest. The Cobras couldn’t keep up the pace and fell again the following night to the to the 'Cats 57-30. Against Powers, Terry Pullen scored 28 points. Pullen averaged 17 points per game in the first four contests. MP opened league play against arch-rival Coquille. The ’Cats jumped off to an early lead. The Red Devils were dealt their first defeat of the season. From this point, the Bobcats went on to defeat Bandon, Gold Beach, Pacific, Brookings and Myrtle Creek. In the ’Cats second meeting with Coquille, Reeves’ crew dropped their first game of the season. The Bobcat defense never got rolling as they absorbed a 67-44 defeat and fell into a first place tie with Coquille in the Sunset conference. From this point, the Bobcats reeled off 11 straight wins, including a victory over Coquille, which clinched the Sunset conference title. The Bobcats defeated Douglas 66-57 in the last game of the regular season. Guard Terry Pullen shoots a jump shot during the second game against Coqui I le. Bill Neal led the well balanced scoring attack for the season. Neal averaged 12.6 points per game. Guards Terry Pullen and Lloyd Grant averaged 12.5 and 8.6 points per game, while forwards Reed Gurney and Dennis Waterman averaged 10 and 6.2 points per game. Don Mast ended the season with a 5.8 average. VARSITY BASKETBALL. ROW 1, FROM LEFT: Jack Reeves, coach; David Ralph, manager. ROW 2: Delbert Starr, John Gurney, Don Mast, Reed Gurney, Russell Stout, Nick Galloway, Dennis Waterman, Bill Neal, Ross Shepherd, Bill Floyd, Jim MacKerrow, Ross Robinson, Lloyd Grant, Terry Pullen, Ron Doyle.

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DAN BREWSTER 3rd Team TERRY PULLEN Honorable Mention VERN BREUER Honorable Mention A1l-Stote Al 1-State All-State Shrine All-Star Lloyd Grant is surrounded by Bandon players as Vern Breuer (60) and John Franzen (44) hope to spring him loose.

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JV BASKETBALL. ROW 1, FROM LEFT: Gary Shepherd, Wayne Watson, Wayne Carpenter, Jim McCrae, Charlos Humble, Richard Stout, Steve Ray, Jerry Brodie, Dennis Dayton. ROW 2: Rick Anderson, Walt Hogan, Bob Peterson, coach. Van Duine, Ernie Newton, John Meldrum, Richard Belloni, Tony JV, Frosh Basketball Under the direction of coach Marv Scherpf, the frosh team posted a 10-4 record. The Bobkittens started the campaign by defeating Powers twice. Dan Krewson scored 16 points in the intial game, while Tom Krewson lead the ’Kittens second victory with 12 counters. Coach Scherpf’s rookies met defeat for the first time against Coquille. The younger Satan’s bested the Bobkittens twice. As the season progressed the players displayed ability which will make them future varsity prospects. The Frosh’s most impressive victories were two wins over Marshfield. Pete Nemec scored 14 points in the ’Cats second encounter with Marshfield. Although the spotlight was on the varsity team, the junior varsity coached by Bob Peterson had a highly successful year in recording a 19-3 record. The younger JV’s started the season with double victories over Marshfield. Steve Ray with 16, Stout 15 and Dayton with 12 paced the way for the victory. Jerry Brodie and Dennis Dayton tallied 15 points each in the Bobcats first victory over Coquille. Junior forward Dennis Waterman puts up a left handed hoop shot in the Bob-cot's initial game of the season against Central Linn.