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

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Titan Cagers Defeated State Champions 62-60 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Tim Walsh, Steve Gunning, Dan Crobbe, Art Allen, Jeff King, Tim Ryan. BACK ROW: Steve Gunzel, Gerry Rincon's Jim Crawford scored 30 of his 42 points in the second half as Rincon defeated the Titans 87-65. Ahead at halftime 41-34, Palo Verde scored only 25 points as compared to the Rangers' 53 in the second half. Joe Baloinski scored 24 and Dan Crobbe finished with i2 to lead the Titan scoring attack. Jim Werner scored half of Palo Verde's 34 points in the first half as he led the Titans to a 54-42 victory over the Pueblo Warriors. Gerry Brooks scored T2 points and iuniors Joe Babin- ski and Dan Crobbe each added 8. Werner, held scoreless in the second half, finished with a game high of i7 points. Even though the score was tied 25-25 at halftime, Phoenix Maryvale was able to build up a winning margin of four points during the second half to defeat the the Titans 49-45. Joe Baloinski was Palo Verde's main source of points in the game. Hitting mostly from the outside, Babinski scored 21 points. COACH John O'DeII Brooks, Doug Rhodus, Joe Babinski, Jim Werner, Tim Walsh, Errol Berk. Titans Doug Rhodus and Gerry Brooks tried to block a scoring attempt by a Pueblo Warrior and get control of the possible rebound in a game Jan. 5. ' ' V'l1SF ' 'i'F3RP NRi1 i'9i 71Q7 'Z' 7

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Gerry Brooks iumped to tip in the ball against a Tucson player as teammate Joe Babinski watched. The Titans were defeated by the Badgers in overtime. Dan Crobbe attempted to make a iump shot against the Catalina Troians in a home court contest on Jan. 27. Joe Babinski got into position for a rebound. Tucson Took Opener, VarsiTy cagers opened The season wiTh a loss To Tucson High, 85-81. Ahead 73-67 in The final minuTes, a sTall was aT- TempTed, buT several sTeals by The Badgers Tied The game aT 73-73. Tucson Then pulled away To a Tour poinT vicTory in The overTime period. Dan Crobbe led The TiTan scoring wiTh 21 poinTs. Joe Babinski sank Two Tree Throws wiTh 34 seconds leTT To upseT defending STaTe Champion Phoenix Union 62-60. Behind aT halfTime, The CoyoTes rallied To Tie The score and in The fourfh quarTer The lead changed hands several Times unTil Babinski scored. Doug Rhodus led The TiTans wiTh 16 poinTs. Scoring The TirsT goal, The TiTans held The lead ThroughouT The game wiTh Amphi To win 51-49. Junior Joe Babinski was The leading scorer for Palo Verde as The TiTans raised Their rec- ord To 2-1. Babinski scored 11 poinTs while senior Doug Rho- dus picked up 9' poinTs. Douglas ouTscored The TiTans in The firsT half buT The TiTans roared back in The second To win 80-67. The Bulldogs led 44-28 aT halfTime buT The TiTans came back afTer The half To ouTscore Douglas 52-23. Joe Babinski led TiTan scorers wiTh 25 while Doug Rhodus conTribuTed 17 poinTs. Steve Gunning iumped for an inside shot in the Palo Verde versus Amphi game. His shooting ability assisted the Titans throughout the season.

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Titans Won Division Race With I3-9 Records Junior Joe Babinski attempted lo make G T2-f00f Rincon Rangers. Getting into position for a possible iump shot in the first basketball contest with the rebgund were Jim Werner and Steve Gunning. Palo Verde took a 14-11 lead the first quarter and went on to defeat Amphi 5O-43. The Titans built up a lead of 19 points and were not threatened until the Panthers pulled within three points with a minute left. A last second free throw in- sured the victory. Gerry Brooks led the Titans with 16 points. ln their second meeting ofthe season, the Titans fell to Rin- con 68-59. With Joe Babinski scoring 19 points and Gerry Brooks controlling the inside, Palo Verde took a 31-28 halftime lead, but in the fourth quarter, the Rangers began using a full court press which enabled them to win the game. Palo Verde opened the Southern Division by defeating con- ference foe Sunnyside. The Titans built a lead of as many as 20 points in the third quarter then coasted to a 63-53 victory. Doug Rhodus scored 19 points to lead the Titans who led by 10 at halftime. Joe Babinski scored 13 and Gerry Brooks 11. Tucson High, led by Ken Ball's 20 points, scored a come- from-behind victory for the second time of the season as they defeated the Titans, 54-52. Joe Babinski was the leading scorer of the game with a total of 22 points. Gerry Brooks was sec- ond for Palo Verde with 10 points. Joe Babinski came within two points of breaking Palo Verde's individual game scoring record as his 31 points led the Titans past Catalina 66-53. Babinski scored 15 points in the second quarter and picked up 11 more in the second half before he fouled out in the fourth quarter. As the ball bounced off the rim, Joe Babinski and Gerry Brooks battled a Panther for the rebound. Doug Rhodus shot a 15-foot iumpshot in the Sunnyside game as Art Allen watched. Successful outside shooting contributed to many Titan victories.