Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Strength Throughout Basketball Season Varsity Basketball 91

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Determination, Balance Prove Varsity ' s The varsity basketball team began the sea- son with hopes of reaching CIF. With hard work and dedication, this goal was achieved. During preseason games, the Vikes had many close and competitive games. However, the team ' s consistency, winning or losing, was very unstable throughout the season. The toughest opponents for the Vikes were Workman and Covina. In the first round of league play, Morthview played Workman and lost by four points, 41 to 45. However, in the first round horthview defeated Covina, 42, to 31. This year, the varsity basketball team did not have a permanent captain. Instead, with every game, a different player would be captain. This gave every player the opportin- ity to be captain of the team, at least for the night. Some of the Star players of this year ' s team were Adrian Malerba and David Gar- man. Malerba was great with handling the ball and running the floor, while Garman was out- standing with his shooting and rebounding. Both Malerba and Garman made First Team All-League. Victor Mavarroand Lonnie Connor were on the Second Team All-League. The ' 83-84 varsity basketball team gave an all-out effort to produce a winning season. First Round NV OPP. Edgewood 74 67 Workman 41 45 La Puente 67 34 South Hills 71 67 Covina 42 31 Second Round Edgewood 36 35 Workman 52 54 La Puente 59 44 South Hills 64 59 Covina 45 61 C.I.F. Monrovia 62 60 Santa Clara 37 64 Dave Garman gives the Vik es control of the ball with this tip 90 Varsity Basketball

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J. v., Frosh Hoopsters Shoot To Acquire Coached by Rudy Rodriguez, the J.V. bas ketball team faced some tough opponents, the toughest being Workman and La Puente. Although starting off the season losing the first three games of the first round, the J.V. team came back and beat their two closest rivals. South Hills and Covina. Coach Rodri- guez said, This year ' s team is a better shoot- ing team than any I ' ve coached in the past, but there are two main areas in which they still need work: the ability to play good effec- tive defense and keeping their poise in close ball games The Coach also stressed the point of playing to ones potential. Although all 13 players contributed greatly, with 5 players able to score in double figures, including Phil Arvidson, Aaron Hammers, Max helms, Paul Mead and Tim LaKose, the team had many advantages. With a disap- pointing record of 3 wins and 7 loses, it seems the team wasn ' t able to capitalize on their advantages. Although this year ' s J.V. team was unsuccessful on the court, the team gained valuable experience for future years at Northview. First Round N.V, OPP Edgewood 46 49 Workman 42 56 La Puente 49 58 South Hills 61 51 Covina 42 36 Second Round Edgewood 50 51 Workman 43 53 La Puente 67 77 South Hills 52 54 Covina 46 44 Just out of the reach c f Aaron Hammers. the ball IS controlled b V the oppos tion at the ■tip off- FRONT ROW: Paul Mead. John Lee. Mike Harrington SECOND ROW: Coach Rudy mers. Phil Arvidson, Max Nelms, Tim LaKose. Chris Wallace BACK ROW: Larry Bi Talamantes, Erik Serdinsky, Sam De Guzman. PW ' ' B s Rodriguez. Aaron ryant. Tim Burd. Ham Torn 92 J, v. Basketball . ? ■ li? - ' - V •« —