Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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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 •« —

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Strength Throughout Basketball Season Varsity Basketball 91

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Experience Through Successful Season -i v FRONT ROW Mike Lucas. Paul Lucas. Wally Reyes. David Turner. Albert Acosta. Jason DresseL SECOND ROW Mike Madden. Ruben Ybarra. Craig Roehrs. Mike Mead. BACK ROW; Troy Webb. Lloyd Burgess. Fred Olsen. Jeffrey Stallings. Coach Chuck Feth. Anthony DeGeorge. For this year ' s freshman basketball team it was a year full of acquiring new skills, skills that would be needed to complete the begin- ning links of a long chain of success at Horth- view High. Although the team had very little experience, through the season they worked hard and became a well rounded team that could work together. Defense, rebounding, and freethrow shooting were the team ' s stron- gest points, along with good team spirit and hustle. They supported each other and worked hard both in practice and in games. Coach Feth emphasized the development of a team concept and sportsmanship. His aim was to work on skills that made each player a better team member. Some outstand ing and key team members were Albert Acosta and Fred Olsen, at the forward posi tions, and Mike Madden and Jeff Stallings. at the guard positions. Although attitude was excellent, inexperience led the freshman team to a final record of 4 wins and 6 losses. First Round N.V. GPP Edgewood 51 56 Workman 51 64 La Puente 54 38 South Hills 52 38 Covina 45 54 Second Round Edgewood 33 46 Workman 50 46 La Puente 48 55 South Hills 38 37 Covina 45 62 Fred Olsen. keeping the ball away from a determined opponent, gives his team time to set up for another scoring attempt FroshSoph Basketball 93