Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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AS SR. JOE Killeen watches nearby, Jr. Dean Schafer goes up for a jump shot and makes a basket. Dean finished the regular season as the state's fourth- highest point scorer. SKILLFULLY AVOIDING HIS op- ponent, Soph. Mike Biltimier attempts to dribble around a player from Gate- way. The home game had a final score of 49-63. ,ff . . I ll Ill Terry Kotta wi Q . P' Kurt Tsumura fiallc 54 6 sv fp .L 4 STRETCHING TO THE LIMIT Soph Doug Day bypasses his opponents and slam-dunks the ball. The game against Heritage was played at home, where the Blazers won 64-58. REACHING ABOVE HIS opponents, .naw , K t T' ' Copy: Jennifer Betson ur Summa Layout: Jennifer Ralslon Sr. Josh Doyle attempts to score against Heritage. Scrimmaging during the practices helped prepare players for the competition of games. Varsity Boys' Basketball

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66 B A S K E T B A L L Nike high-tops pound over the gym floor, the basketball is dribbled, passed, and swished through the hoop, a whistle blows, the crowd cheers . . . this sounds familiar to anyone who attended the boys' varsity bas- ketball games. Every day players drilled during practice to perfect their technique. We practice hard every day to get ready for our games. It's important to keep in shape as well as keep up our team spirit, said Sr. Rob Kul- backi. Practices included doing warm-ups, going through var- ious drills, and running. Keeping up spirit was the main goal for the team. They tried to keep up a feeling of uni- ty throughout the season by supporting each other. It's im- portant to feel good about your- self as well as your teammates and the coach, whether we win or lose the gamef' said Jr. Dean Schafer. The teamls record was seven wins, ll losses. An exciting win was against Central, with a fi- nal score of 58-54. Another close game was against Boul- der, but the Blazers came through at 74-73. We were just really psyched to play and we had a lot of confidence, said Dean. Fans had a big part in keep- ing up team spirit by attending the games to cheer on the team. Many fans did extra things for the team, such as making signs for the players. At the home game against Heritage, several students donned boxer shorts over their jeans with the letters K.O.K.E. on the back. The let- Zemi VARSITY BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Coach Arlandus Lowe. BACK ROW: Hack-Jae Kim, Mike Biltimier, Doug Day, Johnny Thompson, Dean Schafer, Joshua Doyle, Dave Even, An- dre Sparks, Brian Harper, Rob Kul- backi, Sean Olivar, Joseph Killeen. ters stood for Kulbacki, Oliver, Killeen, and Even, four of the senior varsity players. We try to support our friends who play, said Sr. Rick Burnside. This support definitely helped the spirit of the team. The varsity team consisted mainly of seniors and juniors, with two sophomores on the team. I don't feel like there's a big difference between me and the older players-we're all on the same team, with the same goals, said Soph. Mike Bilti- mier. Although this was not the team's best season, they worked hard and their improvement was obvious. Overall, I think our inexperience shows, said Coach Lowe. But at the same time I think we've gained alot and our work will pay off next year. Varsity Basketball OHS OPP Pueblo County 66 42 Wasson 70 56 Gateway 49 63 Loveland 49 61 Grand Junction66 53 Mullen 55 80 Hinkley 54 68 Littleton 52 70 Fairview 70 51 Arapahoe 47 67 Cherry Creek 64 65 Sports Gateway 50 66 Boulder 74 73 Rangeview 46 54 Central 58 54 Regis 36 50 Smoky Hill 47 48 Heritage 64 58 -if Terry Kon

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68 B A s K E T B A L L L 9 I At the sound of the buzzer the leather Spaulding basket- ball is tossed into the air. A Blazer is then seen leaping high into the air with his arm stretched to its limit in the hopes of tipping the ball to a fellow teammate. This scene, along with the sounds of the basketball bouncing off the floor, shoes pounding the court, and the sound of the basket rip- ping the net after a perfect swish, were heard at the boys' freshman, sophomore, and ju- nior varsity basketball games. Many Blazers had their own reasons for playing basketball. Fr. Peter Dunn said, I play basketball because I like the thrill and excitement of beating my opponent to the basketfl Soph. Dennis Schenken- burger had a different reason. He said, I like the competition involved in basketball and I also like being able to test my skills against my opponent? Fr. Matt Searcy commented, I like the thrill of competing against oth- er players. But no matter what their reasons these Blazers gave it their all on the basketball court. Seeing the kids grow togeth- er as a team and playing really well in the tournament at the end of the year, was the high- light of the season for freshman coach Gary Martin. Both A and B teams won their first games of the tournament, but were de- feated in the second games by Rangeview and Smoky Hill. Fr. Peter Dunn and Matt Searcy really contributed most to the team this year by being our highest scorers every game, commented Coach Martin. For Soph. Jason Williamson the highlight of the season was, Our win at Smoky Hill, we were down by 14 points at the beginning but pulled it out in the last few minutes of the game to beat Smoky Hill by a score of 64 to 60. Junior Mitchell Smith contributed most to the team this year, he was one of our top scorers every gamef' stated Dennis. Although JV en- countered a tough season, they did manage to beat Hinkley, Aurora Central, Grand Junc- tion, and Regis by hefty mar- gins. But no matter what the score was at the sound of the final buzzer, one could be sure that the Blazers had given it their all. Darren Hardy Junior Varsity Sophomore Basketball Freshman B Team Freshman A Team Basketball 10-5 6-7 4-9 4-12 OHS OPP OHS OPP OHS OPP OHS OPP Arapahoe 44 42 Hinkley 51 21 Hinkley 49 55 Pueblo Cgunty 47 53 Cherry Creek 32 51 Heritage 41 21 Heritage 50 38 Wasson 44 45 Central 50 48 Gateway 26 48 Gateway 44 40 Gateway 46 55 Gateway 41 50 Smoky Hill 26 48 Smoky Hill 38 50 Loveland 62 63 Fairview 49 46 Regis 43 25 Regis 22 40 Grand junorlon55 28 Hinkley 56 52 Mullen 61 40 Mullen 52 66 Mullen 39 54 Heritage 43 30 Littleton 36 45 Littleton 46 62 Littleton 51 43 Mullen 57 95 Cherry Creek 24 45 Cherry Creek 45 69 Fairview 47 57 Littleton 51 46 Central 49 46 Central 62 45 Cherry Creek 23 51 Regis 64 57 Rangeview 41 61 Rangeview 46 61 Gateway 47 57 Rangeview 44 62 Parker Jr. H. 40 22 Arapahoe 60 51 Boulder 33 49 Smoky Hill 64 60 Cherry Creek 24 45 Parker Jr. H. 39 56 Rangeview 25 43 Boulder 56 54 Hinkley 35 48 Jefferson 40 51 Central 53 47 Aurora Central57 46 smoky Hin 32 54 Regis 37 49 Heritage 23 52 Sports