Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Freshmen Cagers Battle For .IV Positions Nj S rtilltlg 4 E ip. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Mgr. Bob Gutierrez, Dan Fergu- son, Blair Sawyer, Sam Young, Pete Manns, Barry Schur, Carl Lopez, Mgr. John Norine. BACK ROW: Mgr. Chuck Simmons, Jack Theuret, Curt Cannon, Don at ms, Junior Varsity Coach Freshman Coach Boyd Meyer Lou Hopkins Accurate ball handling was important to Bill Farley as he maneuvered through opponents after recovering the ball in the January 'IO game against Catalina. gllllllghf ltllllltin Q '34 J el4O l Ilippys E, xiii ,556 ill Z r . Fehr, Jon Findley, Greg Lefko, Dave Elliot, Bob Kingston, Bill Farley, John Hurley. Mr. Robert Hopkins coached the freshman basketball team to a fine season during the year. The 1966-67 frosh squad, characterized by exceptional size, managed to post a record of 7 wins and li losses. In all, eleven boys saw action as starters. Team leaders were Dan Ferguson, who established records in all offensive departments, Carl Lopez, Barry Schur and Sam Young. Many of the boys showed promise for Palo Verde's iunior varsity and varsity teams in the near future. Highlighting the season was a 52-48 victory over City champ, Amphi. During a Rincon game freshman eager Sam Young strained as he sank a basket to boost the Titan score by two points. Barry Schur attempted to help him.

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X ' 111 P' in Ss 40 ,O 1lTllN Lg L Pail JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW! Rifhtlfd Gerber, Ken MYSYS, ROW: Tim A. Walsh, Jim Werner, Errol Berk, Steve Gunzel, Rick Heinz, Scott Tim .l. Walsh, Keith Ridgeway, Dan Crobbe, Steve Gunning, Joe Billings. BACK Nqneuil, Alan Hodges, Basketball Team Placed Second In City Placing second in 4AA conference, the junior varsity won l2 of i9 games played. Coached by Boyd Meyer, the team had its best season ever by defeating Salpointe ltwicel, Tucson ttwicel, Pueblo, Sunnyside ltwicei, Douglas, Rincon, Amphi itwicel, and South Mountain. Dan Crobbe was the top scorer with 209 points during the year with an average of ll.5 points per game. Steve Gunzel led in rebounds with 126. Steve Gunning led in assists with 25 followed by Tim J. Walsh with 24. The players worked well as a team and showed good sportsmanship. Junior varsity player Steve Gunzel blocked the shot of a Pueblo player as Ric Heinz looked on. The iunior varsity won this game with a score of 59-40. Steve Gunning, leader in assists for the year, scored two points in a iunior var sity basketball game. The team defeated Tucson High by a score of 87-63.

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